Northwoods league announces Home Run Derby participants
All-Stars Brody Wofford and Jack-Thomas Wold will represent Wisconsin Rapids
WISCONSIN RAPIDS – The Northwoods League has announced the participants for the 2018 All-Star Game Home Run Derby which will take place before the Northwoods League All-Star Game in Kalamazoo, Michigan on July 24.
The Rafters will be represented by Brody Wofford (University of Central Florida) and Jack-Thomas Wold (University of Nevada-Las Vegas). Wofford has seven home runs on the season currently fifth best in the Northwoods League. The junior collected three of them in one day during the doubleheader against the Kalamazoo Growlers on June 27. Wold has six homers so far for Wisconsin Rapids. The freshman hit three home runs in a three-day span from July 3-5. This included a 4-for-4, two home run, three RBI performance against the Green Bay Bullfrogs. In total, nine participants from both the South and North have been chosen for the event which will feature a nine-inning competition between the two divisions.
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Home Run Derby Participants |
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| South | HR | North | HR | ||
| Tyler Plantier | Madison Mallards | 11 | Kyle MacDonald | Mankato MoonDogs | 12 |
| Brody Wofford | Wis. Rapids Rafters | 7 | Harrison Freed | La Crosse Loggers | 11 |
| Jonathan Foster | Kalamazoo Growlers | 6 | Matt Warkentin | Bismarck Larks | 8 |
| Jack-Thomas Wold | Wis. Rapids Rafters | 6 | Landon Stephens | St. Cloud Rox | 6 |
| David Vinsky | Madison Mallards | 5 | Scott Ogrin | Eau Claire Express | 6 |
| Zach Daniels | Kalamazoo Growlers | 5 | Caleb Ricca | Willmar Stingers | 5 |
| Trevor Schwecke | Madison Mallards | 5 | Shane McGuire | La Crosse Loggers | 4 |
| Niko Kavadas | Kalamazoo Growlers | 4 | Mike Farnell | Bismarck Larks | 4 |
| Jake Randa | Madison Mallards | 4 | Tyler Reichenborn | Willmar Stingers | 3 |
