Three Woodchucks Appear in Tuesday’s All-Star Game
All three Wisconsin Woodchucks players selected for the 2021 Northwoods League All-Star Game appeared in Tuesday’s Night’s matchup at ISG Field in Mankato, Minn.
Kevin Kilpatrick had a ninth inning single for the Great Lakes Division in its 7-3 loss to the Great Plains All-Stars. Kilpatrick scored later in the frame on an RBI from Fond du Lac’s Chandler Simpson.
Tyler Kehoe started Tuesday’s matchup at centerfield. He got two at bats at the eighth spot in the lineup.
Nate Madej pitched the second inning for the Great Lakes and recorded a strikeout.
Kilpatrick Represents Woodchucks in Home Run Challenge
Monday night’s Northwoods League Home Run Challenge saw Kilpatrick represent the Woodchucks on the Great Lakes side. He hit nine homers in the home run derby-style event.
Next Up
The Northwoods League takes Wednesday off before a full slate of games Thursday. The Woodchucks are at home against the Lakeshore Chinooks at 6:35 p.m. Come watch a live performance of the ZOOperstars! during the game presented by Rib Mountain Paper.
For tickets, call us at 715.845.5055, stop by our front office, or visit woodchucks.com.
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The Wisconsin Woodchucks are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The 27-year old summer collegiate 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, over 200 former Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist (CHC) and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (BOS), Jordan Zimmermann (DET) and Curtis Granderson (TOR). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League portal. For more information, visit www.woodchucks.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Woodchucks as your favorite team.
