The La Crosse Loggers will open the season at home for the first time since 2005 when they host defending NWL champion Thunder Bay at 7:05 p.m. on May 28 at Copeland Park.
La Crosse plays seven of its first 10 games at home. The Loggers have an eight-game homestand from June 18-26, with an off day included, and play 16 home games in June. La Crosse has 13 home games in July and closes the season at home with back-to-back two-game series against Waterloo and Mankato from Aug. 7-10.
The Loggers’ five Saturday home games will start at 6:05 p.m. and the six Sunday games will start at 5:05 p.m. Weekday start times remain 7:05 p.m.
La Crosse does not play North Division teams Brainerd or Duluth in 2009.
2009 Loggers schedule
All home games at Copeland Park
May
28—vs. Thunder Bay, 7:05 p.m.; 29—vs. Thunder Bay, 7:05 p.m.; 30—at Eau Claire, 6:35 p.m.; 31—vs. Eau Claire, 5:05 p.m.
June
1—at Wisconsin, 6:35 p.m.; 2—at Wisconsin, 6:35 p.m.; 3—vs. Battle Creek, 7:05 p.m.; 4—vs. Battle Creek, 7:05 p.m.; 5—vs. Alexandria, 7:05 p.m.; 6—vs. Alexandria, 6:05 p.m.; 7—Off; 8—at Rochester, 7:05 p.m.; 9—at Rochester, 7:05 p.m.; 10—at Green Bay, 7:05 p.m.; 11—at Green Bay, 7:05 p.m.; 12—at Madison, 7:05 p.m.; 13—at Madison, 6:05 p.m.; 14—vs. Eau Claire, 5:05 p.m.; 15—at Eau Claire, 6:35 p.m.; 16—at St. Cloud, 7:05 p.m.; 17—at St. Cloud, 7:05 p.m.; 18—vs. Green Bay, 7:05 p.m.; 19—vs. Green Bay, 7:05 p.m.; 20—vs. Wisconsin, 6:05 p.m.; 21—vs. Wisconsin, 5:05 p.m.; 22—Off; 23—vs. Madison, 7:05 p.m.; 24—vs. Madison, 7:05 p.m.; 25—vs. Waterloo, 7:05 p.m.; 26—vs. Waterloo, 7:05 p.m.; 27—at Battle Creek, 6:05 p.m.; 28—at Battle Creek, 12:05 p.m.; 29—at Waterloo, 7:05 p.m.; 30—at Waterloo, 7:05 p.m.
July
1—vs. Battle Creek, 7:05 p.m.; 2—vs. Battle Creek, 7:05 p.m.; 3—at Mankato, 7:05 p.m.; 4—at Mankato, 6:05 p.m.; 5—Off; 6—at Waterloo, 7:05 p.m.; 7—at Waterloo, 7:05 p.m.; 8—vs. Wisconsin, 7:05 p.m.; 9—vs. Wisconsin, 7:05 p.m.; 10—vs. St. Cloud, 7:05 p.m.; 11—vs. St. Cloud, 6:05 p.m.; 12—vs. Eau Claire, 5:05 p.m.; 13—at Eau Claire, 6:35 p.m.; 14—vs. Madison, 7:05 p.m.; 15—vs. Madison, 7:05 p.m.; 16—at Wisconsin, 6:35 p.m.; 17—at Wisconsin, 6:35 p.m.; 18—vs. Rochester, 6:05 p.m.; 19—vs. Rochester, 5:05 p.m.; 20—Off; 21—All-Star Game at Thunder Bay; 22—Off; 23—at Thunder Bay, 6:05 p.m.; 24—at Thunder Bay, 6:05 p.m.; 25—at Alexandria, 6:05 p.m.; 26—at Alexandria, 3:05 p.m.; 27—vs. Green Bay, 7:05 p.m.; 28—vs. Green Bay, 7:05 p.m.; 29—at Madison, 7:05 p.m.; 30—at Madison, 7:05 p.m.; 31—at Green Bay, 7:05 p.m.
August
1—at Green Bay, 7:05 p.m.; 2—Off; 3—at Battle Creek, 6:05 p.m.; 4—at Battle Creek, 6:05 p.m.; 5—vs. Eau Claire, 7:05 p.m.; 6—at Eau Claire, 6:35 p.m.; 7—vs. Waterloo, 7:05 p.m.; 8—vs. Waterloo, 6:05 p.m.; 9—vs. Mankato, 5:05 p.m.; 10—vs. Mankato, 7:05 p.m.

