Rockford Rivets

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Rockford Rivets
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League Northwoods League (South Division)
Location Loves Park, Illinois
Ballpark Rivets Stadium
Year founded 2015
Colors Black, Gold, Silver
Ownership Dick Radatz, Jr. & Chad Bauer
Management GM: Chad Bauer
Manager Brian Smith
Website RockfordRivets.com

The Rockford Rivets are a baseball team that plays in the Northwoods League (a collegiate summer baseball league). Based in Rockford, Illinois, the Rivets play their home games at Rivets Stadium in nearby 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 offiicially 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).[1][2]

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.[3]

Finally, on February 11, the Rivets name, logo and colors were officially announced.[4][5]

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