{"id":27613,"date":"2026-07-18T22:01:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T03:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/madison-mallards\/?p=27613"},"modified":"2026-07-18T22:01:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T03:01:03","slug":"aiden-arnett-homers-as-madison-mallards-return-to-win-column","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/madison-mallards\/2026\/07\/18\/aiden-arnett-homers-as-madison-mallards-return-to-win-column\/","title":{"rendered":"Aiden Arnett Homers as Madison Mallards Return to Win Column"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Madison, WI \u2013 The Madison Mallards (28-19) cruised past the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders (19-31) in front of a sold-out crowd at Warner Park on Saturday night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Madison wasted no time getting on the board, taking a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Brayden Zilis (Illinois State University) raced home on a wild pitch. The Mallards added to their advantage two innings later as Aiden Arnett (Virginia Tech) launched a towering two-run home run to left, extending the lead to 3-0.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fond du Lac&#8217;s lone offensive spark came in the fifth inning when Quincy Mazeke (University of Cincinnati) connected on a solo home run. It was the only hit surrendered by Madison starter Noah Musolf (Valparaiso University), who turned in a dominant outing, allowing just the one run over five innings while striking out three.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The score remained unchanged until the eighth, when the Mallards put the game out of reach. With two outs and two runners on, Brock Lulewicz (McLennan Community College) lined a two-run single that scored Arnett and Nate Novinska (University of Illinois), pushing Madison&#8217;s lead to 5-1.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ike Young (University of Illinois) sealed the victory with a perfect ninth inning as the Mallards completed a dominant all-around pitching performance. 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