Year founded 2015 Management GM: Chad Bauer Website RockfordRivets.com League Northwoods League Color Black, Gold, Silver | Colors Black, Gold, Silver Manager Brian Smith Founded 2015 Ballpark Rivets Stadium | |
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Ownership Dick Radatz, Jr. & Chad Bauer Location Loves Park, Illinois, United States | ||
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 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).
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.
Finally, on February 11, the Rivets name, logo and colors were officially announced.