Northwoods League

The Northwoods League is a collegiate summer baseball league comprising teams of the top college players from North America and beyond. All players in the league must have NCAA

National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...

 eligibility remaining in order to participate. Players are not paid so as to maintain their college eligibility.

Teams are run similar to a professional minor league team, providing players an opportunity to play under the same conditions using wooden bats and minor league specification baseballs. Teams play 70 games scheduled over a 76-day season running from early June to mid-August. The season itself is broken into two halves, with the winners of each half in each of the two divisions meeting first in a playoff to determine a divisional champion; the divisional champions then meet in a playoff for the league championship.

The Northwoods League has more teams, draws more fans and plays more games than any other Summer Collegiate Baseball League. Many of the teams in the league play in ballparks formerly occupied by professional clubs from the Midwest League

Midwest League

The Midwest League is a Class-A minor league baseball league which operates in the Midwestern United States.-History:Six teams – the Belleville Stags, the Centralia Cubs, the Marion Indians, the Mattoon Indians or East Frankfort White Sox, the Mount Vernon Braves, and the West Frankfort...

, Prairie League and the Northern League. The wooden bat circuit allows communities deemed too small for pro ball to continue to enjoy high quality, competitive baseball during the summer months. The League has had 277 of its alumni taken in the last two Major League Baseball Amateur Drafts including three first round selections in 2009 and the fourth selection overall.

The teams are located in the Northwoods region of the Upper Midwest

Upper Midwest

The Upper Midwest is a region in the northern portion of the U.S. Census Bureau's Midwestern United States. It is largely a sub-region of the midwest. Although there are no uniformly agreed-upon boundaries, the region is most commonly used to refer to the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and...

ern United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 and Southern Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, mostly in the U.S. state

U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

s of Minnesota

Minnesota

Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...

 (with 7 teams) and Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...

 (with 7 teams), also with one team each in Iowa

Iowa

Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...

, Michigan

Michigan

Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

 and Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

.

