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	Beloit Snappers; Founded in 1982; Beloit, Wisconsin;
; Team Logo	; Cap Insignia
	Class-level
	Low-A;
	Minor league affiliations
	Midwest League Western Division; ;
	Major league affiliations
	Minnesota Twins (2005-Present); Milwaukee Brewers (1982-2004);
	Name
	Beloit Snappers (1995-Present); Beloit Brewers (1982-1994);
	Ballpark
	Harry C. Pohlman Field;
	Minor league titles
League titles	1995
Division titles
	Owner(s)/Operated by: Beloit Professional Baseball Assoc.
	Manager: Nelson Prada
	General Manager: Jeff Vohs

The Beloit Snappers are a Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the Minnesota Twins, that plays in the Midwest League.^[1]

Beloit joined the Midwest League as an expansion franchise in 1982. They were a Milwaukee Brewers farm team from its beginning through 2004; they switched to the Twins' farm system for the 2005 season. They adopted the Snappers nickname in 1995 after using the 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 101,127 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. 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.^[2] A Dubuque group is said to be interested too.

[edit] Roster

Beloit Snappers roster

Players

Coaches/Other

Pitchers

23 Daniel Berlind
13 Steven Blevins
35 Billy Bullock
19 Kyle Carr
30 Liam Hendricks
-- Brian Kirwan †
22 Winston Marquez
17 Blake Martin
32 Daniel Osterbrock
38 Bruce Pugh
-- Brad Stillings
18 Brad Tippett
19 Matthew Williams
10 Thomas Wright

Catchers

8 Jeff Lanning
12 Daniel Rams

Infielders

9 James Beresford
11 Nathan Hanson
-- Paul Kelly †
4 Ramon Santana
2 Drew Thompson
33 Jon Waltenbury

Outfielders

31 Dominic De La Osa
15 Michael Harrington
5 Aaron Hicks
27 Ozzie Lewis
24 Angel Morales
28 Adam Severino

Manager

39 Nelson Prada

Coaches

37 Tommy Watkins (Batting)
25 Gary Lucas (Pitching)

† Disabled list
* On Minnesota Twins 40-man roster
∞ Reserve list
§ Suspended list
‡ Restricted list
# Rehab assignment
Roster updated 2009-10-20
Transactions

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] References

^ "Dinda, J. (2003), "Beloit, Wisconsin, in the Midwest League"". http://www.mwlguide.com/cities/beloit/index.html/.
^ "Beloit Snappers". http://www.snappersbaseball.com/. Retrieved 2008-07-24.

[0] "Dinda, J. (2003), "Beloit, Wisconsin, in the Midwest League"". http://www.mwlguide.com/cities/beloit/index.html/.

[1] "Beloit Snappers". http://www.snappersbaseball.com/. Retrieved 2008-07-24.

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