Green Bay looks to claim second Northwoods League title in three seasons
ASHWAUBENON, Wis. – The Green Bay Rockers will travel to Lake Superior tomorrow to face the Duluth Huskies in the Summer Collegiate World Series with first pitch set for 6:35pm at Wade Stadium.
The Rockers have won all three games in the postseason to this point, including their latest in the Great Lakes Championship over the Traverse City Pit Spitters by a score of 10-5. The first-half champion Rockers took down their Great Lakes West rival Wausau Woodchucks in a sweep to set up their visit to Michigan with a trip to the Northwoods League Championship game on the line.
These two teams have not met since the birth of the Rockers in 2022, but will face each other with the biggest stakes in the Northwoods League on the line. The Huskies finished 45-27 on the regular season, earning the Great Plains East second half title. Duluth swept La Crosse in the subdivision series before taking down Mankato in tonight’s Great Plains Championship.
The Rockers have booked a fan bus for those that would like to travel to Duluth to watch the Championship game on Thursday, with 56 spots available. Cost is $100. Purchase of a round trip bus ride and ticket to the playoff game must be made by 10am tomorrow morning via the following link: https://tinyurl.com/4umjshvr
The fan bus loads at 11:45am and departs at Noon sharp from the new parking lot South of Capital Credit Union Park, with access off Cormier Rd.
The Rockers front office and Team Apparel Fan Shop at Capital Credit Union Park are located at 2231 Holmgren Way in Ashwaubenon. Office hours tomorrow will be 8:30am until noon.
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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. Now in its’ 32nd season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in history with 24 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 400 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 (TOR), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford and World Series Champion 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). League games are viewable live on Northwoods League+ (at watch.northwoodsleague.com) and ESPN+. For more information, visit www.greenbayrockers.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Rockers as your favorite team.