Mallards Transforming Duck Pond Into Drive-In Theater Starting May 20

PRESS RELEASE – Take me out to the…movies? That’s right! The Madison Mallards have announced that the Duck Pond is transforming into the Duck Pond Drive-In Theater! Drive-In Theaters were just given the approval to open this week and the Duck Pond Drive-In will be the first to open in Dane County.

$5,000 Reward Offered in Mallards Arson Case

As reported last week, the merchandise shop at the home of the Madison Mallards (Summer Collegiate, Northwoods League) suffered significant damage because of a fire, including a collapsed roof.  Arson is suspected.  There is now a $5,000 reward being offered for information leading to an arrest in the case.  Read more here.

Mallards Announce ‘Dad Bod’ Contest

Do you work hard year round on perfecting your beer belly?  Have you been told that you have chest hair to rival Wolverine’s?  Has your physique ever been described as “doughy”?  Well, then you might have a Dad Bod, and the Madison Mallards (Summer Collegiate, Northwoods League) want to help you show it off.  Read more here.

Mallards Unveil 2018 Promo Schedule

The Madison Mallards (Summer Collegiate, Northwoods League) have announced their full promotional schedule for the 2018 season.  The schedule is complete with fireworks shows, noteworthy bobbleheads, exciting theme nights and hysterical entertainment acts.  This year will also feature exciting promotions specific to the Great Dane Duck Blind.  Read more here.

Mallards Name Serwe Assistant GM

PRESS RELEASE – The Madison Mallards announced today that Jake Serwe has been named Assistant General Manager of the Mallards. Serwe has spent the past six seasons with the Mallards sister team, the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters.

Mallards Release 2017 Promo Schedule

PRESS RELEASE – The Madison Mallards are excited to announce their full promotional schedule for the 2017 season. The schedule is complete with fireworks shows, noteworthy bobbleheads, exciting theme nights and hysterical entertainment acts.

Big Top Baseball Ownership Group Unveils Smart Watch Bobblehead

PRESS RELEASE – Big Top Baseball, the ownership group of the Madison Mallards, Kenosha Kingfish, Green Bay Bullfrogs, and Wisconsin Rapids Rafters, is excited to unveil the first ever smart watch bobblehead.

Mallards Enhance Front Office Staff

PRESS RELEASE – The Madison Mallards have announced the addition of three new members to the inside ticket sales team. Carter Rockhill, Matt Champeau and Dylan Simkin are all excited to bring their past experience in baseball to the Mallards front office.

Mallards Release First Look at Great Dane Duck Blind Renovations

PRESS RELEASE – The Madison Mallards have released a first look at the proposed brand new Great Dane Duck Blind that will be built using 37 shipping containers. The unique architectural style will be the first of its kind in all of baseball and the first shipping container project in the city of Madison. The project will be the largest renovation at the Duck Pond since the stadium was re-built in 2010.

Big Top Baseball Goes Digital and Free with Team Programs

PRESS RELEASE – Big Top Baseball has announced that all four of the organization’s teams including Madison, Wisconsin Rapids, Kenosha and Green Bay, will be unveiling a new free digital program for the 2016 season.

Mallards Unveil 2016 Promotional Schedule

PRESS RELEASE – The Madison Mallards are excited to release their full promotional schedule for the 2016 season. The schedule is jam packed of amazing fireworks shows, unique bobblehead giveaways, hysterical entertainment acts, and a former WWE Hall of Famer!

Mallards Add Punzel to Front Office

PRESS RELEASE – The Madison Mallards have announced the addition of Austin Punzel to the 2016 front office as the Director of Food and Beverage.

Double-Decker Pizza Bus to Host Celebrity Chef Series at Duck Pond

PRESS RELEASE – The Madison Mallards are excited to announce details regarding the 2015 Mallards Double-Decker Pizza Bus Chef Series, which will take place during Tuesday’s Major League Dreams Showcase and Mallards home games this Wednesday and Thursday night at the Duck Pond. The series will feature four nationally and locally renowned chefs, who will prepare at least two special pizzas and one

Mallards Show Off ‘Double Decker Pizza Bus’ with Brick Oven, Premium Party Deck

One month ago today, the Madison Mallards (Summer Collegiate, Northwoods League) unveiled their new Double Decker Pizza Bus, where brick oven pizza is made below, and fans can enjoy the game via premium roof-deck seating

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Mallards Announce 2015 Promotional Schedule

PRESS RELEASE – The Madison Mallards are excited to release their full promotional schedule for the 2015 season. The schedule is jam packed of amazing fireworks shows, unique bobblehead giveaways, hysterical entertainment acts, and a WWE Hall of Famer!

