ROYAL OAK, Mich. – An original Leprechaun, Chris Faust, has been named Field Manager of the Royal Oak Leprechauns for the upcoming 2025 Northwoods League season.
The Brother Rice and Grand Valley State alumnus played for the Leprechauns in 2018 when they were based in the Irish Hills area and served as an assistant coach last season.
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Faust also played for and won the Northwoods League Championships in 2019 and 2021 as a member of the Traverse City Pit Spitters.
Royal Oak Leprechauns Director of Baseball Operations Bob Riker helped make the hiring decision.
Coach Riker is filling the Leprechaun roster from top to bottom with high-level, hungry-to-win players, setting a foundation for Field Manage Faust’s success.
The current head coach at Brother Rice High School has 36 years of coaching experience and has produced plenty of high-level talent.
Some of these are on Northwoods League rosters, including the Leprechauns.
The 2025 Royal Oak Leprechaun roster will include returning players and new faces with connections to the local area.
Riker and Field Manager Faust know that the roster will have turnover, so they plan to build a winning foundation with moving pieces or temporary players who will complement the full-time roster.
Below is where you’ll find the Leprechauns 2025 schedule:
