{"id":36503,"date":"2026-03-19T09:00:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T14:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-ignite\/?p=36503"},"modified":"2026-03-18T10:56:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T15:56:53","slug":"wausau-ignite-signs-returner-mcginnis-for-2026-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-ignite\/2026\/03\/19\/wausau-ignite-signs-returner-mcginnis-for-2026-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Wausau Ignite Signs Returner McGinnis for 2026 Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1655.68px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Wausau Ignite Signs Returner McGinnis for 2026 Season<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Wausau, WI- The Wausau Ignite will add another returner to their roster for 2026 by signing Megan McGinnis, a junior from St. Mary\u2019s University in Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-36504 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/McGinnis_Megan_NWL2025V-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/McGinnis_Megan_NWL2025V-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%2796%27%20height%3D%27128%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%2096%20128%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2796%27%20height%3D%27128%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/McGinnis_Megan_NWL2025V-200x267.jpg 200w, https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/McGinnis_Megan_NWL2025V-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/McGinnis_Megan_NWL2025V-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/McGinnis_Megan_NWL2025V-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/McGinnis_Megan_NWL2025V-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/McGinnis_Megan_NWL2025V-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/McGinnis_Megan_NWL2025V-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/McGinnis_Megan_NWL2025V-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/McGinnis_Megan_NWL2025V-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/McGinnis_Megan_NWL2025V-scaled.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>IF\/OF \u2013 Megan McGinnis| 5\u20196\u201d | L\/R| Junior | St. Mary\u2019s University<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>McGinnis spent 20 games with the Ignite last season, batting .274 through 62 at bats, including 5 doubles, a triple, and 12 RBIs. During her time with the Ignite, McGinnis played second base, recording a .924 fielding percentage and turning four double plays.<\/p>\n<p>So far this spring season, McGinnis has recorded 12 hits and accounted for 11 runs, with nine RBIs. She has significantly contributed to St. Mary\u2019s success on field with a .975 fielding percentage, recording 21 putouts and 18 assists. St. Mary\u2019s University is currently 12-2 and will continue play on April 1st against St. Catherine University.<\/p>\n<p>Wausau Ignite Softball is preparing for a great second season. Season tickets, group outings, and select ticket packages are on sale now, with single-game tickets coming soon. Make sure to get in on all the action by calling 715-845-5055 or visiting www.ignitesoftball.com.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>###<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Leveraging the 31-year success of the Northwoods League, the first for-profit Summer Collegiate Baseball League, Northwoods League Softball (NWLS) is the first for-profit Women\u2019s Summer Collegiate Softball League beginning play in the Upper Midwest in the summer of 2024. The purpose of the League will be to develop players for their college, Olympic and future professional play. Teams will be promoted similar to minor league baseball teams, playing games in front of fans in a fun, friendly, family-oriented environment.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":36505,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-team-news","category-update-ticker"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.5 (Yoast SEO v26.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Wausau Ignite Signs Returner McGinnis for 2026 Season - Wausau Ignite<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-ignite\/2026\/03\/19\/wausau-ignite-signs-returner-mcginnis-for-2026-season\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Wausau Ignite Signs Returner McGinnis for 2026 Season\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-ignite\/2026\/03\/19\/wausau-ignite-signs-returner-mcginnis-for-2026-season\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Wausau Ignite\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-03-19T14:00:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/2026-Ignite-Player-Sign-Horizontal-copy.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"960\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"503\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin-wisconsin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin-wisconsin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-ignite\/2026\/03\/19\/wausau-ignite-signs-returner-mcginnis-for-2026-season\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-ignite\/2026\/03\/19\/wausau-ignite-signs-returner-mcginnis-for-2026-season\/\",\"name\":\"Wausau Ignite Signs Returner McGinnis for 2026 Season - 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