Lumberkings pitcher loses no-hitter, game

Jake Rasner faced one batter over the minimum, but no run support meant his one-hitter was a losing cause Friday night. In a game scheduled for 7 innings, the 8th proved disastrous for Rasner and the Clinton Lumberkings (Rangers) as they dropped a 1-0 contest to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (Mariners).

With the very first pitch of the eighth inning, Rattlers catcher Curtis Ledbetter changed everything. Ledbetter lined the pitch off the Fox Cities Stadium scoreboard in left-center field, ending Rasner's no-hitter, shutout, and most importantly his win as Wisconsin defeated the LumberKings, 1-0 in the second game of a double-header.

Rasner (L, 5-16) allowed only three baserunners through seven innings, battling through a scoreless contest with Rattlers lefty David Asher. The LumberKings had several chances against Asher and reliever Brian Kappel, leaving a pair of runners stranded in the sixth and the bases loaded in the eighth.

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The loss puts the Lumberkings in the cellar of the Midwest League (Class A) Western Divisoin, a game behind the Timber Rattlers.