The Madison Mallards (25-11) topped the Lakeshore Chinooks 5-4 on Tuesday in a rain-shortened, five-inning game at Kapco Park. After the fifth inning ended, the rain started pouring down and sent the game into a delay, before ultimately getting ruled an official game per the Northwoods League rules.<\/p>\n
With the win, the Mallards officially close the first half at 25-11, the best record in the Northwoods League. It is the second season in a row in which Madison clinched a playoff spot in the first half.<\/p>\n
The Mallards scored the first run of the afternoon in the second inning. Andre Nnebe (Santa Clara) lined a home run over the wall in left field to begin the frame and give the Mallards a 1-0 edge.<\/p>\n
In the third, Nnebe ripped an RBI single to right field and created a 2-0 cushion for Madison.<\/p>\n
Austin Blazevic (SEMO) drilled an RBI double down the line in right to score another Mallard run, in the fourth. A few pitches later, EJ Ranel (Lenoir-Rhyne) picked up his 17th<\/sup> RBI of the summer to give the Mallards a 4-0 lead.<\/p>\n The Chinooks rallied back for three runs in the fifth inning and slimmed the Mallard lead to 4-3. Griffin Doersching (Northern Kentucky) knocked an RBI single to get Lakeshore on the board. Later in the inning, Doersching came in to score on a wild pitch. Then, Daryl Myers (Benedictine College) poked through an RBI single and brought the game to a 4-3 score.<\/p>\n Jarrett Scheelk earned the win in relief for the Mallards and is now 1-1 on the summer. Jack Pagliarini (Northwestern) took the loss for Lakeshore.<\/p>\n Turning Point<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The Mallards scratched across two runs in the fourth inning to open a 4-0 lead which ultimately held up as enough in the game. Despite a valiant effort from the Chinooks in the fifth inning, the Madison defense held up the lead. The two-run fourth provided a cushion large enough for the Mallards to leave with a win.<\/p>\n Top Mallards<\/strong><\/p>\n Next Up<\/strong><\/p>\n The Mallards make their first-ever trip to Kokomo, Indiana, on Wednesday to begin a two-game series against the Jackrabbits. The series opener is scheduled to start at 7:05 p.m. eastern time at Kokomo Municipal Stadium. Hear every pitch of the 2019 Mallards\u2019 season live on The Zone, 96.7 FM and 1670 AM.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Madison Mallards (25-11) topped the Lakeshore Chinooks 5-4 on Tuesday in a rain-shortened, five-inning game at Kapco Park. After […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":15787,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-team-news"],"yoast_head":"\n\n