Lakeshore Chinooks
Minor-league baseball team in Mequon, Wisconsin, U.S. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Lakeshore Chinooks are a baseball team based in Mequon, Wisconsin, United States and a member of the Northwoods League, a collegiate summer baseball league. The Chinooks play their home games at Kapco Park on the campus of Concordia University Wisconsin.
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League | Northwoods League (Great Lakes West 2019-pres) (South Division 2012-2018) |
Location | Mequon, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Ballpark | Kapco Park |
Founded | 2012 |
League championships | 1 (2014) |
Division championships | 1 (2014) |
Colors | Lake Blue, Black, Silver, White |
Ownership | Jim Kacmarcik, Jon Hammes, Dan Laine, Jeff Prochnow, Robin Yount, Carl Claerbout, Scott Roeker, Bob Uecker, Dave Fischer, Tom Multerer, Bill Johnson, Bob Johnson. |
Management | Bryan Bastar, Vice President |
Manager | Open |
Media | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |
Website | LakeshoreChinooks.com |
Summer collegiate leagues provide an opportunity for college players to spend their summers and display their talents to professional scouts. Players must be enrolled in college and have at least one year of athletic eligibility to participate. College players gain experience with the opportunity to play under the minor league conditions using wooden bats, minor league specification baseballs, overnight road trips, and playing nightly before fans.
College interns gain experience by handling a number of duties at Chinooks games including ticketing, operations, on-field promotions, and webcast production. Games are webcast via the Northwoods League website.
Chinooks players stay with local host families during the season. More than two dozen local families provide housing.[1]
Ticket prices are $14 reserved box, $11 reserved grandstand, and $8 general admission.