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Madison, WI \u2013 June 11, 2009. Mallards shortstop Brandon Wikoff (Illinois), the team\u2019s only current three-year player, was selected Tuesday morning by the Houston Astros in the 5th round (161st overall) of the 2009 MLB Draft. <\/p>\n

The strong-armed prospect finished his junior season with the Illini with a .373 batting average, 17 doubles, 41 RBI, and 10 stolen bases. Last season for the Mallards he posted a .310 average with 24 RBI and 15 stolen bases and in the postseason Wikoff was even more effective, leading all Northwoods League hitters with eight base-hits, good for a .444 average over 5 games. In 2007 he was named a post-season All-Star after hitting .323 with 14 RBI that included an impressive hitting streak of 16 games.<\/p>\n

For his career in a Mallards uniform Wikoff accumulated a .315 batting average with 130 hits, 39 RBI, and 23 stolen bases in 115 games. <\/p>\n

Wikoff is expected to leave the Mallards today to begin preparation of his professional baseball career.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Six other former Mallards were selected in the first 30 rounds of the ongoing draft:<\/p>\n

Rob Lyerly (Charlotte), 6th round (195th overall), NY Yankees. Lyerly played for the Mallards last summer and won the Silver Slugger Award as the NWL\u2019s top hitter with a .342 average while setting franchise records in single-season RBI (48) and doubles (19). <\/p>\n

Neil Medchill (Okla. State), 11th round (345th overall), NY Yankees. Medchill was a Mallard in 2007 and appeared in 32 games while posting a batting average of .257 with five doubles and 14 RBI.<\/p>\n

Nick Kirk (Iowa), 19th round (575th overall), Cleveland Indians. Kirk came to Madison in 2007 and posted a 1-2 record and 1.13 ERA in 24 innings pitched. The left-hander started four games and struck out 24 batters.<\/p>\n

Jake Sullivan (Arkansas-Little Rock), 22nd round (679th overall), Tampa Bay Rays. Sullivan played for two seasons (2006-07) and accumulated a 6-4 record and 2.05 ERA in 70.2 innings on the mound.<\/p>\n

Aaron Bray (Charlotte), 27th round (821st overall), Houston Astros. Bray appeared in a Mallards uniform last season and went on to hit .273 with four doubles, three triples, and 18 RBI over 54 games.<\/p>\n

Brandon Haveman (Purdue), 29th round (863rd overall), Seattle Mariners. Haveman only appeared in 10 games last summer for the Mallards and hit .214 with eight RBI.<\/p>\n

The Mallards continue their 4-game homestand tonight against the Duluth Huskies at 7:05 p.m. with gates opening at 5:30 p.m. On Friday the La Crosse Loggers come to town for a two-game series.<\/span><\/p>\n

To purchase tickets please click here<\/a> or call us at 608.246.4277 today!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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