{"id":16232,"date":"2019-08-08T22:45:28","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T03:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/madison-mallards\/?p=16232"},"modified":"2019-08-09T23:11:11","modified_gmt":"2019-08-10T04:11:11","slug":"mallards-silenced-5-2-by-rafters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/madison-mallards\/2019\/08\/08\/mallards-silenced-5-2-by-rafters\/","title":{"rendered":"Mallards Silenced 5-2 by Rafters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Madison Mallards (41-28) fell 5-2 to the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (44-25) in a pitcher\u2019s duel at Witter Field on Thursday. With the win, the Rafters secured a season series victory with their seventh win of 2019 over the Mallards.<\/p>\n<p>The Mallards took an early 1-0 lead in the first inning when EJ Ranel (Lenoir-Rhyne) drew a leadoff walk. Later in the frame, Ranel took advantage of an error an came into score.<\/p>\n<p>The Rafters bounced back in the second and pushed across three runs to take a 3-1 lead. Noah Thigpen (UT-Martin) lifted a sacrifice fly. Two batters later, Matt Oldham (Elon) hammered a two-run home run to right field, putting Rapids ahead by two.<\/p>\n<p>With two out in the third, Jake Dunham (Northern Illinois) blasted a solo home run to left and increased the Rafters\u2019 lead to 4-1.<\/p>\n<p>Drew Williams (San Jose State) drove home a run for the Mallards in the eighth, slimming the Madison deficit to 4-2.<\/p>\n<p>Rapids opened a 5-2 cushion and countered with a run in the bottom of the eighth on an RBI single from Osvaldo Tovalin (Azusa Pacific).<\/p>\n<p>Neil Abbatiello (Wagner) dominated on the mound for the Rafters. The left-hander cruised through six innings and allowed just two hits and zero earned runs. Abatiello finished with 10 strikeouts over his six-inning outing. Brayden Bonner (Dixie State) picked up his 10<sup>th<\/sup> save of the summer with a perfect ninth.<\/p>\n<p>Eliot Turnquist (Madison College) took the loss for Madison after allowing four runs over three innings of work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Turning Point<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the third inning, the Rafters struck for three to open a two-run cushion. The lead was one which Rapids did not relinquish the rest of the game, powered by the masterful pitching and strong defense.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Top Mallards<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Logan Michaels (Virginia) accounted for half of the Mallards\u2019 hits. Michaels knocked through two singles and finished 2-for-4.<\/li>\n<li>Williams was the only Mallard with an RBI in the game, notching his 19<sup>th<\/sup> of the season.<\/li>\n<li>John Sakowski (Creighton) was strong in relief for Madison. He crafted three innings and did now allow a run, facing the minimum number of nine batters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Next Up<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Mallards and Rafters clash for the final time in the regular season on Friday in Wisconsin Rapids. First pitch between the division rivals is set for 7:05 p.m. from Witter Field. 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