Jul 27 12:30 pm Casper Park Beef River Bullfrogs 10 Chippewa Falls LumberJacks 13	Jul 28 12:30 pm Bloomer Baseball Field Bloomer Woodticks 6 Tilden Tigers 16	Jul 28 12:30 pm Fairfax Field Eau Claire Rivermen 12 Beef River Bullfrogs 7	Jul 28 12:30 pm Jan Krueger Memorial Field Augusta Athletics 5 Osseo Merchants 16	Jul 28 12:30 pm Cinder City Park Eau Claire Bears 12 Eau Claire Cavaliers 0	Jul 28 2:30 pm Cinder City Park Eau Claire Bears 5 Eau Claire Cavaliers 2	Jul 28 3:00 pm Cadott High School Field Cadott Red Sox 9 Jim Falls Sturgeons 4	Jul 31 7:00 pm Jon Soiney Memorial Field Osseo Merchants 5 Eau Claire Cavaliers 6	Jul 31 7:00 pm Casper Park Tilden Tigers 4 Eau Claire Bears 8	Aug 3 12:30 pm Cinder City Park Eau Claire Cavaliers 6 Eau Claire Bears 4

September 8, 2023November 15, 2023

2023 Team & Individual Stat Leaders

CRBL Hitting Leaders

Player	Team	H	AB	AVG
Tanner Halverson	Tilden Tigers	25	46	.543
Cole Zwiefelhofer	Tilden Tigers	26	52	.500
Gabe Richardson	Osseo Merchants	34	70	.486
Bobby Soran	Jim Falls Sturgeons	30	64	.469
Blake Johnson	Eau Claire Bears	26	59	.441
Ryan Freitag	Osseo Merchants	28	64	.438
Jack Bowe	Chippewa Falls LumberJacks	24	56	.429
Nolan Hutzler	Chippewa Falls LumberJacks	25	61	.410
AJ Schemenauer	Jim Falls Sturgeons	26	65	.400
Joe Halling	Eau Claire Bears	23	59	.390

Player	Team	At-Bats
Caden Erickson	Eau Claire Cavaliers	85
Lance Lettner	Eau Claire Rivermen	73
Gabe Richardson	Osseo Merchants	70
Nolan Baier	Tilden Tigers	67
Chad Kron	Cadott Red Sox	67

Player	Team	Hits
Gabe Richardson	Osseo Merchants	34
Bobby Soran	Jim Falls Sturgeons	30
Ryan Freitag	Osseo Merchants	28
Blake Johnson	Eau Claire Bears	26
AJ Schemenauer	Jim Falls Sturgeons	26
Cole Zwiefelhofer	Tilden Tigers	26

Player	Team	Doubles
Caden Erickson	Eau Claire Cavaliers	10
Matt Martineau	Chippewa Falls LumberJacks	10
Gabe Richardson	Osseo Merchants	10
Tanner Halverson	Tilden Tigers	9
Ryan Freitag	Osseo Merchants	7
AJ Schemenauer	Jim Falls Sturgeons	7
Blake Loegering	Eau Claire Rivermen	7

Player	Team	Home Runs
Ryan Freitag	Osseo Merchants	8
Tanner Halverson	Tilden Tigers	5
Gabe Richardson	Osseo Merchants	5
Ely Johnson	Cadott Red Sox	4
Jaxon Kostka	Osseo Merchants	3
Bobby Soran	Jim Falls Sturgeons	3

Player	Team	RBI’s
Gabe Richardson	Osseo Merchants	34
Tanner Halverson	Tilden Tigers	32
Jaxon Kostka	Osseo Merchants	26
Nolan Baier	Tilden Tigers	21
Ryan Freitag	Osseo Merchants	20
Cole Zwiefelhofer	Tilden Tigers	20

Player	Team	Runs
Ryan Freitag	Osseo Merchants	33
Todd Wienkes	Osseo Merchants	24
Tanner Halverson	Tilden Tigers	22
Tristan Hable	Jim Falls Sturgeons	21
Lucas Steinmetz	Tilden Tigers	21

