49ers head to Madison this summer
Madison, Wis. – The Madison Mallards have announced the signing of two University of North Carolina-Charlotte players, catcher Harris Yett and left-handed pitcher Matt Horkey. The pair are both steady contributors to the 49ers squad and will join the Mallards this summer.
Yett, a 6’0”, 207-pound catcher from Charlotte, N.C. will spend his summer in Madison. Yett, a redshirt sophomore, transferred to UNC Charlotte after a year at Walters State Community College in which he hit .360 with 12 home runs and 68 RBI. His performance led to TCCAA First Team All-Conference honors. Previously, Yett played high school ball at South Meck High School where he led his team to a state title in 2013. At the conclusion of his high school career, Yett earned an All-American honor from Perfect Game.
So far this season, Yett has started 20 games and totaled 72 at bats. He sports a .194 average, has knocked in nine runs and hit a home run. Yett has proved to be a consistent backstop as he has yet to make an error and has caught all five who have attempted to steal while he is behind the plate.
Horkey, a 6’0”, 198-pound lefty from Greensboro, N.C. will head to Madison after his Junior season in Charlotte. He has shown to be a consistent contributor to the 49ers squad since his freshman year. As a sophomore, he appeared in 13 games which resulted in just one earned run. He threw 53.2 innings, tallying a pair of saves and striking out 24.
In the 2017 campaign, Horkey has pitched 12.1 innings.
The Mallards will open their season at home on Tuesday, May 30th at 6:35 PM against the Fond Du Lac Dock Spiders. Group tickets for the 2017 season are on sale now. Single game tickets go on sale Saturday, April 29th at 9:00 AM. For more information call the Mallards Ticket Office at 608-246-4277, email info@mallardsbaseball.com or stop by the ticket office at 2920 N. Sherman Avenue, Madison, WI.
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The Madison Mallards are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The 23-year-old summer collegiate league is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 20 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires and front office staff, more than 160 former Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including two-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champion Ben Zobrist (CHC) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (BOS), Jordan Zimmermann (DET), Curtis Granderson (NYM) and Lucas Duda (NYM). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League portal. For more information, visit www.mallardsbaseball.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Mallards as your favorite team.