Northwoods League

Northwoods League
Founded1994
Sports fielded
DivisionsGreat Lakes Division, Great Plains Division
No. of teams26 baseball, 6 softball
CountriesUnited States, Canada
ContinentNorth America
Most recent
champions
Baseball: Green Bay Rockers (2) (2025)
Softball: Madison Night Mares (1) (2025)
Most titlesRochester Honkers (5)
Level on pyramidSummer Collegiate
Official websitewww.northwoodsleague.com

The Northwoods League is a collegiate summer wooden-bat baseball and softball league. The teams are located in the Northwoods region of the Upper Midwestern United States and Northwestern Ontario, mostly in the U.S. states of Wisconsin and Minnesota. Other teams are located in Michigan, North Dakota, Iowa, Illinois and Indiana. As of 2025, over 400 Northwoods League alums have gone on to play in Major League Baseball, including Max Scherzer, Marcus Semien, Matt Chapman, Curtis Granderson, Chris Sale, Brandon Crawford, Ben Zobrist, and Pete Alonso.