La Crosse Loggers
The La Crosse Loggers are a La Crosse, Wisconsin based baseball team playing in the Northwoods League, a Collegiate [summer baseball|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 24 teams in the Northwoods League, 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 minor league 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.
Notable alumni
The following is a list of former La Crosse Loggers who have appeared in Major League Baseball. MLB award winners in bold.- Riley Adams, C
- Scott Alexander, LHP
- Vic Black, RHP
- Rob Brantly, C
- Trevor Brown, C
- Matt Chapman, 3B
- Griffin Conine, OF
- Daniel Ray Herrera, LHP
- Brett Jackson, OF
- Andrew Knapp, C
- Taylor Kohlwey, OF
- Kevin Kramer, IF
- Brooks Kriske, RHP
- Korey Lee, C
- Mike Marjama, C
- Mason McCoy, IF
- Andrew McKirahan, LHP
- Seth Mejias-Brean, IF
- Kyle Nelson, RHP
- Lars Nootbaar, OF
- Jordan Pacheco, IF/C
- Graham Pauley, IF
- Tim Peterson, RHP
- Nick Raquet, LHP
- Christian Roa, RHP
- Cesar Salazar, C
- Chris Sale, LHP
- Max Scherzer, RHP
- Tyler Smith, IF
- Eric Thames, OF/1B
- Logan VanWey, RHP
- David Villar, 3B
- Rowan Wick, RHP
- Steve Wilkerson, 3B