Teams for the 2011 season

North Division
Team	Venue	Location
Alexandria Beetles Alexandria Beetles The Alexandria Beetles are a baseball team that plays in the Northwoods League, an NCAA-sanctioned collegiate summer baseball league. The team plays at Knute Nelson Memorial Park in Alexandria, Minnesota.- External links :* - official site...	Knute Nelson Memorial Park Knute Nelson Memorial Park Knute Nelson Memorial Park is a baseball venue located in Alexandria, Minnesota, USA. The park was opened in 1938 and renovated in 1967. It was named for former Governor of Minnesota and U.S. Senator Knute Nelson....	Alexandria, Minnesota Alexandria, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 8,820 people, however the most recent count suggests a population upwards of 10,000, which is displayed on Alexandria's city limits signs. The census lists 4,047 households, and 2,011 families residing in the city. The population density was 992.5 people per...
Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers The Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers are a baseball team that plays in the Northwoods League, an collegiate summer baseball league. Their home games are played at Mills Field in Brainerd, Minnesota.-History:...	Mills Field Mills Field Mills Field is a baseball stadium in Brainerd, Minnesota. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers baseball team. It was built in 1994 holds 2,500 people....	Brainerd, Minnesota Brainerd, Minnesota Brainerd is a city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,590 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Crow Wing County and one of the largest cities in Central Minnesota...
Duluth Huskies Duluth Huskies The Duluth Huskies are an amateur baseball team playing in the Northwoods League, a collegiate summer baseball league. They have been operating in Duluth, Minnesota since 2003. The Huskies play home games at Wade Stadium in Duluth, which was built in 1941. The team plays 70 games throughout the...	Wade Stadium Wade Stadium Wade Stadium is a baseball field located near the intersection of Grand Avenue and 34th Avenue West in the West Duluth neighborhood of Duluth, Minnesota. The stadium was built in 1941 and holds 4,200 people. It is the home of the Duluth Huskies of the Northwoods League...	Duluth, Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...
Mankato MoonDogs Mankato MoonDogs The Mankato MoonDogs are an amateur baseball team that plays in the Northwoods League, a collegiate summer baseball league. The team started play in 1999 as the Mankato Mashers and were renamed in 2002...	Franklin Rogers Park Franklin Rogers Park Franklin Rogers Park is a stadium in Mankato, Minnesota. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Mankato Moondogs of the Northwoods League, a collegiate summer baseball league. Mankato West High School and Loyola Catholic School also use the venue. It was built in 1961,...	Mankato, Minnesota Mankato, Minnesota Mankato is a city in Blue Earth, Nicollet, and Le Sueur counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 39,309 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth largest city in Minnesota outside of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. The county seat of Blue Earth County, it is located...
Rochester Honkers Rochester Honkers The Rochester Honkers are an amateur baseball team that plays in the Northwoods League, a collegiate summer baseball league. Their home games are played at Mayo Field in Rochester, Minnesota....	Mayo Field Mayo Field Mayo Field is a stadium in Rochester, Minnesota. The ballpark is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Rochester Honkers baseball team. It holds 2,570 people.-External links:*...	Rochester, Minnesota Rochester, Minnesota Rochester is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Olmsted County. Located on both banks of the Zumbro River, The city has a population of 106,769 according to the 2010 United States Census, making it Minnesota's third-largest city and the largest outside of the...
St. Cloud River Bats St. Cloud River Bats The St. Cloud River Bats are a baseball team that plays in the Northwoods League, a collegiate summer baseball league. Their home games are played at the Joe Faber Field in St. Cloud, Minnesota...	Joe Faber Field Joe Faber Field Joe Faber Field is a baseball venue located in St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA. The park opened in 1998 and has a capacity of around 2,000. It is the home of the St. Cloud River Bats of the Northwoods League, a collegiate summer baseball league. It also hosts the baseball team of St. Cloud State...	St. Cloud, Minnesota St. Cloud, Minnesota St. Cloud is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the largest population center in the state's central region. The population was 65,842 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Stearns County...
Thunder Bay Border Cats Thunder Bay Border Cats The Thunder Bay Border Cats are a baseball team that plays in the Northwoods League, a collegiate summer baseball league. The league's only Canadian team, their home games are played at Port Arthur Stadium in Thunder Bay, Ontario....	Port Arthur Stadium Port Arthur Stadium Port Arthur Stadium is a stadium in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. It is exclusively used for baseball and is the home of the Thunder Bay Border Cats of the Northwoods League. The ballpark has a capacity of 3,031 people and seats 2,581, and was opened in 1951....	Thunder Bay Thunder Bay -In Canada:Thunder Bay is the name of three places in the province of Ontario, Canada along Lake Superior:*Thunder Bay District, Ontario, a district in Northwestern Ontario*Thunder Bay, a city in Thunder Bay District*Thunder Bay, Unorganized, Ontario... , Ontario Ontario Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa.... , Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
Willmar Stingers Willmar Stingers The Willmar Stingers are a baseball team that plays in the Northwoods League, a collegiate summer baseball league. The Stingers played their inaugural season in 2010. The team plays its home games at Bill Taunton Stadium at Baker Field....	Bill Taunton Stadium	Willmar, Minnesota Willmar, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 18,351 people, 7,302 households, and 4,461 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,549.9 people per square mile . There were 7,789 housing units at an average density of 657.8 per square mile...
South Division
Team	Venue	Location
