La Crosse Loggers Unveil 2026 Schedule

LA CROSSE, WIS. – The 24th edition of La Crosse Loggers baseball will officially kick off on Monday, May 25 when the Northwoods League opens play for the 2026 season. La Crosse will host the Duluth Huskies in a Memorial Day matinee with first pitch of the season set for 3:05 p.m. at the friendly confines of Copeland Park. Team officials unveiled the entire 2026 schedule today.

The Lumbermen will play 70 games over a 78-day span next summer in the traditional two-half Northwoods League setup that will feature the first half of the 2026 season running from May 25 thru June 29 followed by the second half that will run from June 30 thru August 8.

The Northwoods League All-Star break will run from July 6-9 this year with an extra special feel to it as, for the first time ever, the Northwoods will be taking their selected All-Stars to the Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa to play in the newly constructed MLB-spec stadium for the Home Run Challenge on July 7 and the NWL All-Star Game on July 8. The NWL All-Star festivities will mark the first events in the new stadium and just over one month later, the Minnesota Twins will take on the Philadelphia Phillies on the same field.

As is customary, the winner of a half-season automatically qualifies for the Northwoods League Divisional Playoffs that will run from August 9-11, a best-of-three series. The winners of the Divisional Playoffs then advance to a one-game Divisional Final pitting the winner of the Great Plains East against the winner of the Great Plains West on August 12 with the winner of the Divisional Final advancing to a one-game NWL Championships game on August 13.

La Crosse, who has qualified for post-season play in each of the last three consecutive seasons, will once again be part of the Great Plains East Division that features such opponents as Duluth (Minn.), Eau Claire (Wisc.), Minnesota MudPuppies, Rochester (Minn.), Thunder Bay (Ontario, Canada), and Waterloo (Iowa) but will also play against the likes of the Mankato MoonDogs (Minn.) and the St. Cloud Rox of the Great Plains West Division as well as take on three teams in inter-league play from the Great Lakes East Division in the Fond du Lac Doc Spiders, Green Bay Rockers, and the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters.

Season tickets, group outings, and flex plans are on sale now with ticket information available at www.lacrosseloggers.com or by calling the Loggers ticket office at 608-796-9553. The Loggers office is also open Monday thru Friday, 8:30 am – 5 p.m., at 1225 Caledonia Street, La Crosse.

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The La Crosse Loggers 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 entering its’ 33rd season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world 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, 360 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 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 and on ESPN+. For more information, visit www.lacrosseloggers.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Loggers as your favorite team.