{"id":26426,"date":"2025-07-05T23:38:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T04:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/madison-mallards\/?p=26426"},"modified":"2025-07-05T23:38:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T04:38:58","slug":"first-inning-eruption-lifts-madison-mallards-over-wisconsin-rapids-rafters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/madison-mallards\/2025\/07\/05\/first-inning-eruption-lifts-madison-mallards-over-wisconsin-rapids-rafters\/","title":{"rendered":"First Inning Eruption Lifts Madison Mallards Over Wisconsin Rapids Rafters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Madison, WI- Fueled by a blistering start at the plate, the Madison Mallards (22-17) dominated the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (15-25) 17-2 Saturday night at Warner Park.<\/p>\n<p>Davis Hamilton (University of Minnesota) set the tone with a blazing RBI double, and Daniel Rogers (University of Iowa) followed up with an RBI single to put the Mallards up 2-0. Then the offense exploded\u2014five consecutive RBI hits broke the game wide open. The Mallards sent 14 hitters to the plate and unleashed a 10-run first inning, as Hamilton and Rogers each added another RBI hit to cap the early offensive barrage.<\/p>\n<p>The game was halted by rain in the second inning, but play resumed after a one-hour delay. Charlie West (University of Connecticut) dominated the Rafters on the mound, tossing five scoreless innings and racking up seven strikeouts.<\/p>\n<p>The Mallards continued to build the big lead. Michael Lippe (University of Louisville) hit an RBI single in the fifth to make it 13-0. Liam Moreno (St. Cloud State University) scored on a groundout in the sixth to make it 14-0. <\/p>\n<p>Junior Barajas (Saddleback Community College) put the Rafters on the board with a two-run homer in the seventh inning. However, Madison answered with three more runs in the bottom of the eighth to seal a 17-2 victory. <\/p>\n<p>West earned his second win of the season on the mound, while Kenny Schultz (University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point) was charged with the loss. Hamilton finished with four RBIs, while Rogers and Brock Lulewicz (Wichita State University) each drove in three runs. <\/p>\n<p>The Mallards and Rafters will face off again in Wisconsin Rapids on Sunday afternoon. 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