League: South Division

Beef River Bullfrogs

The 2024 Bullfrogs season was a big step in the right direction despite only winning 5 games. The Frogs earned their first trip to the WBA playoffs since 2018 and secured a victory over the Tri-County Timberjaxx before falling to Rib Lake. The Frogs return about their entire roster from the 2024 season. Taylor Rathke begins his 10th season with the Bullfrogs, and 3rd season as a Manager. Will Thibodeau, Mason Bauer, Ryan Gray and Kyle Maug are among the core that return to the Frogs lineup this season. On the Mound, the arms remain similar to years past. Wes Boyarski, Ethan Bartels, and George Munson will pace the staff. We also welcome Jonah Mueller and Hank Munson, who will be making their Bullfrogs debut this year. We are excited to get the 2025 season rolling in Strum!

ROSTER: Austin Baker, Mason Bauer, Ethan Bartels, Justin Becker, Wesley Boyarski, Colin Boyarski, Dylan Fox, Ryan Gray, Carter Johnson, Reese Lucas, Kyle Maug, Ethan Maug, Jonah Mueller, George Munson, Hank Munson, Taylor Rathke, Will Seymour, Storm Standiford, Will Thibodeau, Chase Williams, Preston Benedict (Coach)

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Spanberg Field – Strum, WI

Beef River Bullfrogs 2025 Season Schedule

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Osseo Merchants

The Merchants are back to redeem themselves in 2025. A strong regular season resulted in a South Division Championship but fell short in postseason play. It’s no surprise the Merchant lineup and pitching staff will remain mostly unchanged. Merchant staples Luke Eide, Alex Byom, and Ryan Freitag will yet again lead this year’s squad along with a few fresh faces, Tyson Allen-Woodcock, Shane Sosinsky, and Hunter Sandberg.

We would like to thank all of our fans and sponsors for their volunteer efforts and donations throughout the years. Hope to see you all at the ballpark!

ROSTER: Alex Byom, Brandt Freitag, Cal Freitag, Ryan Freitag, Chase Watkins, Jaxon Kostka, Jesse Brockman, Joe Zawacki, Logan Boettcher, Luke Eide, Nolan Matson, Neal Matson, Scott Hovell, Todd Wienkes, Trent Vondrasek, Tyson Allen-Woodcock, Hunter Sandberg, Shane Sosinsky, Paxton Bush, Aaron Hagberg  – Manager

2024 Award Winners

  • All CRBL DH – Ryan Freitag (.312, 8 2b,3 HR, 26 RBI, 23R)
  • All CRBL Pitcher – Luke Eide (7W-1L, 68 IP, 91K, 1.75 ERA)
  • Honorable Mention – Jesse Brockman (.361, 9 2b, 24 RBI, 17R)
  • Gold Glove – Logan Matson
  • CRBL MVP – Luke Eide

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Jon Soiney Baseball Field – Osseo, WI

Osseo Merchants 2025 Season Schedule

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Cadott Red Sox

2024 was a memorable year for the Red Sox. Cadott swept their WBA Regional and made it to the Final 8 for the first time in over 40 years. The eventual State Champion River Falls Fighting Fish knocked the Sox out of the playoffs. Cadott finished 10-10 (18-11 overall) in the always tough CRBL.

In 2025 the Red Sox look to take another step forward. They return the majority of their guys from last season and have a couple exciting new players joining the squad. Expectations are high!

Offensively the Sox hit .309 last year and led the CRBL with 14 home runs. On the infield Cadott will be led by All CRBL second baseman Jack Kein (.327, 18 h, 19 runs, 4 dbl, 20 bb, 5 hbp). Versatile 3-time All Star Chad Kron (.341, 19 r, 3 hr) is set to play a corner infield spot. Slick fielding Carter Hesselman (.308 14 rbi) returns as the team’s shortstop. All Star catcher and team leader Jonah Hanson (3 hr, 13 rbis, 15 bb) will be behind the plate again this season. Rookie Cole Perlberg, Sam Feck, Axel Tegels and Conor O’Reilly will be counted on heavily by Cadott this year as well.

In the outfield All Star and Gold Glove winner Luke Erickson will be roaming centerfield again. Erickson led the team with a .429 batting average. Logan Burzynski (.300, 3 hr) will be back in left field. Erickson and Burzynski each tied for team lead in hits (21) and rbis (15) in 2024. Allstar Jack Redwine (.308, 18 h, 13 rbi) returns to right field for the Sox as well. After a year away Tony Riley will be back with the Sox to provide some veteran leadership and add to the outfield depth.

On the mound All CRBL pitcher Zack Thiesse (2.39 era, 64 k) will be back leading the staff once again. Thiesse was a workhorse for the Sox in 2024, he led the CRBL in wins (8) and innings pitched (82.2). Gio Basile is poised for a breakout season. Down the stretch Basile was tough. He picked up a save and a win in the WBA playoffs last season. Cadott hopes to get some innings from Warren Bowe, Cole Bakkum, Alex Schmidt, and Henry Wilkinson in 2025 as well. Newcomers Christian Schaller, Tyler Iverson, Jack Gabler, and Ryan Zimmerman will add to an already impressive pitching staff.

