Wausau, WI – The Wisconsin Woodchucks are introducing two Mizzou players to their 2019 roster. Freshman, Cameron Swanger, and Sophomore, Mark Vierling, will be joining the Woodchucks in the upcoming season.
Cameron Swanger, a 6’5”, 210 lb. freshman grew up in Loveland, Ohio and was All-American three years in a row at Archbishop Moeller High School. Over his varsity career he had 19 stolen bases. Perfect Game tabbed him as Class of 2018 top 15 prospect in Ohio and second amongst third basemen in the state. Through four games played, Swanger is number one on the Tigers rosters with a batting average of .500 and an on-base percentage of .571.
Mark Vierling, a 5’10”, 179 lb. sophomore is from St. Louis, Missouri and had 27 starts as a true freshman in 2018. He had five games with multiple RBI, added six doubles and a home run while scoring 17 runs and driving in 16 more. Additionally, he tallied a career-best three hits three different times as a freshman and had six multi-hit games. Vierling has a batting average of .375 with 24 at-bats and two RBIs.
The Wisconsin Woodchucks 2019 home opener is Saturday, June 1st. Stay after the game for post-game fireworks presented by Wipfli CPAs and Consultants. The Wisconsin Woodchucks have many great ticket options for the upcoming 2019 season. Group tickets and tickets packages are now on sale. Order yours today by calling the Woodchucks Ticket Sales team at 715.845.5055 or stopping by the Woodchucks Front Office at 2401 N. 3rd St, Wausau, WI 54403. Single game tickets will go on sale in April.
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The Wisconsin Woodchucks are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The 25-year old summer collegiate league is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 22 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, over 200 former Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist (CHC) and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (BOS), Jordan Zimmermann (DET) and Curtis Granderson (MIA). 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.
