WAUSAU, WI – AUGUST 10, 2007 – (stats) Matt Trausch (Oakland) tossed seven scoreless innings allowing five hits and striking out two, while not walking a batter in a 5-0 win. The Chucks defense aided Trausch as Ben Long (MATC) tossed out two runners at second attempting to steal and two Bullfrogs were cut down at home.

In the second, Darin Ruf (Creighton) fired home to cut down the first Bullfrog runner and Jeremy Barnes made a strike throw home on a double steal attempt by Green Bay in the third. Trausch also picked off a batter in the Bullfrogs Little League base running.

The Chucks started scoring early with a run in the first and a Jeremy Barnes (Notre Dame) solo bomb to left field in the third to lead 2-0. Another run in the seventh on a sacrifice fly from Sam Freeman (Marshall) scoring Elliott Arrington (UNC-Asheville), who led off the inning with a double.

Chucks added some insurance in the eighth with a couple base-loaded singles by Ben Long and Sam Freeman. College teammates Zak Moore (Creighton) and Pat Venditte (Creighton) finished the last couple innings.

The win improves the Chucks to 20-11 in the second half (36-29 overall). 

Four Woodchucks finished with multi-hit games as Barnes, Frazier, Long and Arrington all smacked a couple hits. Sam Freeman drove in two RBI's tripling his season total.

Just two games left in the Chucks 2007 season. Saturday, August 10 at "The Burrow" at 6:35 p.m. and Sunday, August 11 at Joannes Stadium in Green Bay at 6:05 p.m.

NOTES: Kevin Fitzgerald is the probable starter for Saturday, August 10  ... Woodchucks are now 3-3 all-time versus the Bullfrogs ... This season at home the Chucks are 20-12 ... After posting a 2.52 ERA in month of July the Chucks pitching staff has posted a 3.61 ERA in August thus far ... Barnes home run was his seventh of the season ... Matt Trausch finishes his career with a 8-4 record and 1.61 ERA in 134.0 IP ... His 48 appearances were just three shy of the career record for the Woodchucks set by Tim McNab (2000-01) ... Roberto Saenz, Bullfrogs assistant coach, was tossed in the ninth ... Adam Frost (St. Norbert College) was also tossed after arguing a strike call ... It is the fourth shutout for the Chucks this season.