Eau Claire Express

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• Location: Eau Claire, WI
• League: Northwoods League 2005-present
• Stadium: Carson Park

Team Bio

Founded as an expansion team to the Northwoods League in 2005, the Eau Claire Express are a Summer Collegiate Baseball team based in Eau Claire, WI. The Express are a non-profit organization which has hosted collegiate athletes from throughout the United States and Canada and which is dedicated and designed to provide minor league level competition for NCAA players that wish to continue on into professional baseball. The Eau Claire Express 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, Express players 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. Dale Varsho has managed the Express since their inception. Their 2010 NWL champion was also named Summer Collegiate Team of the Year by Perfect Game.

• All Games are Broadcast on 92.1 FM

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Manager	Playoffs
2005	28-40	Dale Varsho
2006	29-38	Dale Varsho
2007	42-26	Dale Varsho	Runner Up
2008	33-35	Dale Varsho
2009	36-32	Dale Varsho	1st Round
2010	48-22	Dale Varsho	Champions
2011	36-24	Dale Varsho
2012	26-44	Dale Varsho
2013	33-37	Dale Varsho
2014	36-36	Dale Varsho
2015	29-42	Dale Varsho
2016	45-27	Dale Varsho	Runner Up
2017	39-33	Dale Varsho	1st Round
2018	28-43	Dale Varsho
2019	40-32	Dale Varsho	Runner Up
2021	27-41	Dale Varsho

Express Drafted into affiliated Baseball

• Chris Jones - Boston Red Sox Organization
• Nevin Ashley - Tampa Bay Devil Rays (Sixth round, 2006)

Related Links

• Eau Claire Express Home Page
• Northwoods League Home Page