Northwoods League

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Founded in 1994, and comprised of the some of the top college players from across the country, the Northwoods League is one of the nation's premier Summer Collegiate Baseball leagues. Sanctioned by the Summer Collegiate Baseball Association, all players are NCAA eligible and are unpaid in order to maintain their eligibility.

Each team is operated in a similar manner to a professional minor league team, providing players an opportunity to play under the same conditions using wooden bats, minor league specification baseballs, experiencing overnight road trips and playing nightly before fans in a stadium.

Several Northwoods League teams play in ballparks formerly occupied by professional clubs from the Midwest League and the Northern League. The Northwoods League allows communities throughout the U.S. and Canada deemed too small for pro ball to continue to enjoy high-quality, competitive baseball during the summer months.

1 Current NWL Teams
2 Former Northwoods Leauge Teams
3 NWL Alumni Currently on a Major League Baseball 40-Man Roster (as of March 2007)
4 Related Links

[edit] Current NWL Teams

Northwoods League Teams
North Division
Team	Location	Stadium
Alexandria Beetles	Alexandria, MN	Knute Nelson Memorial Stadium
Brainerd Blue Thunder	Brainerd, MN	Stewart C. Mills Field
Duluth Huskies	Duluth, MN	Wade Stadium
Mankato MoonDogs	Mankato, MN	Franklin Rogers Park
Rochester Honkers	Rochester, MN	Mayo Field
St. Cloud River Bats	St. Cloud, MN	Dick Putz Field
Thunder Bay Border Cats	Thunder Bay, ON	Port Arthur Stadium
South Division
Battle Creek Bombers	Battle Creek, MI	C.O. Brown Stadium
Eau Claire Express	Eau Claire, WI	Carson Park
Green Bay Bullfrogs	Green Bay, WI	Joannes Stadium
La Crosse Loggers	LaCrosse, WI	Copeland Park
Madison Mallards	Madison, WI	Warner Park a.k.a "The Duck Pond"
Waterloo Bucks	Waterloo, IA	Riverfront Stadium
Wisconsin Woodchucks	Wausau, WI	Athletic Park

[edit] Former Northwoods Leauge Teams

[edit] NWL Alumni Currently on a Major League Baseball 40-Man Roster (as of March 2007)

Northwoods League Alumni
Player	NWL Team	MLB Team
Clint Barmes	Kenosha and Waterloo	Colorado Rockies
T.J. Bohn	Brainerd	Seattle Mariners
Mike Burns	Brainerd	Boston Red Sox
Chris Demaria	St. Cloud	Milwaukee Brewers
Andre Ethier	Rochester	Atlanta Braves
Dave Gassner	Wausau	Minnesota Twins
Tom Gorzelanny	St. Cloud	Pittsburgh Pirates
Curtis Granderson	Mankato	Detroit Tigers
Bobby Kielty	Kenosha	Oakland Athletics
Mark Lowe	Wisconsin	Seattle Mariners
Paul McAnulty	Mankato	San Diego Padres
Pat Neshek	Wisconsin	Minnesota Twins
Juan Pierre	Manitowoc	Chicago Cubs
Robb Quinlan	Dubuque	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Erasmo Ramirez	Kenosha	Texas Rangers
George Sherrill	Kenosha	Seattle Mariners
Ryan Spilborghs	Madison	Colorado Rockies
Jeff Weaver	Dubuque	St. Louis Cardinals
Josh Willingham	Waterloo	Florida Marlins
Ben Zobrist	Wisconsin	Tampa Bay Devil Rays