Dock Spiders Best Growlers on the Road 11-9

The Dock Spiders ended a three game losing streak by taking down the Kalamazoo Growlers at Homer-Stryker Field off of a nine hit performance from the offense and a double-digit strikeout performance from the Dock Spiders pitching rotation. 

Coming off three straight losses, Fond du Lac was searching to get back in the win column and the Dock Spiders answered right from the bell, scoring two runs in the opening innings with one coming from a Jarren Sanderson double. In the top of the third, the Dock Spiders would jump to a 5-0 lead spearheaded by TP Wentworth’s fourth home run of the season. In the bottom half of the third the Growlers answered back taking the lead and scoring seven runs. Trailing for the first time the Dock Spiders were being tested but Fond du Lac was able to respond with six runs in the very next inning. Jarren Sanderson knocked his second double of the game bringing home three runs and Tommy Googins slapped an RBI single to add on the Dock Spiders dominant day in the batter’s box. Now up 11-7 the Dock Spiders held the Growlers to only two runs combined in the following five and a half innings to seal the win.  

The highlight performance of the night goes to Jarren Sanderson who went 3-for-5 at the plate with three runs, two doubles and four RBI. With a three hit total on the game, Sanderson becomes the first Dock Spider to have 10 multiple hit performances in the 2025 season.  

In the batter’s box, the Dock Spiders recorded nine hits with James Hankerson Jr, Tommy Googins and Jarren Sanderson being the only members of Fond du Lac to record multiple hits on the night. 

Defensively, the four arm rotation had a solid performance throwing 10 strikeouts. Reliever Hudson Johnson led the Dock Spiders on the night in innings pitched an strikeouts recorded with three and one thirds of work on the mound with four strikeouts. 

First pitch for game two tomorrow is at 5:35 p.m. CT as the Dock Spiders look for three straight wins in the season series against the Growlers.