Madison, WI – December 17, 2012. The Madison Mallards of the Northwoods League have announced its schedule for the 2013 season. The Mallards will play a 70-game schedule beginning on May 29th and ending on August 11th. New this season will be cross divisional games in which the Mallards will play both the Willmar Stingers and Mankato MoonDogs of the North Division. They will play four games against each team, two at home, and two on the road.
On Saturday June 29th at 5:05 pm the Madison Mallards will host their 8th annual MLB/Mallards Alumni game that will feature at least one Major League Hall of Famer and multiple other former big leaguers and former Mallards.
The Mallards open their season at home for the first four games on May 29th, 30th, 31st, and June 1st at Warner Park, aka “The Duck Pond.” The Mallards play 16 home games in May/June, 14 in July, and five in August. This summer’s Mallards schedule features 19 games on Friday, Saturday or Sunday. The Mallards will close the season with a two game homestand on Saturday, August 10th, and Sunday, August 11th against the Lakeshore Chinooks.
The first half of the season will be complete at the end of play on Wednesday, July 3rd, with the second half beginning the following day. The first and second half division winners from both the North and South will meet in a best-of-three Divisional Playoff Series on August 12th thru 14th. The North and South Division Champions will then meet in a best-of-three series for the Summer Collegiate World Series on August 15th thru 17th.
With no expansion franchises for 2013 the North and South Divisions will remain the same. The North will be made up of the Waterloo Bucks, the Willmar Stingers, the Mankato MoonDogs, the Duluth Huskies, the Alexandria Beetles, the Rochester Honkers, the Thunder Bay Border Cats, and the St. Cloud Rox. In addition to the Mallards, the South Division will feature the Lakeshore Chinooks, the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters, the Wisconsin Woodchucks, the Green Bay Bullfrogs, the Eau Claire Express, the Battle Creek Bombers, and the defending Northwoods League Champion La Crosse Loggers.
Madison Mallards 2013 Game Schedule
Single-game tickets for the Mallards will go on sale April 27th.
Mallards all-you-can-eat 7-game packs and season tickets are on sale now. To purchase your 7-game pack please log onto www.mallardsbaseball.com or call (608) 246-4277. 7-game dates and packages will be announced soon.
The Madison Mallards are members of the 16-team Northwoods League. The Northwoods League has more teams, plays more games, and draws more fans than any other Summer Collegiate League in North America. In 2013 the Northwoods League will celebrate it’s 20th season.
