Madison, Wis. – After completing only an inning and half before heavy rain suspended their game against the Lakeshore Chinooks, the Madison Mallards (1-6, 29-14) are back in action tonight. First pitch is set for 6:05 PM against the Wisconsin Woodchucks (7-3, 19-27) and gates will open at 4:30 PM. Thegame features post-game fireworks presented by Hy-Vee and Wisconsin State Fair Night.
The Mallards built a 1-0 lead before heavy rain moved into the area during the second inning last night. Their matchup with the Lakeshore Chinooks was postponed to next Tuesday when they will take on the Chinooks to finish last night’s game and also play the regularly scheduled contest. For more info, reference the official rainout release on mallardsbaseball.com.
On Thursday night, the Mallards took down the Chinooks in a 10-5 victory. The Mallards collected 13 hits and did not commit a single error, playing one of their cleanest games of the season. Madison will look to continue that trend tonight and earn their third win of the second half.
Probable Pitchers
The Mallards plan to start 2018 Northwoods League All-Star Dalton Wiggins (Marietta). Wiggins is 4-1 this summer through six starts and holds an impressive 1.63 ERA. Wiggins has tossed 33.0 innings and has allowed only 20 hits while issuing just six free passes. Overall, Wiggins owns a .79 WHIP, the best mark of any Mallards starter.
To oppose Wiggins, the Woodchucks are scheduled to send Zach De La Garza to the mound. De La Garza will be making his third start of the season and has tossed a total of 16.0 innings thus far. Last time out, he allowed five runs in 2.0 innings of work and struck out five.
Players to Watch
Mallards infielder Trevor Schwecke (UW-Milwaukee) currently holds a ten game hitting streak and ripped a double in last night’s loss. Schwecke has knocked in 17 runs this summer and has 45 hits through 35 games.
Mallards third baseman Tyler Plantier (Richmond) went yard again on Thursday night to raise his league-leading home run total to ten. Plantier knocked in three runs last night and is tied with Jake Randa at 36 RBI which leads the South Division.
For tickets and more information visit mallardsbaseball.com. Make sure to catch every Mallards game game on The Zone, 1670 AM and 96.7 FM.
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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 the Northwoods League portal. For more information, visit www.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.
