{"id":16723,"date":"2025-01-29T08:31:57","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T14:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/mankato-moondogs\/?p=16723"},"modified":"2025-01-29T08:31:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T14:31:57","slug":"player-announcement-josey-williamson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/mankato-moondogs\/2025\/01\/29\/player-announcement-josey-williamson\/","title":{"rendered":"Player Announcement: Josey Williamson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Mankato MoonDogs would like to welcome all-around infielder Josey Williamson to the Team for the 2025 season! Williamson will join the dog squad from the University of Alabama following his spring freshman season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Williamson is an Alabama native coming from the high school, Hartselle. He is a lefty batter with a lot of power and much grit as he has been defined by coaches. In his high school career, he was described as a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prepbaseballreport.com\/news\/AL\/alabama-hs-team-preview--hartselle-tigers\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201creturning senior hitter who has delivered some big swings over the past couple of seasons and will look to lead the offense this season\u201d<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. He has got some great power behind his swing and Coach Danny Kneeland agrees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Coach Kneeland says \u201cHe is a top 500 freshman, and coming to us from Alabama. He is a very talented and gritty player that can be used around the infield.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Williamson will be able to contribute to the squad this summer both offensively and defensively as he has shown he is a great player both ways. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prepbaseballreport.com\/news\/AL\/AL-HS-Team-Preview-Hartselle-Tigers-9372108465\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cTop-25 in the junior class in AL. Williamson is one of the top pure hitters in the state regardless of graduation class\u201d<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, it is safe to say we have a good one on our hands for the MoonDogs season!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Willamson is ready to get to Mankato and work as he says \u201cI could not be more excited to play for the MoonDogs!\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you want to see Williamson 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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