Mallards Pursue Home Success
June 9, 2016 - Northwoods League (Northwoods)
Madison Mallards News Release
The home and road splits have not been kind to the Warner Park faithful in 2016, as their 2-1 win last night over Lakeshore kept Madison at a perfect 6-0 on the road compared to a 1-2 start at home. Statistically, the Mallards are hitting .333 with a 2.33 team ERA in six away games versus a .245-team batting average and 6.33 team ERA at the Duck Pond.
Tonight will be the home debut of Heath Renz (UW-Whitewater), a local product who looked stellar in his last start before the rain cut his outing short. The right-hander fired two hitless innings prior to the rain delay.
Mallards fans will also get a first look at infielder Nico Hoerner (Stanford), who joined the team on the road yesterday and will make his first start at home tonight. The freshman hit .254 with eight doubles and 24 RBIs for the Cardinal. He was 1-4 with a run in last night's contest.
The Chinooks have struggled offensively as the season has progressed, as Lakeshore only hits a mere .199 as a team. They have hit a single home run since 2016 has begun and have scored 25 runs. The Mallards, on the other hand, hit .307 with nine home runs and 61 runs scored. However, Lakeshore has an opponent batting average of .197 whereas Madison's BAA is .255. This is shaping up to be a game of the Chinooks pitching versus the Mallards bats.
Lakeshore will send the sophomore Joey Abraham (Vanderbilt) to the bump after a solid first outing against Kalamazoo. He went five innings while allowing only one run, walking five and striking out five. He pitched in 16.2 innings for Vandy in 2016, posting a 5.40 ERA.
Tonight's game against Lakeshore will feature Juggling Josh Horton. Tickets are available for purchase by visiting MallardsBaseball.com, calling the Mallards ticket office at 608-246-4277, or stopping in the ticket office at 2920 N Sherman Ave.
Northwoods League Stories from June 9, 2016
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- Bats Shine in Win over Border Cats - Wisconsin Rapids Rafters
- Fricke's Walk-Off Double Gives Bucks 2-1 Win - Waterloo Bucks
- Will Craig Taken with 22nd Pick of MLB Draft - St. Cloud Rox
- Stingers Outhit Loggers But Drop Series Finale - Willmar Stingers
- Bullfrogs Get Bats Going Late, Not Enough After Slow Start - Green Bay Rockers
- Kingfish Drop Pitcher's Duel to Rivets - Kenosha Kingfish
- Putzig Provides 7th Inning Spark in 9-3 Loss - St. Cloud Rox
- Battle Creek Bombers Fall to the Wisconsin Woodchucks, 4-3 - Battle Creek Battle Jacks
- 'Chucks Win, Split Series in Battle Creek - Wausau Woodchucks
- Honkers Fall to MoonDogs in Game One of Double Header - Rochester Honkers
- Mallards Pursue Home Success - Madison Mallards
- Kalamazoo Growlers to Hold Fundraiser for Victims of Cycling Tragedy - Kalamazoo Growlers
- Rafters Playing for Sweep of Border Cats - Wisconsin Rapids Rafters
- Bullfrogs Look to End Three Game Skid - Green Bay Rockers
- Waterloo Tops Duluth, 2-1, in 5-Inning Contest - Waterloo Bucks
- 'Dogs Game Called Due to Rain, Double Header Tomorrow - Mankato MoonDogs
- Chinooks Fall at Home - Lakeshore Chinooks
- Weather in Waterloo Ends Game Early - Duluth Huskies
- Late Inning Heroics Lead Honkers to Win in Mankato - Rochester Honkers
- Water Logged: Stingers Shut out Loggers in Rain-Shortened Win - Willmar Stingers
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