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The Northwoods League is a Summer Collegiate Baseball Association ( SCBA ) sanctioned summer baseball league comprised of 24 teams of the top college players from across the nation and North America . All players in the league must have NCAA or NAIA eligibility remaining in order to participate . Players are not paid ( this preserves their NCAA eligibility ).
Each team is operated similar to a professional minor league team , providing players an opportunity to play under the same conditions using wooden bats , minor league specification baseballs , experiencing overnight road trips , and playing nightly before fans in a stadium .
The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players . Having completed its ’ 28th season , the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 24 teams , drawing significantly more fans , in a friendly ballpark experience , than any league of its kind . A valuable training ground for coaches , umpires and front office staff , over 230 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball , including three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer ( NYM ), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist ( CHC ) and Brandon Crawford ( SFG ), 2019 Rookie of the Year and Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso ( NYM ), World Series Champion Chris Sale ( BOS ) and MLB All-Stars Jordan Zimmermann ( DET ) and Curtis Granderson ( MIA ). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website . For more information , visit www . northwoodsleague . com or download the Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play .
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Dick Radatz , Jr .
Dick Radatz , Jr . is a co-founder of the Northwoods League and has an educational background and work experience in sports administration . Upon completion of a Master ’ s degree in Sports Administration , from Ohio University , Dick worked as an Administrative Assistant for the Los Angeles Dodgers at their Spring Training site in Vero Beach , FL . He then spent a year as General Manager of the Boston Red Sox entry in the New York-Penn League , setting a single-season attendance record , before serving six years managing the business operations of the Boston Red Sox Spring Training site in Winter Haven , FL , and as General Manager of the Red Sox wholly-owned subsidiary in the Florida State League , where he set another single-season attendance record . He was named Florida State League Executive of the Year in 1986 .
Following his pro baseball tenure , Dick was Assistant Director of Operations for Michigan Special Olympics . Dick is a graduate of Albion College ( MI ) with a B . A . in Economics and Management . He was also Captain of the baseball team at Albion and a four-year letter winner . In 2016 , Radatz was inducted into the Florida State League Hall of Fame .