A gritty mix of manufactured offense and timely hits fueled the Madison Mallards in a back-andΠ-forth 5-4 victory Sunday afternoon at Warner Park that earned them a two-game series split against the Wisconsin Woodchucks.
“The Woodchucks put up a good fight. They always do. It’s always gonna be a good baseball game when we’re playing them,” Mallards shortstop Michael Fuhrman said.
Forward Madison FC’s late collapse forced a 1-1 draw with Fort Lauderdale CF Saturday night at Breese Stevens Field that dropped the team further out of playoff contention.
“[It was] heartbreaking to get beaten the last minute,” Flamingos head coach Carl Craig said of the failure that saw the team slip from seventh to eighth in the USL1 standings
The Madison Mallards’ hopes of a late comeback were crushed in a bitter 5-4 defeat Friday night at Warner Park, resulting in a two-game series split against the Kalamazoo Growlers.
“Man, you never want to lose a ball game like that,” Mallards pitching coach Leon Davidson said after his team’s three-game winning streak was snapped.
Bullpen depth and clutch hitting spurred the Madison Mallards to a 5-4 victory against the Kalamazoo Growlers on Thursday night at Warner Park.
Mallards center fielder J.T. Benson said his squad was able to rally because of their group-first mindset.
“We are a great team right now,” Benson said. “We’re very…built around each other…and not for ourselves.”
Wildly uneven pitching forced a series split in the Madison Mallards’ doubleheader against the Lakeshore Chinooks Wednesday at Warner Park. The Mallards followed up a 4-0 triumph with an 11-5 loss.
Alex Iadisernia found redemption for his team on Tuesday night.
“It was satisfying,” the Madison Mallards center fielder said of a 7-6 walkoff win that snapped the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters’ five-game winning streak over his club. “We knew coming in that this team had our number.”
Madison’s starting pitcher Eliot Turnquist said that a hostility has existed between the two teams.
“We’re rivals with these guys,” Turnquist said. “There’s been bad blood between us in the past.”
A second-inning surge was too much for the Madison Mallards to overcome Wednesday night as the Madison Mallards dropped a 14-8 decision to the Fond
Madison Mallards starting pitcher Jake Baldino stalled the Kenosha Kingfish and his offense did just enough to fuel a 3-2 victory at Warner Park Monday afternoon.
The Madison Mallards left fielder Matthew Scannell saved his team from a self-destruction in a 4-3 walk-off comeback victory against the Kenosha Kingfish on Sunday evening at Warner Park.
After blowing a chance to walk it off in Saturday’s game, Scannell said the difference this time was his composure.
“I was the most relaxed I’ve been all year,” Scannell said. “Threw me a first pitch changeup. Knew I was going to get a fastball, so just put a good swing on it.”
The Madison Mallards’ three game winning streak ended inharmoniously with a failed comeback in a 6-5 loss to the Wisconsin Woodchucks on Saturday evening at
