Woodchucks Resign Chirico and Sign 2 More Players For 2022 Season
Wausau, WI – The Woodchucks bring Northwestern Florida Colleges Dante Chirico back for the 2022 season as well as signing outfielder Zeb Roos from Wofford College and right-handed pitcher Davis Luikart from Pepperdine University.
OF – Zeb Roos | 5’11” | Jr. | – Wofford College
Zeb played high school baseball in St. Louis, MO before going to Wofford for college ball. During the 2021 season Zeb started 37 times for the terriers, where he hit .244 with 20 runs, and 19 RBIs on 29 hits. This season at Wofford Zeb has a hitting AVG of .294, with more runs scored than strikeouts, and 10 RBI’s, in his 15 starts.
RHP – Dante Chirico | 6’0” | So. | Northwest Florida State College
Dante Played with the Woodchucks during the 2021 season, where he pitched 45.2 innings, in 15 games, earning 3 W’s. His highlight as a Woodchucks came in a win August 4th against Fond Du Lac where he pitched 7 innings with 7 strikeouts being thrown. This season at NWFSC Dante has pitched 23,2 innings, throwing 30 strikeouts against 95 batters.
RHP – Davis Luikart | 5’11” | Fr. | Pepperdine University
Coming out of high school Davis was named to the All-State team 3 out of his 4 years, throwing 153 strikes in his 117 innings pitched his senior season. Since beginning his collegiate career at Pepperdine, Davis has pitched in 10 games for 19 innings, in these 19 innings he has struck out 11 batters while only allowing 7 runs.
The Wausau Woodchucks 29th season starts on Monday, May 30th on the road. The team’s first home game will be Tuesday, May 31st, 2022. Gates will open at 5:35pm and first pitch is 6:35pm. Ticket packages and group ticket options are currently available for purchase. Single game tickets will go on sale in April.
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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’ 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 280 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 (NYM), 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. League games are viewable live at watchnwl.com. For more information, visit woodchucks.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Rockers as your favorite team.
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