The Madison Mallards will be running free bus shuttles from the State Street area in downtown Madison to the Duck Pond on Thursday, August 3, and Friday, August 4, as part of the Budweiser GoodSport Program.

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

The Mallards play the Wisconsin Woodchucks at 7:05 p.m. Thursday night. It will be PDQ & Quench Trading Card Night #3, presented by WB 57. It will also be Ashley Furniture HomeStore Giveaway Night with great prizes from the Ashley Furniture HomeStore.

Friday night will be the Mallards & MLB Alumni Game, presented by West Bend Mutual and NSI. Mallards players from the past will compete alongside former major leaguers including Jim Gantner, Vida Blue, Dave Kingman and many more in one seven-inning contest. There will be opportunities pre- and post-game to get autographs from all participants.

Great seats are still available, including Great Dane Duck Blind tickets, for all games this weekend. Order yours now by visiting www.mallardsbaseball.com or calling 246.4277.