Kris Rochelle knocked in four runs, including blasting his first home run of the season, as the Madison Mallards extending their first place lead in the South Division to 1.5 games.

Adam Mills pitched six strong innings, while striking out four and allowing only four hits, as the Mallards ended their three game losing streak.

Five Mallards had at least two hits apiece, with Randy Molina and Danny Dressman knocking in two runs apiece for the Mallards (13-6) who try to extend their first place lead tomorrow night against the Loggers at 7:05 p.m.

The Mallards return home Friday night to take on the Rochester Honkers at 7:05 p.m. Great tickets are still available for Friday and Saturday night?s games. To purchase tickets visit www.mallardsbaseball.com or call the Mallards office at 246.4277.