Duluth Huskies

Duluth Huskies
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League	Northwoods League (North Division)
Location	Duluth, Minnesota
Ballpark	Wade Stadium
Year founded	2003
League championships	0
Division championships	4 (Overall: 2004 Second-Half: 2004, 2006, 2007)
Former name(s)	Duluth Huskies (2003-present)
Colors	Navy Blue and Grey
Ownership	Michael Rosenzweig
Management	Greg Culver, General Manager
Manager	Daniel Hersey
Media	Duluth News Tribune
Website	duluthhuskies.com

The Duluth Huskies are an amateur baseball team playing in the Northwoods League, a collegiate summer baseball league. They have been operating in Duluth, Minnesota since 2003. The Huskies play home games at Wade Stadium in Duluth, which was built in 1941. The team plays 70 games throughout the summer, 35 home and 35 away. The team mascot is Harley D. Huskie. Huskies Games are broadcast on ESPN Radio 560 AM in Duluth and also webcast over the team website.

Huskies in Professional Baseball

As of the end of the 2007 season, 29 former Huskies had played affiliated professional. Joe Bisenius, who pitched for Duluth in 2003, became the first Huskies player to appear in the Major Leagues, when he pitched for the Philadelphia Phillies on April 5, 2007, against the Atlanta Braves.

The following is a list of all Huskies players to play professional affiliated baseball, as of the end of the 2007 season.

• Fernando Rodriguez, Huskies 2003, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
• Joe Bisenius, Huskies 2003, Philadelphia Phillies
• Ricardo Cruz, Huskies 2003, Arizona Diamondbacks
• Estaban Lopez, Huskies 2003, Los Angeles Dodgers
• Will Crouch, Huskies 2003, Arizona Diamondbacks
• Mark Wright, Huskies 2003, New York Mets
• Gilbert Gil, Huskies 2003-2004, Kansas City Royals
• Mike Mee, Huskies 2003-2004, Arizona Diamondbacks
• Rhyne Hughes, Huskies 2004, Tampa Bay Rays
• Chris Frey, Huskies 2004, Colorado Rockies
• Jon Mueller, Huskies 2004, Chicago Cubs
• Matt Swanson, Huskies 2004, Pittsburgh Pirates
• Steve Schroer, Huskies 2004, New York Yankees
• Drew Smyly, Huskies 2009, Detroit Tigers
• Doug Mathis, Huskies 2004, Texas Rangers
• Ryan Lilly, Huskies 2004, Chicago Cubs
• Chad Lundahl, Huskies 2004, Atlanta Braves
• Kody Valverde, Huskies 2004, San Diego Padres
• Mark Melancon, Huskies 2004, Boston Red Sox
• Bill Rhinehart, Huskies 2004, Washington Nationals
• Brian Schroeder, Huskies 2005, St. Louis Cardinals
• Lauren Gagnier, Huskies 2005, Detroit Tigers
• Cody Cipriano, Huskies 2005, Tampa Bay Rays
• Antone DeJesus, Huskies 2005, St. Louis Cardinals
• Charlie Shirek, Huskies 2005-2006, Chicago White Sox
• Chris Nash, Huskies 2006, Cleveland Indians
• Mike Pontius, Huskies 2006, Cleveland Indians
• Brock Bond, Huskies 2006, San Francisco Giants
• Steve Edlefsen, Huskies 2006, San Francisco Giants
• Lars Davis, Huskies 2006-2007, Colorado Rockies

External links

• Duluth Huskies official site
• Northwoods League official site