Player	Team	SB’s
Lance Lettner	Eau Claire Rivermen	13
Chad Kron	Cadott Red Sox	9
Nate Kent	Eau Claire Bears	8
Gabe O’Brien	Eau Claire Cavaliers	7
Josh Garcia	Eau Claire Cavaliers	7

Player	Team	BB’s
Nolan Hutzler	Chippewa Falls LumberJacks	22
Lucas Steinmetz	Tilden Tigers	21
Gabe O’Brien	Eau Claire Cavaliers	17
Ryan Freitag	Osseo Merchants	15
Jake Varsho	Chippewa Falls LumberJacks	15
Todd Wienkes	Osseo Merchants	15

Team	Hits	At-Bats	AVG
Tilden Tigers	214	624	.343
Osseo Merchants	198	589	.336
Jim Falls Sturgeons	174	568	.306
Chippewa Falls LumberJacks	177	587	.302
Eau Claire Bears	172	576	.299
Cadott Red Sox	168	595	.282
Eau Claire Rivermen	171	633	.270
Eau Claire Cavaliers	162	619	.262
Augusta Athletics	143	597	.240
Bloomer Fighting Woodticks	126	539	.234
Beef River Bullfrogs	130	576	.226

CRBL Pitching Leaders

Pitcher	Team	ER	IP	ERA (Min 20 IP)
Laidel Torres	Osseo Merchants	0	27	0.00
Tanner Halverson	Tilden Tigers	0	20	0.00
Luke Eide	Osseo Merchants	7	63	1.00
Lucas Costley	Eau Claire Cavaliers	8	53.2	1.35
Quintin Gonzalez	Eau Claire Bears	10	57	1.58
Henry Wilkinson	Cadott Red Sox	11	56	1.77
Joel Zachow	Eau Claire Bears	6	26.2	2.03
Alex Byom	Osseo Merchants	10	39.2	2.27
Blake Trippler	Chippewa Falls LumberJacks	7	22	2.86
Tim Anderson	Beef River Bullfrogs	9	26.1	3.08

Pitcher	Team	IP’s
Tyler Gray	Eau Claire Rivermen	73
Luke Eide	Osseo Merchants	63
Jesse Urbanek	Eau Claire Rivermen	62.2
JJ Breaker	Augusta Athletics	59.2
Curtis Dachel	Bloomer Fighting Woodticks	59

Pitcher	Team	W
Luke Eide	Osseo Merchants	8
Tyler Gray	Eau Claire Rivermen	6
Lucas Costley	Eau Claire Cavaliers	6
Henry Wilkinson	Cadott Red Sox	6
Alex Byom	Osseo Merchants	5
Quintin Gonzalez	Eau Claire Bears	5
PJ LeQuia	Tilden Tigers	5
Jesse Urbanek	Eau Claire Rivermen	5

Pitcher	Team	Win % (Min 5 decisions)
Lucas Costley	Eau Claire Cavaliers	1.000 (W – 6 L – 0
Alex Byom	Osseo Merchants	1.000 (W – 5 L – 0)
PJ LeQuia	Tilden Tigers	1.000 (W – 5 L – 0
Luke Eide	Osseo Merchants	.889 (W – 8 L – 1
Henry Wilkinson	Cadott Red Sox	.857 (W – 6 L – 1)

Pitcher	Team	K’s
Quintin Gonzalez	Eau Claire Bears	91
Luke Eide	Osseo Merchants	82
Andrew Milner	Eau Claire Cavaliers	65
Henry Wilkinson	Cadott Red Sox	63
Alex Byom	Osseo Merchants	61

Pitcher	Team	Saves
Peter Thaler	Jim Falls Sturgeons	2
Tyson Woodcock	Eau Claire Cavaliers	2

Pitcher	Team	Shutouts
Luke Eide	Osseo Merchants	3
Alex Byom	Osseo Merchants	2
Laidel Torres	Osseo Merchants	2

