Former Traverse City Pit Spitter Alum Daniel Jackson Wins 2026 National Player of the Year
Rochester, Minn. – The Northwoods League begins their 33rd season filled with countless amounts of talented amateur baseball players, who compete in the League year after year. For the 2026 Division 1 Baseball Season, 17 Northwoods League alumni were recognized as 2026 NCBWA Division 1 All-Americans and 251 Northwoods League alums and current players earned All-Conference recognition for their stellar performances throughout the Spring Collegiate Division 1 season.
The headliner of this year’s awards is 2024 Traverse City Pit Spitter and current Georgia Bulldog catcher Daniel Jackson winning the 2026 Dick Howser Trophy, which is awarded to the nation’s top Division 1 Baseball Player. Jackson had a historic campaign with the Bulldogs this season, hitting .396, with 31 home runs, 86 RBI and 26 stolen bases. He is the first catcher in NCAA Division 1 history to hit at least 30 Home Runs and steal over 25 bases in a single season. Jackson was recognized as the 2026 SEC Player of the Year, as well as MVP of the SEC Tournament. He is the 2nd Northwoods League alum to win the Dick Howser Trophy in the last three years, following fellow Georgia Bulldog and 2022 St. Cloud Rox alum Charlie Condon, who won the Dick Howser Trophy in 2024.
Other noteworthy Northwoods League alumni include Mikey Bell (Madison 2025) winning the WCC Player of the Year for the 2nd straight season, Evan Dempsey (Minot 2024) winning the Atlantic Sun Pitcher of the Year, Paul Contreras (Duluth 2025) and Ryan Tayman (Willmar 2025) winning the Big West Co-Players of the Year, Vahn Lackey (Traverse City 2024) winning the ACC Defensive Player of the Year, Dylan Carey (Traverse City 2023) winning the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, Drew Grego (Signed St. Cloud 2026) winning the Big Ten Freshman of the Year, Jake Jackson (Rochester 2025) winning the Mountain West Player of the Year and Makani Tanaka (Green Bay 2024) winning the Summit League Player of the Year.
Several conferences were represented with multiple Northwoods League players including the Big 12 (23), Big Ten (23), Missouri Valley (20), MAC (19), Big West (18), Summit (18)
NCBWA 2026 All-Americans
1st Team: C Daniel Jackson – Georgia – Traverse City 2024
DH Maddox Haley – Gonzaga – Rochester 2025
UTIL Evan Dempsey – Florida Gulf Coast – Minot 2024
P Albert Roblez – Oregon State – Duluth 2024
2nd Team: C Vahn Lackey – Georgia Tech – Traverse City 2024
INF Quinton Coats – Cincinnati – Eau Claire 2025
INF Muliavi Levu – UCLA – Green Bay 2024
INF Tracer Lopez – Texas Tech – Wisconsin Rapids 2024
INF Tyson LeBlanc – Kansas – St. Cloud 2025
3rd Team: C Ryan Tayman – Cal Poly – Willmar 2025
INF Jake Schaffner – North Carolina – Madison 2023, 2024
INF Judd Utermark – Ole Miss – St. Cloud 2024
UTIL Ryan Kroepel – Utah Tech – Battle Creek 2025
Freshman: INF Ryan Costello – Maryland – La Crosse 2025
OF Teddy Tokheim – Stanford – Signed Kalamazoo 2026
OF Drew Grego – Nebraska – Signed St. Cloud 2026
P Aidan Flinn – Illinois – Signed Madison 2026
ACC (7)
Defensive Player of the Year: C Vahn Lackey – Georgia Tech – Traverse City 2024
1st Team: C Vahn Lackey – Georgia Tech – Traverse City 2024
INF Jake Schaffner – North Carolina – Madison 2023, 2024
2nd Team: INF Kade Lewis – Wake Forest – St. Cloud 2024
