American collegiate baseball team
The Rockford Rivets are a baseball team in the Northwoods League , a collegiate summer baseball league . The league's only team based in Illinois , their home games are played at Rivets Stadium in Loves Park .
History
Following the demise of the Frontier League 's Rockford Aviators , their ballpark was put on the market. On October 14, 2015, the Northwoods League officially announced that Rockford Baseball Properties, LLC (composed of league president Dick Radatz, Jr. and Chad Bauer ) had purchased the ballpark and would field a team in the league to begin play in the 2016 season. The team would be a member of the South Division, with the La Crosse Loggers moving to the North Division (taking the place of the recently folded Alexandria Blue Anchors ).[ 2] [ 3]
On November 18, the team announced that Northern Illinois Huskies baseball and Madison Mallards alumnus Brian Smith would serve as the team's first manager.[ 4]
Finally, on February 11, the Rivets name, logo and colors were officially announced.[ 5] [ 6]
Seasons
Season
Record
Win %
Finish
Manager
Playoffs
2016
33-39
.458
6th in South
Brian Smith
Did not qualify
2017
39-33
.541
3rd in South
Brian Smith
Lost in quarter-finals (0-1) to Battle Creek Bombers
2018
28-43
.338
9th in South
Brian Smith
Did not qualify
2019
33-39
.458
4th in Great Lakes East
Josh Keim
Did not qualify
2020*
16-27
.372
3rd in WI-IL East
Josh Keim
No playoffs due to COVID
2021
29-42
.408
4th in Great Lakes East
JT Scarra
Did not qualify
2022
37-35
.514
2nd in Great Lakes East
JT Scarra
Did not qualify
2023
45-27
.625
2nd in Great Lakes East
Vincent Tornincasa
Did not qualify
Rivets in the Pros
References
^ Haas, Kevin (15 December 2022). "New Rockford Rivets Owners, Team President Plan To Fill The Stadium With Constant Entertainment" . Rock River Current. ^ "Northwoods League Introduces New Team in Rockford, IL" . Northwoods League. October 14, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2016 .^ Taft, Jay (October 13, 2015). "Rockford baseball: Aviators out, Northwoods League team in" . RRStar.com . Rockford Register-Star . Retrieved February 11, 2016 . ^ Trowbridge, Matt (November 18, 2015). "Former NIU star Brian Smith 1st manager for Rockford's Northwoods League team" . RRStar.com . Rockford Register-Star. Retrieved February 11, 2016 . ^ "Rockford's new team introduces Rivets nickname" . Northwoods League . February 12, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2016 .^ Trowbridge, Matt (February 11, 2016). "Rockford Rivets unveil name, logo of new baseball team" . RRStar.com . Rockford Register-Star. Retrieved February 11, 2016 .
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