{"id":27745,"date":"2026-08-11T22:15:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T03:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/madison-mallards\/?p=27745"},"modified":"2026-08-11T22:15:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T03:15:32","slug":"madison-mallards-fall-in-great-lakes-championship-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/madison-mallards\/2026\/08\/11\/madison-mallards-fall-in-great-lakes-championship-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Madison Mallards Fall in Great Lakes Championship Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Madison, WI \u2013 The Madison Mallards saw their season come to an end Tuesday night at Warner Park, falling to the Royal Oak Leprechauns in the Great Lakes Championship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Parker McDaniels (University of Cincinnati) put the Leprechauns on the board in the top of the second inning with an RBI single to give Royal Oak a 1-0 lead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The score remained 1-0 through five innings, with Spencer Boynton (Valparaiso University) shutting down the Mallards\u2019 offense. In the sixth, Northwoods League home run leader Luke Kosko (University of Cincinnati) hit a two-run homer to extend the Leprechauns\u2019 lead to 3-0.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Boynton continued to stay strong on the mound, sending the Mallards down in order in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings. Royal Oak added three insurance runs in the ninth, with Steven Cavaco (University of Alabama at Birmingham) hitting a two-run triple to make it 5-0. Michael Zielinski (Wright State University) then added a sacrifice fly to extend the lead to 6-0.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the bottom of the ninth, Jack Bello (University of Minnesota) hit a solo home run to break up the shutout and make it 6-1. Boynton then retired the side to complete the game and seal the 6-1 victory, sending the Leprechauns to the title game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Boynton earned the win with his dominant performance, while Drayton Lou (University of Minnesota) took the loss for the Mallards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With the loss, the Mallards\u2019 2026 season comes to an end. 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