The north and south participants for the Chippewa River Baseball League (CRBL) All-Star game have been selected by the 12 team managers. Hosted by the Cadott Red Sox at Cadott High School on July 7th at 1 pm, it represents the league’s 63rd all-star game. The Eau Claire Bear’s have the most players represented with nine players selected.
North All-Stars
| Position | Player | Team |
| P | Carl Krumenauer | Tilden Tigers |
| 1B | Jon Schoch | Tilden Tigers |
| 2B | Alex Ruff | Tilden Tigers |
| C | Drew Steinmetz | Tilden Tigers |
| P | PJ LeQuia | Tilden Tigers |
| OF | Cole Zwiefelhofer | Tilden Tigers |
| OF | Jordan Steinmetz | Tilden Tigers |
| OF | Lucas Steinmetz | Tilden Tigers |
| P | Paul Petit | Eau Claire Cavaliers |
| DH | Tom Mewhorter | Eau Claire Cavaliers |
| EH | Cole Tyman | Eau Claire Cavaliers |
| Jake Jenneman | Eau Claire Cavaliers | |
| OF | Jordan Wilson | Eau Claire Cavaliers |
| C | Noah Lane | Bloomer Woodticks |
| UT | Tanner Linsmeyer | Bloomer Woodticks |
| P | Curtis Dachel | Bloomer Woodticks |
| UT | Ryan Joten | Stanley Slammers |
| OF | Brandon Herrick | Stanley Slammers |
| OF | Tony Riley | Cadott Red Sox |
| 2B | Mike Danielson | Cadott Red Sox |
| P | Ben Poppe | Cadott Red Sox |
| UT | Justin Martell | Jim Falls Sturgeons |
| OF | Tristin Hable | Jim Falls Sturgeons |
North squad will be coached by Matt Miller (Eau Claire Cavaliers). Starting line-up to be determined at game time.
South All-Stars
| Position | Player | Team |
| OF | Ty Fadness | Eau Claire Bears |
| DH | Sam Janni | Eau Claire Bears |
| P | Blake Johnson | Eau Claire Bears |
| OF | Todd Lasher | Eau Claire Bears |
| 2B | Jeremy Nicolai | Eau Claire Bears |
| OF | Reed Pecha | Eau Claire Bears |
| P | Chevy Tollefson | Eau Claire Bears |
| C | JD Prescher | Eau Claire Bears |
| UT | Alex Jinkins | Eau Claire Bears |
| P | Logan Boettcher | Osseo Merchants |
| P | Luke Eide | Osseo Merchants |
| OF | Ryan Freitag | Osseo Merchants |
| 3B | Neil Matson | Osseo Merchants |
| C | Todd Wienkes | Osseo Merchants |
| OF | Joel Effertz | Eau Claire Rivermen |
| C | Andy Niese | Eau Claire Rivermen |
| P | Tyler Gray | Eau Claire Rivermen |
| SS | Dayton Gutsch | Eau Claire Rivermen |
| 1B | Jordan Hauser | Whitehall Wolves |
| 3B | Scott Hovell | Whitehall Wolves |
| 2B | Nate Pronchinske | Whitehall Wolves |
| P | Troy Sharpe | Whitehall Wolves |
| UT | James Gilbertson | Augusta Athletics |
| OF | Matthew Gilbertson | Augusta Athletics |
| P | Logan Berg | Beef River Bullfrogs |
South squad will be coached by Luke Anderson (Osseo Merchants). Starting line-up to be determined at game time.
Facts and Information
- 63rd All-Star game in CRBL history
- 47th match-up within the North vs. South format. The years for this series include: 1950, 52, 55-56, 67, 72-73, 84-2007, and 2009 to present.
- The South leads the series 31 to 15.
- The South won last year (2018) in Whitehall, 8 to 3. Ryan Freitag (OF/Osseo) was named MVP.
- The EC Rivermen’s Andy Niese will be making his 20th All-Star game appearance, the most of anyone playing in this year’s contest, and tied for the most all-time in CRBL history with Bloomer legend Scott Stuckert.
- Eau Claire Bear Todd Lasher will be making his 13th all-star game showing while teammates Brian Menard and Reed Pecha will each be making their 11th appearance each.
- Augusta’s James Gilbertson will be appearing in his 10th CRBL All-Star game.
- The first All-Star game in CRBL history took place in 1909 with the Eau Claire Giants beating the Chippewa Valley League All-Stars 1 to 0 at Driving Park in Eau Claire.
- The last time Cadott hosted a CRBL All-Star game was in 1950. In that game, the North was victorious 9 to 0 over the South Division.
- The Chippewa River Baseball League Hall of Fame will officially induct and recognize four more individuals at this year’s All-Star classic. This will bring the total to 72 members. That elite group represents just .576 of 1% of the estimated 12,500+ people that have been part of the league’s rich history.
First Half News & Notes
May 15th – Paul Petit (Eau Claire Cavaliers) throws a no-hitter and finishes with 16 strikeouts in a 19-0 win over the Cadott Red Sox. The game ended after 7 innings.
May 22nd – Logan Boettcher (Osseo Merchants) throws a no-hitter in a 14-0 win over Beef River Bullfrogs. The game ended after 7 innings.
May 22nd – Tyler Hermann (Eau Claire Cavaliers) goes 5 for 5 in a 12-2 win over the Jim Falls Sturgeons.
June 15th – Logan Boettcher (Osseo Merchants) throws a one-hitter in a 17-0 win versus the Cadott Red Sox.
June 15th – Luke Eide (Osseo Merchants) throws a one-hitter in a 11-0 win against the Cadott Red Sox.
June 19th – Logan Boettcher (Osseo Merchants) throws a no-hitter in a 10-0 win over Whitehall Wolves.
June 23rd – Paul Petit (Eau Claire Cavaliers) throws a one-hitter against Beef River Bullfrogs in a 10-0 win.
Todd Lasher recorded his 400th hit in CRBL league play.