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Alumni in Spring Training 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Alexandria alum Jeremy Accardo will be in the Toronto bullpen this year after spending a few years in the Giants system. Former Brainerd OF TJ Bohn has a chance to be the Braves fifth outfielder this season after spending 5 years in the Seattle organization. Joe Bisenius could wind up in the Phillies bullpen this year after being an all-star for Duluth in 2003. The first Mallard to reach the majors OF Ryan Spilborghs will try to stay in the Rockies outfield this season. Former Mankato 1B Paul McAnulty might break through as a bench player in San Diego. Rochester alum Brent Dlugach was invited to spring training by Detroit, but will probably be the starting SS in Double-A Erie . Read more:Alumni
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Welcome 1970-01-01 00:59:59 With spring training starting up in the majors and college baseball season underway I am getting excited for the opening of the 2007 season in the Northwoods League. I hope to be one of your main sources for news about the Northwoods League teams and alumni. Check back often as I will be adding news and articles on a daily basis. This will be a big year in the Northwoods League with expansion to Green Bay and Battle Creek , former Milwaukee Brewer Jim Gantner named as manager of the Wisconsin Woodchucks , a few games airing on ESPNU , and surely more current and former players being drafted and hopefully more alumni reaching the majors. Read more:Welcome
Alumni in Spring Training 2 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Lefty Tom Gorzelanny , a River Bat in 2001 is in the mix for the Pirates rotation . Former Waterloo Buck catcher Tim Gradoville is in Phillies camp after missing time last year with a broken jaw. Wisconsin alum Ben Zobrist is a candidate to start at SS for Tampa Bay . Another former Woodchuck Pat Neshek looks to follow up on an excellent rookie campaign. He also has a website you should check out. Read more:Alumni
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Battle Creek 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Future Battle
Creek RHP Eric Lawrence has appeared in three games this spring for Central Michigan and has recorded one save. He was drafted by Arizona in 05 but returned to school. Joining him in Battle Creek will be LHP Dan Puls who has recorded one save and four strikeouts in 3.1 innings of work this spring for Eastern Michigan. The Bombers have also signed SS John Shaffer who has started every game for San Jose State this spring and leads the team with four steals. After redshirting last year OF John Lee has not started in Nebraska's first seven games this year.
2006 Top 10 Prospects 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Lets take a look at how the 2006 top 10 Northwoods League prospects as selected by Baseball America are faring this year.1. Jordan Zimmermann RHP Eau Claire - UW-Stevens Point starts their season on March 5th against the University of St. Thomas.2. Charlie Shirek RHP Duluth - Charlie is 1-1, 5.00 in two starts for Nebraska this spring.3. Brett Hunter RHP Alexandria - Brett has started in three games and appeared in two others. He is 2-1, 2.45, 1 save and leads Pepperdine with 23 strikeouts.4. Steven Hensley RHP Duluth - In three starts for Elon, Hensley has gone 1-1, 7.71, with 18 strikeouts in 14 innings. 5. Chad Dawson RHP St. Cloud - Chad is 0-0, 3.18 in one start for the Sycamores of Indiana State.6. Tim Smith OF Mankato - Smith is batting .421 with 1 HR and 1 SB in his first season with Arizona State after starring at Midland College for the past two seasons. 7. Tim Murphy OF/LHP Duluth - Tim is batting .261 with 4 steals in 13 games in the UCLA outfield. He also has three strikeo
Green Bay 1970-01-01 00:59:59 A look at the players Green
Bay has signed so far for its inaugural seasonDick Knutz is a backup catcher with Lewis-Clark State College after spending his first two seasons at Centralia Community College. He's related to Hall of Fame WR Steve Largent.Rob Raux of Ithaca College will begin play on March 11 against Cal Lutheran. He is a two-time all region selection at catcher.Kyle Stalker a first baseman and DH for Willamette leads his team with 5 HR in 9 games.Cord Phelps is batting .300 in 11 games for Stanford and has spent time at 3B, 2B, and SS. Kyle Conley plays in the OF for Washington and is batting .350 with 2 steals in 6 games.Dillon Bell redshirted last year at UC Irvine and is yet to get a start in the Anteaters outfield this year.Tyler Cheney a LHP for Washington has one save and a 1.69 ERA in two appearances this spring.Kevin Hernandez is 1-1, 4.91 in two appearances for Loyola Marymount this year. The RHP spent the previous two seasons at Moorpark Junior College.Mark Grba Read more:Green Bay
