Appleton, WI, United States / 105.7 WAPL | Wisconsin s Classic Rock
Dec 22, 2020 11:51 AM
A couple of minor league baseball teams in northeast Wisconsin will be under new ownership starting in 2021.
The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers and Fond du Lac Dock Spiders – owned by Appleton Baseball Club, Inc. – have an agreement to be sold to Third Base Ventures, LLC., a deal which could be finalized by January 1st, 2021. Third Base Ventures is a local group made up of majority owner Craig Dickman along with minority owners Brad Raaths and Rob Zerjav. Zerjav is currently Team President and will continue in that position as well as CEO. Third Base Ventures has said little change in the current staff is expected.
By Jim Scott
GRAND CHUTE, WI (WTAQ) â The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers are under new management.
Third Base Ventures has reached an agreement to purchase the assets of Appleton Baseball Club with an anticipated closing as early as January 1, 2021. This purchase will bring the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers and the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders under new, local ownership.
Third Base Ventures is a new entity comprised of principal owner Craig Dickman and minority owners Rob Zerjav and Brad Raaths.
Dickman, an experienced business executive, is currently the Managing Director of Titletown Tech, a venture partnership formed by the Green Bay Packers and Microsoft. He has also founded and served as CEO of Breakthrough Fuel, an industry leader in transportation energy management, Owner, President, & CEO of Paper Transport, Inc., a top 150 transportation provider, and Vice President, Information Technology for Schneider, one of the largest transportation companies in North America.Â