Wausau, WI – June 13, 3016. Coming into the game with a seven game road winning streak, the Madison Mallards (9-5) suffered their first road loss of the season to the Wisconsin Woodchucks (7-6) by a final score of 8-3 on Monday night.
The Mallards fell into an early 6-0 hole, as the Woodchucks offense exploded in the bottom of the third inning thanks to a Cade Harris (Oklahoma) grand slam.
Kevin Berge (St. John Fisher) came on in relief for the Mallards after the offensive explosion, and did a good job of limiting the Woodchucks offensive attack. Berge threw three innings of two-run baseball, while only walking one batter.
With a two run home run in the seventh, Cameron Frost (Washington State) got the Mallards going offensively, as they cut the Woodchucks lead to 8-2.
Despite facing an 8-2 deficit, Chase Hoag (Fresno State) was great out of the bullpen, as he pitched 1 2/3 innings, allowing just one hit while striking out one.
Sam Armstrong (Jacksonville) was a bright spot for the Mallards, as he turned an unassisted double play in the sixth inning to help the Mallards get out of a bases loaded jam. He was also stellar from the plate, finishing the game 2-4 with a solo home run, his second of the season.
The Mallards will head to Wisconsin Rapids tomorrow night to take on the Rafters at 7:05 PM. Following the season series finale versus the Rafters on Wednesday, the Mallards will return to the Duck Pond for a three-game home stand. The Mallards play host to the Battle Creek Bombers on Thursday, June 16th on Zimbrick Honda Madison State Capitol Maynard bobblehead giveaway. There is also a UW Health Sports Medicine fastball pitching mechanics baseball clinic from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. $40 for ages 8-16. Tickets are available for purchase by visiting MallardsBaseball.com, calling the Mallards ticket office at 608-246-4277, or stopping in the ticket office at 2920 N Sherman Ave.
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The Madison Mallards are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. Playing its 23rd season of summer collegiate baseball in 2016, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 18 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, 150 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (CWS), Jordan Zimmermann (DET), Curtis Granderson (NYM), Lucas Duda (NYM) and Ben Zobrist (CHC). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League Website. For more information, visit www.MallardsBaseball.com