OF Teddy Tokheim – Stanford – Signed Kalamazoo 2026
3rd Team: INF Bayrom Hot – Louisville – Madison 2025
INF Eric Becker – Virginia – Kalamazoo 2024
OF Brayden Dowd – Florida State – Royal Oak 2024
All-Freshman: OF Teddy Tokheim – Stanford – Signed Kalamazoo 2026
American (5)
Newcomer of the Year: INF Jayson Jones – Wichita State – Green Bay 2023
1st Team: INF Jayson Jones – Wichita State – Green Bay 2023
2nd Team: P Matthew Cuccias – Wichita State – Kenosha 2024
C Lance Trippel – South Florida – Kenosha 2023
OF Jack Herring – East Carolina – Bismarck 2023
All-Freshman: INF Jack Lutz – South Florida – Signed Kenosha 2026
America East (1)
1st Team: INF Sean Sweeney – Binghamton – Rockford 2025
Atlantic 10 (2)
2nd Team: INF Riley Iffrig – Saint Louis – Thunder Bay 2024/St. Cloud 2025
OF Michael Smith – Dayton – Duluth 2025
Atlantic Sun (10)
Pitcher of the Year: Evan Dempsey – Florida Gulf Coast – Minot 2024
1st Team: P/UTIL Evan Dempsey – Florida Gulf Coast – Minot 2024
OF Zeb Allen – Central Arkansas – Rockford 2025
OF Nash Rippen – North Alabama – Lakeshore 2024/Bismarck 2025
2nd Team: P Hunter Possehl – Florida Gulf Coast – Willmar 2024, 2025
C Will Millard – North Alabama – Bismarck 2024, 2025
INF Cam Pruitt – Lipscomb – La Crosse 2024
3rd Team: P Ashton Pocol – Florida Gulf Coast – Madison 2025, Signed St. Cloud 2026
INF Petey Craska – North Alabama – Rochester 2023, 2024
INF Ray Velazquez – Austin Peay – Duluth 2023
All-Freshman: OF Mark Ross – Central Arkansas – Signed Thunder Bay 2026
Big East (6)
1st Team: P Charlie West – UConn – Madison 2025
C Nate McHugh – Creighton – Fond du Lac 2025
INF Ben North – Creighton – Rochester 2021, 2023
INF Luke Hammond – Xavier – Bismarck 2023
2nd Team: C Connor Capece – Creighton – Madison 2024
INF Jayder Raifstanger – St. John’s – Bismarck 2025
Big 12 (23)
1st Team: INF Quinton Coats – Cincinnati – Eau Claire 2025
INF Tyson LeBlanc – Kansas – St. Cloud 2025
UTIL Connor Shouse – Texas Tech – Kalamazoo 2025
P Tanner Sagouspe – TCU – Eau Claire 2023
2nd Team: INF Dominic Smaldino – Arizona State – St. Cloud 2025
INF Josh Dykhoff – Kansas – Minnesota 2023, 2024/St. Cloud 2025
OF Paul Schoenfeld – West Virginia – Rochester 2023, 2024
UTIL Cade Baldridge – Kansas – Wausau 2025
P Caleb Bunch – Baylor – Thunder Bay 2023, 2024
Honorable Mention: INF Tony Lira – Arizona – Mankato 2025
P Taylor Penn – Arizona State – Madison 2025
P Evan Jones – UCF – Rockford 2023, 2024
P Kris Sosnowski – UCF – St. Cloud 2024
OF Cade Climie – Houston – Rockford 2025
OF Brady Ballinger – Kansas – St. Cloud 2025
P Stormy Rhodes – Oklahoma State – Fond du Lac 2025
INF Tracer Lopez – Texas Tech – Wisconsin Rapids 2024
OF Jesse Rusinek – Texas Tech – Signed Madison 2026
OF Armani Guzman – West Virginia – Willmar 2025
INF Matt Ineich – West Virginia – Royal Oak 2025
All-Freshman: INF Tony Lira – Arizona – Mankato 2025
INF Nate Novitske – Arizona – Duluth 2025
P Max Murray – UCF – Signed La Crosse 2026
INF Ryan Tyranski – Cincinnati – Royal Oak 2025
OF Jesse Rusinek – Texas Tech – Signed Madison 2026
Big Ten (23)
Defensive Player of the Year: INF Dylan Carey – Nebraska – Traverse City 2023
Freshman of the Year: OF Drew Grego – Nebraska – Signed St. Cloud 2026
1st Team: C Weber Neels – Minnesota – St. Cloud 2023
INF Mulivai Levu – UCLA – Green Bay 2024
INF Dylan Carey – Nebraska – Traverse City 2023
