Rockford Aviators

Rockford Aviators
Information
League	Frontier League (1993–2008, 2011–2015) (West)
Location	Loves Park, Illinois
Ballpark	Aviators Stadium
Year founded	2002
Year folded	2015
League championships	0
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
Manager	James Frisbie
General Manager	Brad Sholes
Media	Rockford Register Star
Website	www.rockfordaviators.com

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.^[1] In 2011, the Aviators moved into their most recent home, Aviators Stadium, located in Loves Park, Illinois.

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.

Seasons

Notable Alumni

• José Martínez (2014)
• Josh Smoker (2014)

References

External links

• Rockford Aviators
• Frontier League
• Aviators page at OurSports Central