Summer College Crosscheck- Week Six
August 12, 2020
After several weeks crosschecking prospects in the Grand Park Summer League and the Kernels Collegiate League, my travels shifted north to the mammoth 22-team Northwoods League. This summer it has been reorganized into pods, playing games in regional groups to support a safe return to baseball this summer.
Starting play on July 1, the groups include the Michigan pod with six teams; Battle Creek Bombers, Great Lakes Resorters, Kalamazoo Growlers, Kalamazoo Mac Daddies, Northern Michigan Dune Bears, Traverse City Pit Spitters. Five teams in the Minnesota/Iowa pod; Mankato Moondogs, Rochester Honkers, St Cloud Rox, Waterloo Bucks, Willmar Stingers. Two teams in the Kenoshaseries; Kenosha Kingfish, K-Town Bombers (who are mostly the Madison Mallards). North Dakota pod; Bismarck Larks, Bismarck Bull Moose, Mandan Flickertails. And six teams from Wisconsin/Illinois region; Fond du Lac Dock Spiders, Green Bay Booyah, LaCrosse Loggers, Rockford Rivets, Wisconsin Woodchucks, Wisconsin Rapids Rafters.
Previously, we covered the Rockford Rivets and their impressive array of draft talent. The Fond du Lac Dock Spiders also boast several high-end prospects, including a right-hander from Morgantown with a high-spin fastball and several SEC bats.