This Date in Timber Rattlers History: August 27

August 27, 2001: The Rattlers won 2–0 at Cedar Rapids. Derrick Van Dusen pitched a nine-inning no-hitter in the second-to-last game ever played at Veterans Memorial Stadium. Van Dusen walked the first two batters he faced in the bottom of the first inning, committed an error to let a runner reach base in the fifth, and threw a wild pitch on a strikeout that would have been the last out of the game in the ninth. Van Dusen recorded twelve strikeouts in the game, including Mike Napoli three times. Blake Bone had two hits and scored both Wisconsin runs.

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1997: The Rattlers beat Lansing 3–2 at home. Adonis Harrison had an RBI, walkoff single in the bottom of the ninth for Wisconsin.

2013: The Rattlers beat Kane County 8–7 at home. Wisconsin took a 7–6 lead in the bottom of the eighth on a sacrifice fly by Alfredo Rodriguez. The Cougars tied the game on a home run by Jeimer Candelario in the top of the ninth. Wisconsin won the game on a walkoff, RBI double by Mike Garza to score Tyrone Taylor in the bottom of the ninth.