Rattlers Drop Season Finale
DAVENPORT, IA - The 2017 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers season ended the way it began, with a loss to the Quad Cities River Bandits at Modern Woodmen Park. The River Bandits beat the Rattlers 3-0 way back on April 6 and on Labor Day afternoon, they rallied to beat the Rattlers
DAVENPORT, IA - The 2017 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers season ended the way it began, with a loss to the Quad Cities River Bandits at Modern Woodmen Park. The River Bandits beat the Rattlers 3-0 way back on April 6 and on Labor Day afternoon, they rallied to beat the Rattlers 7-3.
Wisconsin (59-79 overall, 33-37 second half) took the lead in the top of the third inning.
The Rattlers added to their lead in the fourth.
Quad Cities (79-59, 42-28) got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the fourth against reliever
Wisconsin added to their lead again in the top of the fifth as Morrison singled and
Owenby gave up a leadoff double to
The Bandits got two insurance runs in the bottom of the seventh inning against reliever
Wisconsin couldn't muster a comeback as the last hit they had in the game was the double by Hiura in the fifth. Their only base runner after the fifth inning came when Ghelfi drew a one-out walk in the eighth.
The loss denied the Timber Rattlers a chance for their first sweep of the River Bandits since the 2011 season.
The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers open the 2018 season on Thursday, April 5 at Beloit. Their next home game is Saturday, April 7 against Beloit at 4:05pm. Click here for a full 2018 Timber Rattlers schedule.
The Rattlers are hosting their annual Pick-A-Seat event and Rummage Sale at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium on Thursday, September 21 from 5:00pm to 7:30pm. Click here for details on the event.