Frontier League
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| Frontier League | |
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| Founded | 1993 |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Country |  United States
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| Current champions | Lake Erie Crushers |
| Official website | www.frontierleague.com |
The Frontier League is an independent minor league which began play in 1993. Currently, the league has twelve clubs located as far east as Pennsylvania and as far west as Missouri.
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[edit] Current Teams
| East Division | |||
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| Team | Location | Stadium | Manager |
| Florence Freedom | Florence, KY | Champion Window Field | Toby Rumfield |
| Kalamazoo Kings | Kalamazoo, MI | Homer Stryker Field at Mayor's Riverfront Park | tbc |
| Lake Erie Crushers | Avon, OH | The Ballpark at Avon | John Massarelli |
| Oakland County Cruisers | Waterford, MI | under construction | Eric Coleman |
| Traverse City Beach Bums | Traverse City, MI | Wuerfel Park | Gregg Langbehn |
| Washington Wild Things | Washington, PA | Consol Energy Park | Mark Mason |
| West Division | |||
| Team | Location | Stadium | Manager |
| Evansville Otters | Evansville, IN | Bosse Field | Wayne Krenchicki |
| Gateway Grizzlies | Sauget, IL | GCS Ballpark | Phil Warren |
| Normal CornBelters | Normal, IL | under construction | Hal Lanier |
| River City Rascals | O'Fallon, MO | T.R. Hughes Ballpark | Steve Brook |
| Southern Illinois Miners | Marion, IL | Rent One Park | Mike Pinto |
| Windy City ThunderBolts | Crestwood, IL | Hawkinson Ford Field | Mike Kashirsky |
[edit] League Champions
- 1993 Zanesville Greys
- 1994 Erie Sailors
- 1995 Johnstown Steal
- 1996 Springfield Capitals
- 1997 Canton Crocodiles
- 1998 Springfield Capitals
- 1999 London Werewolves
- 2000 Johnstown Johnnies
- 2001 Richmond Roosters
- 2002 Richmond Roosters
- 2003 Gateway Grizzlies
- 2004 Rockford RiverHawks
- 2005 Kalamazoo Kings
- 2006 Evansville Otters
- 2007 Windy City ThunderBolts
- 2008 Windy City ThunderBolts
- 2009 Lake Erie Crushers
[edit] Notable League Alumni
- Morgan Burkhart
- Brendan Donnelly
- Matt Duff
- Josh Kinney
- Terry Pearson
- George Sherrill
- Jason Simontacchi
- Joe Thatcher
- Brian Tollberg
- J.J. Trujillo
[edit] Cities Represented
[edit] Illinois
- Crestwood, IL:
- Cook County Cheetahs (1999-2003); moved from Heartland League
- Windy City ThunderBolts (2004-present)
- Marion, IL:
- Southern Illinois Miners (2007-present)
- Normal, IL
- Normal CornBelters (2010-present); moved from Rockford, IL
- Rockford, IL:
- Rockford RiverHawks (2002-2009); moved from Springfield, IL; moved to Normal, IL
- Sauget, IL:
- Gateway Grizzlies (2001-present)
- Springfield, IL:
- Springfield Capitals (1996-2001); moved from Portsmouth, OH; moved to Rockford, IL
[edit] Indiana
- Evansville, IN:
- Evansville Otters (1995-present); moved from Lancaster, OH
- Huntingburg, IN:
- Dubois County Dragons (1999-2002); moved from Parkersburg, WV; moved to Kenosha, WI
- Richmond, IN:
- Richmond Roosters (1995-2005); moved to Traverse City, MI
[edit] Kentucky
- Ashland, KY:
- Tri-State Tomahawks (1993); folded after two weeks
- Florence, KY:
- Florence Freedom (2003-present); moved from Johnstown, PA
- Pikeville, KY and Paintsville, KY:
- Kentucky Rifles (1993-1994)
[edit] Michigan
- Kalamazoo, MI:
- Kalamazoo Kodiaks (1996-1998) moved from Newark, OH; moved to London, ON
- Kalamazoo Kings (2001-present)
- Traverse City, MI:
- Traverse City Beach Bums (2006-present); moved from Richmond, IN
- Waterford, MI:
- Oakland County Cruisers (2010-present); moved from Ypsilanti, MI
- Ypsilanti, MI:
- Midwest Sliders (2009); previously a road team; moved to Waterford, MI
[edit] Missouri
- Columbia, MO:
- Mid-Missouri Mavericks (2003-2005); moved from Canton, OH; suspended operations after 2005 season
- O'Fallon, MO:
- River City Rascals (1999-present); moved from Zanesville, OH
- Ozark, MO:
- Springfield/Ozark Ducks (2004); moved from Kenosha, WI; moved to Ohio Valley Redcoats
[edit] Ohio
- Avon, OH:
- Lake Erie Crushers (2009-present)
- Canton, OH:
- Canton Crocodiles (1997-2001); moved to Washington, PA
- Canton Coyotes (2002); moved from London, ON; moved to Columbia, MO
- Chillicothe, OH:
- Chillicothe Paints (1993-2008)
- Lancaster, OH:
- Lancaster Scouts (1993-1994); moved to Evansville, IN
- Lorain, OH:
- Ohio Valley Redcoats (2005)
- Newark, OH:
- Newark Buffalos (1994)
- Newark Bisons (1995); moved to Kalamazoo, MI
- Portsmouth, OH:
- Portsmouth Explorers (1993-1995); moved to Springfield, IL
- Zanesville, OH:
- Zanesville Greys (1993-1996); moved to O'Fallon, MO
[edit] Ontario
- London, ON:
- London Werewolves (1999-2001); moved from Kalamazoo, MI; moved to Canton, OH
[edit] Pennsylvania
- Erie, PA:
- Erie Sailors (1994); moved to Johnstown, PA
- Johnstown, PA:
- Johnstown Steal (1995-1997); moved from Erie, PA
- Johnstown Johnnies (1998-2002); moved to Florence, KY
- Slippery Rock, PA:
- Slippery Rock Sliders (2007); became a road team
- Washington, PA:
- Washington Wild Things (2002-present); moved from Canton, OH
[edit] West Virginia
- Parkersburg, WV:
- Ohio Valley Redcoats (1993-1998); moved to Huntingburg, IN
- Wayne, WV:
- West Virginia Coal Sox (1993); folded after two weeks
[edit] Wisconsin
- Kenosha, WI:
- Kenosha Mammoths (2003); moved from Huntingburg, IN; moved to Ozark, MO
[edit] Road Teams
- Ohio Valley Redcoats (2005; played home games in Lorain, OH, Marietta, OH and Lafayette, IN); moved from Ozark, MO; suspended operations after 2005 season
- Midwest Sliders (2008); Moved from Slippery Rock, PA; Moved to Ypsilanti, MI
[edit] Further Reading
- Mike Shannon: Everything Happens in Chillicothe: A Summer in the Frontier League with Max McLeary, the One-Eyed Umpire, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2004.
[edit] External Links
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