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December 16, 2022
GRAND CHUTE – Baseball America – a national sports magazine recently named the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers as the recipient of the 2022 Bob Freitas Award for the Single-A classification of Minor League Baseball (MiLB) – beating out 59 other Single-A level teams.
This is the second time the Timber Rattlers have won the Freitas Award – the first coming after the 1996 season.
Baseball America names one winner from each classification – Triple-A, Double-A, Single-A – in MiLB.
“We are extremely honored to receive this prestigious award from Baseball America, the foremost publication when it comes to Minor League Baseball,” Timber Rattlers President and CEO, Rob Zerjav, said.
“2022 was a stellar year both on and off the field for the Timber Rattlers as we returned to a full season of uninterrupted baseball, had great attendance, saw our team compete for a playoff spot and saw future Milwaukee Brewers like Sal Frelick and Jackson Chourio along with current Brewers like Brandon Woodruff and Kolten Wong take the field in Appleton,” Zerjav said. “It is our goal to provide the best entertainment experience in Wisconsin, and this type of recognition lets us know we are achieving that goal.”
The Freitas Award is named after Bob Freitas, a long-time ambassador for Minor League Baseball who passed away in 1989.
Baseball America created the award that same year to recognize organizations for consistent operational excellence, community involvement and long-term business success.
In addition to its regular season games, the organization has hosted numerous events, including the Wisconsin State High School Baseball Championships, Nitro Circus, various community and charity walks and more than 150 banquet events in the Fox Communities Credit Union Fox Club.
The Timber Rattlers also raised more than $150,000 this season for Timber Rattlers Give Back, the official 501(c)(3) of the team, which benefits local charitable causes in Northeastern Wisconsin and the surrounding communities.
The Timber Rattlers are preparing for the 2023 season with a major renovation project that will bring Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in line with the new player facility standards that were set by Major League Baseball’s Player Development License.
