A baseball player/manager/coach must have been active as a player/manager/coach with the Eau Claire Bears in the Chippewa River Baseball League at some time during a period beginning in 1998 (when the Bears officially joined the CRBL) and ending one (1) year prior to election.
Player must have played/managed/coached in atleast five (5) Chippewa River Baseball League seasons with the Eau Claire Bears, some part of which must have been within the period described above.
Player shall have ceased to be an active player in the Chippewa River Baseball League at least one (1) calendar year preceding the election but may be otherwise connected with baseball.

One of the most enthusiastic people one would ever meet, Scott Biederman was the spark-plug that ignited the Eau Claire Bears. Beginning in 1998 Scott helped with establishing the Bears in the Chippewa River Baseball League after years of playing an independent schedule. Once the Bears became established as a CRBL franchise, Scott took over as one of the main individuals who would help the team build, and one day contend for a Wisconsin Baseball Association State Title. The road would be tough for the first few years as the Bears struggled to qualify for the Wisconsin Baseball Association Regional Tournament. After one WBA playoff appearance in the first four years of existence, Biederman would go on to lead the Bears not only into the WBA tournament, but his teams would go on to qualify for the WBA State Finals five of those six years including a stretch of four Finals appearances in a row from 2004-2007.
During that period, the Bears were the team to beat in the CRBL. In 2002, Biederman and the Bears won their first South Division Championship in franchise history, but would fall to the Tilden Tigers in the CRBL Championship game. In 2004, the Bears claimed their second South Division Title and earned a re-match with Tilden in the Championship game. The Bears won and would go on to win two more making it three years in a row before losing once again to Tilden in 2007, which was the final year Biederman managed.
In 2006, Biederman was recognized among his peers, and awarded the Jan Krueger Manager of the Year award for his accomplishments on the field, but over the ten years of managing the Bears, all the wins and division, league, and regional titles could not compare to the thrill of winning the WBA State Title in 2005 in Chaseburg Coonvalley. It was the first ever for the Bears and it was only the fifth time a CRBL team had won the tournament (Thorp 1953, Augusta 1994, Tilden 1995 and 2004).
Biederman retired after the semi-final loss to Prescott in the 2007 state tournament. Although his resume is incomparable to most managers in CRBL history, Scott Biederman will not be remembered for only his impressive 112-66 regular season CRBL record, or for his remarkable WBA tournament record of 17-6, nor for the five South Division Titles, three CRBL Titles, five Regional Titles and the 2005 WBA State Championship he lead his teams to, but he will be remembered as a fierce competitor and as a great friend to all who had the opportunity to know him.

A player who was the offensive and defensive cornerstone for one of the most successful eras for any franchise in Chippewa River Baseball League history was Scott Wolfe for the Eau Claire Bears. “Wolfie” began his CRBL career in 1999 with the Augusta Athletics and a year later he moved to Eau Claire to begin an impressive individual compilation of statistics, while also playing dominating defense in the field and working as the Bears closer on the mound. Once Scott began playing for the Bears, it was not long after that team success followed. In his ten years with the Bears, Scott helped lead the team to eight South Division titles, five league titles, seven regional titles (including six in a row), and three Wisconsin Baseball Association State Championships.
When you watched Scott play, it was apparent that he was the best player on the field, and in the biggest games he elevated his play to another level. In his ten years in a Bears’ uniform, Scott earned six All-League awards including three at shortstop and three at third base, as well as an All-Star game MVP award in 2002, however, it was his play in the post-season that set him apart from other great players. In CRBL Championship games Scott was at his best earning game MVP in 2006, while making a huge impact in the other seven championship games he played in. In the WBA tournament, Scott’s remarkable defensive skills were always on display for everyone to see. In the three state titles the Bears won, Scott was named Defensive Player of the Tournament every year (2005, 2008, and 2009). It was no coincidence that the Bears success hinged on Wolfie’s play.
For those who played with Scott, they realize that his presence on the field cannot be quantified; however, his numbers rank among the best of the best in the 82 seasons of play in CRBL history. As of 2011, Scott ranked 39th all-time in CRBL hits with 240, 24th in batting average with a .342 career average, 46th in singles with 170, 43rd in doubles with 39, 48th in homeruns with 18, 49th in RBIs with 138, 41st in runs scored with 165, 41st in total bases with 351, 30th in slugging percentage with .500, and 8th all-time in saves with 9. Scott also holds six Bears’ franchise records and seven single season records as of the start of the 2011 season.
Although Scott was a tremendous competitor, he never let his emotions get the best of him and always enjoyed his time on the field, in the dugout, and of course, socializing after the games. Scott’s retirement after the 2010 season brought the end of a golden era for the Bears that will be hard to duplicate. But more than the eye-popping numbers or all the wins and championships and despite being a great player on great teams, Scott was a great teammate and a fun guy to be around and will be a difficult guy to replace both on and off the field.