{"id":6905,"date":"2015-06-05T18:07:52","date_gmt":"2015-06-05T18:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/madison-mallards\/?p=6905"},"modified":"2015-06-18T02:56:15","modified_gmt":"2015-06-18T02:56:15","slug":"beckwith-makes-debut-start-in-series-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/madison-mallards\/2015\/06\/05\/beckwith-makes-debut-start-in-series-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"Beckwith Makes Debut Start in Series Finale"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\"6-16Madison, Wis. (June 16) <\/strong>– Capturing a decisive 6-1 victory at C.O. Brown Stadium on Monday, the Madison Mallards (10-10) will wrap up their two-game road series with the Battle Creek Bombers (8-12) Tuesday night at 6:05 p.m. CT. This evening’s contest will mark the fourth of six consecutive away games for the Mallards, who are 1-2 on their current road swing.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAndrew Beckwith (Coastal Carolina) will receive his first starting job of the season in tonight’s series finale. The 6-foot-0, 183-pound right-hander has appeared in three games out of Madison’s bullpen thus far, posting a 2.57 ERA, 1.29 WHIP with just one walk in seven innings. Beckwith’s sophomore collegiate campaign this spring concluded with a 6-4 record, 3.26 ERA and sterling BB\/9 ratio of 2.32 across 66.1 frames. Opponents hit just .253 against him.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tTo counter, the Bombers have tasked left-handed pitcher Layne Bruner (Washington State) with his third start of the 2015 season. The 6-foot-2 native of Montesano, Wash., has struggled in his first go-around in the Northwoods League, issuing 13 walks across seven innings in which he has managed a 11.57 ERA. As a sophomore this past spring, Bruner went 2-0 with a 3.52 ERA in 23.0 innings and put 28 men on base via walk while striking out 20.\n<\/p>\n