{"id":36112,"date":"2026-03-06T09:24:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T15:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/la-crosse-steam\/?p=36112"},"modified":"2026-03-06T09:24:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T15:24:52","slug":"winona-state-commit-joins-the-steam-ahead-of-collegiate-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/la-crosse-steam\/2026\/03\/06\/winona-state-commit-joins-the-steam-ahead-of-collegiate-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Winona State Commit Joins the Steam Ahead of Collegiate Career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Winona State Commit Joins the Steam Ahead of Collegiate Career<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center\">High School Standout Comes to La Crosse In Preparation for Career with the Warriors<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><b>LA CROSSE, WIS.<\/b>\u2013 With the WIAA softball season just around the corner, the La Crosse Steam are excited to announce the next signing to their roster:\u00a0 high school senior, Josie Brudos.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A dynamic two-way player, Brudos will bring her talents to the Steam this summer before beginning her collegiate career at Winona State in the fall. The West Salem, Wisconsin native has put together a decorated high school r\u00e9sum\u00e9, earning three All-Conference and All-District selections while twice being named the Coulee Conference Pitcher of the Year.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Brudos has been just as dominant statistically as she has been decorated. She eclipsed the 500-career strikeout mark in the circle, while also surpassing 100 career hits at the plate. Her ability to impact the game both as a pitcher and an outfielder highlights her versatility and knowledge of the game.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Now set to face collegiate-level talent with the Steam, Brudos will look to sharpen her skills and continue her development against some of the top players in summer softball before officially beginning her journey with the Warriors.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Copeland Park is calling! The Steam begin their 2026 campaign on Wednesday, June 10 at home, welcoming the Mankato Habaneros to La Crosse for Opening Night. Season tickets, group outings, and flexible ticket packages are on sale now. Fans can lock in their seats by visiting\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/lacrossesteam.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/lacrossesteam.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1772751530637000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2kuo3sbbQ7Ab_qb8WppuWx\">lacrossesteam.com<\/a>\u00a0or calling the Steam ticket office at (608) 796-9553. The Steam front office is located at 1225 Caledonia Street in La Crosse and is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center\"><em>####<\/em><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Leveraging the 32-year success of the Northwoods League, the first for-profit Summer Collegiate Baseball League, Northwoods League Softball (NWLS) is the first for-profit Women\u2019s Summer Collegiate Softball League which began play in the Upper Midwest in the summer of 2024.\u00a0 The purpose of the League will be to develop players for their college, Olympic and future professional play.\u00a0 Teams will be promoted similar to minor league baseball teams, playing games in front of fans in a fun, friendly, family-oriented environment.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winona State Commit Joins the Steam Ahead of Collegiate Career High School Standout Comes to La Crosse In Preparation for  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":36109,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.5 (Yoast SEO v26.5) - 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