Northwoods League

Founded in 1994, and comprised of the some of the top college players from across the country, the Northwoods League is one of the nation's premier Summer Collegiate Baseball leagues. Sanctioned by the Summer Collegiate Baseball Association, all players are NCAA eligible and are unpaid in order to maintain their eligibility.

Each team is operated in a similar manner to a professional minor league team, providing players an opportunity to play under the same conditions using wooden bats, minor league specification baseballs, experiencing overnight road trips and playing nightly before fans in a stadium.

Several Northwoods League teams play in ballparks formerly occupied by professional clubs from the Midwest League and the Northern League. The Northwoods League allows communities throughout the U.S. and Canada deemed too small for pro ball to continue to enjoy high-quality, competitive baseball during the summer months.

Current Teams

Great Plains Division
East Division			West Division
Team	Location		Team	Location
Duluth Huskies	Duluth, MN		Bismarck Larks	Bismarck, ND
Eau Claire Express	Eau Claire, WI		Mankato MoonDogs	Mankato, MN
La Crosse Loggers	La Crosse, WI		Rochester Honkers	Rochester, MN
Thunder Bay Border Cats	Thunder Bay, ON		St. Cloud Rox	St. Cloud, MN
Waterloo Bucks	Waterloo, IA		Willmar Stingers	Willmar, MN
Great Lakes Division
East Division			West Division
Team	Location		Team	Location
Battle Creek Bombers	Battle Creek, MI		Fond du Lac Dock Spiders	Fond du Lac, WI
Kalamazoo Growlers	Kalamazoo, MI		Green Bay Booyah	Ashwaubenon, WI
Kenosha Kingfish	Kenosha, WI		Lakeshore Chinooks	Mequon, WI
Kokomo Jackrabbits	Kokomo, IN		Madison Mallards	Madison, WI
Rockford Rivets	Rockford, IL		Wisconsin Woodchucks	Wausau, WI
Traverse City Pit Spitters	Traverse City, MI		Wisconsin Rapids Rafters	Wisconsin Rapids, WI

Former Northwoods League Teams

• Alexandria Beetles (2001-2012)
• Alexandria Blue Anchors (2013-2015)
• Brainerd Blue Thunder (2005-2008)
• Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers (2009-2011)
• Brainerd Mighty Gulls (1998-2002)
• Dubuque Mud Puppies (1994-1996)
• Grand Forks Channel Cats (1998-2000)
• Kenosha Kroakers (1994-1998)
• Manitowoc Skunks (1994-1997)
• Mankato Mashers (1999-2001)
• Minot Greenheads (2000)
• Southern Minny Stars (1998-1999)
• St. Cloud River Bats (1997-2011)
• Wausau Woodchucks (1994-1998)
• Green Bay Bullfrogs (2007-2018)

NWL Alumni Currently on a Major League Baseball 40-Man Roster (as of March 2007)

Northwoods League Alumni
Player	NWL Team	MLB Team
Clint Barmes	Kenosha and Waterloo	Colorado Rockies
T.J. Bohn	Brainerd	Seattle Mariners
Mike Burns	Brainerd	Boston Red Sox
Chris Demaria	St. Cloud	Milwaukee Brewers
Andre Ethier	Rochester	Atlanta Braves
Dave Gassner	Wausau	Minnesota Twins
Tom Gorzelanny	St. Cloud	Pittsburgh Pirates
Curtis Granderson	Mankato	Detroit Tigers
Bobby Kielty	Kenosha	Oakland Athletics
Mark Lowe	Wisconsin	Seattle Mariners
Paul McAnulty	Mankato	San Diego Padres
Pat Neshek	Wisconsin	Minnesota Twins
Juan Pierre	Manitowoc	Chicago Cubs
Robb Quinlan	Dubuque	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Erasmo Ramirez	Kenosha	Texas Rangers
George Sherrill	Kenosha	Seattle Mariners
Ryan Spilborghs	Madison	Colorado Rockies
Jeff Weaver	Dubuque	St. Louis Cardinals
Josh Willingham	Waterloo	Florida Marlins
Ben Zobrist	Wisconsin	Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Championship Finals

Year	Winner	Series/Score	Loser
1994	Rochester Honkers	-	-
1995	Kenosha Kroakers	2-0	Manitowoc Skunks
1996	Waterloo Bucks	2-0	Rochester Honkers
1997	Rochester Honkers	2-1	Waterloo Bucks
1998	St. Cloud River Bats	2-0	Rochester Honkers
1999	Rochester Honkers	2-1	St. Cloud River Bats
2000	St. Cloud River Bats	2-0	Waterloo Bucks
2001	Wisconsin Woodchucks	2-1	St. Cloud River Bats
2002	Waterloo Bucks	2-0	Brainerd Mighty Gulls
2003	Wisconsin Woodchucks	2-1	St. Cloud River Bats
2004	Madison Mallards	2-0	Duluth Huskies
2005	Thunder Bay Border Cats	2-0	Madison Mallards
2006	Rochester Honkers	2-0	Thunder Bay Border Cats
2007	St. Cloud River Bats	2-0	Eau Claire Express
2008	Thunder Bay Border Cats	2-1	Madison Mallards
2009	Rochester Honkers	2-1	La Crosse Loggers
2010	Eau Claire Express	2-1	Rochester Honkers
2011	Battle Creek Bombers	2-0	Mankato MoonDogs
2012	La Crosse Loggers	2-0	Mankato MoonDogs
2013	Madison Mallards	2-0	Duluth Huskies
2014	Lakeshore Chinooks	2-0	Mankato MoonDogs
2015	Kenosha Kingfish	2-0	St. Cloud Rox
2016	Wisconsin Rapids Rafters	2-0	Eau Claire Express
2017	St. Cloud Rox	2-1	Battle Creek Bombers
2018	Fond du Lac Dock Spiders	2-1	Duluth Huskies
2019	Traverse City Pit Spitters	3-2	Eau Claire Express
2021	Traverse City Pit Spitters	9-3	St. Cloud Rox
2022	Kalamazoo Growlers	8-3	Duluth Huskies
2023

Related Links

• Northwoods League Home Page