Eau Claire Express

Eau Claire Express

Team Logo
League Northwoods League (South Division (2005–2013)
North Division (2014–present))
Location Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Ballpark Carson Park
Year founded 2005
League championships 1 – 2010
Pennants: 3 – 2007, 2010, 2016
Division championships 5
First Half: 2016
First Half: 2010
Second Half: 2010
First Half: 2009
Second Half: 2007
Former name(s) Eau Claire Express (2005–present)
Colors black, orange
Ownership Bill Rowlett, Andy Neborak, Dale Varsho
Management Spencer Larson (GM)
Manager Dale Varsho
Media Eau Claire Leader Telegram
Website eauclaireexpress.com

The Eau Claire Express is a collegiate summer baseball team playing in the Northwoods League. Their home games are played at Carson Park, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin (USA).

After two straight losing seasons in 2005 and 2006, the Eau Claire Express achieved many firsts during the 2007 season. The team won nine of its final ten regular season games to finish 42-26 overall and claim the 2007 2nd Half South Division title, their first regular season division title in franchise history and qualified for the Northwoods League playoffs, another franchise first.

In the 2007 South Division Championship Series, they faced the 1st Half South Division Champion Green Bay Bullfrogs. They won the series 2-1, claiming the 2007 South Division Pennant, another first in franchise history. In the 2007 Northwoods League Championship Series, they faced the North Division Champion St. Cloud River Bats and were swept 2-0 by the eventual Northwoods League Champions.

The 2008 season ended with the Express missing the Northwoods League playoffs by 1.5 games. The Express finished the season one game below .500.

The Express had one of their best seasons in 2009. They had a great first half, winning the NWL South Division to qualify for the playoffs. However, injuries and summer school depleted the squad in the second half. Eau Claire was eliminated in two games by the La Crosse Loggers in the Northwoods League Divisional round.

In 2010, the Express won the first half of the season again with a 22-12 record. Via www.perfectgame.org, the Express have been ranked as high as #3 in the nation for summer collegiate baseball. The team closed out the 2010 season winning both halves. They followed this up by winning the NWL Championship and www.perfectgame.org ranked the Eau Claire Express the #1 summer collegiate team in the nation.

The Express moved to the North Division for 2014, to accommodate the new NWL teams in Kenosha, Wisconsin and Kalamazoo, Michigan. [1]

Express players drafted in the 2007 MLB Draft:

Express players drafted in the 2008 MLB Draft:

Express players drafted in the 2010 MLB Draft:

Express players drafted in the 2012 MLB Draft:[2]

Name Pos College Round Team 2013 Team League
Trent Blank RHP Baylor 30 Col NL Asheville Sally
Tyler Bremer RHP Baylor 27 Chi NL Boise Northwest
Logan Ehlers LHP Howard College 20 Det AL Connecticut NY–Penn
Dietrich Enns LHP Central Michigan 19 NY AL Tampa FSL
Zac Fisher C New Mexico State 27 Chi AL Great Falls Pioneer
Louis Head RHP Texas State 18 Cle AL Carolina Carolina
Lucas Herbst 1B-OF Santa Clara 26 Balt AL Delmarva Carolina
Jordan Kipper RHP Central Arizona 30 Phi NL TCU Big 12
Ryan Longstreth RHP Central Michigan 40 Det AL Connecticut NY–Penn
Jacob Morris OF Arkansas 37 Cle AL Great Falls Pioneer
Logan Vick 2B Baylor 11 Cle AL Carolina Carolina

Express players drafted in the 2013 MLB Draft:[3]

Name Pos College Round Team 2013 Team League
Alex Allbritton 3B New Mexico 21 LA AL Orem Pioneer
Jimmy Allen 3B-OF Cal Poly 23 Bos AL Cal Poly Big West
Trevor Bayless LHP San Diego 22 Oak AL Beloit Midwest
Garrett Custons C Air Force 10 Tor AL Bluefield Appalachian
Jared Dettman LHP Century CC (MN) 17 Atl NL Danville Appalachian
Drew Ghelfi RHP Minnesota 25 Mil NL AZL Brewers Arizona
Brad Goldberg RHP Ohio State 10 Chi AL Winston-Salem Carolina
Michael Holback RHP Cal Poly 25 SL NL Johnson City Appalachian
Devin Moore RHP Indiana State 27 Chi AL Bristol Appalachian
Jacob Morris OF Arkansas 37 Cle AL Great Falls Pioneer
Brandon Peterson RHP Wichita State 13 Min AL Elizabethton Appalachian
Matt Southard RHP Yavapai College 28 Phi NL GCL Phillies Gulf Coast
Cal Towey 3B Baylor 17 LA AL Orem Pioneer
Justin Viele 2B Santa Clara 37 Balt AL Aberdeen NY–Penn
Philip Walby RHP San Diego State 12 NY AL Staten Island NY–Penn
Charlie White OF Maryland 29 NY AL Maryland ACC

References

  1. ↑ 2013-09-30 Express to move to North Division in 2014, Eau Claire Express website.
  2. ↑ 2012-06-07 Eleven current and former Express players selected in draft, Eau Claire Express website.
  3. ↑ 2013-06-09 – Express well represented in MLB draft, Eau Claire Express website.

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