The Mallards (1-1, 24-14) will be looking for their second straight win in tonight’s contest as they take on the Wisconsin Woodchucks (1-1, 14-23) at the Duck Pond this evening. Madison is coming off of an exciting 3-2 win against the Battle Creek Bombers a night ago, a game that saw outstanding efforts from the Mallards bullpen. They’ll look for similar success in tonight’s matchup.
Westin Wuethrich (Washington) will get the ball for Madison tonight, as the right-hander will be making his second start and fifth appearance of 2016. He’s 0-2 on the season with a 4.00 ERA, recording a save and seven strikeouts in nine innings of work. He faced the Woodchucks in a relief appearance back on June 23rd, allowing four hits and two runs in his lone inning of work.
Devin Skapura (Texas A&M Corpus Christi) will throw for the Woodchucks in the contest, having earned the win against Madison back on June 13th. Skapura went six full innings in that game, allowing two runs on five hits. The right-hander is 2-2 with a 5.02 ERA on the season, having struck out 24 batters in 28.2 frames this season.
The Mallards have gone 6-4 in their last ten games, winning a few close contests in that stretch. They’ve won those six games by a combined 12 runs, with their largest margin of victory coming in their 5-1 win over Rockford, a game that saw recently named Northwoods League All-Star Zach Jarrett (UNC-Charlotte) hit a walk-off grand slam in the ninth inning.
Tonight’s contest against the Wisconsin Woodchucks will get underway at 7:05 pm from the Duck Pond at Warner Park. The game will feature an LSM Chiropractic tumbler giveaway. It will also be Wrestling Night at Warner Park, featuring Ted DiBiase, the WWE’s Million Dollar Man. In addition, Potosi Brewing Company will be doing a pint glass giveaway. Tickets are available for purchase by visiting MallardsBaseball.com, calling the Mallards ticket office at 608-246-4277, or stopping in the ticket office at 2920 N Sherman Ave.
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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 23rd 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 150 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 (DET), Curtis Granderson (NYM), Lucas Duda (NYM) and Ben Zobrist (CHC). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League portal. For more information, visit www.mallardsbaseball.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store and set the Mallards as your favorite team.
