Alexandria Beetles
From BR Bullpen
- Location: Alexandria, MN
- League: Northwoods League
- Stadium: Knute Nelson Memorial Stadium
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[edit] Team Bio
On June 1, 2001, former MLB pitcher Goose Gossage threw out the first pitch in the life of the Alexandria Beetles. Since that point numerous celebrities, including the oldest living hall-of-fame inductee Bob Feller, and local fans alike have grace the Beetles home games with thier presence. Some of these being state representatives in Congress, others being former Major League stars, but mostly people who just have a love for baseball.
Based out of Alexandria, MN, the Beetles are a Summer Collegiate Baseball which is dedicated and designed to provide minor league level competition for NCAA players that wish to continue on into professional baseball. The Alexandria operate in the model a Minor League team: playing nightly before fans in stadiums which seat thousands, using wood bats and minor league specification equipment, and experiencing road trips between games. The Beetles actively recruit, and have hosted some of the premier collegiate athletes from throughout the United States and Canada. Like all other summer collegiate players, Beetles athletes are unpaid in order to maintain their NCAA eligibility, and live with host families in the same manner as Single A and Independent League players.
Great things continue to happen for the Beetles. Since that first season in 2001, the popularity of the Beetles continues to grow and the level of talent on the field outdoes itself year after year. The average attendance at Knute Nelson Memorial Park has risen steadily from 700 in 2001 to 1,205 fans per game in 2006.
- All Games are broadcast on KXDL 99.7FM
[edit] 2008 On Field Staff
- Manager: Erik Maas
- Assistant Coach: Joe Cicora
- Assistant Coach: Matt Hancock
[edit] Beetles Alumni Drafted into Major League Baseball
[edit] Beetles in Affiliated Minor League Baseball
- Brian Anderson– San Francisco Giants Organization
- Matt Anderson- New York Mets Organization
- Ryan Barba- Milwaukee Brewers Organization
- Jeremy Burchett– Cincinnati Reds Organization
- Brett Butts- Atlanta Braves Organization
- Dallas Cawiezell- Cleveland Indians Organization
- Allen Craig– St. Louis Cardinals Organization
- Brett Dalton– Philadelphia Phillies Organization
- Lucas Duda- New York Mets Organization
- Baron Frost– Toronto Blue Jays Organization
- Jonathan Greene- Texas Rangers Organization
- Nick Hall- Philadelphia Phillies Organization
- Josh Howard– San Diego Padres Organization
- Nick Hundley- San Diego Padres Organization
- David Hurst- Los Angeles Angels Organization
- Jesse Ingram– Texas Rangers Organization
- Eric King- Houston Astros Orgainzation
- Tyler LaTorre- San Francisco Giants Organization
- Spike McDougall- Florida Marlins Organization
- Ryan Morse– Tampa Bay Devil Rays Organization
- Justin Nelson– Colorado Rockies Organization
- Chris Nicoll– Kansas City Royals Organization
- Mark Shorey– St. Louis Cardinals Organization
- Josh Mader– Philadelphia Phillies Organization
- Doug Pickens- Cleveland Indians Organization
- Jospeh Salas– Pittsburgh Pirates Organization
- Sam Steidl– Los Angeles Dodgers Organization
- Frank Viola III– Chicago White Sox Organization
- Nick Walsh– New York Yankees Organization
- Danny Worth- Detroit Tigers Organization
- Chad Ziemendorf– Cincinnati Reds Organization
[edit] Beetles Alumni in Independent Professional Baseball
- Byrce Kartler– New Jersey Jackals– Can-Am League
- Riley Gostisha– Chillicothe Paints– Frontier League
- Justin Fuller– Florence Freedom– Frontier League
- Wes Mindingall– Windy City ThunderBolts– Frontier League
- Derek Dormanen– Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks– Northern League
- Craig Ringe– Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks– Northern League
- Jeremy Hinderks– Joliet Jackhammers– Northern League
- Jason Herz– Lincoln Saltdogs– Northern League
- Darren Truty– St. Paul Saints– Northern League
- Tony Sanguinetti– San Angelo Colts– United League
- Matt Rademacher- Traverse City Beach Bums