Battle Creek Bombers Battle Creek Bombers The Battle Creek Bombers are a baseball team that plays in the Northwoods League, a collegiate summer baseball league. All players on the team must have NCAA eligibility remaining in order to participate. Their home games are played at the C.O. Brown Stadium in Battle Creek, Michigan...	C.O. Brown Stadium	Battle Creek, Michigan Battle Creek, Michigan Battle Creek is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, in northwest Calhoun County, at the confluence of the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek Rivers. It is the principal city of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area , which encompasses all of Calhoun county...
Eau Claire Express Eau Claire Express The Eau Claire Express is a collegiate summer baseball team playing in the Northwoods League. Their home games are played at Carson Park, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin ....	Carson Park Carson Park (Eau Claire, Wisconsin) Carson Park is a park in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. It contains a baseball stadium, football stadium, and museum. The park and its stadiums are owned and operated by the City of Eau Claire....	Eau Claire, Wisconsin Eau Claire, Wisconsin Eau Claire is a city located in the west-central part of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 65,883 as of the 2010 census, making it the largest municipality in the northwestern portion of the state, and the 9th largest in the state overall. It is the county seat of Eau Claire County,...
Green Bay Bullfrogs Green Bay Bullfrogs The Green Bay Bullfrogs is a baseball team that plays in the Northwoods League, a collegiate summer baseball league. Their home games are played at Joannes Stadium in Green Bay, Wisconsin...	Joannes Stadium Joannes Stadium Joannes Stadium is a baseball stadium located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It is a part of the Joannes Park complex, which also includes the Joannes Aquatic Center. It is the home of the Green Bay Bullfrogs, a Northwoods League team that began play in 2007...	Green Bay, Wisconsin Green Bay, Wisconsin Green Bay is a city in and the county seat of Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, located at the head of Green Bay, a sub-basin of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the Fox River. It has an elevation of above sea level and is located north of Milwaukee. As of the 2010 United States Census,...
La Crosse Loggers La Crosse Loggers The La Crosse Loggers are a La Crosse, Wisconsin based baseball team playing in the Northwoods League, a collegiate summer baseball league. They play at Copeland Park....	Copeland Park	La Crosse, Wisconsin La Crosse, Wisconsin La Crosse is a city in and the county seat of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States. The city lies alongside the Mississippi River.The 2011 Census Bureau estimates the city had a population of 52,485...
Lakeshore Chinooks Lakeshore Chinooks The Lakeshore Chinooks are a baseball team based in Mequon, Wisconsin that plays in the Northwoods League, a collegiate summer baseball league...	Kapco Park	Mequon, Wisconsin Mequon, Wisconsin Mequon is a city in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. It had a population of 21,823 at the 2000 census, and an estimated population of 23,739 in July 2009...
Madison Mallards Madison Mallards The Madison Mallards are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Madison, Wisconsin that plays in the Northwoods League. Warner Park on Madison’s North side is the team's home field. The 2010 season marks the Mallards' 10th anniversary season....	Warner Park Warner Park Warner Park is a community park on the northeast side of Madison, Wisconsin near Lake Mendota. It is the annual home for the largest fireworks show in the Midwest, Rhythm and Booms....	Madison, Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
Waterloo Bucks Waterloo Bucks The Waterloo Bucks are a baseball team that plays in the Northwoods League, a collegiate summer baseball league. Their home games are played at the Riverfront Stadium in Waterloo, Iowa. They were founded in 1995.-External links:* - official site...	Riverfront Stadium Riverfront Stadium (Waterloo) Riverfront Stadium is a stadium in Waterloo, Iowa. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Waterloo Bucks baseball team of the Northwoods League. It holds 5,000 people.Riverfront Stadium was built as Municipal Stadium in 1946...	Waterloo, Iowa Waterloo, Iowa Waterloo is a city in and the county seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census the population decreased by 0.5% to 68,406. Waterloo is part of the Waterloo – Cedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is the more populous of the two...
Wisconsin Woodchucks Wisconsin Woodchucks 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...	Athletic Park Athletic Park (Wausau) Athletic Park is a baseball stadium in Wausau, Wisconsin. It was the home of the Wausau Timbers of the Midwest League until 1990. It is the home field of the Wisconsin Woodchucks baseball team of the Northwoods League. It was built in 1936. Additions include a roof in 1950, concessions in 1977, and...	Wausau, Wisconsin Wausau, Wisconsin Wausau is a city in and the county seat of Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. The Wisconsin River divides the city. The city is adjacent to the town of Wausau.According to the 2000 census, Wausau had a population of 38,426 people...
Wisconsin Rapids Rafters Wisconsin Rapids Rafters The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters are a baseball team based in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin that plays in the Northwoods League, a collegiate summer baseball league. With their inaugural season in 2010, the Rafters will play their home games at Witter Field, previously home to the Wisconsin Rapids Twins...	Witter Field Witter Field Witter Field is a baseball ballpark located in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, USA. It was built in 1928.It served as the home park for multiple minor league teams: the Wisconsin Rapids White Sox, Wisconsin Rapids Senators and Wisconsin Rapids Twins. It is currently the home to Wisconsin Rapids Legion...	Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin Wisconsin Rapids is a city in and the county seat of Wood County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 18,435 at the 2000 census.According to the 2010 census, the Wisconsin Rapids micropolitan area was home to 54,362 people...

