Woodchucks to Face Express, Huskies and Border Cats in 2024
WAUSAU, Wis. — The Wausau Woodchucks are excited to announce their 2024 schedule. The action starts at 1:05pm on Memorial Day, Monday May 27th, at Athletic Park when the Green Bay Rockers come to town to take on your Wausau Woodchucks. The team will head to Green Bay the next day then return home on Wednesday, May 29th to host the Fond Du Lac Dock Spiders. They’ll round out Opening Week on Saturday, June 1st at home against their local rivals, the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters.
The Woodchucks will face some fresh opponents this year as the team will play the Great Plains East Teams Eau Claire Express, Duluth Huskies, Minnesota Mud Puppies, and Thunder Bay Border Cats for the first time in years. Other opponents for the 2024 season include familiar Great Lakes West rivals the Fond Du Lac Dock Spiders, Lakeshore Chinooks, Green Bay Rockers, Madison Mallards, and Wisconsin Rapids Rafters. They will also play the Great Lakes East Kenosha Kingfish for two series at the end of the season.
The Northwoods League, which plays two halves to determine playoff participants, will end the first half of play on July 2nd with the second half of the season starting immediately after that on July 3rd. The Northwoods League All-Star Game returns to its combined format this year and will be July 22 – July 24.
The Woodchucks last regular season home game of the 2024 season will be Thursday, August 8th against the Minnesota Mud Puppies. The regular season ends with the team on the road in Kenosha on Saturday, August 10th with playoffs starting on Sunday, August 11th.
Season tickets and ticket packages are on sale now. Group outings in the hospitality areas, including the popular Peoples State Bank 4-Top Tables and Miller Lite On Deck Tables will go on sale in the coming weeks with single game tickets going on sale in the spring.
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The Wausau Woodchucks 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. Having completed its’ 30th season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 24 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, 335 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 (TEX), 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 at watchnwl.com and on ESPN+. 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.
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David Keech is a retired teacher and works as a sportswriter, sports official and as an educational consultant. He has reported on amateur sports since 2011, known as 'KeechDaVoice.' David can be reached at [email protected]
