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The logo for the Madison Night Mares depicts a flying horse.

vs. Minot.

media release: The Madison Night Mares (21-5) dominated at the plate all night long to top the Minot Honeybees (16-10) 11-2 on Monday at Warner Park, winning their eighth game in a row.

The Night Mares mounted a two-out rally in the bottom of the first inning. Tia Durst (University of Washington) got things started with an RBI single to open the scoring. Luciana Moreno (University of Pittsburgh) followed with another RBI single to make it 2-0, and Danielle Lucey (University of Wisconsin) capped the rally with a two-run single, extending the lead to 4-0.

In the third inning, Madison capitalized on a wild pitch to stretch the lead to 5-0, with Hilary Blomberg (Wisconsin) crossing the plate. The Honeybees broke through with a run in the fourth, but the Night Mares wasted no time responding with Gretta Grassel (Mississippi State) lifting a sacrifice fly in the bottom half to restore the five-run cushion at 6-1.

Minot showed a flicker of life in the fifth when Carly Cummings (San Jose State) led off with a triple and scored on a groundout to make it 6-2. But that was all the Honeybees could muster. The Night Mares answered right back, scoring two runs on back-to-back bases-loaded walks. Then, in the sixth, Tia Durst delivered a two-run single to seal the deal in an 11-2 win.

Andrea Jaskowiak (Colorado State University) tossed her third straight complete game in the circle, allowing two runs over seven innings to earn her fourth win of the season. Jackie Albrecht (University of North Dakota) was charged with the loss for the Honeybees. 

The Night Mares and Honeybees will square off again Tuesday evening at Warner Park, with first pitch set for 5:05 p.m. Following the game, the Northwoods League Home Run Challenge will take place, featuring Night Mares sluggers Hilary Blomberg (Wisconsin) and Emma Kavanagh (Arizona).

The Northwoods League has announced the participants for the 2025 Northwoods League All-Star Home Run Challenge which will take place the day before the Northwoods League All-Star game on Tuesday, July 15 at Warner Park in Madison, Wisconsin.

Six participants from each of the Great Lakes and the Great Plains divisions will be joined by six players from the second season of Northwoods League Softball. The event, which will feature a nine-inning competition, will follow the completion of the Northwoods League Softball game between the Madison Night Mares and the Minot Honeybees which will start at 5:05 pm.

Madison Home Run Challenge Participants include:

MJ Sweeney, Madison Mallards

Mikey Bell, Madison Mallards

Hilary Blomberg, Madison Night Mares

Emma Kavanagh, Madison Night Mares

The format for the Home Run Challenge is below: 

1.       There will be 9 innings with each player having one half inning.

2.       Away team (Great Plains) player bats first in the top of the inning, and home team player next (Great Lakes) in the bottom half of the inning.

3.       Each player will receive 2 minutes to hit as many home runs as they can during their turn.

4.       Each player will be allowed one timeout that they can take at any time during their 2:00, should they choose. Timeouts will be thirty seconds in length.

5.       Should any contestant hit back-to-back home runs, they will be granted an additional :30 of time that will be added on after their original 2 minutes has completed. No timeouts will be granted during the bonus time session.

6.       The Team that hits the most Home Runs will be declared the NWL HR Challenge Team Champions. 

7.       The Individual who hits the most home runs will be declared the NWL HR Challenge Individual Champion. 

The 2025 Northwoods League All-Star Game will take place in Madison, Wisconsin, at Warner Park, home of the Madison Mallards and Madison Night Mares on Wednesday, July 16 at 6:35 PM. The game will also air on Northwoods League+.