Willmar, MN – The Willmar Stingers announce today the signing of two assistant coaches for the 2024 Northwoods League season. Catching/hitting coach Chris Ceballos and pitching coach Conrad Ramquist. The two will be joining third year field manager Freddy Smith for the 15th season of Stingers baseball. 

Ceballos, is currently an assistant coach at Jessup University. Chris played Division 1 baseball at Kansas State. Having been a three-year backstop for the Wildcats, he brings a wealth of knowledge to Willmar. In his collegiate career he won multiple accolades. He was awarded All – Big 12 Honorable Mention, Big 12 Player of the Week, Buster Posey Catcher of the Year Watch list, and Big 12 Newcomer of the Week. 

Ceballos split time as a catcher and designated hitter for Wildcats baseball. His final senior season he appeared in 46 games, 45 being a starter. Across those starts he amassed 11 home runs, 36 runs batted in, five multi-hit games, and a fielding percentage of .989

The Stingers will not be Chris’s first experience in summer collegiate baseball. He played for the Amarillo Sod Squad in the Texas Collegiate League during the 2020 season. Ceballos’s playing career started in his hometown Chino Hills, CA. Post high school he spent one year at both Cal State Fullerton then Orange Coast College prior to Kansas State. 

Ramquist, will be mentoring the Stingers pitching staff this coming season. Ramquist is an alumnus from the University of Texas. Prior to the Longhorns he played baseball at San Jacinto Junior College. As a pitcher he lettered and helped lead the team to a conference championship.

After transferring for education and baseball, he joined the track team at the University of Texas as a Javelin thrower.  Post graduation, he oversaw baseball camps for the University of Texas at Austin, providing instruction on skills/drills/mentality to UTs annual summer baseball camps. Ramquist is now entering his 3rd season as the Tigers pitching coaching. While fulfilling the duties as pitching coach, he also serves as the team’s head strength & conditioning staff. Throughout his career he has helped mentor and train 17 players who have been drafted in the MLB.

Ceballos and Ramquist are much anticipated additions to the Willmar Stingers coaching staff. They will be looking to work with Smith in managing this season’s team to potentially another division title. 

Season ticket packages, group tickets, and Kwik Trip 5-game and 7-game plans are available. The Kwik Trip ticket plans include premium select games throughout the summer that includes the 2024 Home Opener and Fan Appreciation Night.

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The Willmar Stingers 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. Now in its 31th season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 26 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 325 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 watchnwl.com and on ESPN+. For more information, visit www.willmarstingers.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Stingers as your favorite team.