Pitcher	Team	K’s/9 IP (Min 20 IP)
Andrew Milner	Eau Claire Cavaliers	14.51 (65 K/40.1 IP)
Quintin Gonzalez	Eau Claire Bears	14.37 (91 K/57 IP)
Alex Byom	Osseo Merchants	13.84 (61 K/39.2 IP)
Jalen Pascal	Eau Claire Cavaliers	13.70 (35 K/23 IP)
Laidel Torres	Osseo Merchants	12.00 (36 K/27 IP)

Team	ER’s	IP’s	ERA
Osseo Merchants	40	142	2.54
Eau Claire Bears	43	148	2.62
Eau Claire Rivermen	59	158	3.36
Tilden Tigers	56	149.1	3.38
Eau Claire Cavaliers	75	161.2	4.18
Chippewa Falls LumberJacks	70	141	4.47
Cadott Red Sox	73	146.1	4.49
Augusta Athletics	105	148.1	6.37
Jim Falls Sturgeons	101	138.1	6.57
Beef River Bullfrogs	112	144.1	6.98
Bloomer Fighting Woodticks	139	137.2	9.09

August 23, 2023January 12, 2024

Tilden Tigers win the 2023 WBA Title

Congratulations to the Tilden Tigers for winning the 2023 WBA Title with a 7-1 victory over the Everest Merchants.

It’s the third overall WBA Title for the Tilden Tigers
They won WBA Titles in 1995 and 2004
Mike Roiger Memorial Pitching MVP – Tanner Halvorson – Tilden Tigers
Burt Ekern Memorial Offensive MVP – Jordan Steinmetz – Tilden Tigers
Dick Leonhard Memorial Defensive MVP – Ben Steinmetz – Tilden Tigers

Tilden’s road to the WBA championship.

8/12 – Tilden Tigers 12 / Elmwood Expos 3 (7 innings)
8/13 – Tilden Tigers 13 / Marshfield Chaparrals 0 (7 innings)
8/18 – Tilden Tigers 10 / Hudson River Rats 0 (7 innings)
8/19 – Tilden Tigers 8 / Spooner Cardinals 7 (11 innings)
8/20 – Tilden Tigers 12 / Osseo Merchants 2 (7 innings)
8/20 – Tilden Tigers 7 / Everest Merchants 1

August 21, 2023August 21, 2023

2023 Season Highlights & Milestones

Tilden rookie Brady Christianson threw the league’s 67th no-hitter on June 4th in a 5-inning, 14-0 victory over the Beef River Bullfrogs.
Alex Byom twirled the 68th no-hitter in CRBL history in Osseo’s 11-0, 5-inning win vs. Bloomer on June 11th. It was Byom’s league record 4th no-hitter.
Tyler Gray of the Eau Claire Rivermen spun the 15th shutout of his career on July 23rd in a 7-0 win vs. the Jim Falls Sturgeons. Gray currently ranks 3rd all-time in that category, tied with the Eau Claire Bears’ Chevy Tollefson. The all-time leader in CRBL shutouts is Jim Hoepner with 19.
Additionally, with 73 innings, 6 wins, and 9 decisions this season, Gray is now 2nd all-time in wins with 98, 2nd all-time in innings pitched with 1,146.2, as well as 2nd all-time with 157 decisions. The all-time leader in wins is CRBL Hall of Famer Jim Hoepner with 109 while fellow CRBL Hall of Famer Russ Nelson has the most decisions with 219 and the most innings pitched with 1,770.1.
With 59 frames this season, Bloomer’s Curtis Dachel moved into 6th place all-time in career innings pitched with 851.1.
Osseo’s Laidel Torres did not give up an earned run in 27 innings of work. The single-season ERA record is held by another Osseo pitcher – Jake Peterson – who had an ERA of 0.00 in 29 innings during the 2018 league season.
With 8 more long balls this year, Osseo’s Ryan Freitag now has 62 home runs in his outstanding CRBL career. The all-time leader in taters is Tilden legend Randy Baier with 83.
In the “rate’ stats area, Freitag is the all-time leader in on base percentage (.551), 2nd all-time in slugging percentage (.737), and 2nd all-time in OPS. (1.288). The all-time leader in slugging percentage is former Augusta Athletic masher Jeremiah Paulson with an .835 mark. Paulson is also the all-time leader in OPS., checking in with a 1.365 total.
The Eau Claire Bears’ Todd Lasher had 12 RBI’s this season, giving him 360 over his standout 22-season CRBL career, good for 2nd place all-time. The all-time leader in RBI’s is Bloomer icon Scott Stuckert with 365.
Moreover, with 3 doubles in 2023, Lasher also moved into 3rd place all-time in doubles with 90 two-baggers. The clubhouse leader is Niese with 111. (And) with 18 hits and 61 at-bats this season, the Bears’ outfielder is now 4th all-time in both categories, with 474 hits and 1,369 at-bats. The all-time leader in each is the Eau Claire Rivermen’s Andy Niese, who currently has 642 hits and 1,878 at-bats.
Longtime Eau Claire Bear Jim Thill had 10 hits this season, putting his career total at 403 and becoming just the 9th hitter in CRBL history to go over the 400-hit barrier.
By walking 14 times this season, Niese moved into 2nd place all-time in free passes with 359. The all-time leader is Tilden great Mitch Steinmetz with 374.
Eau Claire Rivermen player/manager Andy Niese became the first manager in CRBL history to record 200 managerial wins, with the milestone coming in a 6-2 victory vs. the Jim Falls Sturgeons in the second game of a doubleheader sweep on July 23rd.
Niese also has now managed 350 games over his 19 seasons as a player/manager, good for 2nd place all-time. CRBL Hall of Famer Scott Stuckert is the undisputed leader with an incredible 486 game managed over his venerable 27-seasons leading Bloomer.

