WAUSAU, WI – AUGUST 14, 2007 – No other Northwood's League team can say, "We posted a sub 3.00 ERA as a team!" That's right, the 2007 Woodchucks pitching staff led the Northwood's League with a 2.93 team ERA in a Chucks single season record high 603.0 innings pitched. The Chucks struck out 478, compared to just walking just 197, an impressive 2.4 walk to strike out ratio.

Talking about his staff, pitching coach Mark Allen (North Central Texas College) said,  "From the number twelve guy all the way to the number one guy they busted it all week long." A staff that saw very little change throughout the season, just one pitcher was added from the original roster. Allen continued, "They put their best foot forward every time," which obviously shows in the stat sheet.

Two hurlers posted sub 2.00 ERA's, Matt Trausch (Oakland) (1.77) and Pat Venditte (Creighton) (1.76), and six hurlers posted sub 3.00 ERA's, Justin Fitzgerald (UC-Davis) (2.49), Rex Ingham (Garden City C.C.) (2.58), Willie Kempf (Baylor) (2.95), Willy Kesler (Lamar C.C.) (2.74), Blake Martin (LSU) (2.72) and Adam Morrison (Garden City C.C.) (2.96).

A starting rotation that had 35 quality starts (6.0 or more IP and 3 or less ER) in 67 games started, led by Trausch (9) and Morrison (8), always gave the Chucks a chance to win. More than half the time you knew your bullpen would be well rested for the late innings.

It was just the second time in team history that a staff posted a sub 3.00 ERA as the 2002 Chucks team posted a 2.53 ERA.