Joliet Slammers

Joliet Slammers
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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 10px 12 Jacob Butler 46 Brett DeVall 30 Jordan Guth 44 David Kubiak 20 John Maloney 23 Kevin McNorton 34 Navery Moore  7 Sam Moore 26 Andrew Strenge 18 Aaron Vaughn 28 Jordan Wellander 43 James Woods Utility player 15 RJ Fuhr  6 Bryan Johns		Catchers 39 Jack Cleary 47 Dante Rosenberg Infielders  4 Max Casper 25 Adrian English 21 Mike Garza 36 Adam Giacalone 10px 17 Russell Moldenhauer 13 Hunter Ridge  2 Alfredo Rodriguez 22 Chris Serritella Outfielders  8 Phillip Bates 19 Nate Roberts  5 Charlie White 14 JD Williams 10px		Manager 33 Jeff Isom Coaches    Andrew Gates (physical therapy)  6 Matt Kennedy (assistant coach)    Billy Manner (physical therapy)  3 Pascual Santiago (pitching)    Michael Torres (physical therapy) 10px Disabled list ‡ Inactive list § Suspended list Roster updated May 17, 2015 Transactions

External links

• Official website
• Frontier League Official website