Wisconsin RockHounds Baseball

MILWAUKEE – Conor Fisk, an alumnus of the Wisconsin RockHounds baseball club and senior on Grafton High School’s varsity team,  was selected during the 34^th round of the MLB draft by the Milwaukee Brewers on June 9th.   

Baseball American Magazine projected Fisk, who recently pitched a perfect game for his team, as the top player in the draft from the state of Wisconsin.

How did this Wisconsin native land on the MLB radar?  Fisk has been involved in baseball since he was four.  He spent four of his formative years with the select baseball organization, the Wisconsin RockHounds.  He then moved onto Grafton High School, pitching for the varsity team his freshman year. 

Fisk has likely played four times as many games as many other players his age.  Unlike Little League and recreational teams, the Wisconsin RockHounds is home to U9 through U14 traveling tournament teams, each of which play anywhere from 45 – 60 games per season, providing players with the opportunity to hone their skills in a competitive environment.  

His skills were noticed in 2009 when he was selected to play for the Reds Midwest Scout Team Fall Scout League.  The league is a collection of mostly senior players and their participation provides them with exposure in front of college and professional scouts.  The teams played around the Midwest on college fields.  Iowa, Illinois, University of Illinois-Chicago and Wrigley Field were just a few of the fields they played on.  The fall season ended in Jupiter, Florida at the World Wood Bat Association Championships played on the Rodger Dean fields, spring training home of the Cardinals & Marlins.  

The dedication and game time with the Wisconsin RockHounds paid off for Fisk.  The Brewers will be watching him this summer and everyone in Wisconsin is routing for him to become our home grown player on the Milwaukee Brewers.  

Read an interview with Conor Fisk on the Bleacher report, click here.

The team took second place during the June Jam USSSA tournament held in Waukegan, Illinois.  This was the third weekend in a row our boys played in the rain, and also placed among the top teams!  It was a wet victory.

After fighting it out during the three day Huntley Memorial Day Classic Tournament, against Illinois based teams, the U10 RockHounds took home the medals earning Third Place in the Huntley Memorial Day Classic, a USSSA sanctioned tournament.

Our team traveled the furthest, fought the hardest, and waited the longest for the concluding game, which was at 6:00 p.m. Monday!  They won 4 of 6 games played.

While the WoodStock Tsunami's ultimately took first place, we were proud to beat them during our first head-to-head game in the beginning of the tournament.

The 11u Rockhounds got their 2010 campaign off to a great start, going 4-0 in their first 4 matchups.

On April 17th, the Hounds traveled to Hitters Sportsplex, an indoor facility in Middleton Wis. to kick off the 2010 season with a three game tourney. The Hounds qualified for the championship game by winning their first 2 games 5-0 and 11-3. The Hounds brought home the gold, beating BOSS (Milw.) 8-7 in the tournament finale.

The next weekend, the Hounds traveled to Lake Villa IL, and won their first game 14-0. Unfortunately, the rest of the tournament was washed out by Mother Nature.

Hounds pitching has been superb, with 2 no-hitters in the young season, and a one-hitter to boot. The bats have been hot as well, producing 38 runs in 4 games, with the boys getting on base at a 58% clip.

This coming weekend the Hounds will travel to Lafayette Indiana, hopefully the boys will keep playing sound on both sides of the diamond. Go Hounds!

After duking it out in the sun, the U10 RockhHounds took third place during the Waukesha Blast Tournament.  In four games, the team racked up 38 runs and tied for second for the least amount of runs allowed during the tournament!

The 14U Wisconsin RockHounds opened the 2010 season by winning the Early Bird Round Robin tournament in Streamwood, Il.

The Hounds went 5-0 over 3 days beating 4 very strong Illinois teams.  Please visit the 14U page for info and stats from this past weekends victories.

Way to go Hounds and good luck this weekend in Hoffman Estates!

Interested, experienced players can contact Kevin Fisk at kfisk@wisconsinrockhounds.org or e-mail Michelle at mfriedman@dkattorneys.com or call 414.225.1466 for more information about the organization. 

If you are interested in contacting a coach regarding possible availibility on the 2010 roster, please click on the following age group to send that coach an email with your request. In your email, please include your child's name and information regarding his playing experience. 

9U - May not turn 10 before May 1st.

10U - May not turn 11 before May 1st.

11U - May not turn 12 before May 1st.

12U - May not turn 13 before May 1st.

13U - May not turn 14 before May 1st.

The Wisconsin RockHounds Select Baseball Club was formed in 2002 for players who seek to play competitive baseball at its highest level. The Club’s age group teams feature some of the best young players in southeastern Wisconsin. RockHound players have the opportunity to excel in baseball with the help of experienced coaching that emphasizes skill development, team play, and good sportsmanship. RockHound teams have competed with considerable success at tournaments throughout Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Iowa, Michigan, Kentucky, South Carolina and New York. 
One of our former 11u teams won the Baseball Players Association World Series (BPA) not to mention the dozens of other tournaments and series the organization has won.  Our season begins with indoor practices starting in January and we play tournaments from April through July.