The Battle Creek Bombers are excited to announce the recent hiring of their new field manager, Donnie Scott. Scott spent over 17 years in the Cincinnati Reds system where he more recently served as the Dayton Dragons Field Manager.
The Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers are proud to announce the return of Ryan Levendoski as field manager of the Lunkers for the 2011 season. This will be his fifth season in the league and third as field manager of the Lunkers.
The Mankato MoonDogs Baseball Club, a member of the Northwoods League, is proud to announce Mike Orchard will return as field manager for the 2011 season. The 2011 season will mark his fifth year in the Northwoods League and third at the helm for the MoonDogs.
The Northwoods League announced that Liz Kern, General Manager of the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters, has been named 2010 NWL Executive of the Year. The award, which was decided by a vote of team officials at the League's annual fall meetings last week in Waterloo, IA, is given annually to the League's outstanding executive. In another vote, the Willmar Stingers were awarded the second annual Organization of the Year award, giving a sweep of the awards to the two 2010 NWL expansion franchises.
The Battle Creek Bombers are excited to announce that Bombers Assistant General Manager Brian Colopy will officially be promoted to the General Managers position effective immediately.
The Rochester Honkers Baseball Club announced today that Ryan Ruiz, Field Manager from their 2010 season, will return to pilot the Honkers again in 2011. Ruiz guided the Rochester Honkers to the 2010 Northwoods League playoffs and to the decisive Game #3 of the NWL Championship Series vs. Eau Claire.
The La Crosse Loggers Baseball Club announced today that Andy McKay will indeed return as their field manager for the 2011 season, his fourth consecutive season at the helm.
The Waterloo Bucks have announced that Jason Nell will return to the team as Field Manager for the 2011 season. Nell managed Waterloo to a 31-39 record in 2010, including a second place finish in the first half. The Bucks saw a six game improvement in the win column under Nell's guidance.
On Saturday, September 18th, the St. Louis Cardinals called up former Wisconsin Woodchuck Daniel Descalso (California-Davis) to their Major League roster. Descalso becomes the 10th former Woodchuck to play in a Major League game.
Former Thunder Bay Border Cat Matt Mangini (Oklahoma State) joined the Seattle Mariners after being called up Friday. The left-handed hitting Mangini was a member of the Tacoma Rainiers, the Pacific Coast League (PCL) Champions, before being promoted to Seattle.