Eau Claire 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Long Beach State OF Teddy Pattock will be back in the Express outfield this summer. He was selected as a mid-season and post-season All-Star last year, and also chosen as King of the Express.Bryan Frew and Tim Huber will also be returning to Eau Claire
after their junior seasons at Nebraska-Omaha. Huber was selected to the NWL mid-season and post-season teams last year. Tim has one start with no decision and 2 strikeouts this year and has also spent time at 1B and DH. Bryan was third on the Express last year with a .294 average and spent time all over the field. This spring he is hitting .280 and has one steal.Ian Hollick will be back at third base for his third season with the Express. His season was cut short last summer when he broke a bone in his hand. He has been named to numerous preseason All-American teams this year including those by Rivals.com and Ping!Baseball.Nick Fellman has struck out 6 in 3 innings of work this spring out of the Minnesota State-Mankato bullpen. He will l Read more:Eau Claire
Alexandria 2007-03-02 21:55:00 The Beetles so far have signed 3 freshman from UCLA and another from USC. They have also announced that Drew Saberhagen and Jonathan Greene will be returning in 07, and will be bringing Blake Murphy with them from Western Carolina.C Keith Castillo has one start as a freshman at USC. He was a member of the National Honor Society in high school. INF Casey Haerther was drafted last year in the 34th round by San Diego. Casey has 2 hits in 19 at-bats this spring at UCLA. OF Gabe Cohen is hitting .300 with 2 HR this spring for UCLA. LHP Matt Drummond was drafted last year in the 35th round by the Orioles. Matt is 0-1 in two starts this spring for UCLA. C Blake Murphy is second on Western Carolina with a .407 average and has 2hr and been walked 8 times this spring. LHP Drew Saberhagen was a mid-season All-Star for the Beetles last year. He is the son of 2-time Cy Young winner Bret Saberhagen. He is 1-1, 0.66 this spring for Western Carolina. Jonathan Greene today extended his hitting strea Read more:Alexandria
Duluth 2007-03-02 16:33:00 So far Duluth
has announced five players that are returning from last years squad and four new additions.RHP Mike Nihsen has yet to make an impact this spring for Nebraska after being a mid-season and postseason All-Star last year in the NWL. OF Nick Sullivan has a triple and two steals this spring for Nebraska. Sullivan tied for the Duluth lead last summer with 3 HR.RHP Mike Nesseth is a freshman at Nebraska and has not made an appearance this spring. C Lars Davis is 3 for 10 after 3 games for Illinois. He played for Brainerd in 05 and Duluth in 06. INF Joe Bonadonna will be back in Duluth for his third season. He is 2 for 6 this spring for Illinois.INF Kevin Hansen is hitting .277 this spring for the University of San Diego. He was fourth on the Huskies last summer with a .283 average. C Logan Gelbrich is second on San Diego with a .359 average. he also has 1 HR and one steal.INF Chase Austin is hitting .240 as a freshman at Elon this spring.OF Chris Dove is batting .452 with 7 steal
St. Cloud 2007-03-02 06:27:00 St. Cloud
has announced five players that will be returning in 2007. INF Bryan Cartie from McNeese State is only hitting .229 but his 13 walks have helped raise his OBP to .429. He tied a team record by walking four times in one game. Cartie also has stolen 4 bases in 5 tries. RHP Luke Wertz did not give up a run in 5 appearances with St. Cloud last year. He was not as sharp in his first appearance this spring with Nebraska. He walked two, had two wild pitches, and gave up three earned runs in 1.2 innings. INF/LHP James Leverton led the River Bats in homeruns and was second in steals last year. He had a couple multi-hit games last weekend for Texas Tech to raise his average to .233LHP Trevor Fox is 1-2, 4.86 this spring for UC-Davis. He previously attended Santa Rosa JC.RHP Chad Dawson struck out two and gave up two runs in his only start this spring for Indiana State. He was one of the most dependable River Bats last year, only giving up 9 runs in 37.2 innings of work.
