Madison, Wis. – Sunday’s game is still on as scheduled! Winners of seven straight games, the Madison Mallards (9-3) take on the Kenosha Kingfish (5-6) at Warner Park today at 4:05 PM. Today’s game features the Festival Foods T.J. Watt bobblehead giveaway. Gates are scheduled to open at 2:30 PM.
After winning 6-1 last night, the Mallards hold a league-best 9-3 record. The Mallards currently have both the highest batting average (.280) and the lowest ERA (2.46) in the Northwoods League. Overall, the Mallards lead the league in home runs (7) while setting the league-low in strikeouts (70).
Probable Pitchers
Left handed pitcher Dalton Morrow (Southwest Baptist) is scheduled to start for the Mallards tonight. Morrow will be making his third start of the season after two strong outings to start the summer. Morrow has only allowed one earned run and eight hits between his two starts while tallying four strikeouts and posting a 0.81 ERA.
To oppose Morrow, the Kingfish are set to send Colton Johnson to the mound. Johnson, another lefty, will also be making his third start. Johnson has yet to last longer than four innings as he has allowed seven hits while walking six over 8.0 innings. The Mallards have hit an impressive .312 off of lefties this season and will look to convert offensively tonight.
Players to Watch
After Jake Randa (NW Florida State) and David Vinksy (Northwood) had their season-long hitting streaks snapped last night, Mallards designated hitter Tyler Plantier (Richmond) extended his hitting streak to 12 games. Plantier leads the Mallards with a .396 clip and has hit a league-leading three home runs while knocking in ten runs.
Mallards left fielder Drew Ober has been on the rise recently, racking up two hits in three straight ballgames. Ober has four hits over eight at bats against left handed pitching this season. Ober now owns a ten game hitting streak and has bumped his average up to .325.
Follow @MadisonMallards on Twitter for in-game updates and check back after the ballgame for a complete recap.
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The Madison Mallards are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. Now in its 25th anniversary season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 20 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 190 former Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist (CHC) and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (BOS), Jordan Zimmermann (DET) and Curtis Granderson (TOR). All league games are viewable live via theNorthwoods League portal. For more information, visitwww.mallardsbaseball.comor download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Mallards as your favorite team.
