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

  • 55 Travis Bradshaw
  • 46 Andrew Busby
  • 16 Ethan Carter
  •  2 Matt Costello
  • 26 Matt Crim
  • 99 Alex Kaminsky
  • 44 David Kubiak
  • 21 Kody McFarland
  • 23 Kevin McNorton
  • 27 Sam Moore
  • 39 Tyler Thicke
  • 28 Jordan Wellander


Utility player

  • 19 Danny Hernandez
  

Catchers

  •  5 Adam Lewis
  • 24 JD Dorgan

Infielders

  •  4 Max Casper
  • 29 Grant DeBruin
  • 15 Adrian English
  •  9 Adam Giacalone
  • 17 Russell Moldenhauer
  • 20 Josh Scheffert
  • 13 Matt Weaver

Outfielders

  • 34 Christopher Epps
  • 25 Seth Granger
  

Manager

Coaches

  •  6 Matt Kennedy (assistant coach)
  •  3 Pascual Santiago (pitching coach)

Disabled list
‡ Inactive list
§ Suspended list

Roster updated August 10, 2014
Transactions

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