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The Eau Claire Express had planned to be celebrating 17 seasons this year, but COVID-19 had a different plan for the organization. The Express is thankful to be back at Carson Park this summer and is looking forward to celebrating 16 sweet seasons. <\/p>\n

\"\"The Eau Claire Express announced its 2021 season-long promotion today with the unveiling of their \u2018Sweet 16\u2019 season logo and promotional update. Celebrating their 16th season as a team in 2021, 16 games throughout the upcoming season will recognize and rejoice in the accomplishments that the Eau Claire Express has had, one year and game at a time.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen coming up with a theme for the entire season we thought that there would be no better way than to celebrate our 16th<\/sup> season with 16 birthday parties,\u2019 said Express General Manager Jacob Servais \u201cWe wanted to choose a theme that allowed our fans to have a great time at the ballpark while celebrating all the things that make Express baseball what it is, our history.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Eau Claire Express will begin their season on Monday, May 31th<\/sup> with a game against the Rochester Honkers at 7:05 pm and celebrate the Express\u2019s inaugural 2005 season. \u00a0Throughout the season, select \u2018Sweet 16\u2019 games will feature exclusive giveaways, guest appearances, and many more surprises. Eau Claire will conclude their \u2018Sweet 16\u2019 party during our Fan Appreciation Weekend August 7-8 as we host the final regular-season home games of the year against the Waterloo Bucks and celebrate the 2021 season.<\/p>\n

In the upcoming weeks, the Express will unveil further \u2018Sweet 16\u201d and 2021 season promotional plans that include national acts, fireworks dates, and merchandise contests.<\/p>\n

Eau Claire Express season tickets, group outings, and Kwik Trip Round-Trip Memberships are now available and can be purchased online or by calling the Express at 715-839-7788.<\/p>\n

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The Eau Claire Express are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Having completed its\u2019 26th season, the Northwoods 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 230 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time Cy Young Award winner and World Series Champion Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist (CHC) and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and World Series Champion Chris Sale (BOS). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and MLB All-Stars Jordan Zimmermann (DET) and Curtis Granderson (MIA). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League portal. For more information, visit www.eauclaireexpress.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Express as your favorite team.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n

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