Photo Credit: Alyssa Halverson
Green Bay gets first win of season via walk-off
by: Manny Rodriguez
ASHWAUBENON, Wis. – The Green Bay Booyah earned a walk-off win over the Madison Mallards on Thursday at Capital Credit Union Park, 4-3.
The scoring started off in the bottom of the fourth when Max Wagner (Clemson) hit a solo home run to left field to give the Booyah a 1-0 lead.
In the sixth, the Mallards were able to even it up after an RBI double by Joe Hauser. They took the lead in the eighth inning when two runs came in via a pair of errors by the Booyah.
But in the bottom of the eighth, the Booyah were able to load the bases after stringing together three straight singles. After two men struck out, Jake Berg (Jacksonville) hit a two-run double to score Brendan Ryan (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi) and Dalton Pearson (Georgia State) to tie things at three.
In the bottom of the ninth, after the first two men went down swinging, Nadir Lewis (Princeton) hit a solo home run over the wall in right field to give the Booyah their first walk-off win of the season.
Logan Lee (Northwood) pitched six innings and allowed an unearned run while striking out four. Joseph Hettinger (Washington University in St. Louis) picked up the win after a quick ninth inning.
The Booyah and the Mallards will finish their two-game series on Friday night at Capital Credit Union Park. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 pm. Fans in attendance can register at Auto Select Fan Services for their chance to a grill presented by Lindner Ace Hardware ($899 value). Gnarly Cedar Brewing 14oz. craft pours will be $5 presented by Razor 94.7 FM.
Single game, group tickets and the all-new Fleet Farm Flex Packs are on sale now. The Fleet Farm Flex Pack includes six tickets that can also be used for any games this summer along with a $50 Capital Credit Union Park gift card, $10 Fleet Farm gift card and much more. Visit www.booyahbaseball.com or call the ticket office at 920-497-7225 to reserve your seats today. The Booyah front office at Capital Credit Union Park is located at 2231 Holmgren Way in Ashwaubenon. Office hours are Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm.
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