(note that Lakeshore is an expansion team for the 2012 season)

League champions

• 2011: Battle Creek Bombers
• 2010: Eau Claire Express
• 2009: Rochester Honkers
• 2008: Thunder Bay Border Cats
• 2007: St. Cloud River Bats
• 2006: Rochester Honkers
• 2005: Thunder Bay Border Cats
• 2004: Madison Mallards
• 2003: Wisconsin Woodchucks
• 2002: Waterloo Bucks
• 2001: Wisconsin Woodchucks
• 2000: St. Cloud River Bats
• 1999: Rochester Honkers
• 1998: St. Cloud Rivers Bats
• 1997: Rochester Honkers
• 1996: Waterloo Bucks
• 1995: Kenosha Kroakers
• 1994: Rochester Honkers

Major leaguers

• Jeremy Accardo
  Jeremy Accardo
  Jeremy Lee Accardo is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.-San Francisco Giants:...
  
  , Alexandria Beetles, 2001
• Clint Barmes
  Clint Barmes
  Clint Harold Barmes [BAR-miss] is an American professional baseball shortstop and second baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball. He played for the Colorado Rockies from 2003-2010 and Houston Astros in 2011...
  
  , Kenosha Kroakers, 1998, Waterloo Bucks, 1999
• Joe Bisenius
  Joe Bisenius
  Joseph Richard "Joe" Bisenius is an National Major League Baseball pitcher. A 6'5" right-hander, he formerly played in the Philadelphia Phillies organization.-College and draft:...
  
  , Duluth Huskies, 2003
• T.J. Bohn, Brainerd Mighty Gulls, 2001
• Lance Broadway
  Lance Broadway
  Lance Daniel Broadway is an American Major League Baseball pitcher who is currently in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He is 6'3" and throws right-handed.-High school and college:...
  
  , Wisconsin Woodchucks, 2004
• Mike Burns, Brainerd Mighty Gulls, 1998–1999
• Matt Cepicky
  Matt Cepicky
  Matthew William Cepicky is a Major League Baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent.Cepicky played for the Baltimore Orioles Double-A affiliate, the Bowie Baysox, and Triple-A affiliate, the Norfolk Tides in .-External links:...
  
  , Waterloo Bucks, 1997
• Jermaine Clark
  Jermaine Clark
  Jermaine Marcel Clark is a former Major League Baseball player who debuted on April 3, , with the Detroit Tigers....
  
  , Kenosha Kroakers, 1995
• Willie Collazo
  Willie Collazo
  William Collazo is a Puerto Rican Major League Baseball pitcher currently in the Toronto Blue Jays organization....
  
  , Waterloo Bucks, 1999
• Allen Craig
  Allen Craig
  Allen Thomas Craig is a Major League Baseball utility player for the St. Louis Cardinals.-Amateur career:...
  
  , Alexandria Beetles, 2003, 2005
• Chris Demaria
  Chris Demaria
  Chris Demaria is an American baseball player who briefly played in the major leagues on two different occasions: for the Kansas City Royals in , and for the Milwaukee Brewers in ....
  
  , St. Cloud River Bats, 2000–2001
• Thomas Diamond
  Thomas Diamond
  Thomas Nicklaus Diamond is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.-College & draft:...
  
  , St. Cloud River Bats, 2002–2003
• Andy Dominique
  Andy Dominique
  Andrew John Dominique is a former first baseman/catcher who played in Major League Baseball in parts of the and seasons. Listed at 6' 0", 220 lb., Dominique batted and threw right-handed...
  
  , Kenosha Kroakers, 1995
• Jeff Duncan
  Jeff Duncan (baseball)
  Jeffrey Matthew Duncan is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. Duncan played for the New York Mets in and . He hit and threw left-handed.Duncan graduated from Lemont High School where he played baseball...
  
  , Waterloo Bucks, 1998
• Lucas Duda
  Lucas Duda
  Lucas Christopher Duda is an American professional baseball player. He currently is a right fielder for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball. Duda bats left handed and throws right handed.-Early life:...
  
  , Alexandria Beetles, 2006
• Andre Ethier
  Andre Ethier
  Andre Everett Ethier , is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers.In 2009, Ethier hit six walk off hits , which was the most by any player in the Major Leagues since 1974. His four walk-off home runs tied the Major League record for most in a season...
  
  , Rochester Honkers, 2002
• Dave Gassner
  Dave Gassner
  David K. Gassner was a professional baseball pitcher who is unofficially retired. Gassner is a 1997 graduate of Hortonville High School in Hortonville, Wisconsin and 2002 graduate of Purdue University with a degree in Education.-Career:Gassner was selected by Toronto Blue Jays in the 2001 amateur...
  
  , Wausau Woodchucks, 1998
• Jay Gibbons
  Jay Gibbons
  Jay Jonathan Gibbons is an American professional baseball outfielder in Major League Baseball. Gibbons was a graduate of Mayfair High School in Lakewood, California...
  
  , Manitowoc Skunks, 1996–1997
• Tom Gorzelanny
  Tom Gorzelanny
  Thomas Stephen Gorzelanny is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals.-Personal life:Tom grew up in Chicago, IL, graduating from Marist High School in 2000...
  