Mallards Name New General Manager

PRESS RELEASE – The Madison Mallards have announced that Tyler Isham has been promoted as the club’s General Manager. Isham will work directly with Mallards President, Vern Stenman and Mallards Chief Operating Officer, Conor Caloia to oversee the most successful organization in summer collegiate baseball.

Mallards Host ‘Ducktoberfest’

PRESS RELEASE – The Madison Mallards host Ducktoberfest each year in early fall. This event is FREE and open to the public. Ducktoberfest will be held on October 4, 2014 at 1:00 pm.

More on Steve Schmitt & Co.’s Growing Summer Collegiate Empire

We’ve already mentioned Steve Schmitt and his Big Top Baseball’s growing summer collegiate empire, but you might want to check out three recent and informative articles about the group, as the first-year Kenosha Kingfish and newly acquired Green Bay Bullfrogs — both of the summer collegiate Northwoods League — kick off the 2014 season.  Read here, here, and here.  View Simmons Field renovation gallery here.

Veteran Public Address Announcer Aaron Sims to be Voice of Kingfish

PRESS RELEASE – The Kenosha Kingfish will welcome former Madison Mallards Public Address announcer Aaron Sims to Simmons Field in the same role for their inaugural 2014 season. Sims retired from the Mallards after the 2014 season.

Mallards Release 2014 Promo Schedule

PRESS RELEASE – The Madison Mallards are excited to release their full promotional schedule for the 2014 season. The schedule is jam packed of amazing fireworks shows, unique bobblehead giveaways, hysterical entertainment acts, and big name celebrities.

Mallards Announce New Fan Participation Program – The Fowliners

PRESS RELEASE – The Madison Mallards have introduced a new fan participation program that will allow fans on the field to help with foul balls. The program has been named the Fowliners.

Mallards Announce Winner of Alternate Jersey Design Contest

PRESS RELEASE – For the past few weeks, the Madison Mallards have been working with Madison Area Middle School students in hopes to find an artistic design for the 2014 alternate jersey.   The Mallards received over 175 submissions from 14 different schools throughout the Madison area.

Mallards Announce Social Media Contest for Alternate Jersey Design

PRESS RELEASE –  The Madison Mallards were in search of a new alternate jersey for the 2014 season.  The club enlisted the help of local middle school students and the results were extraordinary.

Mallards Running Jersey Design Contest with Local Middle Schools

PRESS RELEASE – January 16, 2014.  The Madison Mallards are enlisting the help of local middle school students to design the team’s alternate jersey for the 2014 season.  Any middle school student in the Madison area can submit their entry to the Mallards by following the guidelines below:

Express Decks on Deck

A request by the summer collegiate Eau Claire Express (Northwoods League) to install two small fan decks within the grandstand of historic Carson Park will be voted on this week by the Eau Claire (WI) City Council.  Read more here.  We assume the decks will be similar in nature to the primitive suite decks built and used by the NWL’s Madison Mallards before Warner Park underwent major renovation.

Schmitt and Co. Expand Summer Collegiate Empire, Take Over Green Bay Bullfrogs

Northwoods League President Dick Radatz, Jr. announced that ownership of the Green Bay Bullfrogs has been transferred from the Northwoods League to Green Bay Baseball LLC. The new ownership group consists of seasoned Northwoods League operators including lead owner Steve Schmitt, Vern Stenman, Conor Caloia and Liz Kern. The group has been involved as owners or operators in

Mallards Host First Ever Ducktoberfest

PRESS RELEASE – The Madison Mallards will host Ducktoberfest on Saturday, September 28th from 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm.  This event is free and open to the public.  Ducktoberfest will feature a large variety of fall seasonal and German beers.

