Northwoods Madison Mallards

Mallards Take Down Growlers to Conclude 2014 Season

August 10, 2014 - Northwoods League (Northwoods)
Madison Mallards News Release


Kalamazoo, MI - August 10, 2014. Down 8-7 going into the ninth inning, the Madison Mallards (21-18, 39-33) rallied to score three runs and win 10-8 over the Kalamazoo Growlers (16-21, 29-43) tonight in Kalamazoo to close out the 2014 Northwoods League season.

Left fielder Alex Bacon (North Florida) got things started in the ninth with a single and would come around to score later on a RBI single from third baseman Dylan Detert (Madison College). Catcher Matt Thaiss (Virginia) added an RBI single and Detert scored on a wild pitch to bring the Mallards final tally to ten. Detert finished 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI.

The Mallards had scored four in the sixth inning, two runs coming shortstop Tony Butler's (Virginia) two RBI single, and three in the third. The Growlers responded to the Mallards big sixth with four runs of their own to go ahead 8-7.

After the Mallards three run ninth, closer Tim Black (Central Michigan) came on to earn the save, retiring all three batters he faced and striking out two.

Mallards reliever Ben Neumann earned the win, tossing two shutout innings in the seventh and eighth.

Growlers pitcher John Schreiber (Northwestern Ohio) was tabbed with the loss after pitching the final three innings, giving up three runs on three hits while striking out two.



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