Kingfish Fall to Madison in Series Finale
Kenosha falls short of the first half title.
Madison, Wis– The Kenosha Kingfish (19-15) fell to the Madison Mallards (16-18) 3-2 at the Duck Pond at Warner Park.
Looking to keep their early playoff hopes alive, Kenosha struck first on a Cam Redding (Saint Louis) RBI double that scored McKay Barney (Washington) to give them the early 1-0 lead.
In the bottom half, Madison responded on an Alex Iadisernia (Elon) two-run home run, making the score 2-1 .
In the bottom half of the third, Matt Scannell (Princeton) scored on a wild pitch to increase the lead to 3-1.
In the top half of the seventh, Kenosha got one of the runs back on a Kirk Liebert (Kentucky) triple coupled with an error that sent him home to make it 3-2. Kenosha had the bases loaded with nobody out, but the Mallards got out of the jam and kept Kenosha off the board the rest of the way, spoiling their first half title hopes.
On the mound, Kingfish starter Trent Turzenski (Valparaiso) took the loss, pitching 6.2 innings, conceding three runs, two of them earned. Hayden Fox (Wisconsin-Whitewater) came on in relief, throwing the remaining 1.1 innings, conceding no runs. Kenosha will take on Rockford tomorrow, Tuesday July 6. First pitch is at 6:05 p.m CDT.
The Kenosha Kingfish 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. Having completed its’ 27th 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 Northwoods League portal. For more information, visit www.kingfishbaseball.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Kingfish as your favorite team.
The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Having completed its’ 27th 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. For more information, visit www.northwoodsleague.com or download the Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play.
