Rattlers Drop Third Straight Game to Sky Carp

GRAND CHUTE, WI – The Beloit Sky Carp started Saturday’s game against the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers with a lead-off double and kept the pressure on for the rest of the game. Beloit beat the Rattlers 5-3 for their third straight victory at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium. Cameron Barstad continued with torment the Timber Rattlers with three RBI in the game.

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After a scoreless top of the first inning, a lead-off walk and a single started the Beloit half of the second inning. Barstad singled with one out to drive in the first run of the game.

The Sky Carp (9-5 second half, 36-43 overall) loaded the bases with no outs in the top of the fourth inning. Barstad drew a walk to force in a run for a 2-0 lead.

Davis Bradshaw made it 3-0 with a two-out, RBI single in the top of the fifth.

Wisconsin (7-7, 33-45) loaded the bases in the bottom of the fifth on a double by Je’Von Ward and back-to-back walks to Jheremy Vargas and Robert Moore. Matt Wood knocked in a run with a ground out to cut the deficit to two runs.

Alex Hall got the Rattlers closer with a solo home run to right in the bottom of the sixth. The homer was Hall’s ninth of the season and third of the series. Hall, who drove in nine runs in the game on Wednesday night has eleven RBI in the series.

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However, the Sky Carp built their lead back up to three runs with two runs in the top of the seventh inning. Jacob Berry tripled and scored on a wild pitch. Later in the inning, Barstad drove in a run with a sacrifice fly for a 5-2 advantage. Barstad has six RBI in the four games he has played in this series.

Hendry Mendez blooped a two-out single to left in the bottom of the seventh to get the Rattlers back to within two runs. A strikeout with the go-ahead run at the plate ended the Wisconsin threat.

Hall started the bottom of the eighth inning with a single, his third hit of the game. Jose Acosta was next, and he hit a ball right on the button, but lined it right to the second baseman, who caught the ball and threw back to first to double Hall off first base. Acosta had also lined into a double play in the fourth inning.

Wisconsin did not threaten again. Jozwiak got the final out of the eighth and pitched a perfect ninth to earn his eighth save in eight opportunities this season. In five appearances against Wisconsin this season, Jozwiak is 1-0 with three saves and has allowed two earned runs in eight innings.

Hall led the Wisconsin offense by getting on base four times with a walk, two singles, and a homer in four plate appearances.

Robert Moore walked twice to move his on-base streak to 26 games. However, Moore's eleven-game hitting streak and Ernesto Martinez Jr's thirteen-game hitting streak ended as both were held hitless by five Beloit pitchers.

The series finale is Sunday afternoon with a 1:10pm start time. Alexander Cornielle (0-1, 5.17) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. The Sky Carp have named Cade Gibson (0-5, 7.76) as their starter.

If you are one of the first 1,000 fans into the ballpark for this game, you will receive a Garrett Mitchell Timber Rattlers Shirsey courtesy of Prevea.

It is also Brewers Sunday with 107.5 The Fan as players and coaches put on their Brewers Sunday jerseys and hats for the game. Fans will be allowed on the outfield from noon to 12:30pm to play catch prior to this game courtesy of Bug Tussel. Players will be available for autographs with fans in a postgame autograph session, too.

If you can’t make it out to the ballpark, the broadcast is on AM1280 WNAM starting with the Community Blood Center Pre-Game Show at 12:50pm. Fans can listen on the radio, on the First Pitch app, or at this link. The internet video feed is available to subscribers of Bally Live, too.