With 6,727 fans in attendance, pitcher Rusty Shellhorn, who threw a no-hitter in his last start, took the mound for the Madison Mallards on Saturday night, as they defeated the Eau Claire Express 7-4 for their second straight win. However, the win didn’t come easy. Shellhorn got himself into a Read more »
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Mallards’ win streak ends at 5
The Mallards’ five-game win streak came to a screeching halt Tuesday night as the Wisconsin Woodchucks took advantage of the Mallards shaky pitching, winning 13-4. Starting pitcher Rusty Sellhorn put the Mallards in a bind early. The Woodchucks put runners on the corners with only one out in the top Read more »
Mallards sweep La Crosse in doubleheader
While the All-Star Break provided a rest for the Madison Mallards, this weekend surely a change of pace. After treacherous weather postponed the Mallards’ Thursday night game, they were forced to play a double-header on Friday. The Mallards were able to come out with one of the victories against the Read more »
Mallards shortstop above ‘Parr’
There is an old adage in baseball that “chicks dig the long ball.” If a player hits home runs — and lots of them — they are instantly a fan favorite. Who doesn’t like watching a ball get cranked out of the park 400 feet from home plate? But every Read more »
3rd inning surge lifts Mallards past Bombers 6-2
In a regulation baseball game, nine Innings are played to decide the winner. However, in last night’s game between the Madison Mallards and Battle Creek Bombers, the game was all but decided in one inning as the Mallards won 6-2. The key inning for the Mallards was the bottom of Read more »
Mallards can’t finish sweep
The Madison Mallards headed into Sunday’s game at Warner Park against the Wisconsin Woodchucks on a nine-game win streak. More importantly, they were 2-0 to start the second half of the season. Both wins came over the Wisconsin Woodchucks. Friday night, pitcher J.R. Graham showed off his versatility by hitting Read more »
Shutout dashes Mallards’ playoff hopes
Dixon Anderson began his season with Green Bay as a closer before moving to the starting rotation. In Sunday’s game against Madison, Anderson started and closed his own game to lead the Bullfrogs to a 5-0 victory at the Duck Pond. The right-hander from California threw an impressive complete Read more »
Mallard pitcher flies north for All-Star game
When Madison Mallards pitcher Cody Winiarski got his passport in early June he never thought he would need to use it so soon. The Madison Area Technical College alumnus only got it to be prepared in case he was chosen to represent the Mallards at the 2009 Northwoods League Read more »
Mallards blow by Bucks to avoid sweep
Harold Riggins did not wait long Wednesday night to let everyone know he was back in the Mallards’ starting lineup. With a runner on in the second, the first baseman drove a first pitch fastball from Waterloo starter Chris Pack over the wall in right center to give his Read more »
Williams hands Mallards 2nd home loss
Scott Williams turned the tables on the Madison Mallards Tuesday night at the Duck Pond. After getting shelled — eight runs on eight hits in 3.2 innings — the last time he pitched in Madison on June 4, the sophomore from Portage, Wis., kept the Mallards off balance all Read more »
Mallards’ home win streak hits 9 games
The Madison Mallards should consider changing their names to the Comeback Kids. Once again, the Mallards saved their heroics for the final inning, as they came from behind for a 5-4 comeback win in extra innings over the La Crosse Loggers Friday night at Warner Park. Shortstop Joe De Pinto Read more »
Madison wins 8th straight at Duck Pond
For better or worse, the Madison Mallards proved again Thursday night a game is never over in the Northwoods League, especially when playing at the Duck Pond. After entering the final frame with a 9-2 lead, the Mallards struggled to seal the deal against the Duluth Huskies, allowing theme Read more »
Yermal pitches Mallards past Huskies
The Madison Mallards traded in their big bats Wednesday for some good old-fashioned pitching and defense at the Duck Pond. Though it was not the type of game Madison has grown accustomed to at home, it was just as effective as they held off the Duluth Huskies 3-2 for Read more »
Mallards’ Wikoff drafted in 5th round
As he sat in the Mallards clubhouse Wednesday with his father and manager C.J. Thieleke, Brandon Wikoff anxiously waited to have his name called in the 2009 MLB Draft. When the news finally came, the elder Wikoff saw it first on the web before Brandon received a phone call Read more »
Riggins, Sabourin lead Mallards in win
As a part of the Mallards’ Summertime St. Patty’s Night, the back of Harold Riggins’ jersey read: “O’ There It Goes.” Jerrud Sabourin’s: “Hoosier Daddy.” Fittingly, the two hit back-to-back home runs in the sixth. Riggins crushed a two-run blast over the scoreboard in left to break a 3-3 Read more »
Mallards walk off to 6th straight victory
Adam McClain has been hitting the ball well of late, but no hit was bigger than the one he delivered Friday night in the bottom of the ninth. Following an intentional walk to load the bases, the redshirt freshman from Memphis crushed a hanging slider out of the park Read more »
Riggins’ big blast delivers Mallards victory
Harold Riggins can flat out crush the baseball. It is not too often you see a ball hit over the rooftop suites beyond the left field fence at the Duck Pond, but that is exactly what Riggins did Thursday in the third inning. The three-run blast by Riggins gave Read more »
Mallards extend win streak to 4 games
For the second consecutive night, the Madison Mallards got strong starting pitching and a big home run off the bat of Ben Long, a combination that produced an 8-5 victory Wednesday over the Waterloo Bucks. Joe Yermal, a sophomore from UNC-Charlotte, pitched six innings and allowed just two runs Read more »
Mallards sweep Honkers at Duck Pond
Behind impressive performances from Matt Jansen, Ben Long and Joe De Pinto, the Madison Mallards earned a 5-1 victory Tuesday to complete a two-game sweep of the Rochester Honkers at the Duck Pond. Jansen allowed six hits and struck out four over six shut out innings to get the Read more »
Riggins’ blast gives Mallards walk-off win
It was a storybook ending to a sloppy night for the Madison Mallards. In a game that featured 11 errors, the only play that mattered afterwards was the last one. With a runner on, first baseman Harold Riggins crushed a 1-1 pitch over the fence in center to give Read more »




