This Date in Timber Rattlers History: April 16
April 16, 2010: The Timber Rattlers won 9-0 at Burlington as Jake Odorizzi and Damon Krestalude took a combined no-hitter into the ninth inning. Odorizzi struck out eight and walked one over five innings. Krestalude took over in the sixth and retired the first eleven batters he faced. Hilton Richardson
April 16, 2010: The Timber Rattlers won 9-0 at Burlington as Jake Odorizzi and Damon Krestalude took a combined no-hitter into the ninth inning. Odorizzi struck out eight and walked one over five innings. Krestalude took over in the sixth and retired the first eleven batters he faced. Hilton Richardson broke up the no-no with a two-out double in the bottom of the ninth. Pete Fatse went 3-for-4 with five RBI in the game for the offense.
April 16, 1995: The Timber Rattlers win 3–1 at Quad City. This was the first win in Timber Rattlers history and it stopped an eight-game losing streak to start the season.
April 16, 2014: The Rattlers swept a doubleheader from Lansing at home. Wisconsin won game one 10–7 in eight innings and game two 1–0. In game one, the Lugnuts scored a run in the top of the eighth to take an 8–7 lead. In the bottom of the eighth, Clint Coulter tied the game with an RBI single before Jose Pena hit a three-run, walkoff homer.
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Appleton Professional Baseball alumni to make their MLB debuts on April 16:
Billy Klaus (Papermakers, 1946)
Rich “Goose” Gossage (Foxes, 1970, 1971, 1974)