The team filled the void left by the Wausau Timbers of the Class A Midwest League, who relocated after the 1990 season to Geneva, Illinois, to become the Kane County Cougars.

Not only did attendance dramatically increase with Eckhoff as owner, but the Woodchucks would go on to win two league championships in 2001 and 2003.

The Woodchucks' manager for the 2007–2009 seasons was Jim Gantner, a former Milwaukee Brewer who attended college at the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh.

Gantner had never managed a team previously, and the Woodchucks appealed to him as he had spent time in the area at a second home.

[3] A number of major leaguers and other notables have played for the Wausau Woodchucks, including:[4]