This Date in Timber Rattlers History: May 18

Carlos Gomez hits a late homer to beat Burlington in 2012

Carlos Gomez greets Parker Berberet & Carlos George after George’s homer on 5/18/12. Gomez would have a much bigger homer later in that game (Wisconsin Timber Rattlers)

By Chris Mehring

May 18, 2021

May 18, 2012: The Rattlers beat Burlington 5–3 at home. Carlos Gomez hit a three-run home run with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning to erase a 3–2 Burlington lead.

May 18, 2001: The Rattlers beat Fort Wayne 7–3 at home. Jamal Strong was 1-for-2 with two walks, a hit batsman, three runs scored, and his 30th stolen base of the season.

May 18, 2010: The Rattlers beat Peoria 14–1 at home. The Chiefs were held to one hit, a lead-off double by Nelson Perez off Nick Bucci in the third inning. Pete Fatse went 2-for-3 with three RBI as a defensive replacement for Wisconsin.

Click here to see the results of every Timber Rattlers game played on May 18.

The lone Appleton Professional Baseball alum to make his MLB debut on May 18:

Lamar Johnson (Foxes, 1970, 1971, 1972)