Location Kenosha, Wisconsin Division championships 1 (2015) League Northwoods League Founded 2013 | Year founded 2013 Manager Duffy Dyer Ballpark Simmons Field League championships 1 (2015) | |
Colors Lake Michigan Blue, Vintage Cream, King's Gold, Cardinal Red Ownership Steve Schmitt, Vern Stenman, Conor Caloia Management General Manager: Jake McGhee (2013-2016), Rich Marks (2016-present) Color Lake Michigan Blue, Vintage Cream, King's Gold, Cardinal Red | ||
Kenosha kingfish game experience
The Kenosha Kingfish are a baseball team that plays in the Northwoods League (a collegiate summer baseball league). Based in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the Kingfish play their home games at the newly renovated Simmons Field.
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History
There is much baseball history in Kenosha as before the Kingfish there was the Kenosha Twins of the Midwest league who won titles in 1985 and 1987. They lasted for 8 seasons before being sold and moving to Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1992. There was also the Kenosha Kroakers who were one of the founding teams of the Northwoods League that started in 1994. The Kroakers lasted for 5 seasons before eventually moving to Mankato, MN in 1999. The Kroakers were crowned Northwoods League Summer Collegiate champions back in 1995 as they beat the Manitowoc Skunks in 2 games. The Kenosha Kroakers still hold the Northwoods League record for best overall team record at 40-18 which was set in 1995. The Kenosha Kings are the oldest team still in existence and have the longest tenure at historic Simmons Field of 30 plus years. They have been champions of the semi pro Langsdorf league from 2007-2013. Kenosha has also been the home to many other semi pro teams in the past such as the Kenosha Chiefs and Kenosha Mammoths.
In 2013 the Northwoods League started a new era of baseball in Kenosha as a new team was established/founded. Before the inaugural season began fans got to send in suggestions on what they wanted the name of the new team to be. The best selected names were then voted on by fans through a poll set up by league/team management. The winning name was then revealed at the official launch party on November 23, 2013 as the Kenosha Kingfish. The Kingfish name comes from the fish that live in nearby Lake Michigan and it's also a tie in to the late Elvis Presley. There mascot is a giant Kingfish named King Elvis the first.
2014 Inaugural Season
This was the beginning of the Kingfish era in Kenosha as the Kingfish opened there 2014 season on the road. They had there very first home series on the weekend of May 31 and June 1, 2014 at newly renovated Simmons Field.
The Kingfish finished the 2014 season with a 41-30 record in the Northwoods League South Division, narrowly missing the playoffs.
2015 Season
The Kingfish finished 2015 with a regular season record of 48-24. After beating the La Crosse Loggers 7-2 in Game 1 of the Divisional Playoffs and the Madison Mallards 2-1 in a close Game 2, the Kingfish defeated the St. Cloud Rox, in 2 games, to win their first Northwoods League Summer Collegiate World Series. This was the first championship with the Kenosha Kingfish franchise.
2016 Season
Despite their previous successes, the 2016 season was more of a down year for the Kingfish as they finished the first half at 16-20 6th place in the South and finished the second half at the very bottom of the South in 9th at 10-26. The overall standings had the Kingfish near the bottom finishing 26-46 which was 9th place out of 9 teams in the South division. They finished with the 3rd worst record in the Northwoods league behind Thunder Bay and Rochester.