Thursday’s finale of the four-game series between the Kane County Cougars and Wisconsin Timber Rattlers was a classic pitchers’ duel that saw both starters deliver outstanding performances. It was a great game to watch and, unfortunately, it had to come to an end. Even more unfortunate for the Timber Rattlers, they were not the ones…
The Kane County Cougars jumped out to a 5-2 lead through seven innings, and looked like they had their game against the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in the bag. However the Appleton-based team has no quit in them, scoring five runs in the final two frames, but still falling short in the 8-7 loss. Wisconsin took…
For the first five innings of Monday’s contest, the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers and Bowling Green Hot Rods were engaged in a great pitchers’ duel. Angel Ventura and Henry Centeno battled through a scoreless tie. However, the Timber Rattlers finally broke through on their way to a 7-3 victory. Centeno was on fire through the first…
Entering their 11-game road trip the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers had the worst record in the Midwest League at 8-28. Six games into the trip they are still the league’s worst, but a 4-2 record is proving the club may be on the upswing. Saturday night’s 5-3 win was proof that things are looking up in…
Ok, maybe it is a bit of an exaggeration to compare a 22-year-old in his second minor league season to one of the greatest pitchers of all time, but on Friday night Cy Sneed pitched a gem that would have made the Hall of Famer Proud. The big right-hander stymied the Kane County Cougars, leading…
The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers had to feel pretty good about themselves after opening up their four-game series with the Burlington Bees by winning the first two games. Unfortunately, the momentum did not last as the Bees took the last two games of the series, including Thursday night’s game, 6-3. Devin Williams started for Wisconsin, and…
When the Burlington Bees saw the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers on their schedule three days ago they had to be feeling pretty good about dominating their series with the team from Appleton. The Timber Rattlers had the worst record in the Midwest League and were 1-9 in their last ten games. However, Wisconsin took the first…
After starting the season 6-19 at home, maybe the best solution for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers was to head to the road. They had started out the 2015 season 3-9 away from Appleton, but two games into their 11-game road trip they have added two wins to that total, as they have beaten the Burlington…
It’s been a tough season early on for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. A 9-28 start has them in last place in the Western Division of the Midwest League, and the club was looking for a spark following a 1-9 performance over their previous 1o games. They needed their pitching staff to step-up and deliver a…