{"id":20235,"date":"2025-07-22T21:57:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T02:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/green-bay-rockers\/?p=20235"},"modified":"2025-07-22T21:58:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T02:58:54","slug":"mallards-use-late-inning-power-to-stun-rockers-6-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/green-bay-rockers\/2025\/07\/22\/mallards-use-late-inning-power-to-stun-rockers-6-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Mallards Use Late-Inning Power to Stun Rockers 6\u20132"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Green Bay returns Wednesday as the Rollers for Youth Sports Night at home<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ASHWAUBENON, Wis. \u2014 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Rockers had momentum, a late lead, and the home crowd behind them. But the Madison Mallards stole the show with two crushing home runs in the final two innings to take the series opener 6\u20132 at Capital Credit Union Park on Tuesday night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Green Bay trailed early after the Mallards opened the scoring with a run in the fourth, but the Rockers chipped away and evened things up in the sixth. In the eighth, they briefly took control. Joe Mennella ripped an RBI double into the gap to give the Rockers a 2\u20131 lead and swing the energy back into the home dugout.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That lead, however, was short-lived. In the top of the eighth, Madison\u2019s MJ Sweeney turned on a pitch and launched a two-run homer to right, suddenly putting the Mallards ahead 4\u20132. One inning later, Cole Kosciusko followed with a two-run blast of his own, stretching the lead to 6\u20132 and shutting the door on Green Bay\u2019s comeback hopes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Offensively, the Rockers were limited to just one extra-base hit\u2014Mennella\u2019s go-ahead double\u2014and couldn\u2019t put together a rally in the ninth. The bullpen, which had held steady through the middle innings, faltered late against a Madison offense that came alive when it mattered most.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Despite the loss, there were bright spots on the mound and in the field, and Green Bay will look to carry those positives into Wednesday night\u2019s rematch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Rockers won\u2019t just be looking to bounce back\u2014they\u2019ll be doing it in style. On Wednesday, Green Bay will transform into the Rollers, their alternate team identity, bringing a new name and look to the diamond. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m. at Capital Credit Union Park.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s also Youth Sports Night, a celebration of local young athletes, with giveaways, recognitions, and interactive fun throughout the evening. Pregame live music from Little Cisco will kick off the festivities, creating an electric atmosphere before the first pitch is even thrown.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As the Rockers continue their push through the second half of the Northwoods League season, Wednesday offers a chance to reset, regroup, and roll into a new week with a fresh identity and renewed energy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">###<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Green Bay Rockers are 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. Now in its\u2019 32<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">nd<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in history with 24 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, nearly 2400 NWL alums have been drafted and over 400 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 (TOR), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford and World Series Champion Chris Sale (ATL). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and 2019\/2021 Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and 2023 World Series Champion, MLB All-Star, MLB Gold Glove, two-time Silver Slugger winner and two-time All-MLB first team shortstop Marcus Semien (TEX). League games are viewable live on Northwoods League+ (at <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/watch.northwoodsleague.com\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">watch.northwoodsleague.com<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) and ESPN+. For more information, visit <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenbayrockers.com\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">www.greenbayrockers.com<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Rockers as your favorite team.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Green Bay returns Wednesday as the Rollers for Youth Sports Night at home ASHWAUBENON, Wis. \u2014 The Rockers had momentum,  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":20236,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-permanentslider","category-team-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.5 (Yoast SEO v26.5) - 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