{"id":16710,"date":"2025-01-22T08:37:47","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T14:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/mankato-moondogs\/?p=16710"},"modified":"2025-01-22T08:38:32","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T14:38:32","slug":"player-announcement-caleb-koskie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/mankato-moondogs\/2025\/01\/22\/player-announcement-caleb-koskie\/","title":{"rendered":"Player Announcement: Caleb Koskie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Mankato MoonDogs would like to welcome pitcher and outfielder Caleb Koskie to the Team for the 2025 season! Koskie will join the dog squad from Indiana University following his spring freshman season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Koskie is a Minnesota guy, from watching his dad play as a Twin, to playing himself throughout high school. He played at Benilde-St Margaret&#8217;s High School and is a multiple-sport athlete, playing baseball and hockey. As a sophomore, Koskie pitched in all three state tournament games, striking out 12 in their final contest, and led Benilde-St Margaret\u2019s to their first tournament for baseball. While leading his team to tournaments, he also racked up quite the awards. Koskie earned All-Conference, All-Section, All-State, and All-Tournament honors, and was a three-time Section Champ. To add to his resume, he was named to the Star Tribune\u2019s All-Metro First team and a finalist for the Mr. Baseball title.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We have only seen compliments about Koskie as his former coach said \u201cCaleb is a one-of-a-kind player both in our program and for high school baseball. He has the ability to change the game both in the box and on the mound. He is a true competitor and leader who makes others around him better. The Red Knight community and baseball program are very fortunate to have Caleb as a part of it.\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bsmschool.org\/who-we-are\/news\/news-details\/~board\/all-bsm-news\/post\/athletic-honors-to-red-knight-stars\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This quote was from Koskie\u2019s high school coach; Andy Judkins.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another coach of Koskie\u2019s in high school would go on to say, \u201cCaleb is an outstanding athlete but what makes him truly stand out is that he is such a fierce and determined competitor.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Coach Danny Kneeland is excited to have Koskie\u2019s presence this year in Mankato as he says \u201cHe will play in both roles. He is coming from Indiana, which is a BIG 10, and his dad is a former Minnesota Twin. Koskie will play well in both roles as he was a top-ranked pitcher in Minnesota in 2024.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Koskie himself is ready to hit the field as a MoonDog as he says \u201cI am super excited to spend my summer in front of the MoonDog faithful. Go MoonDogs!&#8221; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you want to see Koskie and the rest of the MoonDog squad this summer, come out to the ISG field or get your tickets online at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mankatomoondogs.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">www.mankatomoondogs.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or call the office at 507-625-7047!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>###<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Having completed its\u2019 31<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in history with 24 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 370 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 (TEX), 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 2023 World Series Champion, MLB All-Star, MLB Gold Glove, two-time Silver Slugger winner and two-time All-MLB first team shortstop Marcus Semien (TEX). 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