{"id":13433,"date":"2018-08-11T22:34:09","date_gmt":"2018-08-12T03:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/madison-mallards\/?p=13433"},"modified":"2018-09-16T20:25:11","modified_gmt":"2018-09-17T01:25:11","slug":"mallards-ride-huge-eighth-inning-to-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/madison-mallards\/2018\/08\/11\/mallards-ride-huge-eighth-inning-to-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Mallards Ride Huge Eighth Inning to Victory"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mallards Ride Huge Eighth Inning to Victory<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Mallards score six in the eighth to come back and defeat Fond du Lac<\/em><\/p>\n

Madison, Wis. \u2013 The Madison Mallards (20-15, 48-23) completed another comeback to defeat the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders (18-17, 39-30) 11-7 after scoring six runs in the bottom of the eighth to erase a 7-4 deficit. Trailing by three heading into the seventh, the Mallards cut the lead to two runs before exploding in the bottom of the eighth for six runs. The huge inning propelled the Mallards to their third come from behind victory of the week. Every starter in the Mallards lineup ended the game with a hit and the Mallards tallied 15 total knocks in the victory.<\/p>\n

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Turning Point<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

After the Dock Spiders dominated the middle innings, scoring runs in four consecutive at-bats to build a 7-4 lead, the Mallards stormed back late in the game. In the bottom of the seventh inning, Justice Bigbie\u00a0<\/strong>(Western Carolina) ripped an RBI double to bring the Mallards within two.<\/p>\n

In the bottom of the eighth, the Mallards sparked a huge rally. Trevor Schwecke <\/strong>(UW-Milwaukee) led off with a single before back-to-back walks loaded the bases. David Vinsky <\/strong>(Northwood) then delivered a RBI single that pulled the Mallards within one and caused the sold-out Warner Park crowd to erupt. One pitch later,Justice Bigbie <\/strong>(Western Carolina) was plunked on the wrist by a pitch, forcing in the tying run.<\/p>\n

With the game tied and the bases loaded with nobody out, Garrett Kueber <\/strong>(Austin Peay) ripped a line drive through the infield to give the Mallards the lead. Vinsky then scored on a wild pitch before Drew Ober <\/strong>(UNC-Charlotte) blooped a two-run double down the right field line to score two and make the score 11-7. The giant offensive outburst buried the Dock Spiders and Trace Norkus <\/strong>(North Florida) pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning to cap the win.<\/p>\n

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