Joliet JackHammers
| Joliet JackHammers | |||||
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| Location | Joliet, Illinois | ||||
| Ballpark | Silver Cross Field | ||||
| Founded | 2002 | ||||
| Folded | 2011 | ||||
| League championships | 0 | ||||
| Division championships | 1 (2002) | ||||
| Former name(s) | Joliet JackHammers (2002–10) | ||||
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| Colors | navy blue, columbia blue, orange, white | ||||
| General manager | Jamie Toole | ||||
| Manager | Chad Parker | ||||
| Media | Joliet Herald News | ||||
| Website | www | ||||
The Joliet JackHammers were a professional baseball team based in Joliet, Illinois, in the United States. The JackHammers were a member of the Northern League, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball. From 2002 to 2010, the JackHammers played their home games at Silver Cross Field.
History
Their first season was the 2002 season and the Jackhammers had been preceded in Joliet by the minor league Joliet Convicts, who began play in 1890. The Jackhammers first playoff appearance came in their first season.
The 2008 Jackhammers were managed by one time Arizona Diamondback managerial candidate Wally Backman. The primary radio announcer was Jon Versteeg.
The Jackhammers, in response to extremely low attendance in 2009, had a total makeover to start the 2010 season. Everything, from the roster and management, all the way down to the uniforms, was re-done. Their offseason advertising campaign was also very aggressive, and included everything from newspaper ads to billboards. The Jackhammers made the playoffs for the first time in 8 years, making the season a success performance-wise. They still lagged in attendance, averaging about 3,500 fans a game, 4th in the league.
- Founded: 2002
- Playoff appearances: 2002, 2010
- Divisional titles won: 2002
- League Championships won: None
The team was sold in December 2010 after months of negotiations to Steel City Baseball LLC. Steel City bought all assets to the team seeing as they owed 220,000ドル to the city. With the sale, none of the unpaid bills will be paid off. Steel City changed the team's name for the 2011 season, and the team joined the Frontier League. On January 12, 2011 GM John Dittrich announced for the 2011 season the new team would be called the Joliet Slammers. The team will continue to use Silver Cross Field as their home venue.
Year-by-year record
| First Half | Second Half | Overall | ||||||||||||
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| Season | Division | W-L | Finish | W-L | Finish | W-L | Win% | Playoffs | ||||||
| 2002 | South | 22-23 | 3rd | 31-15 | 1st | 53-38 | .582 | Lost Central semi-final | ||||||
| 2003 | East | 19-25 | 4th | 21-23 | 4th | 40-48 | .455 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2004 | South | 24-24 | 3rd | 25-23 | 3rd | 49-47 | .510 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2005 | South | 23-25 | 5th | 13-35 | 6th | 36-60 | .374 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2006 | South | 16-32 | 4th | 26-23 | 2nd | 42-55 | .433 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2007 | South | 22-26 | 2nd | 23-25 | 3rd | 45-51 | .469 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2008 | N/A | 43-53 | 5th | N/A | N/A | 43-53 | .448 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2009 | N/A | 32-63 | 6th | N/A | N/A | 32-63 | .337 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2010 | N/A | 53-47 | 3rd | N/A | N/A | 53-47 | .530 | Lost semi-final | ||||||
Final roster
Pitchers
- 34 United States Devin Anderson
- 17 United States Griffin Bailey
- 11 United States Ronald Bay
- 16 United States Brian Gartley
- 10 United States Nathan Ginsberg
- 30 United States William Jackel
- 33 United States Billy Petrick ‡
- 22 United States Todd Privett
- 13 United States Mike Rocco
- 32 United States Drew Shetrone
- 12 United States Rory Shortell
- 27 United States Ross Stout
- 24 United States Sean Teague
Catchers
- 19 United States Joe Billick
- 9 United States Rafael Mendez
Infielders
- 7 United States Brad Correll
- 3 United States Brandon McArthur
- 4 United States Roberto Mena
- 23 United States Kevin Rios
- 6 United States Jorge Rodriguez
- 35 Puerto Rico Freddie Thon
Outfielders
- 14 United States Ryan Basham
- 21 United States Justin Justice
- 26 United States Jon Nelson
- 5 United States Jonathon Wyatt
Manager
- United States Chad Parker
Coaches
- United States Bryce Florie (Pitching)
- United States Ced Landrum (Hitting)
Disabled list
‡ Inactive list
§ Suspended list
updated 2010年05月23日
[ Transactions]
References
- yearly league standings & awards, nlfan.com
- article on the sale, chicagoist.com
External links
- Joliet JackHammers official site
- nlfan.com Joliet JackHammers' Guide
- 2002 establishments in Illinois
- 2010 disestablishments in Illinois
- Defunct baseball teams in Illinois
- Northern League (baseball, 1993–2010) teams
- Professional baseball teams in Illinois
- Baseball teams established in 2002
- Baseball teams disestablished in 2010
- Sports clubs and teams in Joliet, Illinois
- Defunct independent baseball league teams