The Mallards (13-11, 36-24) will travel to Kenosha on Tuesday night to take on the Kingfish (6-18, 22-38). Madison has already faced Kenosha four times in 2016, sweeping the Kingfish thus far.
Donnie Scott will hand the ball to Mike Reitcheck (Penn), the left-hander who is currently tied for second in the Northwoods League in wins this summer. Reitcheck stands at 6-1 with a 4.06 ERA, set to make his 11th appearance (tenth start) of 2016. Reitcheck faced the Kingfish nine back on July 16th, allowing one run on six hits and three punch outs in five frames.
Kenosha will turn to the right-hander Sam Lund (Madison College) for the start. The Sun Prairie, Wisconsin product will be making his third appearance and second start of the summer, posting a 0-1 record and 10.50 ERA in that span. Opponents are currently hitting .414 off of Lund.
The Mallards will look to get a boost from their offense, as this scorching-Madison team is hitting a collective .358 in their last five games. They’ve scored 41 runs with seven long balls in that period.
Tuesday’s game against the Kingfish will get underway at 7:05 pm from Historic Simmons Field in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
The Mallards will return to the Duck Pond on Thursday, August 4th, to take on the Kenosha Kingfish at 7:05 pm. The game will be The Shoe Box Gary “Big Dog” Breneman bobblehead giveaway. Zimbrick Honda & Agrace HospiceCare Win the Civic raffle tickets will also be available for purchase. The contest will also be the Dentistry for Madison: Dr. Jay Hazen Star Wars Night. The Mallards will wear Darth Vader themed jerseys to be auctioned off during the game to benefit DAIS. 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.
