Rattler History...Since 2000

Here is how the Rattlers have fared on May 14…since 2000

2000: Wisconsin beat Peoria 6-0 in Peoria. Cha Seung Baek and Melqui Torres combined on a four hit shutout. Baek pitched seven innings, gave up three hits, walked three, and struck out three. Sean Parnell had a three-run double to move the score from 3-0 to 6-0. Rattler record after this game: 18-16

2001: The Rattlers beat Dayton 11-2 in Dayton. Mark Carroll homered, Joe Dusan had three hits and scored three runs, and Bill Martinez had four RBI. Rett Johnson allowed one unearned run over six innings with nine strikeouts. Dayton helped out a lot with six errors. Rattler record after this game: 22-15

2002: The Rattlers beat Cedar Rapids 7-5 at the new Vet. The Rattlers trailed 5-3 going to the top of the seventh inning. Chris Collins hit a grand slam with two outs in the top of the seventh inning. Lanny Patten got out of a bases loaded jam in the eighth inning and worked a 1-2-3 ninth for the save. Rattler record after this game: 18-21

2003: The Rattlers beat Lansing 7-3 in Grand Chute. BOBBY Livingston pitched eight innings and scattered eight hits for his fifth win of the season. Jon Nelson homered and drove in three runs. Rattler record after this game: 19-18

2004: Wisconsin won 4-2 at Kane County. Ryan Feierabend allowed two runs on six hits over six innings for the win. Brian Stitt worked around a two-out walk in the bottom of the ninth for the save. Rattler record after this game: 15-20

2005: The Rattlers won 5-4 at Lansing. Yung Chi Chen scored on a throwing error in the top of the seventh inning to break a 4-4 tie. Oswaldo Navarro had a pair of RBI in the game. Craig James got the final four outs for the save. Rattler record after this game: 20-16

2006: The Rattler home game with Dayton was rained out. The Rattler record on this day: 16-19

2007: The Rattlers lost 3-0 at Kane County. Greg Dowling and Jake Smith hit solo homers for the Cougars. Craig Italiano got the start for the Cougars, but he left the game after a Carlos Triunfel line drive hit him in the head. Three more Cougar pitchers (Jason Fernandez, Branden Dewing, and Scott Moore) finished off the shutout. Rattler record after this game: 10-25

A 6-1 record makes today a good day in Rattler history...since 2000.