August 9, 2023August 9, 2023

CRBL Managers Select All-League Players

The Chippewa River Baseball League (CRBL) managers have voted and selected the 2023 all-league awards.

Position	Player	Team
OF	Tanner Halvorson*	Tilden Tigers
OF	Jaxon Kostka	Osseo Merchants
OF	Jack Bowe	Chippewa Falls LumberJacks
3rd Base	Gabe Richardson*	Osseo Merchants
Shortstop	Nolan Hutzler*	Chippewa Falls LumberJacks
2nd Base	Caden Erickson	Eau Claire Cavaliers
1st Base	Blake Johnson	Eau Claire Bears
Catcher	Bobby Soran	Jim Falls Sturgeons
Utility	PJ Lequia	Tilden Tigers
DH	Ryan Freitag*	Osseo Merchants
Pitcher	Quintin Gonzalez	Eau Claire Bears
Pitcher	Luke Eide*	Osseo Merchants
Pitcher	Lucas Costley	Eau Claire Cavaliers
*Unanimous Selection

Five unaimous selections – Luke Eide, Gabe Richardson, Nolan Hutzler, Tanner Halvorson and Ryan Freitag
Among the thirteen individuals selected for 2023 All-CRBL awards, there were nine first time award winners.
Two individuals were repeat winners from 2023.
The all-time leader in All-CRBL awards is the Eau Claire Rivermen’s Andy Niese with 13.

Award	Player	Team
Rookie of the Year	Henry Wilkinson	Cadott Red Sox
MVP	Tanner Halvorson	Tilden Tigers
Jim Hoepner – Pitcher of the Year*	Luke Eide	Osseo Merchants
Jan Krueger – Manager of the Year	Rick Danielson	Cadott Red Sox
Sportsmanship Award	Bloomer Woodticks

*Inaugural Year

The Jim Falls Sturgeons and Bloomer Fighting Woodticks have the most CRBL Sportsmanship Awards of any team/organization with 10 each.

Honorable Mention All-CRBL

Team	Player	Position
Augusta Athletics	JJ Breaker	Utility
Beef River Bullfrogs	Will Thibideau	Catcher
Bloomer Woodticks	Connor Hicks	1st Base
Cadott Red Sox	Cole Bakkum	OF
Chippewa Falls LumberJacks	Jake Varsho	2nd Base
Eau Claire Bears	Joe Halling	Catcher
Eau Claire Cavaliers	Cooper Kapanke	1st Base
Eau Claire Rivermen	Blake Loegering	1st Base
Jim Falls Sturgeons	AJ Schemenauer	Utility
Osseo Merchants	Alex Byom	Pitcher
Tilden Tigers	Cole Zwiefelhofer	DH

Of the eleven individuals recognized with an Honorable Mention All-CRBL award, nine were first time selections
Tyler Gray’s seven Honorable Mention Awards are the CRBL record.