OF Hogan Denny – Indiana – Kenosha 2025
2nd Team: P Aidan Flinn – Illinois – Signed Madison 2026
P Aidan Donovan – Michigan State – Royal Oak 2025
P Isaac Morton – Minnesota – Willmar 2025
P Adam Troy – USC – Willmar 2024
INF Case Sanderson – Nebraska – La Crosse 2024
INF Gable Mitchell – Iowa – La Crosse 2023, 2024
INF Sam Flores – Purdue – Rockford 2025
OF Drew Grego – Nebraska – Signed St. Cloud 2026
OF Jack Basseer – USC – Wisconsin Rapids 2023
C Cashel Dugger – UCLA – Wisconsin Rapids 2024
3rd Team: C Mason Eckelman – Ohio State – Green Bay 2024
INF Mason Wulf – Iowa – Mankato 2025
INF Dylan Drake – Purdue – Mankato 2025
INF Ryan Kucherak – Northwestern – La Crosse 2024
OF Charlie Sutherland – Minnesota – Minnesota 2023/Duluth 2024
All-Defensive: C Cashel Dugger – UCLA – Wisconsin Rapids 2024
INF Mulivai Levu – UCLA – Green Bay 2024
INF Gable Mitchell – Iowa – La Crosse 2023, 2024
INF Dylan Carey – Nebraska – Traverse City 2023
All-Freshman: P Aidan Flinn – Illinois – Signed Madison 2026
INF Kyle Alivo – Iowa – Kenosha 2025
INF Ryan Costello – Maryland – La Crosse 2025
OF Drew Grego – Nebraska – Signed St. Cloud 2026
C Jeter Worthley – Nebraska – Signed St. Cloud 2026
Big South (7)
1st Team: OF Kain Collins – Charleston Southern – Mankato 2025
INF Nathan Martinez – Charleston Southern – Badlands 2024/Bismarck 2024
P JR Fordham – Longwood – Minot 2025
2nd Team: OF Lane Allen – High Point – Green Bay 2024
INF Junho Son – Radford – Signed Thunder Bay 2026
Honorable Mention: C Lucas Pringle – Charleston Southern – Minot 2024
All-Freshman: OF Trey Bentley – USC Upstate – Signed Fond du Lac 2026
Big West (18)
Co-Player of the Year: OF Paul Contreras – Cal State Fullerton – Duluth 2025
Co-Player of the Year: C Ryan Tayman – Cal Poly – Willmar 2025
Defensive Player of the Year: OF Casey Murray – Cal Poly – Willmar 2024
1st Team: C Ryan Tayman – Cal Poly – Willmar 2025
INF Matthew Pena – Cal State Northridge – Willmar 2025
INF Anthony Potestio – UC San Diego – Minot 2024
OF Paul Contreras – Cal State Fullerton – Duluth 2025
OF Rowan Kelly – UC Santa Barbara – Duluth 2025
DH Andrew Becker – Cal State Northridge – Signed Willmar 2026
P Mikiah Negrete – Cal State Fullerton – Wisconsin Rapids 2023
P Tsubasa Tomii – Hawaii – Kenosha 2024, Signed 2026
P Rowen Barnes – UC Davis – Duluth 2024
2nd Team: C Nate Vargas – UC Santa Barbara – Duluth 2025
INF Corey Nunez – UC Santa Barbara – Mankato 2025
OF Frankie Carney – UC Irvine – Madison 2024, 2025
OF Dylan Kordic – Cal Poly – La Crosse 2023
OF Casey Murray – Cal Poly – Willmar 2024
P Carson Turnquist – Cal Poly – Duluth 2025
Honorable Mention: INF Ben Zeigler-Namoa – Hawaii – La Crosse 2023
INF Jake Downing – Cal Poly – Duluth 2024, 2025
INF Tate Shimao – Hawaii – Rockford 2025
CAA (6)
2nd Team: C Brian Heckelman – Towson – Battle Creek 2025
INF Gabriel Melara – Hofstra – Bismarck 2025
Honorable Mention: OF JP Pennella – UNC Wilmington – Signed Eau Claire 2026
P Micah Worley – Stony Brook – La Crosse 2024
P Braxton Shaffer – Campbell – Waterloo 2024
All-Rookie: OF Sam Kaczmarek – William & Mary – Signed Traverse City 2026
Conference USA (6)
1st Team: INF Lane Arroyos – Western Kentucky – Signed Madison 2026
OF Nick Barone – Liberty – Rockford 2024
P Eli Pillsbury – Jacksonville State – Waterloo 2025
2nd Team: C Tyler Minnick – Middle Tennessee State – Traverse City 2023
