Josh Scheffert went 4-4 at the plate, helping the Eau Claire Express (23-38) to a 9-6 victory over the Madison Mallards (33-28) on Friday at Carson Park.
He homered in the first inning, singled in the third inning, and doubled in the sixth inning.Philip Walby kept contact to a minimum, striking out eight the Madison Mallards batters. Walby allowed three earned runs on three hits and three walks over six innings.
It was a good day at the plate for the Madison Mallards' Jeff Zimmerman. Zimmerman went 1-4, drove in one and scored one run. He homered in the second inning.
Matt LaMothe ended up on the wrong side of the pitching decision, charged with his fourth loss of the year. He allowed six runs in five innings, walked one and struck out three.