Gold Glove Awards

Team	Player	Position
Augusta Athletics	Ryan Stunkel	Catcher
Beef River Bullfrogs	Taylor Rathke	2nd Base
Bloomer Woodticks	Tyler Plitnzer	Catcher
Cadott Red Sox	Zach Merritt	3rd Base
Chippewa Falls LumberJacks	Trevor Franz	OF
Eau Claire Bears	Joe Halling	Catcher
Eau Claire Cavaliers	Xavier Bembnister	CF
Eau Claire Rivermen	Lance Lettner	CF
Jim Falls Sturgeons	Tristan Hable	CF
Osseo Merchants	Todd Wienkes	Catcher
Tilden Tigers	Drew Steinmetz	SS

This is the third season for the CRBL’s Gold Glove Awards.
Of the eleven gold glove recipients, seven were first time winners and three were repeat winners.

August 4, 2023August 9, 2023

Nine CRBL Teams Qualify for WBA Tournament

Nine Chippewa River Baseball League teams have qualified for the Wisconsin Baseball Association (WBA) Tournament that begins Aug 11th at five host sites.

Bloomer Woodticks
Cadott Red Sox
Chippewa Falls LumberJacks
Eau Claire Bears
Eau Claire Cavaliers
Eau Claire Rivermen
Jim Falls Sturgeons
Osseo Merchants
Tilden Tigers

See locations and pairings below. Follow score updates at the WBA Facebook Page or WBA website.

The first WBA tournament was held in 1949, making 2023 the 75th WBA tournament on record.
There were 48 teams associated with the WBA in 2023, all of which are located primarily in the northwestern part of Wisconsin.
9 of the 11 teams in the CRBL made the tournament, a single-season record.
There have been nine WBA champions from the CRBL: Thorp Cardinals (1953), Augusta Atheltics (1994), Tilden Tigers (1995 & 2004), Eau Claire Bears (2005, 2008, 2009), Osseo Merchants (2018), and Eau Claire Cavaliers (2009).
Six regionals will be held on August 11-13 at the following locations: Augusta, Ellsworth, Hayward, River Falls, and Wisconsin Rapids.
Osseo and Tilden will be in Augusta. Chippewa Falls and Jim Falls will be in Hayward. Cadott and the Bears will be in River Falls. The Rivermen and Bloomer will be in Wisconsin Rapids. The Cavs will be in Ellsworth.
The finals will be held on August 18-20 at Merchant Park in Osseo and Carson Park in Eau Claire.

July 30, 2023August 9, 2023

CRBL Playoffs Finalized

It took until the last day of regular season, but the Chippewa River Baseball League (CRBL) playoffs are finalized. The Eau Claire Bears defeated the Chippewa Falls LumberJacks 7-2 in the final game of their season to secure the #4 playoff spot. For the second straight year, the Tilden Tigers garnered the #1 seed and the Osseo Merchants got the #2 seed. The Eau Claire Cavaliers round out the playoff field as the #3 seed.

See playoff bracket below for pairings, dates, times and locations.

Wildcard Wednesday	Championship Saturday
Tilden Tigers
August 2, 2023 5-3 Casper Park
	Tilden Tigers
	August 5, 2023 1-2 Casper Park
Eau Claire Bears

Osseo Merchants
August 2, 2023 1-0 Jon Soiney Memorial Field
	Osseo Merchants

Eau Claire Cavaliers

Wildcard Wednesday	Championship Saturday	Wildcard Wednesday
Tilden Tigers		Osseo Merchants
August 2, 2023 5-3 Casper Park	Tilden Tigers	August 2, 2023 1-0 Jon Soiney Memorial Field
	August 5, 2023 1-2 Casper Park
	Osseo Merchants
Eau Claire Bears		Eau Claire Cavaliers

