FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 28, 2025
Samantha Rubin
samantha@mallardsbaseball.com
608-665-1220
Mallards and Night Mares Earn Northwoods League Broadcasting Honors
Night Mares collect their first broadcasting awards while Mallards three-peat
The Madison Mallards and Night Mares are proud to announce that the organization has been awarded additional Northwoods League (NWL) broadcasting honors. For the third straight season, the Mallards were awarded Best Game Coverage. The Night Mares were awarded Best Game Coverage and Video Production Team of the Year. This season, the Mallards and Night Mares broadcast team members were Broadcaster Ian Paprocki, Producer Angeline Lombardi, and Camera Director Makenna Henry.
The NWL Best Video Production Game Coverage award is presented to a team in each division, as well as each baseball and softball league that is considered to consistently produce the best viewing experience of their games. The award is given to the organization that constantly broadcasts with high quality and requires a production team working together to ensure that the camera work, graphics, announcing, audio and additional attention to detail are at an elite level.
The Night Mares took home the Best Video Production Game Coverage award for the first time in team history, while the Mallards received the same honors for the third straight season.
The NWL Broadcast Team of the Year award goes to the team that exemplifies great teamwork, collaboration, creativity, and engagement throughout the season to continuously improve broadcasting operations as well as to correct deficiencies and issues quickly.
The Night Mares were recognized with the NWL Broadcast Team of the Year award for their coverage of the team’s 37-7 season, ending in the organization’s first NWL championship.
Group outings and sponsorship opportunities for the Mallards and Night Mares for the 2026 seasons are available now. More information can be found at mallardsbaseball.com and madisonnightmares.com. For other questions about the Madison Mallards and Madison Night Mares, email info@mallardsbaseball.com or info@madisonnightmares.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. Entering its’ 32nd season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in history 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, nearly 2400 NWL alums have been drafted and over 380 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 (TOR), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford and World Series Champion Chris Sale (ATL). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and 2019/2021 Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and 2023 World Series Champion, MLB All-Star, MLB Gold Glove, two-time Silver Slugger winner and two-time All-MLB first team shortstop Marcus Semien (TEX). League games are viewable live on Northwoods League+ (at watch.northwoodsleague.com), ESPN+, and the Northwoods League Network. Learn more and find complete streaming schedules at watchnwl.com. 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.
