Wausau, WI —The Wisconsin Woodchucks are looking forward to another season of Northwoods League Baseball in Wausau with the release of the 2022 schedule. The 2022 schedule is a full 72-game schedule that will see the team taking the road for 36 games and playing on their home field of Athletic Park in Wausau for 36 games.
The schedule features games against eight different Great Lakes Division teams. Woodchucks opponents for 2022 are Great Lakes West Rivals the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders, Lakeshore Chinooks, Madison Mallards, Green Bay Rockers, and Wisconsin Rapids Rafters. The three Great Lakes East opponents will be the Traverse City Pit Spitters, Kalamazoo Growlers, and Kenosha Kingfish.
The Northwoods League, which plays two halves to determine playoff participants, will end the first half of play on July 5th with the second half beginning on July 6th. The Northwoods League All-Star break is July 18-20 and will be hosted by the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters. The Major League Dreams Showcase will take place on August 2, 2022, at Copeland Park in La Crosse.
The Wisconsin Woodchucks will open their 29th season at Athletic Park with a four-game homestand starting on Tuesday, May 31 against the Fond Du Lac Dock Spiders. Home games are spaced throughout June, July and August and there will be plenty of great nights to catch a ballgame at Athletic Park. The Woodchucks’ last home game of the season will be on Friday, August 12th vs. the Madison Mallards. The regular season ends on Saturday, August 13 with playoffs starting on Sunday, August 14.
The Wisconsin Woodchucks are excited to offer many great ticket options for our fans once again! Full Season Tickets, Half Season Tickets, Kwik Trip 3-Game Packs and Flex Ticket Packages are on sale now and more ticket packages will be going on sale in the coming weeks. For more information, call the Woodchucks office at 715.845.5055 or stop by the Woodchucks Front Office at 2401 N. 3rd St, Wausau, WI 54403.
The Wisconsin 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’ 28th season, the Northwoods 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 250 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 (WAS), 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 Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and MLB Gold Glove finalist and 2019 Second Team All-MLB shortstop Marcus Semien (TOR). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. 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.
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