Alexandria Beetles

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Alexandria Beetles
Founded	2001[1]
Ballpark	Knute Nelson Memorial Park
Based in	Alexandria, Minnesota
Team Colors	purple, orange
League	Northwoods League
Team Manager	Erik Maas
General Manager	Erik Maas
Owner	Jim and Jill Wagner

The Alexandria Beetles are a baseball team that plays in the Northwoods League, an NCAA summer baseball league. Their home games are played at the Knute Nelson Memorial Park in Alexandria, Minnesota.

[edit] Beetles in the Pros

The Beetles have produced 46 players that have gone on to play professional baseball including three current Major Leaguers.

Major Leagues:

Jeremy Accardo (2001) – Toronto Blue Jays – http://www.torontobluejays.com/

Josh Newman (2001) – Colorado Rockies – http://www.coloradorockies.com

Carlos Muniz (2002) – New York Mets – http://www.newyorkmets.com

Minor Leagues:

Active:

Jesse Ingram (2001-2003) – Frisco RoughRiders (AA) – http://www.friscoroughriders.com

Allen Craig (2003, 2005) – Springfield Cardinals (AA) – http://www.springfieldcardinals.com

Brian Anderson (2003-2004) – Connecticut Defenders (AA) – http://www.connecticutdefenders.com

Nick Hundley (2004) – San Antonio Missions (AA) – http://www.sanantoniomissions.com

Mark Shorey (2004-2005) – Springfield Cardinals (AA) – http://www.springfieldcardinals.com

Brett Butts (2006) – Mississippi Braves (AA) – http://www.mississippibraves.com

Danny Worth (2006) – Erie Sea Wolves (AA) – http://www.seawolves.com

Gino Lollio (2001-2002) - BBC Grosseto ( Italy Professional Baseball League ) – http://www.bbcgrosseto.it

Eric King (2002-2003) – Salem Avalanche (A) – http://www.salemavalanche.com

Ryan Morse (2002-2003) – Columbus Catfish (A) – http://www.columbuscatfish.com

Justin Nelson (2002) – Modesto Nuts (A) – http://www.modestonuts.com

Josh Howard (2002) – Lake Elsinore Storm (A) – http://www.stormbaseball.com

Chris Nicoll (2003)- Wilmington Blue Rocks (A) – http://www.wilmingtonbluerocks.com

Baron Frost (2003-2004) – Auburn Doubledays (A) – http://www.auburndoubledays.com

David Hurst (2004) – Orem Owlz (R) – http://www.oremowlz.com

Ryan Barba (2004, 2005) – Brevard County Manatees (A) – http://www.manateesbaseball.com

Spike McDougall (2004) – Greensboro Grasshoppers (A) – http://www.greansborograsshoppers.com

Lucas Duda (2006) – Brooklyn Cyclones (A) – http://www.brooklyncyclones.com

Jonathan Greene (2006) – Spokane Indians (A) - www.spokaneindiansbaseball.com

Doug Pickens (2005, 2007) – Lake Country Captains (A) – www.captainsbaseball.com

Dallas Cawiezell (2007) – Mahoning Valley Scrappers (A) - www.mvscrappers.com

Frank Viola III (2004) – Bristol White Sox (R) – www.bristolsox.com

Justin Klipp (2005) – Brisol Sox (R) – www.bristolsox.com

Tyler LaTorre (2005) – Salem-Keizer Volcanoes (A) – www.volcanoesbaseball.com

Inactive: Bryce Kartler (2001) – Tampa Yankees (A) - www.legendsfieldtampa.com

Craig Ringe (2001) – Bakersfield Blaze (A) - www.bakersfieldblaze.com

Nick Walsh (2001) – Tampa Yankees (A) - www.legendsfieldtampa.com

Chad Ziemendorf (2001) – Dayton Dragons (A) - www.daytondragons.com

Sam Steidl (2001) – Ogden Raptors (R) – www.ogden-raptors.com

Matt Anderson (2002) – Brooklyn Cyclones (A) – www.brooklyncyclones.com

Brett Dalton (2003-2004) – Batavia Muckdogs (A) – www.muckdogs.com

Josh Mader (2002) - Lakewood BlueClaws (A) - www.lakewoodblueclaws.com

Justin Fuller (2002) – Ogden Raptors (R) – www.ogden-raptors.com

Jospeh Salas (2003) – Williamsport Crosscutters – www.crosscutters.com

Jeremy Burchett (2004-2005) – Billings Mustangs (R) - www.billingsmustangs.com

Current/Former Independent League:

Matt Rademacher (2003-2006) – Traverse City Beach Bumbs ( Ind ) – www.traversecitybeachbums.com

Riley Gostisha (2001) - Chillicothe Paints ( Ind )

Darren Truty (2001) - St. Paul Saints ( Ind ) - www.saintsbaseball.com

Tony Sanguinetti (2001) - Richmond Roosters ( Ind ) - www.richmondroosters.com

Wes Mindingall (2001-2002) – Windy City Thunderbolts ( Ind ) - www.wcthunderbolts.com

Jeremy Hinderks (2003) - Joliet Jackhammers ( Ind )

Jason Herz (2001) - Lincoln Saltdogs ( Ind )

Derek Dormanen (2002) - Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks ( Ind ) - www.fmredhawks.com

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Alexandria Beetles - official site
• Northwoods League - official site

	This box: view • talk • edit Sports teams based in Minnesota
Baseball	MLB: Minnesota Twins, AA: St. Paul Saints, NwL: Alexandria Beetles • Brainerd Blue Thunder • Duluth Huskies • Mankato MoonDogs • Rochester Honkers • St. Cloud River Bats
Basketball	NBA: Minnesota Timberwolves, WNBA: Minnesota Lynx
Football	NFL: Minnesota Vikings, NWFA: Minnesota Vixen
Hockey	NHL: Minnesota Wild, NAHL: Albert Lea Thunder • Alexandria Blizzard • Owatonna Express, WWHL: Minnesota Whitecaps
Soccer	USL-1: Minnesota Thunder, WL: Minnesota Lightning, NPSL: St. Paul Twin Stars
Lacrosse	NLL: Minnesota Swarm
College athletics (NCAA Division I)	University of Minnesota, Minnesota State University, Mankato (Hockey), St. Cloud State University (Hockey), University of Minnesota Duluth (Hockey) Bemidji State University(Hockey)