Former La Crosse Logger and 2009 1st round draft pick Brett Jackson is in big league camp this spring with the Chicago Cubs.

The Rochester Honkers Baseball Club announced today that Chatfield, MN native, Andy Wadewitz, has joined the Rochester Honkers front office as the team's Assistant Director of Operations.

Scott Chisholm, an assistant coach from 2009, will guide the Alexandria Beetles as Field Manager in 2010.

Conor Caloia, who spent for four years with the Mallards in the middle of the last decade, returns to Madison as the team's General Manager. Also, former intern Aaron Reinen has been added to the full-time staff.

Ryan Ruiz will guide the Rochester Honkers as the team's field manager in 2010. He replaces Thom Dreier who accepted a full-time position with the Toronto Blue Jays.

The newest franchise in the NWL will be called the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters. The announcement was made to a crowd of over 250 at Hotel Mead in the Rapids on Wednesday night.

The expansion Wisconsin Rapids Baseball Club has named University of Redlands head coach Scott Laverty as their first Field Manager.

The Waterloo Bucks will host their fifth annual Baseball Hall of Fame Banquet on Friday, January 29th at 7 p.m. Former players Kent Brown, Mike Egger, and Jason Huisman will be enshrined.

Beginning today fans are able to help the Northwoods League expansion franchise in Wisconsin Rapids select its name. One of seven options will be chosen.

The St. Cloud River Bats have hired Ryan Sturm, a former Rochester Honkers intern, as the team's Group Services and Ticket Manager.