The La Crosse Loggers are a La Crosse, Wisconsin based baseball team playing in the Northwoods League, a collegiate summer baseball league. Since the team's inaugural season in 2003, they have played at Copeland Park. The ballpark is nicknamed "the Lumberyard."
The team is owned by Dan Kapanke, a former Wisconsin state senator.
The Loggers are one of 26 teams in the Northwoods League, playing 72 games per season, from late May through mid-August. The Northwoods League is a summer collegiate league that provides an opportunity for college players to spend their summers and display their talents to professional scouts. Players must be enrolled in college and have at least one year of athletic eligibility to participate. The league is designed to give college players the minor league experience, providing players an opportunity to play under the same conditions using wooden bats and minor league specification baseballs, experiencing overnight road trips, and playing nightly before fans in a stadium.
Alumni in MLB The following is a list of former La Crosse Loggers who have appeared in Major League Baseball. MLB award winners in bold. +NameYear(s) with LoggersMLB accolades Riley Adams2015Scott Alexander2008Vic Black2007Rob Brantly2009Trevor Brown2011Matt Chapman2012All-Star, Gold Glove (5x)Griffin Conine2026Daniel Herrera2005Brett Jackson2007Brian Keller2014Andrew Knapp2011Taylor Kohlwey2014Kevin Kramer2012Brooks Kriske2013Korey Lee2017-18World Series ChampionMike Marjama2010Mason McCoy2015-16Andrew McKirahan2009Seth Mejias-Brean2010Kyle Nelson2015Lars Nootbaar2016Jordan Pacheco2005Graham Pauley2020Tim Peterson2011Jack Ralston2015-16Nick Raquet2016Christian Roa2018César Salazar2016Chris Sale2008All-Star (10x), Cy Young, Gold Glove, World Series ChampionMax Scherzer2004All-Star (8x), Cy Young (3x), World Series Champion (2x)Tyler Smith2011Eric Thames2007Logan VanWey2020David Villar2017Rowan Wick2011Stevie Wilkerson2011
References
External links La Crosse Loggers website
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