Manager James Frisbie Founded 2013 | League championships 0 | |
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Ballpark RiverHawks Stadium (2006-2010) Division championships 6 (1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2006) Former name(s) Rockford RiverHawks (2002–2012) Colors Navy blue, Columbia blue, orange, silver, white Ownership Rock River Valley Baseball LLC Color Navy blue, Columbia blue, orange, silver, white | ||
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The Rockford Aviators were a professional baseball team based in Rockford, Illinois, and played in the Frontier League. Previously, Rockford had a team in the Frontier League called the River Hawks, who began FL play in 2002. There was no Rockford team in the FL in 2010. Rockford came back into the Frontier League in 2011 and changed the team name to Aviators on January 27, 2013. In 2011, the Aviators moved into their most recent home, Aviators Stadium, located in Loves Park, Illinois.
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History
The Aviators franchise was relocated from Chillicothe, Ohio, where they were known as the Chillicothe Paints, to Rockford in time for the 2011 season after the former Rockford RiverHawks franchise moved to the Northern League in 2010 and folded following that season. The club operated as the RiverHawks for 2011 and 2012 before changing the name to Aviators.