Schreiner, Mallards Honored by Northwoods League

PRESS RELEASE – The Northwoods League announced that Scott Schreiner, VP/GM of the St. Cloud Rox, has been named 2013 NWL Executive of the Year. The award, which was decided by a vote of team officials at the League’s annual fall meetings last week in St. Cloud, MN, is given annually to the League’s outstanding executive. In another vote, the Madison Mallards were awarded the Organization

McGhee Named General Manager of New NWL Franchise in Kenosha

PRESS RELEASE – The owners of the Northwoods League’s newest franchise, Kenosha Baseball, announced that Jake McGhee has been named the club’s first General Manager. McGhee will start immediately at the office at historic Simmons Field in Kenosha.

Mallards Host Inaugural ‘Curdfest’

PRESS RELEASE – The Madison Mallards will host the first ever Curdfest presented by Wisconsin Cheese on August 24th from 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm.  This event is free and open to the public.

Mallards Finish Brand New Ticket Office

PRESS RELEASE – The Madison Mallards recently opened their brand new Feldco Ticket Office. The 1,600-square foot building was added on to the existing office at the “Duck Pond.”

Mallards Installing New Video Board This Morning

PRESS RELEASE – The Madison Mallards new Zimbrick Honda Video Board will be installed at 9:30 am tomorrow (Thursday) morning at the “Duck Pond.” All members of the media are invited to watch the crane hoist the video board into place.

Mallards Announce Addition of Video Board, Unveil First-Ever Community Impact Report

PRESS RELEASE – The Madison Mallards announced two improvements to the “Duck Pond” at their annual First Pitch event today at the Warner Park Community Recreation Center.  The Zimbrick Honda Video Board and the TRICOR/West Bend Club Four-Top Tables will be new additions in 2013.

Kenosha Baseball Announces Finalists for Name the Team Contest

PRESS RELEASE – Thursday afternoon at the Rotary Club of Kenosha West, the Northwoods League’s Kenosha Baseball announced the Name Your Team Contest finalists. For the past two months area residents have been encouraged to submit their idea for the name of Kenosha’s newest team at www.kenoshanews.com. More than 750 ideas for names of the team were submitted.

Playing Politics in Kenosha?

Kenosha (WI) Common Council Aldermen Kevin Mathewson (a newbie) and David Bogdala, who voted against the Simmons Field renovation project and lease agreement that will bring a new summer collegiate Northwoods League team to town, are stirring the pot by bringing into question a $798 motor-coach trip taken last summer by local elected officials and others to Madison (WI) to check out

Kenosha Baseball Holds ‘First Pitch’ Event, Announces ‘Help Name Your Team Contest’

PRESS RELEASE – Kenosha Baseball, the group bringing a Northwoods League baseball franchise to Kenosha’s historic Simmons Field starting in June 2014, held its “First Pitch” event Thursday evening featuring a live brass band, entertainment from the nationally known Zooperstars and the unveiling of $1 million in stadium renovations. Guests were treated to free Bacon Glazer

Mallards Add Five to Front Office

PRESS RELEASE – The Madison Mallards are pleased to announce five additions to their full time staff. The organization has brought on Jon Fein, Nick Suydam, Paige Schneider, Kyle Van Camp, and Nick Heyerdahl for the upcoming season. The Mallards now have 16 full-time staff members. “We are excited to add to our full-time staff,” said Mallards General Manager Conor Caloia. “I am

Lease Deal Approved for New Kenosha Franchise

The Kenosha (WI) Board of Park Commissioners voted 4-1 this week to approve a deal with the owners of the Madison Mallards and Wisconsin Rapids Rafters to lease a renovated Simmons Field for a new summer collegiate Northwoods franchise starting in 2014.  A final decision will be made during the Common Council meeting next week.  Read more here.

Deal to Bring Northwoods League to Kenosha Being Finalized

The City of Kenosha is close to finalizing a deal with the owner of the Madison Mallards to launch a new summer collegiate Northwoods League franchise at Simmons Field starting in 2014.  Consistent with the proposal first floated last spring, the developing agreement calls for the city to spend $750,000 for ballpark renovations.  In addition to lease payments that could total $300,000 over 10

NWL All-Star Game Underway in Madison

PRESS RELEASE – The best that the North and South Divisions have to offer will meet head-to-head in the 17th edition of the Northwoods League All-Star Game tonight at the “Duck Pond.” First pitch is scheduled for 7:35 pm.