FOND DU LAC, WI – Western Illinois product Nick Mitchell capped off a career day in the 2022 season opener by picking up the first Northwoods League Player of the Night award for the 2022 season.
Mitchell tallied a career-high four hits against the Wausau Woodchucks on Monday afternoon at Herr-Baker Field in an 11-2 Dock Spiders win. He tallied three singles and a standup triple in the ninth, along with a hit by pitch to reach base five times in six plate appearances.
During the 2022 college season, Mitchell led the Summit League with 30 stolen bases, and hit .342 for Western Illinois.
The Dock Spiders are back in action on Tuesday night against the Wausau Woodchucks in Wausau. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m and can be heard live on the Dock Spiders Radio Network. The Dock Spiders return home on Thursday, June 2 against the Green Bay Rockers at 11:35 a.m.
The Fond du Lac Dock Spiders 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’ 28th 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 280 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time All-Star and 2016 Roberto Clemente Award winner Curtis Granderson, three-time Cy Young Award winner and World Series Champion Max Scherzer (NYM), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and World Series Champion Chris Sale (BOS). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and 2019/2021 Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and 2021 All-Star, MLB Gold Glove winner and 2019 Second Team All-MLB shortstop Marcus Semien (TEX). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. League games are viewable live at watchnwl.com. For more information, visit dockspiders.com download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Dock Spiders as your favorite team.
