Rattlers Power Up to Take Nightcap
GRAND CHUTE, WI – The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers hit three homers and rode a two-out, five-run rally in the bottom of the fifth inning to rally past the Beloit Sky Carp in the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader at Neuroscience Group Field. The home team also withstood a late rally
GRAND CHUTE, WI – The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers hit three homers and rode a two-out, five-run rally in the bottom of the fifth inning to rally past the Beloit Sky Carp in the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader at Neuroscience Group Field. The home team also withstood a late rally from Beloit to earn an 8-7 victory.
Postgame Podcast featuring comments from Nick Stanley, Tayden Hall, Eric Bitonti, and Quinton Low
Braylon Payne powered Wisconsin (1-1) to the lead in the bottom of the first with a lead-off home run to right-center.
🔥‼️ PAYNE HOMER ‼️🔥
— Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (@TimberRattlers) April 4, 2026
Braylon Payne smacks his first high-A home run to get the Rattlers on the board. This kid is not messing around.
Rattlers 1 | Sky Carp 0#tratnation pic.twitter.com/d5TlyPU7FC
Beloit (1-1) bounced back to take the lead on a two-out, two-run double by Starlyn Caba in the top of the third.
The Timber Rattlers used the long ball to go back in front in their half of the third. Marco Dinges launched a long, two-run home run to left-center .
🔥‼️ DINGES 2-RUN HOMER ‼️🔥
— Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (@TimberRattlers) April 4, 2026
Rattlers 3 | Sky Carp 2#tratnation pic.twitter.com/zYqluIazVh
Caba struck again in the top of the fifth with a two-run single to vault the Sky Carp to a 4-3 lead.
The chances of a comeback looked bleak for the Rattlers in the bottom of the fifth inning with two outs and none on base after Beloit reliever Brayan Mendoza struck out the first two Wisconsin batters of the frame. Then, Mendoza walked Daniel Dickinson, hit Dinges, and walked Andrew Fischer to load the bases.
The Sky Carp called for reliever Xavier Cardenas to get them out of the jam. It appeared that he would do that when Tayden Hall sent a popup to foul territory near third base. The wind had other ideas as it blew the ball back into fair territory and out of the reach of Beloit third baseman Wilfredo Lara. The ball dropped in for a two-run single and a 5-4 Rattlers advantage.
Eric Bitonti drilled the next pitch into the Wisconsin bullpen for a three-run home run and a comfortable 8-4 lead.
🔥💣 BITONTI BOMB 💣🔥
— Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (@TimberRattlers) April 4, 2026
108 mph off the bat for Eric Bitonti's first Timber Rattler home run.
Rattlers 8 | Sky Carp 4#tratnation pic.twitter.com/m99mde2cF4
Beloit would load the bases with two outs in their last at bat during the seventh on three walks by Jesus Flores. Cam Cannarella made it close with a two-run single. Wilson Weber tightened the game to a one run with an RBI single to force Wisconsin to go to Bryan Rivera to close out the contest.
Rivera earned the save by getting the final out on a deep fly to center. That earned the split in the doubleheader.
The Timber Rattlers are off on Sunday and Monday. They will return to action on Tuesday against the Quad Cities River Bandits at Modern Woodmen Park in Davenport, Iowa. Game time is 6:30pm. The radio broadcast starts with the Community Blood Center Pregame Show at 6:10pm on News Talk 93.9FM and 1490AM WOSH.