Four more players will be joining the Mankato MoonDogs this summer.  The 2019 season will now feature Ben Rowdon, Damon Maynard, Tanner Craig, and Peter Brookshaw.

Rowdon, a junior infielder from DeLand, FL, comes to Mankato from Gardner-Webb University, after previous stints at Stetson University and Gulf Coast State University.  In 2017, he was named to the ASUN All-Academic team.

Maynard, out of Greenwood, IN, is a sophomore catcher for Olney Central College.  In 2018, he led his team in games caught, and posted a .364 batting average, while adding a team-high 19 hit-by-pitches.

Craig, an infielder from Scottsburg, IN, is in his sophomore season with the University of Evansville.  His freshman season with the Purple Aces included top-3 finishes in slugging percentage, hits, home runs, and doubles.

Brookshaw, from Prescott, WI, is a freshman infielder from North Dakota State University.  A product of Prescott High School, Brookshaw was named the Wisconsin Baseball Central Player of the Year his junior year.

The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. The 25-year old summer collegiate league is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 22 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, over 200 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 (MIA). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. For more information, visit www.northwoodsleague.com or download the Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play.