This Date in Timber Rattlers History: August 28
August 28, 2014: The Rattlers beat Burlington 9–5 at home. Taylor Brennan broke a 5–5 tie with a grand slam in the bottom of the seventh. Brennan had an RBI triple earlier in the game. The grand slam has Brennan’s third of the season for Wisconsin
August 28, 2014: The Rattlers beat Burlington 9–5 at home. Taylor Brennan broke a 5–5 tie with a grand slam in the bottom of the seventh. Brennan had an RBI triple earlier in the game. The grand slam has Brennan’s third of the season for Wisconsin
2019: The Rattlers beat Kane County 3–2 at home. Freisis Adames allowed one run over six innings and left the game with a 2–1 lead as the starting pitcher for Wisconsin. Kristian Robinson tied the game for the Cougars with a home run in the eighth. Je’Von Ward started the bottom of the ninth with a single. Pablo Abreu followed with a walkoff, RBI double for the Wisconsin win.
2001: The Rattlers lost 4–1 at Cedar Rapids in the final game played at Old Veterans Memorial Stadium. John Castellano drove in a run with a two-out single in the top of the first, but that was the only run Adam Thomas allowed as he pitched a complete game for the Kernels. Benches cleared twice in the game. Once after Thomas hit Corey Freeman in the top of the sixth and once after Clint Nageotte hit Jason Coulie in the bottom of the sixth. Nageotte was ejected from the game after that hit batsman.
1998: The Rattlers won 7–5 at Kane County. Matt Erickson gave the Cougars a 5–3 lead with a two-run double in the bottom of the seventh. Wisconsin got a run in the eighth to get close. Claudio Liverziani put Wisconsin up 7–5 with a three-run home run in the top of the ninth.
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