Wausau, WIS – Pitchers Clay Helvey and Scott Kobos from will be coming to Wausau to play for the Wisconsin Woodchucks this summer.
Helvey, a 6’ 2” right-handed pitcher originally from Fort Mill, South Carolina comes to the Woodchucks from St. John’s River State College where he has a 4.25 ERA with 37 strikeouts in 36 IP so far this season. As a freshman at the College of Charleston he accumulated a 3.72 era and 15 strikeouts in 19 innings. Helvey signed with the University of Tampa for next season.
Kobos, a 6’ 2” outfielder and left-handed pitcher from Charlotte, North Carolina is off to an impressive start in 2017 with St. John’s River State College. In six games, he has a 2.40 ERA with 30 strikeouts in 30 IP and a .410 batting average. He was named to the USA Mid-Atlantic Team in 2014.
The Wisconsin Woodchucks’ home opener is Wednesday, May 31, 2017. All ticket packages and group tickets are now on sale for the upcoming 2017 season. The Woodchucks are also excited to be hosting the 2017 Northwoods League All-Star Game, presented by Ascension. Call the Woodchucks ticket sales department for more information at 715.845.5055 or go online, www.woodchucks.com, to learn more. Single game tickets will go on sale on Friday, April 21, 2017.
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The Wisconsin Woodchucks are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The 23-year-old summer collegiate league is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 20 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires and front office staff, more than 160 former Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including two-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champion Ben Zobrist (CHC) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (BOS), Jordan Zimmermann (DET), Curtis Granderson (NYM) and Lucas Duda (NYM). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League portal. For more information, visit www.woodchucks.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Woodchucks as your favorite team.
