Madison, Wis. (June 13) – On Saturday, the Madison Mallards (9-8) will begin their lengthiest road trip of the 2015 season when they travel to Green Bay for the first of a two-game series with the Bullfrogs (6-8).
First pitch for tonight’s series opener is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. from Joannes Stadium. Live coverage will be provided by 100.5 FM ESPN Radio Madison.
A.J. Bogucki (North Carolina) will make his second start of the summer tonight against Green Bay. The 6-foot-3 right-handed pitcher stomached a losing decision for his June 7 performance at Kenosha, allowing three earned runs across three innings of work. Collegiately this spring, Bogucki whiffed 23 batters in just 16.1 innings for the Tar Heels staff.
To counter, Green Bay has designated Ryan Radue (Connecticut) with his third starting appearance of the summer. Radue, a 6-foot-4 right-handed pitcher from Appleton, Wis., is 1-0 with a 3.52 ERA across his first two outings for the Bullfrogs. His 2015 collegiate campaign yielded a 1-1 record, 4.02 ERA and .224 opponent average across 15.2 innings.
The Mallards will return home on Friday, June 19 against the Kenosha Kingfish. Next Friday will be Valpak Great Outdoors Night at the Duck Pond, featuring a Pepsi Outdoorsman Maynard Bobblehead Giveaway presented by WKOW TV. For tickets, call the Mallards ticket office at 608-246-4277 or visit MallardsBaseball.com.
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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 22nd season of summer collegiate baseball in 2015, 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 120 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (CWS), Jordan Zimmermann (WAS), Curtis Granderson (NYM), Lucas Duda (NYM) and Ben Zobrist (OAK). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League Website. For more information, visit www.MallardsBaseball.com
