FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 13, 2023
Samantha Rubin
samantha@mallardsbaseball.com
608-665-1220
Madison Mallards Announce Four Northwoods League All-Star Selections
Great Lakes All-Star Game to take place July 25, 2023 in Traverse City, Michigan
The Madison Mallards are excited to announce their All-Star selections for the 2023 season. Canyon Brown, Owen Jackson, Tommy Meyer, and Ryan Sprock will represent the Mallards in the Great Lakes All-Star game on Tuesday, July 25 at Turtle Creek Stadium in Traverse City, Michigan.
Canyon Brown, a sophomore Catcher out of North Carolina A&T, gets the call to Traverse City after posting a .289 batting average in 24 games with the Mallards. Brown has 24 hits on the season with 12 runs batted in and has totaled 157 innings behind the plate.
Owen Jackson, a junior Designated Hitter from the University of Toledo, secures an all-star selection fresh off his walk-off sacrifice fly on July 12th. Jackson boasts a .323 batting average with 40 hits, 30 RBI’s, and 5 home runs.
Tommy Meyer, a sophomore pitcher from Northern Illinois University, gets his all-star bid following his most recent outing versus Kenosha on July 7th, in which he tossed a career-high 8 strikeouts. Meyer has struckout 34 batters in 25 innings pitched, allowing only 9 runs.
Ryan Sprock, a freshman out of Elon University, keeps his stellar summer rolling with his all-star selection while also holding a team-high 7 home runs. Sprock has totaled 43 hits with 32 RBI’s and a .323 batting average across 31 games with the Mallards.
In celebration of these all-star selections, the Mallards will be running a $4.00 ticket flash sale for their single admission double header on Saturday, July 15th starting at 4:35pm. This flash sale will run for 24 hours and will be available via the Mallards email list and social media channels.
Tickets for the remainder of the Mallards season are available online. For more information on the Madison Mallards and single game tickets, call 608-246-4277, visit mallardsbaseball.com or email info@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. The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Now in its’ 30th season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 24 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, over 325 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time All-Star and 2016 Roberto Clemente Award winner Curtis Granderson, three-time Cy Young Award winner and World Series Champion Max Scherzer (NYM), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and World Series Champion Chris Sale (BOS). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and 2019/2021 Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and 2021 All-Star, MLB Gold Glove winner and 2019 Second Team All-MLB shortstop Marcus Semien (TEX). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. League games are viewable live at watchnwl.com and on ESPN+. For more information, visit www.mallardsbaseball.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Mallards as your favorite team.
