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Josh Willingham Returns to Minnesota
Date: Feb 03, 2012
For the first time a player that once played for a Minnesota team in the Northwoods League will now suit up in the big leagues for the Minnesota Twins. Veteran outfielder Josh Willingham signed a three-year contract with the Twins this offseason and will be expected to patrol right field at Target Field through 2014.
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Woodchucks Add Power Hitting First Baseman
Date: Feb 03, 2012
This week the Wisconsin Woodchucks announced another addition to their roster for the 2012 season. Recently, the ‘Chucks have signed Skyler Ewing, a power hitting, freshman first baseman from Rice University.
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Northwoods League Adds Bomberg to Front Office
Date: Feb 03, 2012
The Northwoods League announced today that Matt Bomberg has been hired as the newest member of the NWL’s front office staff. He and former Director of Operations Curt Carstensen are now Vice Presidents of the Northwoods League working alongside League President Dick Radatz, Jr.
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Stingers Sign Four More
Date: Feb 02, 2012
The Willmar Stingers 2012 player roster is coming together as the team prepares for its third season of Northwoods League baseball. The recent additions now bring the roster to 20 players under contract for the 2012 season.
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Rafters Sign Catcher and Infielder for 2012
Date: Feb 01, 2012
The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters announced the addition of two more players to their 2012 roster. Catcher Nick Ammirati (Mississippi State) and infielder Nick Hamilton (Kent State) have signed to play for the Rafters this summer.
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St. Cloud Franchise Changes Ownership
Date: Feb 01, 2012
The Northwoods League held a press conference in St. Cloud on Wednesday afternoon to announce the sale of the St. Cloud franchise formerly known as the River Bats.
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Bucks Sign Sophomore Righty
Date: Jan 31, 2012
The Waterloo Bucks have announced the signing of right-handed pitcher Kellen Camus to their roster for the 2012 season. Camus (pronounced CAM-us), a sophomore at Washington State University, is the eighth player to be named to Waterloo's roster for the team's 18th season.
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Bombers Sign Freshman All-American Outfielder
Date: Jan 30, 2012
The Battle Creek Bombers have signed outfielder Turner Gill out of the University of Portland for the 2012 season.
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Honkers Sign Switch-Hitting Machine Torchio
Date: Jan 29, 2012
The Rochester Honkers have made it official with the signing of Dustin Torchio, a switch-hitting junior infielder from the University of the Pacific. Dustin is a 5’10” 160-pound, Santa Cruz, California native, who was selected as a first team All Big West Conference player in just his first full collegiate season.
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Lefties Bill and Organ to Return to Rafters
Date: Jan 28, 2012
The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters announced the return of two key left handed pitchers who played important roles during the first two seasons of Rafters baseball. Tommy Organ (North Florida), who led all 2010 Rafters pitchers in strikeouts joins 2011 starter Augey Bill (Arizona) in what is shaping up to be a strong rotation for first-year manager Jake Martin.
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St. Cloud State Infielder Rejoins Bucks
Date: Jan 27, 2012
The Waterloo Bucks have announced infielder Sean Borman will return to play for the Bucks in 2012. Borman, a junior at St. Cloud State University, is the seventh player to be named to Waterloo's roster for the team's 18th season.
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Honkers Add Two From Kansas
Date: Jan 26, 2012
The Rochester Honkers Baseball Club recently signed two more players, both from the University of Kansas. Outfielder Dakota Smith and infielder Justin Protacio are young freshman at Kansas, and the two Jayhawks will make their Northwoods League debut this summer.
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Bucks Re-Sign Illini Infielder
Date: Jan 25, 2012
The Waterloo Bucks have announced infielder Thomas Lindauer will return to play for the Bucks in 2012. Lindauer, a sophomore at the University of Illinois, is the sixth player to be named to Waterloo's roster for the team's 18th season.
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Bombers Hire Higelin as Field Manager
Date: Jan 24, 2012
The Battle Creek Bombers have hired Brandon Higelin as the team's Field Manager. Higelin was the Bombers Pitching Coach for the 2011 Championship season and was highly regarded around the league for the work he did with the pitching staff throughout the summer.
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Loggers Lock Up Dirtbag Duo
Date: Jan 24, 2012
The La Crosse Loggers Baseball Club added a pair of players from the Long Beach State University baseball program as team officials announced the signing of sophomore Jake Stassi and freshman Richard Prigatano.
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Rafters Add Kohls to Front Office Staff
Date: Jan 23, 2012
The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters announced today that Kyle Kohls has joined the front office as the team’s Director of Group Sales and Marketing. In his new role, Kohls will work with non-profit groups to create fundraising and group outing opportunities, oversee the Rafters reading program, as well as manage the ballpark entertainment on game days.
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Rafters Bring Back Sluggers Cyr, Hohl
Date: Jan 23, 2012
The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters have retained a pair of sluggers from their 2011 club as the team announced the signings of first baseman Josh Cyr (North Alabama) and third baseman Brandon Hohl (Illinois) for their 2012 roster. Cyr and Hohl join returnees Nestor Bautista (Ball State) and Skyler Debilzen (UW-La Crosse) on the list of Rafters signees to date.
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Adams Returns to Bucks for 3rd Year
Date: Jan 21, 2012
The Waterloo Bucks have announced catcher/first baseman Jordan Adams will return to play for the Bucks in 2012. Adams, a junior at Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, is the fifth player to be named to Waterloo's roster for the team's 18th season.
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Woodchucks Add Two From Wake Forest
Date: Jan 20, 2012
The Wisconsin Woodchucks announced the signing of Matt Martin and Austin Stadler, a talented pair of players from Wake Forest University.
