There’s another Roenicke joining the professional baseball coaching ranks.

Lance Roenicke

Brewers manager Ron Roenicke will keep an eye from a distance, on his son Lance Roenicke, who has accepted a position as player/coach at Class A Wisconsin (Timber Rattlers).

The emphasis will be on coaching for Lance Roenicke.  He would only play if injuries left the Timber Rattlers short-handed.

Roenicke was drafted in the 25th round of the 2012 draft by the Brewers out of California-Santa Barbara.  He played for a year and a half in the minors, reaching the Brewers high-A affiliate, Brevard County.  In 123 games, Roenicke hit .243 with seven home runs and 41 rbi’s.

The Brewers are trying to add coaches from top to bottom in their minor league system and the offer was made to add Lance Roenicke to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers coaching staff.  He’ll work under manager Matt Erickson in the Fox Valley.

The Timber Rattlers are scheduled to open their Midwest League season at home against Peoria on Thursday night.

AUDIO: Matt Erickson on bringing in Lance Roenicke to coach :18

AUDIO: Lance Roenicke on his new gig :21

AUDIO: Lance Roenicke on how it all came about :18

When the Milwaukee Brewers made Lance Roenicke the 25th pick in this years

Lance Roenicke works out!

First Year Player Draft, baseball fans had visions of  seeing him playing for his father, Ron Roenicke at Miller Park one day.

Ron Roenicke has never coached his son on a baseball diamond, but the pressure to perform for Lance is still there.  Although Lance Roenicke admitted that he’s used to it by now.

Lance Roenicke said he talks to his dad quite a bit, but when it comes to advice about baseball, he usually calls his cousins. 

Some will say Lance Roenicke is in the Milwaukee Brewers organization because his father is the manager of the Big League Club.  But Lance has proved deserving, hitting .310 with 4 home runs and 35 rbi’s his senior season at Cal-Santa Barbara.

Lance played 2-games in rookie ball before being quickly promoted to “A” ball with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers.  He didn’t play last night as the Rattlers opened a home stand against Quad Cities, but he is off to a 2 for 4 start in 3-games.

Ron Roenicke says his son probably has a little more pop in his bat then he did as an 8-year major leaguer.  Now we’ll see if Lance Roenicke can climb his way up through the Brewers farm system and get his shot in the Major Leagues.

AUDIO: Bill Scott reports on the start of Lance Roenicke’s pro career 1:35

After a pair of games for the Helena Brewers, Milwaukee’s Pioneer League

Lance Roenicke

affiliate, outfielder Lance Roenicke will open the second half of the minor league baseball season with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers.

Lance Roenicke is the son of Brewers skipper Ron Roenicke.  He was the 25th round pick of the Brewers in the 2012 draft.  He played collegiately at the University of California-Santa Barbara.  Lance Roenicke also went 4 for 8 with 3 rbi’s at Helena.

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