FOND DU LAC, WI – Nick Mitchell (Western Illinois) and Grant Hussey (West Virginia) were both selected to the 2022 Northwoods League All-Star Game held at Witter Field in Wisconsin Rapids on Tuesday, July 19, 2022.
Mitchell and Hussey become the 10th and 11th Dock Spiders in franchise history (since 2017) to be selected as mid-season all-stars.
Mitchell is tied for seventh among all qualified hitters in the Northwoods League with a .362 average and is one of five players hitting above .360 with at least 10 stolen bases. Coming into today, Mitchell has tallied five straight multi-hit games, with a team-leading 14 on the year. He was named second-team All-Summit League this past spring at Western Illinois after hitting a team-best .342, and was one of 20 NCAA Division One players to steal at least 30 bases.
West Virginia first baseman Grant Hussey is currently tied for the team lead with three home runs. Hussey tallied a career-high six RBI with three extra-base hits on June 24 at the Kalamazoo Growlers. He has also notched nine multi-hit games, second on the Dock Spiders behind Mitchell. This spring, Hussey led all Big 12 freshmen with 12 home runs.
The Dock Spiders return home on Saturday, July 9 for a game against the Lakeshore Chinooks, with first pitch scheduled for 6:35 p.m. The first 500 fans will receive a pair of Dock Spiders socks courtesy of Silica For Your Home, and all kids can run the bases after the game presented by Grande Cheese and A&W with a player high-five line and a treat from A&W. One lucky fan will also win a free GE kitchen package, including an oven, refrigerator, microwave and dishwasher.
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.
