The Madison Mallards will be running free bus shuttles from the State Street area in downtown Madison to the Duck Pond on Friday, July 7 as part of the Budweiser GoodSport Program.

The shuttles will run to the park from 5 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. on Friday, with the game starting at 7:05 p.m. The shuttles will stop at State Street Brats, Wando?s, the Church Key and Brothers. The bus will begin return shuttles to the downtown area from the ballpark following the conclusion of the game.

Also, a Great Dane Duck Blind Family Four Pack will be available Sunday, July 9 and Monday, July 10. Families can get four Duck Blind passes for 80 dollars. The Great Dane Duck Blind offers an all you can eat and drink menu and Family Four Packs can be purchased online at www.mallardsbaseball.com.

The Mallards play the Eau Claire Express at 7:05 p.m. Friday night. It will be Opening Night # 2. Opening Night # 2 will feature a brass band, second-half poster schedules to the first 750 fans and the Mallards will be starting with a 0-0 record.

There are good seats, including Great Dane Duck Blind tickets, available for all games this weekend. The Mallards play 19 of their 34 second-half games at the Duck Pond. There are tickets available for every remaining Mallards home game. For more information please log onto www.mallardsbaseball.com or call 608.246.4277.