44°56′48″N 92°43′32″W / 44.94667°N 92.72556°W
St. Croix River Hounds | |
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League | Northwoods League |
Location | 2200 Carmichael Rd. Hudson, WI 54016[1] |
Ballpark | New Hudson Ballpark |
Founded | 2017 |
Mascot | Hudson, a retired racing greyhound[2] |
Ownership | Klint Klaas, CEO/Owner; Tom Quinlan, Robb Quinlan, Andy Persby, Steve Fleischhacker, Kevin McMann, Owners |
Management | Bill Fanning, President/General Manager |
The St. Croix River Hounds was a planned collegiate summer baseball team intended to play in the Northwoods League.[3] The team ownership group included former Major League Baseball players Tom Quinlan and Robb Quinlan.[4]
It was first reported in July 2017 that the team could begin play in the 2018 season.[5] In October 2017, that slipped to 2019;[6] in October 2018, to 2020;[7] and in October 2019, to 2021.[3] As of April 29, 2021[update], ballpark construction had not begun, but the team still expressed "the intention to begin the build this year."[8] In July 2022, a revised development plan was presented that would call for a 1,400 seat facility that could open as soon as June 2023.[9] The River Hounds were still not listed in the Northwoods League schedule for 2023.[10]
The team has since been removed from the Northwoods League website as a future club and the team's website now links back to the Northwoods League homepage.[11]
In 2018, the league will have 22 teams, including the St. Croix team.
...beginning with the 2019 baseball season.
The River Hounds will now plan on a 2020 launch
The River Hounds were not included on the 2022 or 2023 Northwoods League schedules