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Battle Creek Adds to Front Office Staff
Date: Jan 20, 2012
The Battle Creek Bombers are adding to their front office with Marketing Manager, Patrick Dewan.
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Mallards Sign Two Freshman Prospects
Date: Jan 19, 2012
The Madison Mallards announced the signing of freshman outfielder Derek Fisher from the University of Virginia and freshman catcher Taylor Gushue from the University of Florida
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Former Woodchuck Jirschele Returns as Coach
Date: Jan 19, 2012
One week after announcing their field manager for 2012, the Wisconsin Woodchucks have made another addition to the 2012 coaching staff. Jeremy Jirschele will join the Woodchucks this upcoming season as the teams hitting and infield coach.
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Huskies Return Three Pitchers from 2011 Season
Date: Jan 18, 2012
The Duluth Huskies have announced three returning players to the roster for the team's 10th anniversary season. Right-handed pitchers Joey Novak, Dylan Vogt, and Dylan Thomas rejoin the Huskies for the 2012 campaign. In 2011, all three helped lead Duluth to the second best ERA in the Northwoods league.
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Bombers Sign Two from Ole Miss
Date: Jan 16, 2012
Auston Bousfield and Sikes Orvis out of the University of Mississippi will head to Battle Creek this summer to play for the Bombers.
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Chad Lee Returns as Rafters Pitching Coach
Date: Jan 16, 2012
Wisconsin Rapids Rafters Field Manager Jake Martin began to assemble his 2012 coaching staff by announcing the return of a familiar face to Rafters fans. The team announced that Chad Lee will return for a second season to mentor the Rafters pitching staff.
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Bucks Re-Sign RHP Kyle Kramp
Date: Jan 15, 2012
The Waterloo Bucks have announced right-handed pitcher Kyle Kramp will return to play for the Bucks in 2012. Kramp, a sophomore at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana is the fourth player to be named to Waterloo's roster for the team's 18th season
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Left-Hander Chris Dunn Returns to Bucks
Date: Jan 14, 2012
The Waterloo Bucks have announced left-handed pitcher Chris Dunn will return to play for the Bucks in 2012. Dunn, a junior at Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wisconsin, is the third player to be named to Waterloo's roster for the team's 18th season.
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Loggers Sign Two From UCLA
Date: Jan 13, 2012
The La Crosse Loggers Baseball Club added to their ever-growing 2012 roster when team officials announced the signing of a pair of players from UCLA in freshmen Kevin Kramer and Grant Watson.
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Former Buck Jennings on Marlins 40-Man Roster
Date: Jan 12, 2012
This fall former Waterloo Bucks pitcher Dan Jennings was promoted to the Miami Marlins' 40-man roster. Jennings, who is originally from West Des Moines, Iowa, was one of four Miami Minor Leaguers to be placed on the team's 40-man roster.
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Three Players Named to Bucks Hall of Hame
Date: Jan 12, 2012
The Waterloo Bucks have announced the inductees for the Seventh Annual Bucks Baseball Hall of Fame Banquet. The former Bucks that will be enshrined will be Adam Boeve, Chad Epperson, and Aaron Jenkins, all former baseball players at the University of Northern Iowa. Along with the players, Kevin and Judy Peverill will be honored for their 10-plus years of service as housing parents.
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Bucks Bring Back Clay Stephens
Date: Jan 12, 2012
The Waterloo Bucks have announced right-handed pitcher Clay Stephens will return to play for the Bucks in 2012. Stephens, a junior at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, is the second player to be named to Waterloo's roster for the team's 18th season.
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Woodchucks Hire Erik Supplee as Manager
Date: Jan 11, 2012
The Wisconsin Woodchucks have announced their head coach for the 2012 season. Erik Supplee, coach at Lynchburg College in Virginia, will assume the roll as Field Manager for the upcoming season. Supplee was an assistant coach with the Woodchucks in 2011.
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Top Pitchers Bautista and Debilzen Return to Rafters
Date: Jan 11, 2012
Left-handed starter, right-handed reliever will return for second season in Wisconsin Rapids
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Pitcher Lamacchia Back with Bucks
Date: Jan 10, 2012
The Waterloo Bucks have announced right-handed pitcher Derek Lamacchia will return to play for the Bucks in 2012. Lamacchia (pronounced luh-MOCK-e-uh), a junior at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut, is the first player to be named to the Waterloo roster for the team's 18th season.
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Bombers Re-Sign All-Star Daniel Rockett
Date: Jan 06, 2012
The Battle Creek Bombers have re-signed one of their top performers from the 2011 Northwoods League Championship team, All-Star outfielder Daniel Rockett of the University of Texas at San Antonio.
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Waterloo Hires New Pitching Coach
Date: Jan 04, 2012
The Waterloo Bucks have announced the hiring of Miles Miller as their pitching coach for the 2012 season. Currently, Miller is the pitching coach at Philadelphia University, a member of the Division II Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference.
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Pitchers Wright and Haseltine Return to Loggers
Date: Jan 03, 2012
The La Crosse Loggers have retained a pair of arms from their 2011 club as the tenth-year franchise announced the signings of pitchers Zach Wright (Washington) and Jordan Haseltine (San Francisco) today to their 2012 roster. Wright and Haseltine join returnee Bobby Juan (Minnesota) and catcher Tyler Servais (Princeton) on the list of Logger signees to-date.
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Rafters Hire Jake Martin as Manager
Date: Jan 03, 2012
The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters have hired a new manager for 2012. Actually, he is a very familiar face to the organization. The team announced today that it has named Jake Martin as the third manager in Rafters history.
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