The team was known as the Wausau Woodchucks from 1994 to 1998, but the team name was changed to Wisconsin Woodchucks for the 1999 season, as they were the only remaining team in Wisconsin in the league at that time.
In 1998 Clark Eckhoff purchased The Wisconsin Woodchucks, and Eckhoff truly made an impact on the team as well as the community as a whole. Not only did attendance dramatically increase with Eckhoff as owner, but the Woodchucks would go on to win two league championships in 2001 and 2003.
The 'Chucks gained some star power for the 2007 season, as former Milwaukee Brewer and University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh product Jim Gantner managed the team. Gantner has been involved with the Brewers in various capacities since his retirement in 1992, including some coaching, but the Woodchucks job is his first managerial experience. Gantner, a native Wisconsinite who owns a second home in Boulder Junction, is familiar with the Wausau area and had expressed interest] in coaching college-age players.[1]
On February 2, 2022, the Woodchucks announced their return as the Wausau Woodchucks, with a new logo and color scheme.[2]
Playersedit
A number of major leaguers and other notables have played for the Wausau Woodchucks, including:[3]
^. WAOW. October 24, 2006. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved June 22, 2007.
^"Woodchucks Renovations go Full Circle with Brand Update". Wausau Woodchucks. February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
^"Alumni in the Pros". Wausau Woodchucks. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
External linksedit
Wausau Woodchucks – official site
Northwoods League – official site
January 01, 1970
wausau, woodchucks, american, baseball, team, that, plays, northwoods, league, collegiate, summer, baseball, league, they, play, their, home, games, athletic, park, wausau, wisconsin, informationleaguenorthwoods, league, 1994, present, great, lakes, conference. The Wausau Woodchucks are an American baseball team that plays in the Northwoods League a collegiate summer baseball league They play their home games at Athletic Park in Wausau Wisconsin Wausau WoodchucksInformationLeagueNorthwoods League 1994 present Great Lakes Conference West Division 2019 present South Division 1998 2018 LocationWausau WisconsinBallparkAthletic ParkFounded1994League championships2 2001 2003 Division championships2 2001 2003 Former name s Wisconsin Woodchucks 1999 2021 Wausau Woodchucks 1994 1998 ColorsNavy blue green sky blue and whiteOwnershipMark MacdonaldManagementRyan Treu GM MediaWausau Daily HeraldWebsitewoodchucks com Contents 1 History 2 Players 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe team was known as the Wausau Woodchucks from 1994 to 1998 but the team name was changed to Wisconsin Woodchucks for the 1999 season as they were the only remaining team in Wisconsin in the league at that time The team filled the void left by the Wausau Timbers of the Class A Midwest League who relocated after the 1990 season to Geneva Illinois to become the Kane County Cougars In 1998 Clark Eckhoff purchased The Wisconsin Woodchucks and Eckhoff truly made an impact on the team as well as the community as a whole Not only did attendance dramatically increase with Eckhoff as owner but the Woodchucks would go on to win two league championships in 2001 and 2003 The Chucks gained some star power for the 2007 season as former Milwaukee Brewer and University of Wisconsin Oshkosh product Jim Gantner managed the team Gantner has been involved with the Brewers in various capacities since his retirement in 1992 including some coaching but the Woodchucks job is his first managerial experience Gantner a native Wisconsinite who owns a second home in Boulder Junction is familiar with the Wausau area and had expressed interest in coaching college age players 1 On February 2 2022 the Woodchucks announced their return as the Wausau Woodchucks with a new logo and color scheme 2 Players editA number of major leaguers and other notables have played for the Wausau Woodchucks including 3 J D Davis 2012 third baseman for teams including the New York Mets and the San Francisco Giants Steve Foster baseball 2003 pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds Dave Gassner 1998 pitcher for the Minnesota Twins Casey Janssen 2001 pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays Mark Lowe 2002 03 pitcher for teams including the Seattle Mariners and the Texas Rangers Pat Neshek 2000 2 time MLB All Star and relief pitcher for teams including the Minnesota Twins and St Louis Cardinals Wes Obermueller 1995 relief pitcher for teams including the Milwaukee Brewers Kevin Pillar 2010 outfielder for teams including the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Mets Darin Ruf 2007 outfielder for teams including the Philadelphia Phillies and San Francisco Giants Pat Venditte 2008 switch pitcher for teams including the Oakland Athletics Ben Zobrist 2003 04 3 time MLB All Star and World Series MVP with the Chicago Cubs References edit Sports Woodchucks Introduce Gantner as New Manager WAOW October 24 2006 Archived from the original on September 27 2007 Retrieved June 22 2007 Woodchucks Renovations go Full Circle with Brand Update Wausau Woodchucks February 2 2022 Retrieved February 2 2022 Alumni in the Pros Wausau Woodchucks Retrieved February 3 2022 External links editWausau Woodchucks official site Northwoods League official site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wausau Woodchucks amp oldid 1215087987, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
