Beloit Snappers

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Beloit Snappers
Founded in 1982
Beloit, Wisconsin


Team logo	Cap insignia

Class-level

Current

Low-A

Minor league affiliations

League

Midwest League

Division

Western Division

Major league affiliations

Current

Oakland Athletics (2013–present)

Minnesota Twins (2005–2012)

Milwaukee Brewers (1982–2004)

Minor league titles

League titles

1995

Division titles

2007

Team data

Nickname

Beloit Snappers (1995–Present)

Previous names

Beloit Brewers (1982–1994)

Ballpark

Harry C. Pohlman Field

Owner(s)/
Operator(s)

Beloit Professional Baseball Assoc.

Manager

Nelson Prada

General manager

Matthew Bosen

The Beloit Snappers are a Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the Oakland Athletics,^[1] that plays in the Midwest League and is based in Beloit, Wisconsin.^[2]

Beloit joined the Midwest League as an expansion franchise in 1982. The club was a Milwaukee Brewers farm team from its inception through 2004. Beloit switched to the Twins' farm system for the 2005 season. The organization adopted the Snappers nickname in 1995 after using its parent team's nickname for its first 13 seasons. The name derives from the snapping turtle, because Beloit was formerly known as Turtle Village and there is still a Turtle Creek and a town of Turtle. All of these are named for a turtle-shaped Indian mound on the campus of Beloit College.

Their home park is Harry C. Pohlman Field at Telfer Park, built in time for the 1982 season. The franchise attendance record of 10,127 was set in 1986.

The 2003 team included two sons of former major league players. Prince Fielder, the son of former American League home run champion Cecil Fielder and Tony Gwynn, Jr., son of Tony Gwynn. Future major leaguer Danny Valencia played for the 2007 team.

Another noted Major Leaguer, Jim Morris of The Rookie fame played for the Beloit Brewers when he came out of college in the 1980s. Other former Snappers players who moved on to Major League ball include Greg Vaughn, Geoff Jenkins, Jeff D'Amico, Ron Belliard and Ben Sheets. Minnesota Twins players that have come through include Matt Garza and Kevin Slowey.

Because the Milwaukee Brewers withdrew their support due to the lack of a new stadium, efforts are underway to build one similar to facilities used by the Rockford RiverHawks or the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. One possible location near Janesville could involve renaming the team to reflect a broader Rock County audience.^[3] A Dubuque group is said to be interested as well.

Roster

Beloit Snappers roster

Players

Coaches/Other

Pitchers

17 Andres Avila
19 Kyle Finnegan
32 Trevor Bayless
13 Sam Bragg
28 Dylan Covey
14 Derek De Young
22 Kristopher Hall
15 Austin House
31 Deyvi Jimenez
16 Chris Lamb
11 Nolan Sanburn
30 Seth Streich
36 Tyler Vail
23 Vincent Voiro

Catchers

29 Ryan Delgado
-- Diomedes Lopez
6 Nick Rickles

Infielders

20 Christopher Bostick
8 Renato Nunez
21 Matthew Olson
31 Chih Fang Pan
4 Sam Roberts
18 Daniel Robertson

Outfielders

5 Dayton Alexzander
1 Ryan Matthews
12 Aaron Shipman
2 Brett Vertigan
7 John Wooten

Manager

3 Ryan Christenson

Coaches

39 Casey Myers (hitting)
37 John Wasdin (pitching)

7-day disabled list
* On Oakland Athletics 40-man roster
∞ Reserve list
§ Suspended list
‡ Restricted list
# Rehab assignment
Roster updated August 8, 2013
Transactions
→ More MiLB rosters
→ Oakland Athletics minor league players

Notable alumni

Craig Breslow

Chris Parmelee with the Snappers in 2008

Milwaukee Brewers Players

Minnesota Twins Players

Danny Valencia (2012)

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Beloit Snappers.

↑ Meisel, Zach. "A's make Beloit Snappers their Class A affiliate". mlb.com. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
↑ "Dinda, J. (2003), "Beloit, Wisconsin, in the Midwest League"".
↑ "Beloit Snappers". Archived from the original on 1 August 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2008.