Thunder Bay 2007-03-01 23:58:00 Thunder Bay has so far only announced the signing of 5 native Canadians. Lefties Morgan Carlile and Chris Lemay will be making the trip along with OF Temple Macdonald from Campbellsville University. Neither Lemay or Carlile have given up a run yet this spring. Lemay is 2-0, 1 save and has 17 strikeouts in 14 innings. Carlile won his only start. Temple is hitting .375 with one homerun and one steal. Temple's brother Andrew Macdonald will be joining the Border Cat infield this year. Through four games for Niagara University he has a .214 average. RHP Cory Hall has yet to se action as a freshman at Gonzaga. Read more:Thunder
Wisconsin 2007-03-03 20:48:00 The Woodchucks biggest addition for 2007 will be new manager and former Milwaukee Brewer great Jim Gantner. Having the sons of two former major league baseball players and an ambidextrous pitcher on the team should make for an interesting summer.Joining Jim this summer will be his son Matt Gantner. Matt is an outfielder at High Point University in North Carolina. RHP Brett Bochy is a freshman at Kansas, and is the son of San Fransisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy.INF Daniel Descalso led the Woodchucks with 10 steals last year. He also pitched two innings without giving up a run. This spring he is hitting .273 with 1 hr and 2 sb at UC-Davis. Descalso INF Steve Gerstenberger led the Big Ten last year with 7 triples. Through three games for Michigan State this spring he is batting .333 . INF Elliot Arrington led UNC-Asheville last year with a .349 average and 46 RBI. P Pat Venditte was one of three known ambidextrous pitchers in college baseball in 2006. He led Creighton last year with 54 s Read more:Wisconsin
Waterloo 2007-03-05 05:36:00 Waterloo is undertaking a five year stadium renovation project. The first phase includes a new entrance and a new restroom building. The team will again have a local connection with players from Northern Iowa. LHP Dan Jennings has made 5 appearances out of the Nebraska bullpen this spring. He is one of four returning Bucks announced so far.RHP Scott Shaw is 1-1 with 5 strikeouts in two starts this spring for Illinois. Last summer for Waterloo he was 4-3, 2.40 with 45 strikeouts in 71.1 innings.RHP Chris Pack has made two appearances for Villanova as a freshman this spring.RHP Brandon Hennessey has 5 strikeouts in 7.1 innings this spring for San Jose State.RHP Joshua Schneider is 2-1, 1.95 this spring for Hawaii. Earned all-state honors in high school in three sports.RHP Brenden Stines has struck out 15 and only walked 5 in three starts this year for Ball State.C Scott Dunwoody leads Dayton with a .400 OBP and 2 steals.C Brent Milleville was selected in the 39th round in 05 draft by Read more:Waterloo
Mankato 2007-03-06 20:47:00 Mankato has so far announced six MoonDogs that will be returning this summer. They will be announcing more signings later this week.RHP/INF Matt Mossey was 5-5. 2.79 last summer for Mankato. This spring for North Dakota State he has struck out 6 and only walked 1 in 6.1 innings. He also leads the team with a .462 average.RHP Tom Porter has not given up a run in 5 appearances this spring for Elon. Last summer he was 1-3, 3.92 and had 2 saves for the MoonDogs.C Ben Geelan will be brought along slowly at Iowa this spring as he recovers from an injury he sustained while playing for Mankato last year.C Jeff DeSmidt put up impressive numbers in the very short time he played for Mankato last summer. This spring he is hitting .267 and has one homerun for Minnesota.INF Nate Hanson hit 3 homeruns for the MoonDogs last summer. Nate leads Minnesota with 2 homeruns this spring.INF James Keithley is hitting .250 this spring for Texas-San Antonio. James hit .236 and had two steals for Mankato last s
Brainerd 2007-03-08 20:21:00 RHP Alex Guttosch is 0-1, 3.60 in two starts this year for Eastern IllinoisRHP Tyler Brandon has made one appearance this spring for Eastern Illinois. He played last summer for the LaCrosse Loggers.RHP Mihai Burlea has struck out 7 in 3 innings of work this spring at Northwestern College in Iowa.RHP Mike Germain will be returing to the Blue Thunder this summer. He redshirted last year at North Dakota State and has not made an appearance yet this spring.RHP Carter Holt is 2-0, 1.56 with 8 strikeouts in 2 starts this spring for Neosho CC.RHP Danial McHenry has only given up one hit in three appearances this spring for Neosho CC.RHP Christian Larson was 2-1, 4.43 last year for South Dakota State. He has made two appearances out of the bullpen this spring, and should get some starts as the season progresses.RHP Aaron Pribanic was 1-1, 3.38 in two starts last summer for Brainerd
. This spring for Hutchinson CC he is 2-0, 3.86 and 19 strikeouts in three starts.PribanicC Ryan Baker has thrown
Rochester 2007-03-10 04:08:00 2006 Honker of the Year OF Chris Jones headlines the group of players signed to play for Rochester
this summer. He is off to a good start this spring at Cal-State Fullerton batting .281 with 19 RBI and 3 steals. Chris led Rochester last summer with 8 HR. JonesJoining him this summer from Fullerton will be RHP Mike Morrison and INF Joe Scott. Morrison has 10 strikeouts in 12 innings this spring. Scott can play all over the infield. LHP Ryan Hill and RHP Sean Finn have been mostly pitching out of the bullpen this spring for Dayton. LHP Ryan Mullins has been impressive this spring out of the Winthrop bullpen. He is 3-2, 1.45, 1 save and has 16 strikeouts in 18.2 innings. RHP Dave Sever was 4-1, 1.55 in 9 games last year for the Honkers. This spring Dave has 19 strikeouts in 22.2 innings for Saint Louis University. A pair of freshman from Baylor, RHP Craig Fritsch and INF Raynor Campbell will be joining the Honkers this summer. Raynor has seen time this spring at second and third and has o
