By Jim Scott
Feb 8, 2021 12:33 AM
GRAND CHUTE, WI â Donald Driver celebrated the anniversary of the Green Bay Packers Super Bowl victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers on February 6, 2011 with a video to announce a Super Bowl Championship Reunion for the Donald Driver Charity Softball Game presented by Network Health at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium! The Green Bay Packers All-Time Leading Receiver, Super Bowl Champion,Â
Dancing with the Stars Champion andÂ
New York Times Best-Selling Author is bringing back teammates from that magical win for his charity softball game on Sunday, August 22 at 1:05pm. All fans attending the game will receive a complimentary, limited edition Donald Driver bobblehead!
By Jim Scott
Jan 29, 2021 1:51 PM
GRAND CHUTE, WI â The Milwaukee Brewers have announced that Matt Erickson will return as the manager of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers for the 2021 season.  Strength and Conditioning Specialist Connor McCarthy is the only member of the staff that was announced for the 2020 season to return with Erickson. Former Timber Rattler and Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Hiram Burgos is the new Pitching Coach. Hitting coach Nick Stanley and Athletic Trainer Benny Arroyo are each scheduled to join Ericksonâs staff this season.
Erickson, a native of Appleton, has been Wisconsinâs manager since 2011. The Rattlers have been to the playoffs three times under Ericksonâs direction â 2012, 2014, and 2016. Wisconsin won the 2012 Midwest League Championship. Ericksonâs regular season record with the Rattlers is 604-644 (.484). He was to manage the Timber Rattlers for his tenth consecutive season in 2020 bu
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