Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks

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Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks
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League American Association of Professional Baseball (2011–present) (West Division)
Location Fargo, North Dakota
Ballpark Newman Outdoor Field (1996–present)
Jack Williams Stadium (1996, 6 games)
Founded 1996
Nickname(s)Hawks
BCL Americas championships1 (2023)
League championships6
  • NL: 1998
  • 2003
  • 2006
  • 2009
  • 2010
  • AA: 2022
Division championships15
  • NL: 1996
  • 1997
  • 1998
  • 2000
  • 2003
  • 2004
  • 2005
  • 2006
  • 2007
  • 2008
  • 2010
  • AA: 2012
  • 2013
  • 2021
  • 2022
Former league(s)
ColorsBlack, red, white
   
Retired numbers 42, 8, 35, 7, 19, 33
General manager Karl Hoium [1]
Manager Chris Coste
Media KRDK-TV
KNGF
Fargo Forum
Talk 101.9
740 The Fan
Website www.fmredhawks.com

The Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks are a professional minor-league baseball team based in Fargo, North Dakota, in the United States. The RedHawks are members of the American Association of Professional Baseball, an official Partner League of Major League Baseball. [2] The RedHawks have played their home games at Newman Outdoor Field since 1996, when the team started as members of the Northern League.

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History

The team was created as a Northern League expansion franchise in 1996 along with the now-defunct Madison Black Wolf. Chris Coste is probably the most well-known former RedHawks player and was a member of the 2008 World Series-winning Philadelphia Phillies. The RedHawks and the St. Paul Saints were among most stable and successful independent baseball teams until the Saints became part of affiliated baseball and became a Triple-A franchise in 2021.

They are reported to have had the first broadcast by minor league professional baseball on the internet.[ citation needed ]

In fifteen seasons in the Northern League, the RedHawks set the modern Northern League best single-season record for winning percentage with a 64–21 (.753) mark in 1998, set the record for most wins in a season with 68 in 2005, made it to the playoffs in 14 of 15 seasons, won five Northern League titles, and were named Baseball America's Independent Team of the Decade for the 1990s.

The 1998 team recorded a combined record of 70 wins and 22 losses during the regular season and playoffs (.761).

On October 13, 2010, the RedHawks left the Northern League, along with the Gary SouthShore RailCats, Kansas City T-Bones, and the Winnipeg Goldeyes to join the American Association for the 2011 season. [3] The four remaining Northern League teams all folded or left the league. Accordingly, the Northern League ceased operations and folded in October 2010. As a result, the RedHawks have the distinction of being the last league champion. They have won the 2012 and 2013 American Association North Division championship. [4]

On August 13, 2017, the Redhawks relieved Doug Simunic of his duties as field manager. Simunic had served in the position for all 22 years of the team's existence. He was replaced by pitching coach Michael Schlact, who after finishing the season on an interim basis was named the permanent manager on September 7, 2017. Michael Schlact managed one season with the RedHawks, before stepping down in February 2019 to take a coaching position within the Milwaukee Brewers minor league system. On March 20, 2019, Jim Bennett was named as the franchise's third manager. The team went on to a 63–37 record and lost in the North Division championship series to St. Paul 3–2 in the best-of-five series. Bennett was named the American Association's Manager of the Year.

In 2020, the RedHawks were one of six teams selected to compete in the condensed 60-game season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [5] Newman Outdoor Field served as one of the hubs where games were played; the team shared their home field with the Winnipeg Goldeyes. Prior to the start of the season on July 3, the team announced that Jim Bennett would not return as manager and named hitting coach Chris Coste interim manager. [6]

After a sub-.500 finish in 2020, the RedHawks went 61–38 and reached the American Association Finals for the first time since joining the league in 2011, losing 3–0 to the Kansas City Monarchs. The next season, though, the RedHawks went 64–36, their best mark in a decade, avenged their loss to Kansas City, then went on to defeat the Milwaukee Milkmen 3–2 on a walk-off single from Leobaldo Pina in the tenth inning of the deciding fifth game to win their first American Association championship and sixth overall league title. [7]

The league title earned the RedHawks the right to play in the inaugural 2023 Baseball Champions League Americas in October, 2023. The tournament, held in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, was won by the RedHawks, who defeated the Caimanes de Barranquilla of Colombia in the championship game, 8–0. [8] [9]

Fast facts

Franchise record (through 2024): 1589–1135 (.583)
Northern League record (1996–2010): 851–515 (.623)
American Association record (2011–2024): 738–620 (.543)
Northern League playoff appearances: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
American Association playoff appearances: 2012, 2013, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Northern League division titles: 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010
American Association division titles: 2012, 2013, 2021, 2022
Northern League championships: 1998, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2010
American Association championships: 2022

