Everything Clicks in Wisconsin’s 11-1 Win Over Beloit

July 1, 2024 – Midwest League (MWL)
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Press Release

BELOIT, WI – The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers were not bothered by Mondays. In the only Monday game on the Midwest League schedule, Wisconsin defeated the Beloit Sky Carp 11-1 at ABC Supply Stadium. Gregory Barrios led the offense with 16 hits on four hits, while three Rattlers pitchers combined to limit the Sky Carp to one unearned run on two hits.

Wisconsin (48-28 overall, 6-4 second half) scored twice in the first inning when they loaded the bases with one out. Tayden Hall singled in the first run. Eduardo Garcia made it 2-0 with a sacrifice fly. The Timber Rattlers have scored 63 runs in the first inning this season.

Beloit (34-39, 4-6) loaded the bases with three walks, two with two outs, in the bottom of the first inning before starter Mark Manfredi hit the final out of the inning with a flyout to deep right field. Wisconsin has allowed just 24 runs in the first inning this season.

Luke Adams stepped to the plate with two runners on and no outs in the top of the third inning. Beloit starting pitcher Jacob Miller hit a 3-1 pitch and Adams drove the ball out of the stadium to left field for a three-run home run and a 5-0 lead. Adams leads Wisconsin in homers with seven.

The Timber Rattlers came on the attack in the top of the fourth inning. The first three batters reached on a walk and two singles to load the bases. Barrios and Matt Wood, who had three hits, followed with consecutive RBI singles to drive Miller out of the game.

Edgar Sanchez took over for Miller and allowed two runs on back-to-back force plays at second base on grounders by Adams and Hall. Wisconsin added another run in the inning when Hall scored on a wild pitch for a 10-0 lead.

Manfredi left the game after retiring the first two batters of the second inning. Tyler Wehrle took over and retired all four batters he faced. Then Patricio Aquino took the mound for the Rattlers in the bottom of the fourth.

Aquino retired the first nine batters he faced before walking Jorge Caballero to lead off the bottom of the seventh inning, snapping a streak of 16 straight Beloit batters retired. Aquino got the next batter before Carlos Santiago hit an inning-ending double play.

There were a couple of spectacular plays by the Wisconsin defense that kept the no-hitter intact through the first seven innings. Second baseman Eduardo Garcia made a sliding stop on a grounder to the middle of Tony Bullard’s bat in the fourth inning. Luis Lara made a diving catch to the middle to get Josh Zamora on the final out of the sixth.

Sam Praytor ruined Wisconsin’s bid for its first no-hitter since June 10, 2021, with a leadoff single off Aquinas’ first pitch in the bottom of the eighth inning. An error on a grounder off Cameron Barstad’s bat left runners at the corners with no outs. Then Mark Coley II sent a weak grounder to short. The Rattlers got the out at second but couldn’t make two as the speedy Coley beat the relay throw to first, allowing Praytor to score.

Beloit threatened to score in the ninth inning on a single by Jorge Caballero and a hit batsman by Aquino. A flyout and back-to-back strikeouts ended the game for Wisconsin’s fifth straight win.

Aquino allowed one unearned run on two hits with two walks and six strikeouts to earn his third win of the season and help the Timber Rattlers reach a season-high 20 games above .500. Wisconsin has outscored opponents 32-5 during their five-straight win streak.

The Sky Carp have lost six games in a row.

Game 2 of the series at ABC Supply Stadium is Tuesday night. Tate Kuehner (3-1, 2.88) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. Beloit has named Emmett Olson (2-3, 3.24) as their starter. The game starts at 6:35 p.m. The broadcast is on AM1280, WNAM with the Community Blood Center Pregame Show starting at 6:15 p.m. The game is also available on the web and the Bally Live App.

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HOME RUN:

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Luke Adams (7th, 2 up in 3rd inning by Jacob Miller, 0 out)

WP: Patricio Aquino (3-3)

LP: Jacob Miller (3-4)

TIME: 2:47

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