Loggers Sign Trio from Nationally Ranked Central Florida
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Loggers Sign Trio from Nationally Ranked Central Florida

Published on April 17, 2026 under Northwoods League (Northwoods)
La Crosse Loggers News Release


LA CROSSE, WIS. - With opening day now less than 40 days away, the La Crosse Loggers added three key players to their roster for this upcoming 2026 season today when team officials announced the signings of Max Murray, Austin Jacobs and Sebastian Hurtado from nationally ranked Central Florida.

Right-handed hurler Max Murray is one of the top freshmen in the country and has acclimated very well to the collegiate game this spring for the UCF Knights. The 6-2, 215-pound freshman has posted a 3-2 record with a 2.87 ERA over 10 appearances to-date for UCF, striking out 12 batters over his 15.2 innings pitched. His 10 appearances rank fifth on the UCF staff this season. Coming out of Hagerty High School in Winter Springs, Fla. In 2025, Murray was ranked as a Top 200 freshman in the country by Perfect Game.

Slick-fielding infielder Austin Jacobs will be joining Murray in the trek north to La Crosse this summer and will do so after a very productive spring season. The former Clemson Tiger transferred into UCF prior to this season and is thriving in a Knights uniform. Jacobs, a Geneva, Fla. Native, currently ranks fourth on the Knights with a .319 batting average while posting a .402 on-base percentage and has driven in 18 runs this spring, all while manning down second base. Another top prospect coming out of high school in 2024, Perfect Game ranked him as a top 250 freshman entering college.

Backstop Sebastian Hurtado rounds out the talented UCF trio that is excited to tackle the Northwoods League experience this summer. An elite defender, Hurtado was one of the top catchers in the state of Florida coming out of high school as Perfect Game ranked as the eight best catcher in the state from the 2025 class. A 6-0, 200-pound right-hander hitter, Hurtado is originally from Orlando, Fla. and has appeared in nine games thus far for UCF this spring.

Murray, Jacobs, Hurtado and the rest of the Loggers will open their 2026 campaign on Monday, May 25 when they host the Duluth Huskies at 3:05 p.m. at Copeland Park. Season tickets, group outings, flex plans and Opening Day ticket packages are on sale now with ticket information available at www.lacrosseloggers.com or by calling the Loggers ticket office at 608-796-9553. The Loggers office is also open Monday thru Friday, 8:30 am - 5 p.m., at 1225 Caledonia Street, La Crosse.

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