  , St. Cloud River Bats, 2001
• Tim Gradoville, Waterloo Bucks, 2001
• Curtis Granderson
  Curtis Granderson
  Curtis Granderson is an American Major League Baseball player for the New York Yankees. Before joining the Yankees in 2010, he played with the Detroit Tigers . A center fielder, Granderson is known for being a five-tool player...
  
  , Mankato Mashers, 2001
• Jack Hannahan
  Jack Hannahan
  John Joseph "Jack" Hannahan IV is an American professional baseball third baseman with the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball. Mainly a third baseman, Hannahan has also played other infield positions....
  
  , Mankato Mashers, 1999
• Daniel Ray Herrera, La Crosse Loggers, 2005
• Justin Huisman
  Justin Huisman
  Justin Ray Huisman is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher.Huisman attended the University of Mississippi and had a 3.50 ERA in . He was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 15th round of the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft. He was assigned to the Low-A Portland Rockies where he had a...
  
  , St. Cloud River Bats, 1998
• Casey Janssen
  Casey Janssen
  Robert Casey Janssen is a right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Toronto Blue Jays.He was selected by the Blue Jays out of UCLA in the fourth round of the draft. When an injury to A.J...
  
  , Wisconsin Woodchucks, 2001
• Jimmy Journell
  Jimmy Journell
  James Richard Journell, , is an American former baseball pitcher. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals. He was drafted by the Cardinals in the 4th round in 1999. His only Major League experience came with the Cardinals...
  
  , Waterloo Bucks, 1997, 1999
• Bobby Kielty
  Bobby Kielty
  Robert Micheal Kielty is an American professional baseball outfielder for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball.-College :...
  
  , Kenosha Kroakers, 1996
• Ian Kinsler
  Ian Kinsler
  Ian Michael Kinsler is a Major League Baseball All-Star second baseman for the Texas Rangers.Despite having been drafted in only the 17th round out of college, Kinsler has risen to become a two-time All Star, and a member of the Sporting News 2009 list of the 50 greatest current players in baseball...
  
  , Madison Mallards, 2002
• Mark Lowe
  Mark Lowe
  Mark Christopher Lowe is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Texas Rangers. He made his Major League debut for the Seattle Mariners on July 7, in relief against the Detroit Tigers, loading the bases before striking out the side. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed. His fastball...
  
  , Wisconsin Woodchucks, 2002–2003
• Dan Lyons, Rochester Honkers, 2004–2006
• Jay Marshall
  Jay Marshall (baseball)
  Jay William Marshall is a Major League Baseball free agent relief pitcher.Marshall grew up in St. Louis. He is the son of Rich and Debbie Marshall. He graduated from John F...
  
  , Rochester Honkers, 2002
• Doug Mathis
  Doug Mathis
  Douglas Alan Mathis is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball.-High school/college career:...
  
  , Duluth Huskies, 2003
• Paul McAnulty
  Paul McAnulty
  Paul Michael McAnulty is a Major League Baseball infielder. He played college baseball at Long Beach State.-San Diego Padres:...
  
  , Mankato Mashers, 2001
• Carlos Muniz
  Carlos Muñiz
  Carlos Javier Muñiz is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the New York Mets organization.Muñiz made his major league debut on September 25, . He threw 1.1 innings and gave up 2 earned runs....
  
  , Alexandria Beetles, 2002
• Pat Neshek
  Pat Neshek
  Patrick J. Neshek is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. Neshek is a graduate of Park Center Senior High School in Minnesota and of Butler University.-Early career:...
  
  , Wisconsin Woodchucks, 2000
• Josh Newman
  Josh Newman
  Joshua Paul Newman is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He played parts of and for the Colorado Rockies and Kansas City Royals....
  
  , Alexandria Beetles, 2001
• Wes Obermueller
  Wes Obermueller
  Wesley Mitchell Obermueller is a free agent Major League Baseball pitcher with a career ERA of 5.82. He began his career in the Kansas City Royals organization when he was selected in the 2nd round of the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft...
  
  , Wausau Woodchucks, 1995, Waterloo Bucks, 1996–1997
• Val Pascucci, Rochester Honkers, 1998
• Juan Pierre
  Juan Pierre
  Juan D'Vaughn Pierre is an outfielder in Major League Baseball who is currently a free agent. He bats and throws left-handed....
  
  , Manitowoc Skunks, 1996
• Robb Quinlan
  Robb Quinlan
  Robb William Quinlan is a former Major League Baseball utility player. He plays first base, third base, corner outfield, catcher and designated hitter....
  
