{"id":20921,"date":"2026-07-14T22:24:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T03:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/?p=20921"},"modified":"2026-07-14T22:24:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T03:24:43","slug":"woodchucks-reach-30-wins-on-summer-with-victory-over-madison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/2026\/07\/14\/woodchucks-reach-30-wins-on-summer-with-victory-over-madison\/","title":{"rendered":"Woodchucks Reach 30 Wins On Summer With Victory Over Madison"},"content":{"rendered":"

LATE OFFENSE POWERS THE WAY AS CHUCKS SCORE ALL 12 RUNS IN FINAL FOUR INNINGS AT THE PLATE<\/b><\/p>\n

WAUSAU, WI\u2014 After going 1-3 against rivals Madison during the first half of the season, Wausau has now won three games in a row over the Mallards, as they pulled away for a 12-7 win at Athletic Park Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

Ryan Chase (Kansas) recorded a four-hit night for the second time this summer, and added three RBIs while scoring two runs. Donovan Jeffrey (Miami\/Transfer Portal) reached three times, and went 1-2 with two RBIs and two runs scored.<\/p>\n

Richie LaCien (Illinois\/Transfer Portal) provided a strong outing in his first start of year three with the Woodchucks, tossing four innings and allowing just one earned run, with no walks and one strikeout. Chase Donahue (Mitchell College\/Transfer Portal) threw two scoreless frames himself in relief, striking out three in his best appearance of the summer.<\/p>\n

THE HIGHLIGHTS<\/b><\/p>\n

Madison got the first two runs in the game, scoring in both the second and fourth innings. Wausau did not reach base until the fifth, but then scored three runs in that frame, with Brayden Mazzacano (Illinois) breaking through with an RBI single, and two more runs scoring on the same play thanks to a Madison error.<\/p>\n

The Mallards tied the game in the top of the sixth, but Ryan Chase gave Wausau the lead back quickly. With two outs and two strikes, he lined an RBI single up the middle to score Lane Walton (Arkansas State), and that made the score 4-3.<\/p>\n

But there was much more offense to come. In the eighth inning, Wausau plated a total of eight runs, as four batters in the inning came to the plate twice. Donovan Jeffrey delivered a big two-RBI single to get the inning started, and Caleb Karll (Montevallo) earned an RBI on a single.<\/p>\n

Peyton Firgens (McClennan CC\/Mississippi State), Lane Walton and Sawyer Tolk (Kansas City Kansas CC\/Dayton) earned RBIs on bases loaded walks, and Ryan Chase punctuated the inning with a two-RBI double down the right field line. Wausau ended up being thankful for the extra insurance, as the Mallards scored four in the ninth to stage a late comeback, but ultimately fell short.<\/p>\n

NOTES AND NUMBERS<\/b><\/p>\n