Dock Spiders Reach Double Figure Wins

FOND DU LAC, WI – Kaleb Hill (Charleston Southern) became the first Dock Spiders pitcher to throw seven innings in a start this year, throwing seven shutout innings in a 5-1 Fond du Lac Dock Spiders victory over the Lakeshore Chinooks at Kapco Park on Saturday night.

The win was the 10^th of the year for the Dock Spiders, who remain in second place in the Great Lakes West Division. The loss dropped the Chinooks to 8-12 on the year, moving them to fifth in the Great Lakes West.

Hill, in his first appearance in a Dock Spiders uniform, struck out four and worked around six hits over his seven innings. At the plate, Stephen Schissler (Nova Southeastern) and Kyte McDonald (Wichita State) both tallied multi-hit games. McDonald drove in a season-high three runs, bringing his RBI total to a team-leading 15 on the year.

After a scoreless first three innings, the Dock Spiders struck first in the fifth after Schissler was brought home after his double by a McDonald single. In the seventh, the Dock Spiders would tally another off a sacrifice fly from Jared Payne (Charleston Southern) to make it 2-0. Two innings later, McDonald drove home two with a single, and Luke Novitske (Cal State East Bay) drove in the final Dock Spiders run of the night with a single to right. Novitske’s single extended his hit streak to a season-high five straight games.

Caedon Kottinger (UCLA) and Garrett Houston (Georgia-Gwinnett) combined to allow a run over the final two innings, striking out four without allowing a hit.

Hill (1-0) earned his first win of the year while Tommy Lamb (1-1) took the loss.

The Dock Spiders continue their two-game road trip tomorrow in Madison against the Madison Mallards. First pitch is scheduled for 1:05 p.m.