Mallards Hosting Susan G. Komen For The Cure Night
adminThe color “pink†will be in full effect on July 19th for Susan G. Komen for the Cure Night as the Madison Mallards don pink uniforms & use pink bats.
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Riggins Grand Slam Breaks Mallards Homerun Record
adminHarold Riggins (NC State) belted his eighth home run of the year, a grand slam in the fifth to put the Mallards (25-17 overall, 6-2 second half) ahead for good en route to a 7-4 win. With two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the 5th the heavy-hitting Riggins stepped to the plate. With the first pitch he saw, the right-handed slugger deposited the baseball up and over the wall in left center field for a grand slam. In giving Madison a 6-0 lead, he also set the single-season franchise record for home runs in a season with his eighth long ball of the year. He surpassed Francois Larmore (Marshall) who hit seven homers back in 2003. Riggins needs just one more home run to set the franchise record for career homers. Riggins also singled and scored in the first inning to help the Mallards get off to a fast start. He finished the night 2-4 with two runs and two RBI.
Simon Shuts Out St. Cloud
adminThe story of the night was the pitching by La Crosse starting pitcher Kyle Simon (Arizona). Simon pitched a complete game shutout allowing only three hits on the night to improve his record to 5-2. Simon put on quite a show for the 3,399 fans at Copeland Park with only one recorded out reaching the outfield. Besides the three hits allowed and the one out that left the infield, the remaining 26 outs were scattered between groundouts, infield pop outs, and strikeouts. The Loggers completed the two game series sweep over the visiting St. Cloud River Bats with the 6-0 victory.
NWL Roundup 7/10
adminThe Wisconsin Woodchucks snapped their losing streak with a victory over the Duluth Huskies at Athletic Park (pictured) in Wausau, Wisconsin. All 14 teams were in action Friday night in the Northwoods League.
Knight Sparks Express To Victory Over MoonDogs
adminLeadoff man Robbie Knight (Creighton) was the catalyst all night for the Eau Claire Express in their 6-3 victory over Mankato. Knight finished 2-3 with two runs and two RBI. He also clubbed a double and a home run, his second of the year, and also added two walks.
Mergen Tosses Complete Game Shutout For Lunkers
adminEven though 11 men reached base for the Bullfrogs, starter Brad Mergen (Indian Hills CC) didn't allow a single run to score in his complete game performance. Mergen fought back time-and-time again against Green Bay and continued to shine when it mattered most. He allowed a measly four hits, walked six, and struck out six in nine innings. In addition, he picked up his third victory of the year and dropped his ERA to 2.10.
NWL Roundup 7/9
adminThe Alexandria Beetles walked off a winner over the Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers in the bottom of the ninth, 5-4, at Knute Nelson Memorial Field (pictured) highlighting the action in the NWL Thursday night.
Argo, Bucks Pound Bombers
adminWillie Argo put an exclamation point on the Waterloo Bucks big night, hitting a two-run blast well over the left field fence to make the score 9-0 over the Battle Creek Bombers. Argo would finish the night 2-for-5 with a walk, a triple, a home run, three runs scored, and two RBI. Waterloo pounded out 22 hits in the 14-0 victory over Battle Creek.
Self, Ringenberg Lead Madison, Eau Claire
adminMadison pitcher Derek Self (Louisville) was in command throughout the night in only allowing one unearned run in eight innings of work. He (2-1) scattered five hits and lowered his ERA to 3.22 on the year. Honorable Mention: Jon Ringenberg (Baylor) allowed just three hits over eight innings, with no walks and three strikeouts to help Eau Claire snap their losing streak with a 2-1 victory over Thunder Bay.
NWL Roundup 7/8
adminThe NWL had a full seven game slate Wednesday night. The La Crosse Loggers were victorious at Copeland Park (pictured).