
Northwoods League Announces Marshfield Clinic Home Run Challenge Participants
July 16, 2015 - Northwoods League (Northwoods) News Release
Rochester, Minn. -- The Northwoods League has announced the participants for the 2015 Marshfield Clinic Home Run Challenge which will take place before the Northwoods League All-Star game on Tuesday, July 21 at Witter Field in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.
Nine participants from both the South and North have been chosen for the event which will feature a nine inning competition between the two divisions.
Marshfield Clinic Home Run Challenge Participants
South HR North HR
Lucas Raley Lakeshore 11 Joe DeRoche-Duffin Rochester 8
Anthony Gonsolin Madison 10 Rickey Sanchez Alexandria 6
Jason Scholl Kenosha 8 Paul Panaccione Mankato 3
Albee Weiss Wisconsin 9 Tyler Adkison Eau Claire 5
Max Ponzurick Wisconsin 7 Austin Athmann St. Cloud 4
Mason McCoy La Crosse 7 Daulton Varsho Eau Claire 3
Ryan Donovan Green Bay 6 Nate Nolan Thunder Bay 4
Colin Theroux Madison 7 Storm Wilson Willmar 3
Mitch McGeein Wisconsin Rapids 7 Josh Merrigan Alexandria 3
The format for the Marshfield Clinic Home Run Challenge is below:
1. There will be 9 innings with each player having one half inning.
2. Away team (North) player bats first in the top of the inning, and home team player next (South) in the bottom half of the inning.
3. Each player will have one half inning at bat that will consist of 6 outs
4. The player with the most home runs at the end of the 9 innings, will be the Home Run Challenge Winner
5. The team (North or South) with the most home runs will be announced as the winner of the team competition.
The Marshfield Clinic All-Star Game festivities will begin on Monday, July 20th with an evening banquet at Hotel Mead & Conference Center honoring the players selected to the North and South Division All-Star teams. The banquet will feature a keynote address by Milwaukee Brewers President of Baseball Operations-General Manager Doug Melvin along with a question and answer session for the Brewers chief executive.
The full itinerary of events is as follows:
All-Star Event Itinerary
Monday, July 20-Hotel Mead & Conference Center
6:00 pm Social Hour
7:00 pm Marshfield Clinic Northwoods League All-Star Banquet in the Grand Ballroom
Welcoming remarks
Dinner
All-Star player, coaches, & umpire introductions
Guest speaker and Q&A- Doug Melvin
Tuesday, July 21-Witter Field
4:30pm Gates Open
Pre-game autograph session with NWL All-Stars
5:05 pm Marshfield Clinic Home Run Challenge
7:05 pm Northwoods League All-Star Game presented by Marshfield Clinic
Postgame Fireworks Show
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- La Crosse Starting Pitching Silences Growlers' Bats - Kalamazoo Growlers
- Mallards-Chinkooks Postponed Due to Unplayable Conditions - Madison Mallards
- Chinooks, Mallards Suspended In 2nd - Lakeshore Chinooks
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- Gonsolin, Theroux to Partake in 2015 Home Run Challenge - Madison Mallards
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- Two Wisconsin Woodchucks Named to Participate in Home Run Challenge - Wausau Woodchucks
- Bullfrogs Play Two Tonight in St. Cloud - Green Bay Rockers
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- Rafters Drop Game, Split Series with Mallards - Wisconsin Rapids Rafters
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