La Crosse 2007-03-12 04:36:00 La Crosse has announced 9 players that will be returning this summer led by 06 team MVP Jesse Hart. INF Jesse Hart is leading UW-Milwaukee with a .342 average through 9 games. Also returning from UW-Milwaukee will be RHP Dan Luczak, who went 6-3, 2.76 last summer for the Loggers. UNLV INF Willie Bowman played for LaCrosse in 05 but missed last summer with an injury. Willie has been HBP a team high 4 times this spring. Son of former major league player and manager Bob Brenly, C Michael Brenly is leading UNLV with 18 RBI this spring. Two RHPs from Winona State will be returning this summer. Bryan Ruff was 1-0, 2.08 in 6 games with La Crosse last summer. Don Erdall was 4-3, 1.19 and had 2 saves last year for the Loggers. Both are off to good starts this spring with Winona State. RHP Adam Dominick has struck out 10 and only given up one earned run in 10 innings this spring at UW-Whitewater. Spencer Lucian is hitting .300 in three starts in the OF for Princeton. He played in both the infil
Recent Signings 2007-03-12 00:20:00 Battle Creek has announced the signing of INF Iain Dykins from Central Missouri. Duluth has signed INF Brayden Drake, RHP Tim Clubb, and OF Christian Overstreet from Missouri State. Drake is hitting .267 with 2 homeruns this spring. Clubb is 1-0 and has 5 strikeouts in 11.2 innings. Overstreet has played in 8 games this spring as a freshman.Eau Claire has signed two players from UC-Davis. RHP Eddie Gamboa has made 5 appearances out of the bullpen this spring and struck out 4 in 7.2 innings. C Jacob Jefferies is hitting .340 this spring and is second on the team with 8 RBI. Green Bay has signed P/1B Mike Jacobson from UW-Whitewater. Mike has been dominant in his two starts this spring, both of which were complete games. He is 2-0, 0.64 and has struck out 10 while only walking 2.Waterloo has signed RHP Tanner Roark from Illinois and INF Adam Gaylord from Stanford. Tanner was undefeated last year in 10 starts as a freshman. Roark was also named one of Collegiate Baseball's Top Players t Read more:Recent
Green Bay Bullfrogs to break ground on Fan Deck, Joannes Stadium renovations underway. 2007-03-14 09:08:00 Green Bay, WI -The Green Bay Bullfrogs, a 2007 expansion team of the premier collegiate Northwoods League, are very pleased to announce the addition of a new Fan Deck to be built at historic Joannes Stadium
. A partnership has been finalized with Triangle Distributing of Green Bay and the newest amenity to Joannes Stadium will be known as the “Leinies Northwoods Deck.” The 4084 square foot, multi-tiered deck will be constructed down the right field line. Construction will start in the next couple of weeks and will be completed in time for the Bullfrogs Inaugural Opening Night on Monday, June 4 at 7:05p.m.The Leinies Northwoods Deck is expected to hold about 400 people and will bring capacity at the former minor league ballpark to just over 2000. The fan deck is a staple in the Northwoods League and offers the fans a unique opportunity to see the game from a different view and allows the team to cater to larger group outings. “This is the first of many improvement we have planned f Read more:Green
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New Loggers for 07 2007-03-17 06:59:00 Dallas Baptist University will have three players playing for the Loggers this summer. RHP Victor Black was drafted in 41st round by Mets out of high school and has struck out 42 in 37 innings this spring. Evan Bigley was hitting .304 through 3/15 and has played mostly in the outfield. INF Trevor Head has two HR this season.Three players from Southern Miss will also be making the trip north this summer. OF Luke Adkins was named last year to the Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American team. OF Bo Davis currently has a five game hitting streak. INF Brian Dozier is hitting .338 and has started every game at SS. Brian was also named to the Freshman All-American team last year.La Crosse also has signed a couple of freshman from Arizona, LHP Paul Bargas and C Dwight Childs. Dwight has thrown out over half of those attempting to steal on him this spring. Paul has struck out 9 and only walked one this spring.INF/RHP Cole White leads Army in most offensive categories and has 16 strikeou
Madison 2007-03-17 05:59:00 LHP Tom Stilson and INF Randy Molina will be back in Madison
this summer after the season ends at Stanford. Tom was 1-1, 1.93 in four starts for the Mallards last summer. This will be Randy's third season with the Mallards.OF/C Jordan Comadena is leading Purdue in almost every offensive category this spring, including an impressive .837 slugging percentage. He was a mid-season all-star last season for Madison and will be one to watch this summer in his third season with the Mallards. Also returning to Madison this summer from Purdue is RHP Allan Donato. Allan has struck out 8, walked one, and given up one run in four appearances this spring. He only allowed one run in 13 appearances with the Mallards last summer.The other returning Mallards that have been announced are Winthrop 3B Mitch Saum and Bobby Hubbard from Furman. Mitch was a first team All-American in high school. Bobby was a mid-season all-star for the Mallards last year and can play in the infield or outfield.
