{"id":27432,"date":"2026-06-14T19:27:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T00:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/madison-mallards\/?p=27432"},"modified":"2026-06-14T19:27:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T00:27:21","slug":"comeback-falls-short-as-madison-mallards-drop-series-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/madison-mallards\/2026\/06\/14\/comeback-falls-short-as-madison-mallards-drop-series-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"Comeback Falls Short as Madison Mallards Drop Series Finale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Madison, WI \u2013 The Madison Mallards (12-7) nearly erased a six-run deficit on Sunday afternoon, but their late comeback fell just short in a 6-5 loss to the Richmond Flying Mummies (11-9) in the series finale at Warner Park.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After three scoreless innings, Richmond broke through in the fourth when Ashton Seymore (Georgetown University) launched a solo home run to put the Flying Mummies ahead 1-0. The Mallards struggled to generate offense against Richmond starter Tyler Biddinger (Bushnell University), who tossed six no-hit innings and struck out four, keeping Madison off the scoreboard through the middle innings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Richmond added to its lead in the sixth. Eli Bennett (Indiana University) delivered an RBI single to make it 2-0 before a balk brought home another run. Jimmy Chadwell (Columbia University) followed with an RBI single to extend the advantage to 4-0. The Flying Mummies added two more runs in the seventh, highlighted by a two-run homer from Drew Phillips (Miami University Ohio), stretching the lead to 6-0.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Facing a sizable deficit, the Mallards finally broke through against the Richmond bullpen in the bottom of the seventh. Marcelino Alonso (Indiana State University) was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to force in a run, and Isaac Pamaran (Florida State University) followed with a bases-loaded walk. Aaron Holland (UW-Whitewater) then lifted a sacrifice fly, trimming the deficit to 6-3.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Madison continued to chip away in the eighth inning. Brock Lulewicz (McLennan Community College) lined an RBI single to make it 6-4, and Cooper Berry (Pomona-Pitzer) followed with another run-scoring hit to bring the Mallards within one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The comeback bid carried into the ninth, where Madison put the tying run on base and brought the winning run to the plate. Jack Gold (Pomona-Pitzer) stepped in, representing the winning run, but his deep fly ball to the warning track was hauled in for the final out as Richmond escaped with the victory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Biddinger earned the win for Richmond on the mound. Luke Fricker (University of Missouri) turned in a solid start for Madison, allowing just one run over five innings, but was charged with the loss. Conner Vanderluitgaren (University of Evansville) recorded his first save of the season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After two days off, the Mallards will travel to Kenosha for a doubleheader against the Kingfish on Wednesday. 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