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Published On: March 8th, 2018

 

Grafton, WI – The Lakeshore Chinooks front office has announced the promotion of Brian White to Ticket Operations & Sales Manager. Brian will oversee all ticket operations and ticket sales including group tickets, season tickets, and single game tickets. He will also oversee the Kapco Park stadium box office as well as manage the team’s full time sales staff and intern sales staff.

“I’m excited and grateful for this new opportunity with the Lakeshore Chinooks. After three seasons working in the team’s operations and concessions, I’m excited to spend more time with Nook Nation out in the stands. Let’s make 2018 another record breaking season on and off the field,” stated Brian White.

The Chinooks are coming off back to back years in which the team broke both their season long attendance record and single game attendance record. The team is expecting large crowds for the upcoming 2018 season.

White was previously Lakeshore’s Manager of Operations & Hospitality in 2017. For the 2016 season, Brian was in the role of Assistant Concessions Manager while seriving as Stadium Operations Manager in 2015. Brian got his start with the organization in the spring of 2015 as a Ticket Sales Intern. Before coming to Lakeshore, he spent the 2014 season in the Northwoods League with the Green Bay Bullfrogs.

“Everytime we have promoted Brian to a new position, he has excelled and gone above and beyond. He is the perfect choice for taking over our ticket sales and operation. He has a true passion for sales and for the Chinooks including our fan base,” added Chinooks Assistant GM Eric Snodgrass.

Brian graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a degree in Communications. Born and raised in Menomonee Falls, Brian currently resides in Milwaukee. He is a die-hard fan of the NFC North Champion Minnesota Vikings, Twins, Wild, Gophers, 2017 WNBA Champion Minnesota Lynx, and the Milwaukee Panthers.

The 2018 season is presented by Port Washington State Bank with the home opener set for June 1st at 6:35pm against the Kenosha Kingfish. Season and group tickets are currently on sale with single game tickets available for purchase at the end of April.

The Lakeshore Chinooks are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. Entering its 25th anniversary season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 20 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 185 former Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist (CHC) and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (BOS), Jordan Zimmermann (DET) and Curtis Granderson (TOR).  All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League portal. For more information, visit www.lakeshorechinooks.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Chinooks as your favorite team.