{"id":19911,"date":"2025-06-12T11:22:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T16:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/green-bay-rockers\/?p=19911"},"modified":"2025-06-12T11:22:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T16:22:52","slug":"rockers-travel-to-appleton-for-i-41-showdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/green-bay-rockers\/2025\/06\/12\/rockers-travel-to-appleton-for-i-41-showdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockers Travel to Appleton for I-41 Showdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Green Bay set for third matchup with Fond du Lac in six days<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ASHWAUBENON, Wis. \u2014 The Green Bay Rockers (8-8) will head to Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Appleton for the 2025 meeting of the I-41 Showdown against the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders (7-8).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is the fourth iteration of the I-41 Showdown, which has been an annual rivalry matchup dating back to 2022. Tonight is the third of twelve matchups between the Rockers and the Dock Spiders slated for this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u200b\u200b\u201cThe I-41 Showdown gives our players a unique glimpse into the inner workings of minor league baseball, which is an important step in their development,\u201d said Rockers Vice President and General Manager John Fanta. \u201cIt also allows our fans to follow the Rockers on the road as we take on one of our top rivals.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kenney Fabian is set to toe the slab for Green Bay tonight. Fabian, making his third start of the season, enters with a 2.70 ERA. In his last start, which came at home against the Dock Spiders last Friday, he worked five innings and allowed just one earned run.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Rockers will head to Fond du Lac tomorrow for Game 2 of the series, before returning to Capital Credit Union Park on Saturday for a four-game homestand. Green Bay will open a two-game series with Traverse City at 4:05pm, with gates opening at 3:00pm. The Flight Crew will be performing pregame on the concourse.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tickets for the 2025 season are available online at www.greenbayrockers.com or by calling the ticket office at 920-497-7225 to reserve your seats today. The Rockers front office and Team Apparel Fan Shop at Capital Credit Union Park are located at 2231 Holmgren Way in Ashwaubenon. Office hours are Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm and all game days from 8:30am through the end of the 3rd inning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">###<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">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. Entering its\u2019 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 380 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), ESPN+, and the Northwoods League Network.\u00a0 Learn more and find complete streaming schedules at watchnwl.com. 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