This Date in Timber Rattlers History: June 29

June 29, 2011:The Rattlers beat Peoria 5–1 at Miller Park. Greg Hopkins was 3-for-4 with four RBI for Wisconsin. Hopkins hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the first inning and Brooks Hall allowed one run over 5–2/3 innings for the win.

2012:The Rattlers beat Peoria 8–7 in ten innings at home. Peoria had a 6-1 lead after scoring six runs in the top of the third. Wisconsin rallied for five runs in the bottom of the fourth. The Chiefs took a 7–6 lead in the top of the seventh before Nick Ramirez tied the game with a leadoff home run in the eighth. Rafael Neda drove in the winning run with a walkoff, RBI single in the bottom of the tenth.

2013: The Rattlers beat Kane County 10–9 in eleven innings at home. Wisconsin had a 6–3 lead heading into the ninth inning, but the Cougars scored three runs to tie the game and two runs in the tenth to take an 8–6 lead. THEN, the Rattlers tied the game on an RBI triple by Michael Reed and an RBI single by Tyrone Taylor. In the top of the eleventh, Dan Vogelbach gave Kane County a 9–8 lead with an RBI single. In the bottom of the eleventh, Chris McFarland tied the game with an RBI double and the winning run scored on a throwing error by catcher Carlos Escobar on what would have been an inning-ending double play.

Kevin Shackelford (Timber Rattlers, 2012) made his MLB debut on June 29, 2017 with the Cincinnati Reds in a game against the Milwaukee Brewers.

Click here to see the results of all Timber Rattlers games played on June 29.