Mallards rally to down Battle Creek
The Madison Mallards evened their record in for the second half of the season with a come-from-behind 11-5 victory over the Battle Creek Bombers at the Duck Pond at Warner Park.
The Mallards quickly recovered from the Bombers' big fourth inning. The Bombers scored five runs on four hits, including David Luna's two-RBI home run, to take a 5-0 lead.
The Mallards then scored three runs in the bottom of the inning, helped by two errors. Phil Gosselin opened the inning with a triple and scored on a single by Josh Groves. After Aaron Bray reached on a fielder's choice, Joe Bonadonna singled and advanced to second third an error by left fielder Tillman Pugh while Bray scored to make it 5-2 Bombers. Bonadonna scored when Luke Stewart reached first and advanced to second on an error to pull the Mallards within 3-2.
The Mallards then scored two runs in each of the next four innings. They took the lead on Stewart's home run off Bryce Morrow.
Bonadonna went 3-for-3 with three RBIs. Braw went 2-for-4 and scored twice while leadoff hitter Brandon Wikoff went 2-for-4.
The crowd was 7,475.
The Mallards, who won their third game in a row and are 6-6 in the second half of Northwoods League play, take on the La Crosse Loggers at 5:05 p.m. Sunday at the Duck Pond.
