{"id":7311,"date":"2015-07-08T00:19:13","date_gmt":"2015-07-08T00:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/madison-mallards\/?p=7311"},"modified":"2015-07-10T15:30:49","modified_gmt":"2015-07-10T15:30:49","slug":"dspain-mallards-chase-series-sweep-of-stingers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/madison-mallards\/2015\/07\/08\/dspain-mallards-chase-series-sweep-of-stingers\/","title":{"rendered":"D\u2019Spain, Mallards Chase Series Sweep of Stingers"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\"7-8Madison, Wis. (July 8) <\/strong>– Capturing a victory in Tuesday’s series opener thanks to Anthony Gonsolin’s (St. Mary’s College) pair of home runs, the Madison Mallards (4-2, 24-17) will look to claim a series sweep of the Willmar Stingers (4-3, 27-14) Wednesday evening at Bill Taunton Stadium. Tonight’s contest, scheduled for 7:05 p.m., will conclude Madison’s five-game road trip away from the Duck Pond. Full play-by-play coverage will be provided by 100.5 FM ESPN Madison.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tTonight, the Mallards will turn to Dalton D’Spain (Texas A&M Corpus Christi) to provide a strong outing in his seventh start of the summer. Coming off a winning decision July 2 vs. Kalamazoo in which he allowed four runs in five innings, D’Spain holds true to Madison’s team-high in wins (4) to go alongside a 3.44 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 32:16 strikeout-to-walk ratio and .202 opponent batting average. The 6-foot-1 right hander has also logged three quality starts this summer.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tTo counter, the Stingers will task left-handed pitcher Brian Kehner (Presbyterian) with his second start of the season. After contributing out of Willmar’s bullpen to begin 2015, the 5-foot-11 southpaw received his first starting gig of the summer July 1 versus Eau Clair and pitched admirably, logging seven strikeouts and ceding just one run across eight innings en route to the win. Overall, Kehner is 2-0 with a 1.89 ERA and 16:5 K\/BB ratio in seven games (19 IP) thus far.\n<\/p>\n