INF Trey King – Jacksonville State – St. Cloud 2024
OF Owen Nowak – Middle Tennessee State – Signed Kenosha 2026
Horizon (11)
Pitcher of the Year: P Braden Gebhardt – Youngstown State – Green Bay 2025
Reliever of the Year: P Camden Kuhnke – Milwaukee – Fond du Lac 2025/Signed Madison 2026
1st Team: OF Charlie Marion – Milwaukee – Madison 2024, 2025
OF Dylan O’Connell – Milwaukee – Eau Claire 2023, 2024
UTIL Dominic Kibler – Milwaukee – Lakeshore 2024, 2025/Kenosha 2025, 2026
P Braden Gebhardt – Youngstown State – Green Bay 2025
P Camden Kuhnke – Milwaukee – Fond du Lac 2025/Signed Madison 2026
2nd Team: C Aidan Schuck – Oakland – Royal Oak 2025, Signed 2026
INF Ethan Thomas – Northern Kentucky – Bismarck 2024
OF JP Peltier – Wright State – Green Bay 2025
P Ben Green – Oakland – Signed Traverse City 2026
P Jack Messmore – Youngstown State – Battle Creek 2024, 2025
All-Freshman: P Ben Green – Oakland – Signed Traverse City 2026
OF Michael Zielinski – Wright State – Signed Royal Oak 2026
Ivy (8)
2nd Team: INF Jack Dauer – Yale – Royal Oak 2025, Signed 2026
DH Hunter Snyder – Columbia – Signed Kenosha 2026
Honorable Mention: C Owen Estabrook – Columbia – Signed St. Cloud 2026
INF Tommy Googins – Princeton – Fond du Lac 2025, Signed 2026
INF Anthony Temesvary – Columbia – Minot 2025
INF Jimmy Chadwell – Columbia – Signed Richmond 2026
OF Ben Fishel – Columbia – Signed Green Bay 2026
P Christian Keel – Brown – Kokomo 2024
MAC (19)
Defensive Player of the Year: OF Micah Rinestra-Kiracofe – Kent State – Kalamazoo 2025
1st Team: C Brody Williams – Kent State – St. Cloud 2024
INF Jacob Gillis – Ball State – Thunder Bay 2025
OF Brody Chrisman – Akron – Thunder Bay 2024
P Max Vaisvila – Northern Illinois – Rockford 2023, 2024
P Ethan Stade – Bowling Green – Willmar 2023, 2025
P Ricky Kidd – Western Michigan – Traverse City 2025
P Austin Berggren – Miami Ohio – La Crosse 2025
2nd Team: C Carson Raether – Miami Ohio – Signed Royal Oak 2026
INF Evan Appelwick – Miami Ohio – Badlands 2024
INF Cole Smith – Northern Illinois – Waterloo 2024, 2025
INF Ripken Reese – Kent State – St. Cloud 2023
INF Luke Matthews – Kent State – Kokomo 2024
OF Micah Rienstra-Kiracofe – Kent State – Kalamazoo 2025
OF Liam Arisch – Toledo – Signed Kenosha 2026
P Ciaran Caughey – Kent State – Traverse City 2025
P Callen Powers – UMass – Kenosha 2025
P Clayton Burke – Miami Ohio – Wausau 2023, 2024
P Evan Holewinski – Kent State – Kalamazoo 2025, Signed 2026
P Peyton Williams – Kent State – Signed Kalamazoo 2026
All-Defensive: OF Micah Rienstra-Kiracofe – Kent State – Kalamazoo 2025
Missouri Valley (20)
Defensive Player of the Year: OF Vidal Colon – Illinois-Chicago – Lakeshore 2024/Eau Claire 2025
Newcomer of the Year: OF Ashton Kampa – Illinois-Chicago – Signed Rockford 2026
1st Team: C Thomas Curry – Illinois-Chicago – Madison 2025
INF Jake Busson – Illinois-Chicago – Eau Claire 2024, 2025, Signed 2026
INF Camden Karczewski – Illinois State – Fond du Lac 2022/Kenosha 2023
OF Brayden Bakes – Illinois State – Rockford 2024/Kenosha 2025
P Max Hansmann – Evansville – Mankato 2023
P Michael Addari – Illinois State – Battle Creek 2023, 2024
P Reece Clapp – Illinois State – Wausau 2025, Signed 2026
2nd Team: OF Luke Stulga – Illinois State – Rochester 2025
P Ryan Karst – Indiana State – Lakeshore 2023, 2024
P Nic Schutte – Murray State – Wausau 2023
