Road Trips End Today

Eau Claire, WI August 12, 2010. With just one win in the last week, and 63 runs allowed in their last four games, the Rafters will send Dan Johnson to the hill tonight at Carson Park to end the Rafters skid.

Johnson has been a work-horse for the Rafters this season tossing nearly 50 innings as a starter and reliever. The right-hander from the University of Rhode Island is 0-4 with a 5.80 ERA on the season. Johnson is the last Rafters starter to work into the sixth inning, throwing five and one third last Saturday against the Woodchucks.

The Rafters are in the midst of their third five game losing skid of the season. Their win last Thursday snapped a season long eight game skid.

Offensively the Rafters have shown signs of life in this tough 12 game stretch. Led by Evan Laude’s seven hits and nine RBI, the club is averaging just less than seven runs per game over their last three. During the five game skid the Rafters are averaging nearly nine hits per contest.

Friday August 13^th is the start of the Rafters final weekend in 2010. The first 500 fans through the gates at 6:05 will receive a Rafters hat courtesy of Charter Communications. The Rafters take on the Eau Claire Express at 7:05.

The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters are members of the 16-team summer collegiate Northwoods League. Single game tickets, ticket packages and group tickets are on sale now! For more information call (715) 424-5400 or visit www.raftersbaseball.com.

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