MADISON, WI  – JULY 27, 2007 –  (stats) The Chucks dropped an extra inning affair to the  Madison Mallards 5-4 in 10 innings. A swinging bunt with a runner on third and one out in the bottom of the tenth scored the winning run for the Mallards.

The Chucks started the scoring in the third inning with a couple runs. Tyrell Cummings (Seminole J.C.), who finished 2-for-3, led off with a single and Brandon Frazier's (Texas-Wesleyan) infield single plated Cummings from third. Darin Ruf (Creighton) smacked a sacrifice fly to right center scoring Joe Servais (Kansas).

The Mallards countered in the bottom half with two runs of their own before the Woodchucks took the lead again in the fourth on an RBI-single by Vicente Cafaro (Iowa Western C.C.). The Mallards again countered, this time in the fifth, with two runs to take a 4-3 lead. Cafaro led off the seventh with a double and a two-out, RBI-single by Jeremy Barnes (Notre Dame) knotted the game at 4-4.

In the eighth, the Mallards had an opportunity to take the lead with a runner on third and one out, but a squeeze bunt was bunted hard back to Blake Martin (LSU) on the mound and he quickly threw out the runner from third to help the game go extra innings.

Willy Kesler (Lamar C.C.) logged the first five innings giving up four runs on seven hits in the no-decision. Blake Martin relieved Kelser and pitched four scoreless innings allowing just one hit and striking out four Mallards. Rex Ingham (Garden City C.C.) started the tenth and took the loss dropping Ingham to 2-4 on the season.

The Chucks will finish its home and home series with the Mallards Saturday, July 28 at 6:35 p.m. POST-GAME FIREWORKS will follow Saturday's game and the first 500 fans will receive a FREE Woodchucks beachball, presented by Charter Communications.

NOTES: Adam Morrison is the probable starter for Saturday, July 28 ... Darin Ruf extended his hitting streak to 12 games and his on-base streak to 20 games ... Chucks are now 6-1 this season versus Madison ... In extra inning games the Chucks are 2-4 this season and 16-9 when scoring first ... Tyrell Cummings left the game in the eighth with a hand/wrist injury ... It is Willy Kesler's first no-decision in 10 starts ... The four innings pitched by Blake Martin ties a season high for a relief appearance.