Mequon, WI – July 24, 2014. After a three day break from Northwoods League action, the Madison Mallards (12-9, 30-24) take on the Lakeshore Chinooks (15-3, 39-13) tonight at Kapco Park in Mequon, Wisconsin. The Mallards currently sit 4.5 games back of the Chinooks in the South Division second half standings, and 10 games back overall, tied for second with the Wisconsin Woodchucks.
Mallards southpaw Rob McDonnell (Illinois) will look for his sixth win against Chinooks righty James Teague (Arkansas).
McDonnell is 5-2 with a 2.83 ERA, and in 41.1 innings of work he has struck out 36 while holding opposing batters to 29 hits. His last start he went six scoreless innings, allowing two hits while striking out five in a 5-0 victory over the Willmar Stingers.
Teague, a 6’0”, 180-pound freshman out of Bartlesville, Oklahoma holds a 2.01 ERA and has struck out 35 batters in 31.1 innings pitched, all while giving up 16 hits and walking just seven.
In his last start, he tossed six innings of one hit ball, blanking the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters while striking out 12 in a 2-0 win.
At the Northwoods League All-Star game on Tuesday, Mallards first baseman Pete Alonso (Florida) hit a three run homer to lead the South Division over the North Division by a score of 3-0 in Mequon.
Alonso was awarded the Northwoods League Star of Stars MVP award for his 1-for-3 performance with three RBI and a run. Also representing the Mallards was outfielder Alex Bacon (North Florida) and catcher Drew Carlile (Bradley). Carlile went 1-for-2 with a single.
Mallards pitchers Christian Taugner (Brown), Sterling Sharp (Eastern Michigan) and Tim Black (Central Michigan) all made relief appearances in the game. Black, the Northwoods League leader in saves, recorded the save for the South Division after tossing one inning and striking out one in the ninth.
The Mallards return to the “Duck Pond” tomorrow for a 7:05 pm game against the Chinooks. Friday is Jay Hazen Dentistry for Madison Muskies Turn Back the Clock Night with a Toothbrush Giveaway. It is Badger Bowl Bowling Appreciation Night, as well as Bark in the Park, where fans can bring their pooch to the ballpark!
Mallards single game tickets are on-sale now. To purchase tickets, log on to MallardsBaseball.com, call 608-246-4277, or stop by the Mallards ticket office.
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The Madison Mallards are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. Playing its 21st season of summer collegiate baseball, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 18 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, more than 115 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (DET) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (CWS), Jordan Zimmermann (WAS), Curtis Granderson (NYM), Allen Craig (STL) and Ben Zobrist (TB). All league games are viewable live the Northwoods League YouTube channel. For more information, visit MallardsBaseball.com.