  , Dubuque Mud Puppies, 1996, St. Cloud River Bats, 1998
• Erasmo Ramirez
  Erasmo Ramirez
  Erasmo Ramírez is a Major League Baseball left-handed relief pitcher for the Chicago White Sox organization. His nickname is "The Eraser"....
  
  , Kenosha Kroakers, 1995
• Mike Rouse
  Mike Rouse
  Michael Gregory Rouse is an infielder in Major League Baseball who is currently a free agent. He bats left-handed, although he throws right-handed....
  
  , Brainerd Mighty Gulls, 1999
• Max Scherzer
  Max Scherzer
  Maxwell M. "Max" Scherzer is an American professional baseball pitcher with the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball. He currently resides in Phoenix, Arizona.-Early life:...
  
  , La Crosse Loggers, 2004
• Shawn Sedlacek
  Shawn Sedlacek
  Shawn Patrick Sedlacek is a former professional baseball pitcher. He played part of one season in Major League Baseball, primarily as a starting pitcher, for the Kansas City Royals in 2002....
  
  , Dubuque Mud Puppies, 1996
• George Sherrill
  George Sherrill
  George Friederich Sherrill , also known as "The Brim Reaper", "Flat Breezy", and "Duckbill" , is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher, who is a free agent-College and independent baseball:Sherrill was not drafted after graduating from Austin Peay State...
  
  , Kenosha Kroakers, 1997
• Ryan Spilborghs
  Ryan Spilborghs
  Ryan Adam Spilborghs is a Major League Baseball outfielder with the Colorado Rockies.The Rockies drafted Spilborghs in the seventh round of the 2002 draft out of the University of California, Santa Barbara. He played for the Madison Mallards during the summer of during his collegiate career...
  
  , Madison Mallards, 2001
• Eric Thames
  Eric Thames
  Eric Allyn Thames is an American professional baseball outfielder with the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball....
  
  , La Crosse Loggers, 2007
• Curtis Thigpen
  Curtis Thigpen
  Curtis Barnard Thigpen is a right-handed Major League Baseball catcher. Thigpen can also play first base, second base, and third base. He spent his college career at the University of Texas and won the College World Series in 2002 during which he was named to the All-Tournament Team...
  
  , Waterloo Bucks, 2002
• Jeff Weaver
  Jeff Weaver
  Jeffrey Charles Weaver is a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He has pitched in the majors for the Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, St. Louis Cardinals, and Seattle Mariners...
  
  , Dubuque Mud Puppies, 1995
• Josh Willingham
  Josh Willingham
  Joshua David Willingham is an American Major League Baseball left fielder. He has played for the Florida Marlins, Washington Nationals and Oakland Athletics.-Early years:...
  
  , Austin Southern Minny Stars, 1998–1999
• Danny Worth
  Danny Worth
  Daniel Weston Worth is an American professional baseball second baseman with the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball. Worth was born in Northridge, California....
  
  , Alexandria Beetles, 2006
• Ben Zobrist
  Ben Zobrist
  Benjamin Thomas "Ben" Zobrist is an American baseball player currently with Major League Baseball's Tampa Bay Rays. A switch-hitter who throws right-handed, he has exhibited a versatility to play most positions with the exception of pitcher and catcher. He has been the Rays' starting second...
  
  , Wisconsin Woodchucks, 2003
• Jordan Zimmermann
  Jordan Zimmermann
  Jordan Zimmermann is a pitcher for the Washington Nationals. He was the Nationals' best prospect going into the 2009 MLB season, according to Baseball America.-Professional career:...
  
  , Eau Claire Express 2006

Umpiring

The Northwoods League, in addition to
being a developmental league for players
and coaches, is also a developmental league for umpires. The concentrated game schedule, travel, and Minor League-like game conditions give NWL umpires a pre-professional experience. Since the League's inaugural season in 1994, 44 of its former umpires have furthered their careers in affiliated professional baseball.

The League recruits its umpires from the two umpire schools whose curricula have been approved by the Professional Baseball Umpire Corps. (PBUC): Jim Evans' Academy of Professional Baseball Umpiring and Harry Wendelstedt School for Umpires. The umpires ultimately chosen are usually among the top school graduates who were then selected to the pre-season, PBUC sponsored Umpire Evaluation Course.

The NWL employs seven two-man crews during the regular season, a six-man crew during the mid-season All-Star game, and six umpires for both the divisional playoffs and championship series. Umpires are salaried and are provided hotel accommodations, meals and travel.

External links

• Official website