The field in Cadott is undergoing a major renovation this offseason. We are excited to announce we will have lights, a new scoreboard, and a concession stand/media booth by opening day this season. These new amenities will allow us to have night baseball in Cadott and will give the fans a much better viewing experience! We would like to thank all of our fans and sponsors for their support and donations throughout the years. This support is why we are able to have the Red Sox in Cadott.

And a special thank you to T&J Concrete, Bowe Trucking & Excavating, Rick’s Halfway Bar, the Cadott Lions Club, and Whispering Pines Golf Course for the added work and donations for all of the field upgrades.

ROSTER: Cole Bakkum, Gio Basile, Bennett Bowe, Warren Bowe, Logan Burzynski, Luke Erickson, Sam Feck, Jack Gabler, Jonah Hanson, Carter Hesselman, Tyler Iverson, Jack Kein, Chad Kron, Zac Merritt, Conor O’Reilly, Jalen Pascal, Cole Perlberg, Peyton Platter, Jack Redwine, Tony Riley, Christian Schaller, Alex Schmidt, Axel Tegels, Zack Thiesse, Henry Wilkinson, Ryan Zimmerman

Cadott Red Sox Team Photo - 2023

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Cadott Baseball Field – Cadott, WI

Cadott Red Sox 2025 Season Schedule

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Eau Claire Cavaliers

The Eau Claire Cavaliers is an amateur baseball team that started in 1971. The 2025 baseball season will see the Eau Claire Cavaliers starting their 8th season as members of the Chippewa River Baseball League.

The 2024 baseball season saw the Cavaliers play the Osseo Merchants in the Chippewa River Baseball League’s Wild Card Wednesday game and won 6-5. The Cavaliers advanced to play the Eau Claire Bears in the Chippewa River Baseball League’s Championship Game and won 6-4 to claim their first Chippewa River Baseball League’s Championship trophy.

The Cavaliers qualify for the Wisconsin Baseball Association playoffs at the River Falls regionals. We started the playoffs playing the Everest Merchants and lost 6-1. The next day we played the River Falls Fighting Fish and lost 11-1.

CRBL Award Winners were Sam Knickerbocker CRBL Catcher, Xavier Bembnister Honorable Mention and Cade Mueller Golden Glove.

The Cavaliers would like to wish all of the teams of the Chippewa River Baseball League the best of luck in the league in 2025. We invite all baseball fans to come to Carson Park for baseball action at it’s best this summer.

ROSTER: Caden Erickson, Cole Tyman, Sam Knickerbocker, Xavier Bembnister, Andrew Milner, Trenton Palmer, Ashton Crowell, Eli Rathke, Mason Yarrington, Jerome Delikowski, Cooper Dykes, Brayton Thillman, Carter Vieth, Logan Hesselman, Laidel Torres, Aidan Ecker and Ryne Hall.

ASST COACHES: Brian Myhre, Ryan Page

The Cavaliers are covered by the Northern Light Webcasting Network – See Full Coverage Schedule HERE

Carson Park, Eau Claire, WI

Eau Claire Cavaliers 2025 Season Schedule

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Eau Claire Bears

The Bears are back and ready to roll in the 2025 season. After a successful 2024 CRBL campaign that landed us in the CRBL championship game. The Bears took a heartbreaking loss with a trip to state on the line in the WBA regional. The Bears will be back with a majority of the same roster from last year with a few new additions. On top of returning the likes of ace Chevy Tollefson, and long time Bear staples Jim Thill, Todd Lasher, and Nate Kent. The Bears have added to the pitching staff with future CRBL Hall of Famer Tyler Gray. We are excited to get back on the field this summer. And look forward to continuing the Bears winning ways. GO BEARS

ROSTER: Chevy Tollefson, Grant Preston, Joe Halling, Ryan Flock, Vinni Fonti, Hunter Gunther, Tyler Plitzner, JR Lukes, Tyler Gray, Lance Lettner, Sawyer Struz, Tyler Oestreich, Alex Jinkins, Nate Kent, Josh Halling, Ryan Casimier, Jack Sandvik, Cody Urban, Aaron Skrypek, Jim Thill, Todd Lasher, Blake johnson (manager)

Sponsors

Buy your Eau Claire Bears gear from SquadLocker. A wide variety of apparel options to support the Eau Claire Bears baseball squad.

Cinder City Baseball Field – Altoona, WI

Eau Claire Bears 2025 Season Schedule

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Eau Claire Rivermen

The Eau Claire Rivermen folded in 2025.

ROSTER: Nathan Ash, Jake Becker, Alan Champion, James Davis, Joe Davis, Wyatt Draves, Joel Effertz, Tyler Gray, Brett Jensen, Jake Lawrence, Lance Lettner, Blake Loegering, Jonah Mueller, Andy Niese, Carson Soukup, Sawyer Sturz, Jesse Urbanek, Luke Rooney

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Fairfax Field – Eau Claire, WI

Eau Claire Rivermen 2024 Season Schedule

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