This will be Tilden’s league record 39th appearance in the CRBL championship game.
Osseo will be making its 7th showing in the title bout.
Tilden has won a league record 19 league championships, including the last two. That marked the first time Tilden has won back-to-back CRBL titles since winning three in a row in 1977, 1978, and 1979.
In 2022, the Tigers beat Osseo, 12 to 5 at Casper Park in Chippewa Falls. In 2021, Tilden beat the Chippewa Falls LumberJacks 10 to 3, also at Casper Park.
The next closest franchise is the Chippewa Falls Lumberjacks with 7 CRBL crowns.
Osseo has won four CRBL crowns, doing so consecutively in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019.
Jordan Steinmetz of Tilden was named MVP of last year’s contest.
CRBL Hall of Famer Shane Dutton is the only player to win multiple championship game MVP awards, doing so for Augusta in 1998 and 1999. The award has been given annually since 1998.
The first championship contest was actually a series, taking place in 1928 when the Eagleton Eagletons beat Eau Claire Union 2 games to 0.
Including 2023, this is the 95th season of play in CRBL history. Within that time frame, there have been 11 championship series. This Saturday marks the 60th championship game.
The title was Osseo’s 5th overall and first since 2019 when they beat Tilden 12-6 at Osseo.
Osseo’s Luke Eide was named game MVP. Luke was the starting and winning pitcher: 7.1 ip, 5 h, 1 r, 1 er, 0 bb, 5 k.

July 3, 2023July 3, 2023

2023 All-Star Game Recap

CRBL North All-Stars 4 vs 6 CRBL South All-Stars

Winning Pitcher: Ethan Bartles (1.0, 1 K, 1 BB, 1 ER)

Leading Hitters South: Gabe Richardson (1-2, HR, 2 RBI), Xavier Bembnister (2-2, RBI), Jesse Brockman (1-1, 2B, 3 RBI, R) North: Nolan Hutzler (1-3, 2B, 2 RBI), Tanner Halvorson (1-2, 3B, R), Nolan Baier (2-3, 2 2B, RBI), Matt Martineau (2-2, R)

Game Notes

Jesse Brockman (Osseo Merchants) was named game MVP.
This was the 66th CRBL All-Star game. The first was played in 1909 when the Eau Claire Giants beat the Chippewa Valley League All-Stars 1 to 0 at Driving Park in Eau Claire.
The South now leads the series 34-16 over the North.

Local media coverage and interviews of Hall of Famers.
– WQOW All-Star Game Recap – Link
– WQOW Hall of Fame Interviews – Link

Results

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	Outcome
CRBL North All-Stars	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	Loss
CRBL South All-Stars	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	6	Win

Video

Details

Date	Time
June 30, 2023	7:00 pm

Field

Casper Park

1025 W Canal St, Chippewa Falls, WI 54729

June 30, 2023July 18, 2023

Mid Season CRBL Stat League Leaders

Here is a list of the mid-season stat league leaders. Teams have played different amounts of games varying from 9 to 14 games at the time these stats were submitted.

WINS

PJ Lequia (Tilden Tigers) – 5

Luke Eide (Osseo Merchants) – 5

Alex Byom (Osseo Merchants) – 4

Tyler Gray (Eau Claire Rivermen) – 4

Zack Thiesse (Cadott Red Sox) – 3

ERA (min 18 inn pitched)

PJ Lequia (Tilden Tigers) – 0.80

Alex Byom (Osseo Merchants) – 0.96

Luke Eide (Osseo Merchants) – 1.03

Quintin Gonzalez (Eau Claire Bears) – 2.08

Henry Wilkinson (Cadott Red Sox) – 2.50

Tyler Gray (Eau Claire Rivermen) – 2.79

INNINGS PITCHED

Tyler Gray (Eau Claire Rivermen) – 42

Zack Thiesse (Cadott Red Sox) – 36

PJ Lequia (Tilden Tigers) – 35

Luke Eide (Osseo Merchants) – 35

Curtis Dachel (Bloomer Woodticks) – 34.2

JJ Breaker (Augusta Athletics) – 29

Wes Boyarski (Beef River Bullfrogs) – 28.1

Alex Byom (Osseo Merchants) – 28

Quintin Gonzalez (Eau Claire Bears) – 26

STRIKEOUTS

Luke Eide (Osseo Merchants) – 42

Alex Byom (Osseo Merchants) – 41

PJ Lequia (Tilden Tigers) – 33

Quintin Gonzalez (Eau Claire Bears) – 33

Tyler Gray (Eau Claire Rivermen) – 31

Andrew Milner (Eau Claire Cavaliers) – 27

Henry Wilkinson (Cadott Red Sox) – 25

Curtis Dachel (Bloomer Woodticks) – 25

AVG. (min 24 PA)

