Rockers Fortify Pitching Staff with Addition of Four Arms
Four right-handed hurlers join reining Northwoods League Champs
Ashwaubenon, Wis.-The Green Bay Rockers have announced the addition of four right-handed pitchers to the staff for the 2026 season. Max Wagar (Bryant & Stratton-Ohio), Caden Roth (Ohlone College), Ricky Howell (Harding University) and Henry Irwin (Modesto Junior College) have all been signed to contracts.
Max Wagar – RHP – 6’5”/225 – Redshirt Sophomore
Wagar is experiencing a stellar start to his season, having made three starts while posting a 2-1 record and sparkling 2.77 ERA for the Bryant & Stratton (Ohio) Bobcats. In 13 innings on the bump, he has allowed only seven hits while tallying 22 strikeouts. Last season he made three starts, spanning 13.1 innings while logging 14 strikeouts. Wagar is a native of Medina, Ohio.
Caden Roth – RHP – 6’8”/215 – Sophomore
Standing a towering 6’8”, Roth has appeared in six games this spring for Ohlone College, racking up 10 strikeouts in 6.1 innings pitched. Last spring he made 15 appearances, starting one game, and struck out 12 batters in 15.2 innings. Roth hails from Pleasanton, California.
Ricky Howell – RHP – 6’1”/190 – Junior
Howell will join his Harding University teammate and fellow right-handed pitcher Keaton Baird in Green Bay this summer. This spring he has appeared in 10 games, making one start, while tossing 13.1 innings and recording nine strikeouts early in the season. Before transferring to Harding, Howell attended Wabash Valley College in Mount Carmel, Illinois where he made 16 appearances, 10 starts, and posted a 4-3 record during the 2024 and 2025 seasons. In 31 career innings at Wabash Valley, he struck out 27 batters. Howell is from Anderson, Indiana.
Henry Irwin – RHP – 6’3”/190 – Redshirt Freshman
Irwin is getting his first college action this spring for Modesto Junior College in California, where he has appeared in four games on the season. In 3.1 innings in relief, he has allowed two hits while recording four strikeouts. Irwin is from San Luis Obispo, California.
Single game tickets are on sale now. Season ticket packages, group tickets and the Pep’s Drafthaus Flex Packs are also available. Visit www.greenbayrockers.com or call the ticket office at 920-497-7225 to reserve your seats today. The Rockers front office at Capital Credit Union Park is located at 2231 Holmgren Way in Ashwaubenon. Office hours are Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm.
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The Green Bay Rockers 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’ 32nd season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in history with 26 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, nearly 2400 NWL alums have been drafted and over 410 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 two-time World Series Champion Max Scherzer (TOR), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford and World Series Champion and Cy Young Award winner Chris Sale (ATL). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and 2019/2021 Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and 2023 World Series Champion, MLB All-Star, MLB Gold Glove, two-time Silver Slugger winner and two-time All-MLB first team shortstop Marcus Semien (TEX).