Category Archives: Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

Three Midwest League players on April all-MiLB team

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

Last week on MiLB.com’s PROSPECTive blog, Ashley Marshall put together a lineup of minor-league players who excelled in April. Three of them currently play in the Midwest League: Bowling Green Hot Rods 2B Tommy Coyle, Cedar Rapids Kernels CF Byron … Continue reading →

Posted in Bowling Green Hot Rods, Burlington Bees, Cedar Rapids Kernels, Clinton LumberKings, Great Lakes Loons, Midwest League, Peoria Chiefs, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | Leave a comment

Henry’s homer highlights Clinton’s 5-2 win over Bowling Green

Posted on May 5, 2013 by

Five runs in the middle innings, including a a 2-run homer by Jabari Henry, were enough for the Clinton LumberKings to beat the Bowling Green Hot Rods 5-2 at Ashford University Field on a sunny Sunday afternoon. The Hot Rods … Continue reading →

Posted in Bowling Green Hot Rods, Clinton LumberKings, Durham Bulls, International League, Midwest League, Pawtucket Red Sox, Peoria Chiefs, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | Leave a comment

Midwest League players to watch: Hot Rods, Lugnuts, Loons and Whitecaps

Posted on April 9, 2013 by

In this post, the third installment of a four-part series, I’ll look at notable players assigned to the Bowling Green Hot Rods, the Lansing Lugnuts, the Great Lakes Loons and the West Michigan Whitecaps. (Previously I wrote about the Fort … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 All-Star Game, Beloit Snappers, Bowling Green Hot Rods, Dayton Dragons, Fort Wayne TinCaps, Great Lakes Loons, Kane County Cougars, Lake County Captains, Lansing Lugnuts, Midwest League, Peoria Chiefs, South Bend Silver Hawks, West Michigan Whitecaps, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | Leave a comment

Timber Rattlers beat Chiefs 5-4 in Peoria home opener

Posted on April 5, 2013 by

It took 11 innings, but the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers won their first game of the season, beating the Peoria Chiefs 5-4 Thursday night. The Chiefs drew a good crowd — in fact, it was their best-attended Opening Day game ever … Continue reading →

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Happy Midwest League Opening Day!

Posted on April 4, 2013 by

I’ve been kicking around different ways to start this post, but none seems to capture the sentiment I want to express as simply as this: It’s Opening Day for the Midwest League, and I’m excited! My first visit to a … Continue reading →

Posted in Beloit Snappers, Cedar Rapids Kernels, Fort Wayne TinCaps, Midwest League, New York-Penn League, Peoria Chiefs, Quad Cities River Bandits, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | 1 Comment

Midwest League players to watch: TinCaps, Dragons, Captains and Silver Hawks

Posted on April 2, 2013 by

In this post, the second installment of a four-part series, I’ll look at notable players assigned to the Fort Wayne TinCaps, the Dayton Dragons, the Lake County Captains and the South Bend Silver Hawks. (Yesterday I wrote about the Wisconsin … Continue reading →

Posted in Beloit Snappers, Billings Mustangs, Cedar Rapids Kernels, Dayton Dragons, Fort Wayne TinCaps, Kane County Cougars, Lake County Captains, Midwest League, Missoula Osprey, Peoria Chiefs, Pioneer League, South Bend Silver Hawks, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | Leave a comment

Midwest League players to watch: Timber Rattlers, Chiefs, Cougars and Snappers

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

The dawn of a new Midwest League season is upon us, as teams prepare for the first games on Thursday. That means it’s time to take a look at some of the notable players assigned to the MWL at the start of … Continue reading →

Posted in Beloit Snappers, Boise Hawks, Burlington Bees, Kane County Cougars, Midwest League, New York-Penn League, Northwest League, Peoria Chiefs, Quad Cities River Bandits, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | Leave a comment

Grounds crews getting fields ready for new season

Posted on March 28, 2013 by

With one week left before the start of the Midwest League season, grounds crews at all 16 ballparks are busy getting their fields ready for game action. Some are contending with standing water from melted snow (as seen in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Beloit Snappers, Fort Wayne TinCaps, Midwest League, snowbound stadiums, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | 2 Comments

2012 Timber Rattlers get their championship rings

Posted on March 23, 2013 by

Members of the 2012 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers who are at Milwaukee Brewers camp in Arizona received their Midwest League championship rings Friday. Here’s a photo of infielder Greg Hopkins’ ring, tweeted by Timber Rattlers radio broadcaster Chris Mehring: You can see … Continue reading →

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