Bobby Soran (Jim Falls Sturgeons) – .513

Jaxon Kostka (Osseo Merchants) – .484

Cole Zwiefelhofer (Tilden Tigers) – .481

Ryan Freitag (Osseo Merchants) – .475

Tristan Hable (Jim Falls Sturgeons) – .469

Tanner Halvorson (Tilden Tigers) – .464

Gabe O’Brien (Eau Claire Cavaliers) – .454

Will Thibideau (Beef River Bullfrogs) – .452

Connor Hicks (Bloomer Woodticks) – .444

Blake Johnson (Eau Claire Bears) – .440

Doubles

Caden Erickson (Eau Claire Cavaliers) – 7

Ryan Freitag (Osseo Merchants) – 6

Bobby Soran (Jim Falls Sturgeons) – 5

Jakob Rosemeyer (Augusta Athletics) – 5

Tanner Halvorson (Tilden Tigers) – 5

Nolan Baier (Tilden Tigers) – 5

Ryan Freitag (Osseo Merchants) – 5

Gabe Richardson (Osseo Merchants) – 3

AJ Schemenauer (Jim Falls Sturgeons) – 2

Bobby Soran (Jim Falls Sturgeons) – 2

Todd Lasher (Eau Claire Bears) – 2

Jaxon Kostka (Osseo Merchants) – 2

Lance Lettner (Eau Claire Rivermen) – 8

Chad Kron (Cadott Red Sox) – 7

Nate Kent (Eau Claire Bears) – 6

Ben Steinmetz (Tilden Tigers) – 5

RBIs

Tanner Halvorson (Tilden Tigers) – 19

Gabe Richardson (Osseo Merchants) – 16

Jaxon Kostka (Osseo Merchants) – 16

Nolan Baier (Tilden Tigers) – 15

Ryan Freitag (Osseo Merchants) – 14

Ryan Freitag (Osseo Merchants) – 18

Lucas Steinmetz (Tilden Tigers) – 15

Tristan Hable (Jim Falls Sturgeons) – 14

Ben Steinmetz (Tilden Tigers) – 13

Tanner Halvorson (Tilden Tigers) – 13

Todd Weinkes (Osseo Merchants) – 13

June 25, 2023June 27, 2023

League Managers Select CRBL All-Stars

The managers of the Chippewa River Baseball League (CRBL) have selected the 2023 All-Stars. The CRBL All-Star game will be hosted by the Chippewa Falls LumberJacks on June 30th at Casper Park with a 7:00 pm start time. The Hall of Fame class of 2023 will be inducted throughout the game.

North All-Stars

Position	Player	Team
C	Jonah Hanson	Cadott Red Sox
1B	Connor Hicks	Bloomer Woodticks
2B	Matt Martineau	Chippewa Falls LumberJacks
3B	Nolan Baier	Tilden Tigers
SS	Nolan Hutzler	Chippewa Falls LumberJacks
OF	Tristan Hable	Jim Falls Sturgeons
OF	Tanner Halvorson	Tilden Tigers
OF	Ben Steinmetz	Tilden Tigers
DH	Cole Zwiefelhafer	Tilden Tigers
EH	AJ Schemenauer	Jim Falls Sturgeons
P	PJ Lequia	Tilden Tigers
P	Zack Thiesse	Cadott Red Sox
P	Dylan Waters	Chippewa Falls LumberJacks
P	Curtis Dachel	Bloomer Woodticks
P	Brendan Marrigan	Jim Falls Sturgeons
P	Christain Hall	Tilden Tigers
P	Brady Christainson	Tilden Tigers
P	Dawson Rice	Chippewa Falls LumberJacks
C	Caleb Gardow	Chippewa Falls LumberJacks
3B	Zach Merritt	Cadott Red Sox
OF	Dawson Mathwig	Chippewa Falls LumberJacks
OF	Cole Bakkum	Cadott Red Sox
SS	Chad Kron	Cadott Red Sox
OF	Jay Ryder	Bloomer Woodticks
UT	Jake Eslinger	Jim Falls Sturgeons
UT	Mitch Howard	Jim Falls Sturgeons
DH	Bob Mauer	Jim Falls Sturgeons
OF	Trevor Franz	Chippewa Falls LumberJacks
OF	Lucas Steinmetz	Tilden Tigers
P	Justin Ignarski	Tilden Tigers

