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| Wisconsin Woodchucks | |
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| Founded in 1994 Wausau, Wisconsin |
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| Owner(s)/Operated By: Clark Eckhoff | |
| General Manager: Ryan Treu | |
| Manager: Guido Aspeitia | |
| Media: http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/ Wausau Daily Herald | |
| Website: woodchucks.com | |
The Wisconsin Woodchucks are an American baseball team that plays in the Northwoods League, a collegiate summer baseball league. They play their home games at Athletic Park in Wausau, Wisconsin. The team was known as the Wausau Woodchucks 1994-98.
The team fills the void left by the Wausau Timbers of the Class A Midwest League, who relocated after the 1990 season to Geneva, Illinois, to become the Kane County Cougars.
The 'Chucks gained some star power for the 2007 season, as former Milwaukee Brewer and University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh product Jim Gantner manages the team. Gantner has been involved with the Brewers in various capacities since his retirement in 1992, including some coaching, but the Woodchucks job is his first managerial experience.
Gantner, a native Wisconsinite who owns a second home in Boulder Junction, is familiar with the Wausau area and had expressed interest in coaching college-age players.
A number of major leaguers and other notables have worn a Woodchucks uniform:
- Dave Gassner, 1998 (Hortonville, Wisconsin, native, LHP with Minnesota Twins)
- Casey Janssen, 2001 (RHP, Toronto Blue Jays)
- Mark Lowe, 2002-03 (RHP, Seattle Mariners)
- Pat Neshek, 2000 (Madison, Wisconsin, native, relief pitcher with Twins)
- Wes Obermueller, 1995 (relief pitcher with Florida Marlins)
- Ned Yost Jr., 2003 (son of former Brewers player/manager Ned Yost)
- Steve Foster (baseball), 2003 (Bullpen Coach, with Florida Marlins)
- Ben Zobrist, 2003-04 (Outfielder, Tampa Bay Rays)
Ben Zobrist is the only all-star making it in 2009
[edit] References
- "Woodchucks Introduce Gantner as New Manager" October 24, 2006, Retrieved June 22, 2007
[edit] External links
- Wisconsin Woodchucks - official site
- Northwoods League - official site
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| North Division | South Division | ||||
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| Duluth Huskies | Eau Claire Express | ||||
| Mankato MoonDogs | Green Bay Bullfrogs | ||||
| Rochester Honkers | La Crosse Loggers | ||||
| St. Cloud River Bats | Lakeshore Chinooks | ||||
| Thunder Bay Border Cats | Madison Mallards | ||||
| Waterloo Bucks | Wisconsin Woodchucks | ||||
| Willmar Stingers | Wisconsin Rapids Rafters | ||||
| See also: Ballparks | |||||
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