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Waterloo, IA \u2013 The Waterloo Bucks will open their 2023 season against the Rochester Honkers on Monday, May 29th. Darrell Handelsman is set to return for his second stint as the Bucks\u2019 field manager after 21 years away from the team. Additionally, assistant coaches Tim Nolan, Jack Nathan and Mack Stephenson round out the Bucks\u2019 four-man coaching staff.<\/p>\n

Darrell Handelsman <\/strong>\u2013 Handelsman \"\"<\/a>returns to the Bucks after managing the club from 1999 to 2002. That stretch saw Handelsman win two consecutive NWL Manager of the Year awards in 2000 and 2001 while leading the Bucks to an NWL championship in 2002. Handelsman also won another NWL title with the Madison Mallards in 2004.<\/p>\n

Handelsman\u2019s managerial career has taken him to several different locations across the NWL, Coastal Plain League and Prospect League. Across his 20-plus year career, Handelsman has achieved a total of 755 wins, including 409 wins in the NWL which puts him at 2nd in the league\u2019s all-time win list. Handelsman also has 12 postseason victories in the NWL, making him the league\u2019s winningest manager in the postseason history.<\/p>\n

Handelsman played collegiately at San Francisco State University while starting his coaching career not long after his playing day as an assistant with Los Angeles Valley College.<\/p>\n

Tim Nolan <\/strong>\u2013 Nolan\"\"<\/a> is set to join the Bucks\u2019 2023 coaching staff as the pitching coach. Nolan has 15 years of experience as a pitching instructor, working mostly out of Southern California. This past year, Nolan served as the pitching coach for Whittier College, a Division III school in Orange County, California.<\/p>\n

Nolan spent his playing days at Biola University while going off to get a bachelor\u2019s degree in philosophy from Azusa Pacific University and a master\u2019s degree in coaching from Concordia University Irvine.<\/p>\n

Jack Nathan <\/strong>\u2013 Coming out of Vienna, Virginia, Nathan \"\"<\/a>joins the Bucks\u2019 coaching staff after just recently concluding a five-year career as a pitcher with High Point University. This will be Nathan\u2019s first season as an assistant coach.<\/p>\n

Mack Stephenson <\/strong>\u2013 Stephenson \"\"<\/a>joins the Bucks\u2019 coaching staff after spending the past year as the Director of Player Development at Emporia State University. \u00a0Stephenson played five seasons at William Jewell College where he earned his bachelor\u2019s degree in business administration and his master\u2019s degree in education.<\/p>\n

The Bucks Opening Day roster will feature young talent from schools across the country.<\/p>\n

Out of the 37 players currently under contract this season, five of them are returners from last season\u2019s Bucks squad: infielder Cameron Cromer (SE Oklahoma St.), pitcher Dylan Warda (Indiana), pitcher Matt Cuzco (Indiana), infielder Brodie Kresser (West Virginia) and infielder Aaron Ujimori (Hawaii).<\/p>\n

The roster will also feature 12 players from Power Five schools: the aforementioned Warda, Cuzco and Kresser, catcher Cortlan Castle (Baylor), infielder Brandon Anderson (Louisville), pitcher Korey Bunselmeyer (Illinois), outfielder Michael Lippe (LouisvIlle), pitcher Aaron Savary (Iowa), outfielder Christian Smith (Illinois), infielder Hunter Teplanszky (Baylor), infielder Drake Wescott (Illinois) and utility player Ben Wilmes (Iowa).<\/p>\n

The roster is set to have a seven-man starting rotation of Jakub Amado (Los Angeles Mission College), Andrew Dusablon (Cypress College), Ty Roder (Wright St.), Seth White (Santa Barbara City College), Jack Laird (Seton Hill), Chaney Trout (E. Illinois) and Noah Larkin (Cal Poly). White is expected to be the opening day starter against the Honkers.<\/p>\n

The Bucks\u2019 opening day bullpen will consist of the aforementioned Cuzco, Warda, Bunselmeyer and Savary, Patrick Mastrian IV (Miami (OH)), Sam Skarich (Southeastern CC) and Ethan Alexander (W. Illinois).<\/p>\n

The Bucks open their 29th<\/sup> season of Northwoods League play at home on Monday, May 29 versus the Rochester Honkers at 2:35 pm.\u00a0 Tickets are currently available by calling the Bucks Ticket Line at (319) 232-5633 or online:\u00a0 https:\/\/waterloo-bucks.nwltickets.com\/SingleGame\/Tickets<\/a>.\u00a0 Fans are encouraged to stay in touch with the Bucks by utilizing their website at www.waterloobucks.com<\/a> or utilizing the Northwoods League Mobile App.<\/p>\n

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The Waterloo Bucks are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Recently completing its\u2019 29th<\/sup> season, the Northwoods 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, 300 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 World Series Champion Max Scherzer (NYM), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and World Series Champion Chris Sale (BOS). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and 2019\/2021 Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and 2021 All-Star, MLB Gold Glove winner and 2019 Second Team All-MLB shortstop Marcus Semien (TEX). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. League games are viewable live at <\/em>watchnwl.com<\/em><\/a> and on ESPN+. For more information, visit www.waterloobucks.com<\/a> or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Bucks as your favorite team.<\/em><\/p>\n

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