{"id":5942,"date":"2017-07-19T18:14:33","date_gmt":"2017-07-19T18:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/eau-claire-express\/?p=5942"},"modified":"2022-11-09T16:45:18","modified_gmt":"2022-11-09T16:45:18","slug":"express-stars-perform-well-northwoods-mid-summer-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/eau-claire-express\/2017\/07\/19\/express-stars-perform-well-northwoods-mid-summer-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"Express Stars Perform Well in Northwoods Mid-Summer Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"http:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/eau-claire-express\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/07\/AllStarRecap-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tWausau, Wis.- In limited action, Eau Claire outfielder&nbsp;<strong>Zach Gilles (Central Michigan)&nbsp;<\/strong>and closer&nbsp;<strong>Victor Chavez (Scottsdale CC)&nbsp;<\/strong>represented the Express well in a losing effort for the North Division on Tuesday night.&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tGilles, entering the game as pinch-hitter, went 1-2 with a single up the middle in his first at-bat, while Chavez got the North out of a jam with a strikeout in the seventh.&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tFor the full game recap, click here: <a href=\"http:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/19\/south-division-claims-2017-northwoods-league-star-game\/\">NWL All-Star Game Recap<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n\t###\n<\/p>\n<article id=\"post-5940\">\n<p>\n\t\t<em>The Eau Claire Express 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 180 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. 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