Oakland Athletics

Formerly the Philadelphia Athletics and the Kansas City Athletics
Based in Oakland, California (Bay Area)

The Franchise

History in Philadelphia • History in Oakland • Seasons • Records • No-hitters • Players • Owners and executives • Managers • Broadcasters • Award winners and league leaders • First-round draft picks * Opening Day starting pitchers * Record holders

Ballparks

Columbia Park • Shibe Park • Municipal Stadium • Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum • Cisco Field (proposed)

Spring Training: Barrs Field; Terry Park Ballfield; Wilmington Park; McCurdy Field; Connie Mack Field; McKechnie Field; Rendezvous Park; Scottsdale Stadium I; Phoenix Municipal Stadium; HoHoKam Stadium(2015)

Culture

Philadelphia Athletics (football) • Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame • Charlie-O • Stomper • $100,000 Infield • "Holy Toledo!" • Billyball • Celebration • Moneyball (book • film)

Lore

The Mack Attack • Catfish Hunter's perfect game • 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake • Dallas Braden's perfect game

Rivalries

City Series • Bay Bridge Series

Important figures

Hall of Fame members	Home Run Baker Chief Bender Mickey Cochrane Eddie Collins Dennis Eckersley Rollie Fingers Jimmie Foxx Lefty Grove Rickey Henderson Catfish Hunter Reggie Jackson Nap Lajoie Connie Mack Eddie Plank Al Simmons Rube Waddell Dick Williams

Wall of Fame members	Sam Chapman Jack Coombs Jimmy Dykes George Earnshaw Ferris Fain Bob Johnson Eddie Joost Bing Miller Wally Moses Rube Oldring Bobby Shantz Eddie Rommel Elmer Valo Rube Walberg Gus Zernial

Retired numbers

World Series
Champions (9)

American League
Championships (15)

A.L. West Division
Championships (16)

Minors

AAA: Sacramento River Cats
AA: Midland RockHounds
A: Stockton Ports; Beloit Snappers; Vermont Lake Monsters
Rookie: Arizona League Athletics, DSL Athletics

Seasons (114)

1900s-1910s	1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919

1920s-1930s	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

1940s-1950s	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

1960s-1970s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s-1990s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s-2010s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

v t e Oakland Athletics franchise
Triple-A	Double-A	Class A	Rookie
Sacramento River Cats	Midland RockHounds	Stockton Ports Beloit Snappers Vermont Lake Monsters	AZL Athletics DSL Athletics

v t e Midwest League

Eastern Division	Bowling Green Hot Rods Dayton Dragons Fort Wayne TinCaps Great Lakes Loons Lansing Lugnuts Lake County Captains South Bend Silver Hawks West Michigan Whitecaps

Western Division	Beloit Snappers Burlington Bees Cedar Rapids Kernels Clinton LumberKings Kane County Cougars Peoria Chiefs Quad Cities River Bandits Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

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v t e Sports teams based in Wisconsin

Baseball	MLB Milwaukee Brewers MWL Beloit Snappers Wisconsin Timber Rattlers NWL Eau Claire Express Green Bay Bullfrogs Kenosha Kingfish La Crosse Loggers Lakeshore Chinooks Madison Mallards Wisconsin Woodchucks Wisconsin Rapids Rafters

Basketball	NBA Milwaukee Bucks

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Soccer	NISL Milwaukee Wave NPSL Eau Claire Aris Madison 56ers Milwaukee Bavarians

Australian Rules Football	MAAFL Milwaukee Bombers

Roller derby	WFTDA Brewcity Bruisers Fox Cityz Foxz Mad Rollin' Dolls Mid-State Sisters of Skate Paper Valley Roller Girls MRDA Green Bay Smackers

College athletics (NCAA Div. I)	Green Bay Phoenix Marquette Golden Eagles Milwaukee Panthers Wisconsin Badgers

College athletics (NCAA Div. II)	Wisconsin-Parkside Rangers

College athletics (NCAA Div. III)	Alverno Inferno Beloit Buccaneers Carroll Pioneers Carthage Red Men Concordia Falcons Edgewood Eagles Lakeland Muskies Lawrence Vikings Maranatha Baptist Crusaders Marian Sabres MSOE Raiders Northland LumberJacks Ripon Red Hawks St. Norbert Green Knights Wisconsin–Eau Claire Blugolds Wisconsin– La Crosse Eagles Wisconsin–Oshkosh Titans Wisconsin–Platteville Pioneers Wisconsin–River Falls Falcons Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers Wisconsin–Stout Blue Devils Wisconsin–Superior Yellowjackets Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks Wisconsin Lutheran Warriors

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