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St. Cloud is led on the mound by Jake Burcham (Tarleton State University). He is currently 5-1 with a 1.57 ERA and 31 strikeouts in 34.1 innings. The Badlands Big Sticks will feature outfielder Connor Massimini (East Texas Baptist University) among their five selections. Massimini is currently hitting .299 with seven home runs, nine doubles, 13 steals and 34 RBI in 36 games.<\/p>\n<p>In the Great Lakes Division, the First-Half Great Lakes Great Lakes East Champion Traverse City Pit Spitters have four selections. The Madison Mallards and the Wausau Woodchucks each have four All-Stars as well.<\/p>\n<p>The All-Stars from the Pit Spitters are powered by infielder Aaron Piasecki (Central Michigan University). Piasecki is hitting .387 with one home run, two triples, 22 RBI and 10 stolen bases. Mallards pitcher Isaac Milburn (Purdue University) currently leads the league in strikeouts with 43 and is 3-0 with a 1.91 ERA. Noah Malone (Loyola Marymount University) of the Wausau Woodchucks will be in the outfield for the Lakes team. He is currently hitting .378 with five home runs, seven doubles, six stolen bases and 21 RBI.<\/p>\n<p>Field Manager Josh Merrill and his coaching staff from the Green Bay Rockers will be in the dugout for the Great Lakes. The First-Half Great Lakes West Division Champion Rockers have a 25-14 overall record.<\/p>\n<p>St. Cloud Field Manager Nick Studdard and his staff will manage the Great Plains All-Stars. The First-Half Great Plains West Division Champion Rox are 27-12 overall.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s All-Stars were chosen in a vote by the 24 member teams of the Northwoods League. Ballots were cast by each team\u2019s field staff and media contacts.<\/p>\n<p>Full Rosters:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-Northwoods-League-All-Star-Rosters.pdf\">2025 All-Star Game Rosters<\/a><\/p>\n<p>###<\/p>\n<p><em>The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Now in its\u2019 32<sup>nd<\/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, nearly 2400 NWL alums have been drafted and over 395 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 (TOR), 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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