Beer batters are cornerstone promos in the Minor League Baseball and summer-collegiate worlds. The Northwoods League’s Madison Mallards are taking it a step further: for a game, every batter is a beer batter. (more…)
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Madison Mallards unveil new logo, branding
The Madison Mallards (Northwoods League) unveiled new logos and branding for the 2021 season, tying mascot Maynard G. Mallard with more local elements for the summer-collegiate team. (more…)
Signs of return to normalcy in MiLB, summer-collegiate worlds
With MiLB teams hosting alternate training site scrimmages and summer-collegiate teams announcing a return to action, we’re seeing small signs of a return to normalcy in 2021. (more…)
Prepping for 2021: Madison Mallards
After shutting down for the entire 2020 Northwoods League season, the Madison Mallards are prepping for a scaled-down 2021 campaign and working with city officials to address ballpark debt and extend the current lease. (more…)
Teams find alternative uses for ballparks as entertainment venues
With no baseball on the field, we’re seeing ballparks used for other forms of entertainment, as the Texas Rangers, Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Daytona Tortugas and Madison Mallards present different forms of entertainment instead of hardball. (more…)
Neuroscience Group Field to Host Northwoods League Game
Neuroscience Group Field, home of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (Low A; Midwest League), will host a summer-collegiate game on June 24, when the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders and Madison Mallards meet in the inaugural Northwoods League Road to the Show Minor League Classic. (more…)
Reward Floated for Info on Madison Mallards Team Store Arson
With an investigation ongoing, authorities are offering an up to $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in a fire last week that damaged the Madison Mallards (summer collegiate; Northwoods League) team store. (more…)
New for Three July Games: Wisconsin Cheese Curds
For three Thursday home games in July, the Madison Mallards (summer collegiate; Northwoods League) will play as the Wisconsin Cheese Curds. The promotion will include special on-field uniforms, along with a new merchandise line. (more…)
Madison Mallards Launch Dad Bod Contest
The Madison Mallards (summer collegiate; Northwoods League) have launched a Dad Bod Contest, where the winner’s dad bod will be sublimated onto a shirsey (T-shirt jersey). (more…)
Personnel News: Madison, Vermont
We have some personnel news to report from the Madison Mallards (summer collegiate; Northwoods League) and the Vermont Lake Monsters (Short Season A; NY-Penn League). (more…)
Best Ballpark Improvement (Over $1M): Great Dane Duck Blind
For the 2017 season, the Madison Mallards (summer collegiate; Northwoods League) successfully reinvented the Great Dane Duck Blind. Long one of the most popular features at Warner Park (aka “The Duck Pond“), the unique Duck Blind has captured the Ballpark Digest Best Ballpark Improvement (Over $1M) award. (more…)
2017 Summer Collegiate Attendance by Average
With the summer-collegiate regular season wrapping up last night, we’ll be reporting the numbers across the industry. We end up today’s coverage with a listing of 2017 summer-collegiate attendance sorted by average. (more…)
Best of the Ballparks 2017, Summer Collegiate: Warner Park
With over 32,000 voters weighing in on the top summer-collegiate ballparks, Warner Park (aka “The Duck Pond“), home of the Madison Mallards, was the winner in the third-annual Best of the Ballparks 2017 fan vote from Ballpark Digest. (more…)