Mallards making debuts in 07 2007-03-18 05:43:00 Three Iowa Hawkeyes have been signed to play for Madison this summer. C/1B Dusty Napoleon has thrown out 4 of 24 baserunners and has not commited an error behind the plate this season. CF Travis Sweet played in the infield and pitched last spring. He has been named Big Ten player of the week once this spring and is hitting .364 with 2 HR and 6 steals. RHP Steve Turnbull has 14 strikeouts in 12.1 innings this spring.RHP Jim Sajewich and LHP Dan Sorce from Illinois State will make their Northwoods League debuts this summer. Jim is 1-1, 2.53 in 7 appearances this spring. Dan threw a no-hitter as a high school senior.INF Aaron Bray was a freshman All-American for UNC-Charlotte. Aaron has 5 steals this spring.A pair of teammates at San Diego State will be coming with plenty of summer college baseball experience. INF Joe Spiers has played in the Cape Cod League and the Alaska Baseball League the past two summers. LHP Donnie Hume has played in the Cape Cod League and the California Collegiate Read more:making
Thunder Bay Additions 2007-03-19 19:09:00 CrnkovichThunder
Bay has announced the signings of three players from the University of Illinois at Chicago. RHP Steve Crnkovich is 1-2, 2.48 with 19 strikeouts so far this year. He only gave up one run on three hits in eight innings against #1 ranked Vanderbilt on March 10. INF Mike Kaffel has not commited an error this spring. C Erik Whinery has caught 40% of those attempting to steal on him this spring.The Border Cats also have signed four players from Belmont University. RHP Eric Diaz has only walked one in seven appearances this spring. RHP Chris Manning led Belmont with 10 saves last year and already has 4 saves this spring. INF Brandon McCall is hitting .271 with 3 HR and 3 steals this season. LHP/OF Carlo Testa is 2-0 with 20 strikeouts in 4 starts and has 1 HR and 2 steals this spring.
