Northwoods League
MADISON, WI (WSAU) — For the first time in 2026, the Wausau Woodchucks were swept in a two-game series, following a tight 5-4 defeat on Friday night at Warner Park. Ryan Chase (Santa Fe CC/Kansas) remained hot at the plate in the defeat, going 2-4 with two RBIs. His former college teammate and roommate, Brady Wright (Santa Fe CC/Tampa) had another excellent performance on the mound, with 2.1 scoreless innings along with four strikeouts.
THE HIGHLIGHTS
Madison took the lead in the second inning by scoring on an RBI single to make it 1-0, but Wausau answered with their first run in the third, thanks to a Ryan Chase (Santa Fe CC/Kansas) RBI single. However, the Mallards reclaimed the lead with a run in the bottom of the third to make it 2-1.
Neither team would score again until the sixth, when Madison extended its lead with two more runs. Wausau got a run back in deja vu fashion, when Ryan Chase once again ripped an RBI single into right field to score Brayden Mazzacano (Illinois) for the second time in the game.
Madison would add an insurance run in the eighth, which would prove to be crucial. While Wausau attempted a rally in the ninth, with Chris Patterson (Missouri/Transfer Portal) cutting the deficit to one on a two-RBI single, the comeback came up short on a game-ending double play.
Wausau returns home to face Wisconsin Rapids at 5:05 PM. The Rafters are 3-7 on the season after defeating Battle Creek 6-5 on Friday.
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