Season-by-season records

Season  League  Division  First HalfSecond HalfOverallPlayoffs  
RecordFinishRecordFinishRecordWin%
1996NLWest26–151st27–151st53–31.631Lost Championship Series vs. St. Paul (3–0)
Won Western Division Series vs. Winnipeg (2–1)
1997NLWest21–213rd26–161st47–37.560Lost Western Division Series vs. Winnipeg (3–2)
1998NLWest31–111st33–102nd64–21.753Won Championship vs. St. Paul (3–0)
Won Western Division Series vs. Winnipeg (3–1)
1999NLWest27–162nd23–192nd50–35.588Lost Central Divisional Series vs. Winnipeg (3–0)
Won Eastern Division Series vs. Schaumburg (3–0)
2000NLWest28–151st25–181st53–33.616Lost Central Divisional Series vs. Duluth-Superior (3–0)
Won Western Division Series vs. Winnipeg (3–0)
2001NLNorth25–202nd26–193rd51–39.567Lost Central Division Semifinal vs. Winnipeg (3–2)
2002NLNorth25–192nd27–182nd52–37.584Did not qualify
2003NLWest32–131st30–151st62–28.689Won Championship vs. Winnipeg (3–1)
Won West Division Series vs. Schaumburg (3–2)
2004NLNorth31–161st23–253rd55–41.573Lost North Division Series vs. St. Paul (3–1)
2005NLNorth28–201st40–71st68–27.716Lost Championship Series vs. Gary SouthShore (3–2)
Won North Division Series vs. Lincoln (3–1)
2006NLNorth32–161st31–171st63–33.656Won Championship vs. Gary SouthShore (3–1)
Won North Division Series vs. Winnipeg (3–2)
2007NLNorth26–213rd31–171st57–38.600Lost North Division Series vs. Calgary (3–0)
League abandoned split-season format
SeasonLeagueDivisionRecordFinishOverallWin %
2008NLN/A62–341st62–34.646Lost Semifinal vs. Kansas City (3–0)
2009NLN/A53–423rd53–42.558Won Championship vs. Gary SouthShore (3–1)
Won Semifinal vs. Winnipeg (3–2)
2010NLN/A61–391st61–39.610Won Championship vs. Kansas City (3–0)
Won Semifinal vs. Gary SouthShore (3–0)
2011AANorth44–563rd44–56.440Did not qualify
2012AANorth65–351st65–35.650Lost North Division Series vs. Winnipeg (3–0)
2013AANorth62–381st62–38.620Lost North Division Series vs. Gary SouthShore (3–1)
2014AANorth43–563rd43–56.434Did not qualify
2015AANorth44–563rd44–56.440Did not qualify
2016AANorth52–483rd52–48.520Did not qualify
2017AANorth57–432nd57–43.570Did not qualify
2018AANorth51–493rd51–49.510Did not qualify
2019AANorth63–372nd63–37.630Lost North Division Championship Series vs. St. Paul (3–2)
2020AANorth28–325th28–32.467Did not qualify
2021AANorth61–382nd61–38.616Lost Championship vs. Kansas City (3–0)
Won North Division Championship Series vs. Chicago (3–2)
Won North Division Wild Card game vs. Milwaukee (5–0)
2022AAWest64–362nd64–36.640Won Championship vs. Milwaukee Milkmen (3–2)
Won West Division Championship Series vs. Kansas City (2–1)
Won West Division Series vs. Winnipeg Goldeyes (2–1)
2023AAWest51–494th51–49.510Lost West Division Series vs. Sioux City Explorers (2–0)
2024AAWest53–473rd53–47.530Lost West Division Championship Series vs. Winnipeg Goldeyes (2–1)
Won West Division Series vs. Sioux City Explorers (2–1)
Totals1589-1135.58321 Playoff appearances (6 League championships)

Roster

Active rosterCoaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 31 Garrett Alexander
  • 32 Shane Barringer
  • 21 Angelo Cabral
  • 26 Kyle Crigger
  • 18 Colten Davis
  • 36 Jake Dykhoff
  • 40 Parker Harm
  • 27 Tyler Jandron
  • 30 Tyler Jeans
  • 48 Kyle Johnston
  • 25 Kolby Kiser
  • 12 Naswell Paulino
  • 49 Orlando Rodríguez



 

Catchers

  • 41 Parker Stroh
  • 23 Juan Fernandez

Infielders

  •  5 Peter Brookshaw
  •  3 Aidan Byrne
  • 62 Osmy Gregorio ‡
  • 47 Michael Hallquist
  •  2 Nicholas Northcut
  • 14 Jose Sermo

Outfielders

  • 16 Hunter Clanin
  • 15 Brendon Dadson
  •  1 Alec Olund
  • 13 Lamar Sparks
  • 22 Dillon Thomas
 

Manager

Coaches

  •    Caleb Carlisle (clubhouse manager)
  •    Mac Gray (equipment manager)
  • 28 Robbie Lopez (bullpen)
  • 24 Joe Dominiak (bench)
  •    Alyssa Tapy (trainer)

Injury icon 2.svg Disabled list
‡ Inactive list
§ Suspended list

Roster  updated July 27, 2025
Transactions

Retired numbers

Notable alumni

References

  1. "Hoium Named New Redhawks Gm".
  2. Reichard, Kevin (September 24, 2020). "American Association, Frontier League now MLB Partner Leagues". Ballpark Digest. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  3. Four Clubs Added to American Association [ usurped ]
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved August 27, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "American Association unveils plans for 2020 season". americanassociationbaseball.com. June 12, 2020. Archived from the original on June 13, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  6. Peterson, Eric (June 15, 2020). "RedHawks name Coste interim manager, Bennett out after one season". Inforum.com. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  7. "RedHawks Win First AAPB in Epic 10 Inning Game Five". Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks. September 23, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  8. "Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks shut out Barranquilla, win inaugural Baseball Champions League Americas". World Baseball Softball Confederation. October 1, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  9. "RedHawks win inaugural WBSC Baseball Champions League Americas". fmredhawks.com. October 1, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  10. Miller, Chase. "RedHawks set to retire Jake Laber's Number 19". The Mighty 790 KFGO | KFGO. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  11. "'This is the final chapter': RedHawks honor former longtime manager Doug Simunic with jersey retirement". InForum. June 10, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
Achievements
Preceded by Northern League champions
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1998
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2003
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2006
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2009
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