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Eau Claire, Wis.<\/b> \u2013 The Eau Claire Express fell off the tracks after a 13-1 loss against the Madison Mallards Wednesday night.<\/span><\/p>\n

Eau Claire Express Postgame Recap:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Following a 10-8 victory over the Madison Mallards on Tuesday, the Trains could not get their bats moving, only scoring one run in the bottom of the eighth inning at home.<\/span><\/p>\n

On the other side of the diamonds, the Mallards could not miss scoring three runs in the first inning of the game, following one run in the second, four in the third inning, one in the fifth inning and finally, closing out the game with four runs in the ninth.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite not getting their bats moving, the lone run for the Express was from Tommy Hanger, who crossed home plate off a double hit by CJ Varsho to left field.<\/span><\/p>\n

On the mound, the Express had four pitchers taking the hill, with Mason Walker starting and pitching for two innings, securing one strikeout. Following Walker was Drew McRae, Jonathan Aceves and finally Tommy Ches to close out the game.<\/span><\/p>\n

Overall, the Express secured eight strikeouts, contributing to Eau Claire leading the league with 109 strikeouts and counting as a pitching staff.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite the loss, the Trains will head to the station for a six-game away stretch, starting with a game against the Duluth Huskies at 6:35 p.m. Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n

##<\/span><\/p>\n

The Eau Claire Express is a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Having completed its 27<\/span><\/i>th<\/span><\/i> season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 22 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, over 250 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time All-Star and 2016 Roberto Clemente Award winner Curtis Granderson, three-time Cy Young Award winner, and World Series Champion Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and World Series Champion Chris Sale (BOS). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and MLB Gold Glove finalist and 2019 Second Team All-MLB shortstop Marcus Semien (TOR). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. All league games are viewable live via the <\/span><\/i>Northwoods League portal<\/span><\/i><\/a>. For more information, visit <\/span><\/i>www.eauclaireexpress.com<\/span><\/i><\/a> or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or Google Play and set the Booyah as your favorite team.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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