{"id":16256,"date":"2019-08-09T23:16:04","date_gmt":"2019-08-10T04:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/madison-mallards\/?p=16256"},"modified":"2019-08-10T10:09:38","modified_gmt":"2019-08-10T15:09:38","slug":"mallards-sink-rafters-4-2-in-series-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/madison-mallards\/2019\/08\/09\/mallards-sink-rafters-4-2-in-series-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"Mallards Sink Rafters 4-2 in Series Finale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Madison Mallards (42-28) chugged past the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (44-26) in a tight, 4-2 contest Friday night at Witter Field. The game closed out the regular-season series between the Mallards and the Rafters and earned the Mallards a series split in the final set.<\/p>\n<p>Timo Schau (Southern Wesleyan) broke a 0-0 tie in the fourth inning with a sacrifice fly to put the Mallards on the board. A few batters later, Nick Figus (Illinois Wesleyan) roped an RBI double to open a 2-0 Madison cushion.<\/p>\n<p>The Rafters countered with two runs in the fifth to tie the game. Anthony Galasan (Elon) cranked a two-RBI double to knot the game at 2-2 in the middle innings.<\/p>\n<p>After a few quiet frames, Madison poked across some insurance runs in the seventh. Austin Blazevic (SEMO) drove home a run to put the Mallards back ahead. Then, Jordan Stephens (Miami-Ohio) ripped a single to score another and make it a 4-2 advantage.<\/p>\n<p>Leon Davidson (North Carolina A&amp;T) was lights out in relief for the Mallards and picked up the win. In two and two-thirds innings of work, Davidson picked up five strikeouts. Theo Denlinger (Bradley) notched his 12<sup>th<\/sup> save of the summer with a scoreless ninth inning to secure the victory.<\/p>\n<p>Hayden Petrovick (UC-Riverside) took the loss for the Rafters after allowing the go-ahead runs in the seventh.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Turning Point<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Davidson entered with one out in the sixth inning and the go-ahead run in scoring position. He promptly shut down the Rafters\u2019 offense and provided stability on the mound for the Mallards in a tightly-contested game down the stretch.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Top Mallards<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stephens had two hits and laced a double in the fourth inning before scoring the first run of the game. He finished 2-for-5 at the plate.<\/li>\n<li>Davidson dominated on the hill. The right-hander was phenomenal on the bump and racked up five strikeouts, four of which were looking.<\/li>\n<li>Logan Michaels (Virginia) cranked out another multi-hit game, going 2-for-5 and scoring a run. Michaels is now hitting a clean .364 on the year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Next Up<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Mallards return to Warner Park on Saturday for their final home game of the regular season. First pitch against the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders is slated for 6:05 at the Duck Pond. Saturday is Vegas Night presented by The Zone and will feature a Wolf Pack Maynard bobblehead giveaway presented by The Great Dane. 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