Rockford Rivets

Rockford Rivets
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League	Northwoods League  (Great Lakes East 2019-pres) (South Division 2016-2018)
Location	Loves Park, Illinois
Ballpark	Rivets Stadium
Founded	2015
Division championships	0
League championships	0
Colors	Black, Gold, Silver
Ownership	David Casey Todd Kolosso
Management	President: Steve Malliet [1]
Manager	Vincent Tornincasa
Website	RockfordRivets.com

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

Notable MLB alumni

Name	MLB Teams Played For	Years with Rivets	MLB Debut
Jordan Wicks	Chicago Cubs	2020	August 26, 2023
Hunter Feduccia	Los Angeles Dodgers, Tampa Bay Rays	2017	July 31, 2024
Caleb Durbin	Milwaukee Brewers	2019	April 18, 2025
John Rave	Kansas City Royals	2017	May 26, 2025
Carson Seymour	San Francisco Giants	2020	June 29, 2025
Dugan Darnell	Colorado Rockies	2019	August 1, 2025
Bob Seymour	Tampa Bay Rays	2020	August 15, 2025

References

1. Haas, Kevin (15 December 2022). "New Rockford Rivets Owners, Team President Plan To Fill The Stadium With Constant Entertainment". Rock River Current.
2. "Northwoods League Introduces New Team in Rockford, IL". Northwoods League. October 14, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
3. Taft, Jay (October 13, 2015). "Rockford baseball: Aviators out, Northwoods League team in". RRStar.com. Rockford Register-Star . Retrieved February 11, 2016.
4. 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.
5. "Rockford's new team introduces Rivets nickname". Northwoods League. February 12, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
6. Trowbridge, Matt (February 11, 2016). "Rockford Rivets unveil name, logo of new baseball team". RRStar.com. Rockford Register-Star. Retrieved February 11, 2016.

External links

• Rockford Rivets official site
• Northwoods League official site