{"id":3149,"date":"2015-09-01T21:43:43","date_gmt":"2015-09-01T21:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/la-crosse-loggers\/?p=3149"},"modified":"2015-09-01T21:46:41","modified_gmt":"2015-09-01T21:46:41","slug":"former-logger-alexander-called-up-to-the-kc-royals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/la-crosse-loggers\/2015\/09\/01\/former-logger-alexander-called-up-to-the-kc-royals\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Logger Alexander Called up to the KC Royals!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tLA CROSSE, WI &#8211; Former La Crosse Loggers pitcher Scott Alexander became the tenth former Logger to get the call up to the big leagues when the Kansas City Royals called the left-hander up as part of their September call-ups today to expand their roster for the impending MLB post-season.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAlexander, a Pepperdine alum, has been a dominant force for the Omaha Royals (AAA Affliliate) all summer long out of their bullpen. &nbsp;The southpaw had appeared in 41 games, posting a 2-3 record with a 2.56 ERA and 14 saves prior to his call up. &nbsp;He had fanned 50 batters, while only walking 17 in 63.1 innings.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAlexander becomes the second member from the 2008 Loggers team to make it to the big leagues, joining fellow southpaw Chris Sale as the other pitcher to achieve that feat.\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px;text-align: justify;font-size: 14px;padding: 0px;font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;line-height: 20px\">\n\t###\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px;text-align: justify;font-size: 14px;padding: 0px;font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;line-height: 20px\">\n\t<em>The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite<a class=\"oayuldwbs\" href=\"http:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/28\/nwl-agrees-to-terms-offered-by-bismarck-nd-for-play-in-2017\/#58955348\" title=\"Click to Continue &gt; by DNSUnlocker\">COLLEGE<img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"http:\/\/cdncache-a.akamaihd.net\/items\/it\/img\/arrow-10x10.png\" style=\"border-width: 0px !important;border-style: initial !important;vertical-align: super !important;clear: none !important;float: none !important;height: 10px !important;margin: 0px 3px !important;overflow: visible !important;padding: 0px !important;text-decoration: none !important;width: 10px !important;background: 0px 0px !important\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;baseball players. The 22 year old summer collegiate league is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 18 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, more than 135 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (CWS), Jordan Zimmermann (WAS), Curtis Granderson (NYM), Lucas Duda (NYM) and Ben Zobrist (OAK). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. 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