Mickey Graham, a long-time baseball staffer with the West Michigan Whitecaps (High-A; Midwest League) and the first general manager of the Traverse City Pit Spitters (summer collegiate; Northwoods League), is stepping away at the end of the 2022 season. (more…)
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Final Four time in 2022 Summer Collegiate Best of the Ballparks fan vote
It’s Elite Eight time in the 2022 Summer Collegiate Best of the Ballparks fan vote, with ballparks representing the Northwoods League, Prospect League and New England Collegiate Baseball League. (more…)
EIite Eight time in 2022 Summer Collegiate Best of the Ballparks fan vote
It’s Elite Eight time in the 2022 Summer Collegiate Best of the Ballparks fan vote, with ballparks representing the Northwoods League, New England Collegiate Baseball League, Prospect League and Coastal Plain League. (more…)
Northwoods League hits ESPN+ this year
We’ll see some broader distribution of games this season from the summer-collegiate Northwoods League, as at least one game daily will be broadcast on streamer ESPN+. The
Kenosha Kingfish sold to Fanning, Zoellner
Some familiar names involved in the sale of the summer-collegiate Kenosha Kingfish (Northwoods League) from Big Top Baseball to Bill Fanning and Mike Zoellner for the 2022 season. (more…)
Personnel news: Wausau Woodchucks
We have personnel news from the Wausau Woodchucks of the Northwoods League, as the summer-collegiate team adds two managers to the front office. (more…)
New for 2022: Battle Creek Battle Jacks
We have the new name and branding for the former Battle Creek Bombers of the summer-collegiate Northwoods League: the Battle Creek Battle Jacks. (more…)
Border Cats to skip 2022; Mud Puppies to return
With the Thunder Bay Border Cats again sitting out a season, the traveling Minnesota Mud Puppies will enjoy a return engagement for the 2022 Northwoods League season. (more…)
Battle Creek Bombers sold, will be rebranded
The Northwoods League’s Battle Creek Bombers have been sold to former GM Brian Colopy, signed a new five-year lease for C.O. Brown Stadium and will undergo a rebranding for the 2022 season. (more…)
New for 2022: Green Bay Rockers
The Green Bay Booyah are no more, as the Northwoods League summer-collegiate team is rebranding to the Green Bay Rockers for the 2022 season. (more…)
Wisconsin Rapids to host 2022 Northwoods League All-Star Game
The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters will host the 2022 Northwoods League All-Star Game at Witter Field, the third time the ballpark has hosted the summer-collegiate league’s ASG. (more…)
2021 summer collegiate attendance by average
With the addition of MiLB and independent teams to the mix and pandemic effects still being felt, the 2021 summer-collegiate numbers look much different when compared to 2019. Here are the averages. (more…)
Bowling at the ballpark in Kenosha
Here’s one of the more unusual ballpark additions in the past few years: the Kenosha Kingfish (Northwoods League) have installed a permanent bowling lane at Historic Simmons Field. (more…)