The La Crosse Loggers are a La Crosse,

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based baseball team playing in the

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, a collegiate summer baseball league. Since the team's inaugural season in 2003, they have played at Copeland Park. The ballpark is nicknamed "the Lumberyard." The team is owned by Dan Kapanke, a former Wisconsin state senator. The Loggers are one of 26 teams in the

, playing 72 games per season, from late May through mid-August. The Northwoods League is a summer collegiate league that provides an opportunity for college players to spend their summers and display their talents to professional scouts. Players must be enrolled in college and have at least one year of athletic eligibility to participate. The league is designed to give college players the

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experience, providing players an opportunity to play under the same conditions using wooden bats and minor league specification baseballs, experiencing overnight road trips, and playing nightly before fans in a stadium. La Crosse Loggers Copeland Park

Notable alumni

* Riley Adams (2015), C * Scott Alexander (2008), LHP * Vic Black (2007), RHP * Rob Brantly (2009), C * Trevor Brown (2011), C * Matt Chapman (2012), 3B * Griffin Conine (2016), OF * Daniel Ray Herrera (2005), LHP * Brett Jackson (2007), OF * Andrew Knapp (2011), C * Kevin Kramer (2012), IF * Brooks Kriske (2013) * Mike Marjama (2010), C * Lars Nootbaar (2016), OF * Seth Mejias-Brean (2010) * Andrew McKirahan (2009), LHP * Jordan Pacheco (2005), IF/C * Tim Peterson (2011), RHP * Chris Sale (2008), LHP * Max Scherzer (2004), RHP * Tyler Smith (2011), IF * Eric Thames (2007), OF/1B * David Villar (2017) * Steve Wilkerson (2011), 3B * Rowan Wick (2011), RHP * Graham Pauley (2020), IF * Kyle Nelson (2015), RHP * Korey Lee (2017-18), C

References

External links

La Crosse Loggers website
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