P Mark Eddie – Illinois-Chicago – Mankato 2025
P Ben Rosin – Murray State – Mankato 2024
Honorable Mention: C Ryan Bakes – Illinois State – Rockford 2024/Kenosha 2025
INF Michael Carrano – Illinois State – Mankato 2025/Signed Bismarck 2026
INF Sean Cody – Illinois-Chicago – Signed Eau Claire 2026
INF Drew McConnell – Evansville – Signed Mankato 2026
P Carson Seeman – Indiana State – Rockford 2024
P Dawson Hargrove – Southern Illinois – Eau Claire 2024, 2025
All-Defensive: OF Vidal Colon – Illinois-Chicago – Lakeshore 2024/Eau Claire 2025
Mountain West (9)
Player of the Year: OF Jake Jackson – San Diego State – Rochester 2025
1st Team: INF Trevor Schmidt – Grand Canyon – La Crosse 2024
INF Gavin Roy – Washington State – Signed Thunder Bay 2026
OF Jake Jackson – San Diego State – Rochester 2025
OF Alex Fernandes – San Jose State – Kalamazoo 2023/Battle Creek 2024
2nd Team: INF Jackson Waller – Nevada – Mankato 2024
INF Ryan Skjonsby – Washington State – Battle Creek 2025
OF Khalil Walker – New Mexico – Rockford 2023/Badlands 2025
P Cooper Corkrean – New Mexico – Signed Badlands 2026
P Griffin Smith – Washington State – Lakeshore 2023
NEC (8)
1st Team: OF Lukas Torres – Wagner – Green Bay 2024
DH Jeremy Delamota – Fairleigh Dickinson – Green Bay 2025
2nd Team: INF Joseph Mennella – Wagner – Green Bay 2025, Signed 2026
INF Elijah Fairchild – Long Island – Duluth 2024, 2025
INF Ryan Rivera – Long Island – Bismarck 2024
OF Justin Journette – Norfolk State – Green Bay 2025
OF Jimmy Mantuano – Fairleigh Dickinson – Fond du Lac 2025
P Colin Trizuto – Wagner – Duluth 2023
Ohio Valley (6)
1st Team: OF Ian McCubbin – Morehead State – Signed Willmar 2026
2nd Team: INF Liam Bushey – Western Illinois – Willmar 2024, 2025
P Seth Benes – Lindenwood – Kokomo 2024, St. Cloud 2024
P James Geshel – Eastern Illinois – Kalamazoo 2023/Traverse City 2024
All-Freshman: P Lucas Niemeyer – Lindenwood – Signed Madison 2026
INF Owen Ralph – Lindenwood – Signed Thunder Bay 2026
Patriot (1)
2nd Team: OF Gianni Royer – Holy Cross – Battle Creek 2025
SEC (3)
Player of the Year: C Daniel Jackson – Georgia – Traverse City 2024
1st Team: C Daniel Jackson – Georgia – Traverse City 2024
2nd Team: INF Will Furniss – Ole Miss – Kalamazoo 2023
INF Judd Utermark – Ole Miss – St. Cloud 2024
SoCon (5)
1st Team: INF Brant Baughcum – Mercer – Minot 2024
2nd Team: INF Ian Guanzon – East Tennessee State – Eau Claire 2025
INF Henry Ferguson – East Tennessee State – Signed Battle Creek 2026
OF Luke Boykin – Samford – Bismarck 2023
All-Defensive: INF Henry Ferguson – East Tennessee State – Signed Battle Creek 2026
INF Jeff Ince – Samford – Rockford 2022, 2023
Southland (5)
Newcomer of the Year: P Travis Lutz – Lamar – Wausau 2023, 2024
1st Team: INF AJ Taylor – Lamar – Lakeshore 2023/Rockford 2024
2nd Team: INF Ben Robichaux – SE Louisiana – Mankato 2024
INF Cole Tabor – Incarnate Word – Badlands 2024
P Travis Lutz – Lamar – Wausau 2023, 2024
All-Defensive: INF Brody Capps – SE Louisiana – Traverse City 2024
INF AJ Taylor – Lamar – Lakeshore 2023/Rockford 2024
Summit (18)
Player of the Year: OF Makani Tanaka – Oral Roberts – Green Bay 2024
1st Team: INF Tyler Bishop – Omaha – St. Cloud 2024, 2025
OF Owen Bond – St. Thomas – Signed Minnesota 2026
OF Makani Tanaka – Oral Roberts – Green Bay 2024
DH Luke Luskey – South Dakota State – Minnesota 2023
