Rockers Begin Their Quest For Back-To-Back Titles
Green Bay will look to be the first team ever to win back-to-back Northwoods League titles.
ASHWAUBENON, Wis. — The Rockers, coming off a 2025 Northwoods League title, will open the season on the road, in a duel with a division rival, the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters.
After winning the first half of the 2025 season with a 22-11 record, the Rockers entered the postseason at 42-28, which was 3rd best overall in the Great Lakes West. Green Bay swept the Wausau Woodchucks in the subdivision series, which included a thrilling 8-4 victory at Capital Credit Union Park, and game 2, 6-4 on the road in Wausau. The Rockers then traveled to Traverse City, winning the Great Lakes Championship vs. the Pit Spitters, 10-5. On August 14th, Green Bay completed a 4-run comeback to take down Duluth in a thrilling Northwoods League title game, which marked their 2nd championship in two seasons.
This season, the Rockers return 11 players from the 2025 squad, which include: Eli Selga, David Ballenilla, Max Humphrey, Parker Martin, Aidan Kuni, Joe Mennella, Alex LePage, KJ Ward, Keaton Baird, Caden Crask-Weeks, and Cord Copley. Additionally, Field Manager Josh Merrill is back for a second season at the helm, after leading Green Bay to 42 wins in the regular season, and an undefeated postseason performance.
Jiyeoung Park will get the nod on opening day for the Rockers, after posting a 5-1 record in 10 appearances, with a 4.87 ERA for New Mexico Military Institute. For the Rafters, they will look to true freshman Aidan Tomlinson, of the University of Oklahoma.
Opening Day at Capital Credit Union Park is Wednesday, May 27th as the Rockers host the Wausau Woodchucks at 6:35. Gates open at 5:30 with a pre-game concert featuring Amy Jo & The Glow Down and the first 1,000 fans through the gates will receive a 2025 Rockers Northwoods League Championship blanket. Single Game tickets, Season ticket packages, group tickets and the Pep’s Drafthaus Flex Packs are available now. 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).