Joliet Slammers

Joliet Slammers
Team logo Cap insignia
League Frontier League (2011–present) (West Division)
Location Joliet, Illinois
Ballpark Silver Cross Field (2011–present)
Year founded 2010
League championships 1 (2011)
Division championships 1 (2011)
Colors Green, orange, white
              
Ownership Joliet Community Baseball & Entertainment, LLC
Manager Jeff Isom
General Manager Chris Franklin
Media 1340 WJOL, The Herald-News, The Joliet Bugle
Website jolietslammers.com

The Joliet Slammers are a professional baseball team based in Joliet, Illinois, that play in the independent Frontier League. They play their home games at Silver Cross Field in Joliet. They replaced the Joliet JackHammers of the Northern League after the franchise was crippled by numerous financial issues. The JackHammers franchise was put up for sale and Steel City Baseball LLC bought out all assets, including the front office, the ticketing system, and the lease of the ballpark.

The "Slammers" name refers to the famous prisons of Joliet and Will County (Joliet Correctional Center and Stateville Correctional Center) as well as a common baseball term.

On September 18, 2011, the Slammers were named Frontier League champions after defeating the River City Rascals, 6–5 in Joliet, taking the best-of-five Frontier League Championship Series three games to one.

Following the 2012 season, the Slammers were purchased on October 15, 2012, by Joliet Community Baseball & Entertainment, LLC. The team's name, stadium, league and overall branding remain the same.

Current roster

Joliet Slammers roster
Active (24-man) roster Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 28 Shane Bryant
  • 20 Brent Choban
  • 38 Donovan Feenstra
  • 39 Zach Hirsch
  • 19 Connor McLaughlin
  • 23 Kevin McNorton
  • 34 Spencer Medick
  • 15 Liam O'Sullivan
  • 29 Kaleb Ort
  • 18 Chris Rice
  • 22 Richard Robbins
  • 26 Marc Rutledge
  • 16 Kevin Simmons
  • 38 Kurt Sowa
  • 32 Sean Townsley


Utility player

  • 7 Zarley Zalewski
  

Catchers

  •  9 Casey Fletcher
  •  6 Melvin Rodriguez
  • 25 Joe Staley

Infielders

  •  3 Carter Bell
  • 44 Marc Flores
  • 21 Mike Garza
  • 14 Jake Gronskey
  •  2 Alfredo Rodriguez

Outfielders

  •  8 Phillip Bates
  • 47 Jimmy Heck
  • 19 Nate Roberts
  •  4 Charlie White
  

Manager

  • 33 Jeff Isom

Coaches

  •    Andrew Gates (physical therapy)
  •    Joe Lasco (clubhouse manager)
  •    Billy Manner (clubhouse manager)
  •    Chris Mongiardo (assistant coach)

Disabled list
‡ Inactive list
§ Suspended list

Roster updated November 7, 2016
Transactions

References

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