Duluth Huskies
- Location: Duluth, MN
- League: Northwoods League 2003-present
- Stadium: Wade Stadium
Team Bio[edit]
Founded in 2003 as an expansion team to the Northwoods League, the Duluth Huskies are a Summer Collegiate Baseball club based out of Duluth, MN. The Huskies play their home games in Wade Stadium, a municipally-owned field built in 1938 for the Duluth Dukes with funds from the city selling off the unemployment bonds which were designed to ease the burden of the Great Depression on the town. The Huskies are one of several Northwoods League teams loosely affiliated with the Minnesota Twins who help with the organizational needs of the team.
The Duluth Huskies have hosted collegiate athletes from throughout the United States and Canada. Like all Summer Collegiate teams, they are dedicated and designed to provide minor league level competition for NCAA players that wish to continue on into professional baseball. The Huskies operate in the model a Minor League team: playing nightly before fans in stadiums which seat thousands, using wood bats and minor league specification equipment, and experiencing road trips between games. Like all other summer collegiate players, the Huskies are unpaid in order to maintain their NCAA eligibility, and live with host families in the same manner as Single A and Independent League players.
Year-by-Year Record[edit]
| Year | Record | Manager | Playoffs | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 24-39 | Jeff Casper | ||
| 2004 | 31-32 | Jeff Casper | Runner Up | |
| 2005 | 36-32 | Dave Parra | ||
| 2006 | 43-25 | Dave Parra | 1st Round | |
| 2007 | 41-27 | Adam Stahl | 1st Round | |
| 2008 | 26-42 | Adam Stahl | ||
| 2009 | 25-43 | Adam Stahl/Terry Collins | ||
| 2010 | 34-32 | Daniel Hersey | ||
| 2011 | 30-37 | Daniel Hersey | ||
| 2012 | 38-32 | Daniel Hersey | ||
| 2013 | 43-27 | Daniel Hersey | Runner Up | |
| 2014 | 30-42 | Daniel Hersey | ||
| 2015 | 40-32 | Daniel Hersey | 2nd Round | |
| 2016 | 30-42 | Daniel Hersey | ||
| 2017 | 31-41 | Daniel Hersey | ||
| 2018 | 47-25 | Tyger Pederson | Runner Up | |
| 2019 | 34-38 | Marcus Pointer | ||
| 2021 | 30-38 | Marcus Pointer | 1st Round | Will Peterson |
| 2022 | Marcus Pointer | Will Peterson |
Huskies Drafted in MLB Affiliated Baseball and 2006?2007? team[edit]
- Fernando Rodriguez- Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim)
- Joe Bisenius- Philadelphia Phillies Organization
- Rhyne Hughes- Tampa Bay Devil Rays Organization
- Chris Frey- Modesto Nuts (Colorado Rockies)
- Jon Mueller- Peoria Chiefs (Chicago Cubs)
- Matt Swanson- Hickory Crawdads (Pittsburgh Pirates)
- Steve Schroer- Charleston RiverDogs (New York Yankees)
- Doug Mathis- Frisco Rough Riders (Texas Rangers)
- Brian Schroeder- St. Louis Cardinals Organization
- Lauren Gagnier- Oneonta Tigers (Detroit Tigers)
- Will Crouch- South Bend Silver Hawks (Arizona Diamondbacks)
- Kody Valverde- Eugene Emeralds (San Diego Padres)
- Mark Melancon- New York Yankees Organization
- Ricardo Cruz- Arizona Diamondbacks Organization
- Ryan Lilly- Peoria Chiefs (Chicago Cubs)
- Estaban Lopez- Los Angeles Dodgers Organization
- Mark Wright- Brooklyn Cyclones (New York Mets)
- Gilbert Gil- Kansas City Royals Organization
- Chad Lundahl- Rome Braves (Atlanta Braves)
- Chris Nash- Cleveland Indians Organization
- Mike Pontius- Cleveland Indians Organization
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