INF Tanner Recchio – St. Thomas – Minnesota 2023, St. Cloud 2025, Signed 2026
2nd Team: C Sam Pease – Northern Colorado – Fond du Lac 2025, Signed 2026
INF Joe Roder – St. Thomas – Minnesota 2023
DH Kyle Law – North Dakota State – Minnesota 2023, 2024
UTIL Cardel Dick – Omaha – Duluth 2024
P Owen Marsolek – St. Thomas – Duluth 2025, Signed 2026
P Maddox Meyer – Omaha – Duluth 2025
P Tanner Foertsch – Omaha – Duluth 2025
Honorable Mention: INF Cooper Kelly – Oral Roberts – Green Bay 2023, 2024
INF Brandon Sanchez – Northern Colorado – Traverse City 2025
OF Easton Fritcher – St. Thomas – Mankato 2022, 2023/Minnesota 2024
OF Dante Smith – North Dakota State – Signed Thunder Bay 2026
UTIL Nate Wachter – South Dakota State – Signed Bismarck 2026
P Jake Storey – Northern Colorado – Rockford 2025/Signed Kenosha 2026
Sun Belt (6)
1st Team: INF Kyle Morrison – Southern Miss – Thunder Bay 2024
INF Wills Maginnis – Georgia State – Mankato 2025
OF Evan Bottone – Marshall – Royal Oak 2024
OF Aaron Piasecki – Troy – Traverse City 2024, 2025
2nd Team: INF Will Johnson – Old Dominion – Green Bay 2024/Waterloo 2025
OF Rex Watson – Coastal Carolina – Fond du Lac 2025
SWAC (4)
Hitter of the Year: INF KJ White – Southern – Kalamazoo 2025
1st Team: INF KJ White – Southern – Kalamazoo 2025
2nd Team: INF Aaron Grant – Arkansas-Pine Bluff – Signed Traverse City 2026
P Caleb Granger – Florida A&M – Fond du Lac 2024
P Kenney Fabian – Arkansas-Pine Bluff – Green Bay 2025
WAC (4)
1st Team: INF Ryan Kroepel – Utah Tech – Battle Creek 2025
OF Erick Dessens – Sacramento State – Bismarck 2024, 2025
OF Kaden Carpenter – Utah Valley – Badlands 2024
2nd Team: OF Sam Harry – Sacramento State – Signed Rochester 2026
WCC (10)
Player of the Year: INF Mikey Bell – Gonzaga – Madison 2025
Defensive Player of the Year: C Jayden Lobliner – San Diego – Madison 2023
1st Team: INF Mikey Bell – Gonzaga – Madison 2025
INF Maddox Haley – Gonzaga – Rochester 2025
INF Payton Knowles – Seattle – Rochester 2025
2nd Team: C Jayden Lobliner – San Diego – Madison 2023
INF Brendan O’Sullivan – Pacific – Rochester 2022, 2023, 2024
INF Robert Orr – Pacific – Signed Rochester 2026
INF Makoa Sniffen – St. Mary’s – Signed La Crosse 2026
Honorable Mention: P Quentin Pohorski – Pepperdine – Kokomo 2023
P Carson Revay – Pacific – Rochester 2022
All-Freshman: C Jayton Greer – San Diego – Signed Willmar 2026
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The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Now in its’ 33rd season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in history with 26 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, nearly 2400 NWL alums have been drafted and 425 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time All-Star and 2016 Roberto Clemente Award winner Curtis Granderson, three-time Cy Young Award winner and two-time World Series Champion Max Scherzer (TOR), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford and World Series Champion and Cy Young Award winner Chris Sale (ATL). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and 2019/2021 Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (BAL) and 2023 World Series Champion, MLB All-Star, MLB Gold Glove, two-time Silver Slugger winner and two-time All-MLB first team shortstop Marcus Semien (NYM). League games are viewable live on FloSports.tv.