A few sites I like to visit. 2007-03-19 00:17:00 Brewerfan.net is a site that every Brewer fan should frequent. I haven't found a fan site for any team that has as much to offer as they do.DTFC Minnesota Twins Forum doesnt have a high volume of posts, but they have high quality info.If you want to read about the Cape Cod League then you must check out CodBall.I also check out New York Collegiate Baseball League Blog a few times a week. There will be a few players in the Northwoods League this summer that played in the NYCBL in the past.The College Baseball Blog is constantly updated with news on whats happening in college baseball.A site I just found is College Baseball Summer Leagues!. Andrew has news on the many different summer leagues and their players. Make sure to check out his interview with future Madison Mallard Aaron Bray here.Former Wisconsin Woodchuck and current Minnesota Twin Pat Neshek has his own blog. Read more:visit
Mallards in the Big Ten 2007-03-20 20:35:00 Big Ten Players Continue Hot Start to 2007Madison, WI – March 19, 2007. The Mallards were well represented by Big Ten Conference teams last weekend. Leading the charge was University of Iowa infielder Travis Sweet who had six RBI’s and scored three runs on five hits during a Friday doubleheader against Dallas Baptist and Fresno State. He is now hitting .364 and leads the Hawkeyes with 16 hits and 13 runs in 10 games. Other future Mallards had noteworthy performances over the weekend as well. Below is a complete listing (in alphabetical order) of these seven players’ accomplishments.Jordan Comadena, C/OF, Jr., Purdue. Comadena’s blistering start to the 2007 season continued as he had two RBI’s and scored five runs on six hits that included a lead-off home run in a three-game series versus Samford last weekend. He is now hitting .442 and leads the Boilermakers in runs (17), doubles (9), home runs (4), RBI’s (16), and walks (13).Dusty Napolean, C/1B, Jr., Iowa. Napolean had ei
Signings Around The League 2007-03-20 19:32:00 Wisconsin has signed INF/OF Justin Potes from Michigan State. He is hitting .333 with a team high 5 doubles this spring.Rochester has signed C Derek Norris of Delta State. He has a team high 4 HR this spring and is on a 5 game hitting streak.Eau Claire has announced the signing of LHP Rodney Wodson from Alabama-Birmingham. Rodney is a native Australian. The Express have also signed their first ever ACC player in LHP Elliott Ogawa from Georgia Tech. The freshman did not give up a hit in his only appearance this spring. Read more:League
Eau Claire signs a pair of Lobos 2007-03-24 04:59:00 Eau Claire
has signed two pitchers from New Mexico. LHP Bobby LaFromboise was drafted in the 24th round of the 2005 draft by the White Sox. Bobby is 4-1, 3.12 with 48 strikeouts and one save this spring. He pitched 8 strong innings today giving up four hits and one run while striking out six and walking none. RHP Shane Dyer was drafted by the Rockies in the 24th round in the 2006 MLB draft. Shane is 1-1 in 5 appearances this spring. Another Lobo who has previously been announced as returning, Ian Hollick has a 9 game hitting streak going and was 2for5 today with 2 RBI. Eau Claire
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Two more headed for Rochester 2007-03-26 02:09:00 The Honkers have added OF Jarek West from Delta State. West was named the top prospect in the Mountain Collegiate Baseball League and one of the top 10 Prospects in all of the Summer Leagues by Baseball america last summer. Jarek is hitting .305 with 4 HR and 5 steals this spring.Rochester
has also announced the signing of C Corey Kemp of East Carolina. Corey is hitting .270 with 2 HR this spring. He has thrown out 6 of 13 of theose attempting to steal.Cal State Fullerton RHP Michael Morrison pitched two scoreless innings today, striking out three and only giving up one hit to Long Beach State. INF Raynor Campbell leads Baylor with a .333 average and has one HR and two steals this spring. INF Brett Featherston is getting on base at a .500 clip and leads Northern Iowa with 5 HR and 26 RBI. OF Craig Lutes has 2 doubles and 2 HR in 16 at-bats this spring for Illinois.
Waterloo adds two more pitchers 2007-03-25 05:07:00 Waterloo has signed RHP Jay Broughton from Ball State. Jay was named Most Valuable Pitcher for the fall season. The Bucks also added RHP Tom Boleska of High Point University. Tom is 2-1, 3.48 with one save and 14 strikeouts in 9 appearances this spring. Ball State RHP Brenden Stines picked up his second win of the spring today, striking out seven in 6.1 innings against Akron. C/1B Brent Milleville is hitting .314 this spring with Stanford and currently has a five game hitting streak. OF Deric Manrique is hitting .316 with a team high 8 steals this spring at Northern Iowa. RHP Brandon Hennessey has struck out seven and walked one in 7 appearances this spring for San Jose State. Read more:Waterloo
The “Duck Pond” to Host Green Bay Packers Charity Softball Game 2007-03-29 01:44:00 Current and former Green
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will take on firefighters in a charity softball game on Saturday May 12 at Warner Park. Representing the Professional Firefighters of Wisconsin is a team from Eau Claire, WI who won last year’s state qualifying tournament. General admission tickets cost $15.83 and are on sale now! Tickets can be purchased by calling the Mallards ticket office at 608.246.4277 or by visiting www.mallardsbaseball.com. Tickets for the Great Dane Duck Blind and suites are unavailable for this event. Proceeds go to the Wisconsin State Firefighters Association. The game will begin at 3:00 p.m. with gates opening at 2:00 p.m. Check back in mid-April when we release the names of Packer players participating in the event! The Madison Mallards open the 2007 season against the Eau Claire Express on Thursday May 31, 2007. Group and season tickets are on sale now. Single game tickets go on sale Saturday, April 28. For more information please call the Mallards tic Read more:Charity
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