The North will be managed by Ryan Baier (Tilden Tigers) * Rosters subject to change

South All-Stars

Position	Player	Team
C	Joe Halling	Eau Claire Bears
1B	Blake Johnson	Eau Claire Bears
2B	Nate Kent	Eau Claire Bears
3B	Gabe Richardson	Osseo Merchants
SS	Will Thibodeau	Beef River Bullfrogs
OF	Lance Lettner	Eau Claire Rivermen
OF	Gabe O’Brien	Eau Claire Cavaliers
OF	Jason Kostka	Osseo Merchants
DH	Todd Lasher	Eau Claire Bears
EH	Ryan Freitag	Osseo Merchants
OF	James Davis	Eau Claire Rivermen
P	Quintin Gonzalez	Eau Claire Bears
P	Luke Eide	Osseo Merchants
P	Alex Byom	Osseo Merchants
P	JJ Breaker	Augusta Athletics
P	Lucas Costley	Eau Claire Cavaliers
P	Ethan Bartels	Beef River Bullfrogs
P	Chevy Tollefson	Eau Claire Bears
C	Todd Wienkes	Osseo Merchants
C	Ryan Stunkel	Augusta Athletics
1B	Cooper Kapanke	Eau Claire Cavaliers
2B	Caden Erickson	Eau Claire Cavaliers
2B	Taylor Rathke	Beef River Bullfrogs
SS	Jesse Brockman	Osseo Merchants
OF	Tyler Oestrich	Eau Claire Bears
OF	Xavier Bembnister	Eau Claire Cavaliers
OF	Logan Brown	Augusta Athletics

The South will be co-managed by Aaron Hagberg and Luke Anderson (Osseo Merchants) * Rosters subject to change

Hall of Fame Inductees Order

2nd inning – Wally Beranek
3rd inning – Reggie Franz
4th inning – Chuck Hall & Jim Hall
5th inning – Jim Spaeth
6th inning – Bubba Stolt
7th inning – Gene Vavra

66th All-Star game in CRBL History
The South leads the series 33 to 16
The South won the last meeting 4-3 on July 1st at Carson Park

April 24, 2023June 22, 2023

CRBL Spring Showcase Tournament Team

The first annual CRBL Spring Showcase, hosted by the Chippewa Falls Lumberjacks, was cut short to just one day due to weather. However, four teams were able to play a round robin tournament with Chippewa Falls defeating the Jim Falls Sturgeons 5-0 in the Championship game.

Player	Team
Kyle Maug	Beef River Bullfrogs
Storm Standiford	Beef River Bullfrogs
Austin Baker	Beef River Bullfrogs
Austin Sykora	Jim Falls Sturgeons
AJ Schemenauer	Jim Falls Sturgeons
Ryan Krumenauer	Jim Falls Sturgeons
Cole Schwab	Bloomer Woodticks
Matt Martineau	Chippewa Falls LumberJacks
Nate Hayes	Chippewa Falls LumberJacks
Cole Bowe	Chippewa Falls LumberJacks
Nolan Hutzler	Chippewa Falls LumberJacks

Tournament Most Valuable Player

Blake Trippler – Chippewa Falls LumberJacks

Tournament Most Valuable Pitcher

Dylan Waters – Chippewa Falls LumberJacks