28-05-2025
Rockford Rivets jump on Traverse City early and improve to 2-0
LOVES PARK, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — The Rockford Rivets are off to a 2-0 start to their Northwoods League season after defeating the Traverse City Pit Spitters 10-3 Tuesday for a two-game series Rivets got their ten runs on only six hits. They struck for six runs in the bottom of the first inning. One of them scoring on a bases loaded walk to Tommy Townsend. Townsend, a native of Sycamore, Illinois, reached base four times. He had one hit and three walks. He scored three baseman Tate Shimao had a pair of hits for the Rivets, and he drove in two pitcher Danny Cercello was more than solid in his Rivets' debut on the mound. He pitched 2.2 innings allowing one hit and one earned run while striking out three Allred did not allow a run in 1.1 innings. Gideon Motes pitched two innings allowing one run, and Aidan Wagley went three innings without surrendering a highlights, watch the media player above. The Rivets are now off to Green Bay for a two-game series against the Rockers.
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