Terre Haute Rex

Terre Haute REX

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League Prospect League (West Division)
Location Terre Haute, Indiana
Ballpark Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium
Year founded 2010
League championships 2015, 2018
Division championships 2010 Central (2nd Half)
2012 West (2nd Half)
Colors Black, Blue, White
              
Ownership Sycamore Foundation Holdings[1]
Management Roland Shelton (GM)[2][3]
Manager Brian Dorsett[4]
Media tribstar
Website threxbaseball.com

The Terre Haute REX[5] are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Terre Haute, Indiana. They are a member of the summer collegiate Prospect League.[1]

They are managed by Brian Dorsett, an Indiana State alumnus and 8-year MLB player;[6] the assistant coaches are John Howes, John Gardner and Darrin Barton; Gardner is a former MiLB player and Indiana State alumnus. Casey DeGroote, who spent six years in the minors, four with the New York Yankees organization, is the Operations Manager and Assistant General Manager;[7] Gardner spent seven years in the minors as part of the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox organizations.[8]

The Rex play home games at Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium, also the home of Indiana State University's baseball team.[9]

The Terre Haute Rex are named after a prominent product with a historic connection to the community. Rex Coffee, produced by Clabber Girl, the “Imperial blend, fit for a Monarch” was roasted and packed in downtown Terre Haute, with a history dating back over a century. Patented in 1905, Rex Coffee was a household name from Chicago to Louisville; and from Cincinnati to St. Louis. The selection of the 'Rex' name continues a Terre Haute tradition of unique baseball team names that includes the Huts, Tots, Stags, Terre-iers and Highlanders.[10][11]

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2011

In 2011, a new team fight song, titled "Come On Rex!" debuted at the home contests. "Come On Rex" was written by Alan Barcus, an Indiana State University alum and the composer of the popular song "You're My Cubs!" which has played inside Wrigley Field at Chicago Cubs home games for several seasons.[13]

2012

The Indiana State University Athletics Department Facilities and Game Management crew were hired by the REX prior to the start of the 2012 season and were named the 2012 Prospect League Rookie Grounds Crew of the Year following the season.[14]

Manager Brian Dorsett was tabbed the Manager of the Year (sharing the honor with Dubois County's Ryan Anderson); the Rex also had three All-Stars. Relief Pitcher Nick Blount, Shortstop Nick Johnson and Centerfielder Kyle Kempf.[14]

Seasons

YearW-LPCTPlacePostseason
201028-24.5383rd - Central DivisionDivisional Championship First Round
201134-22.6072nd - West DivisionDivisional Championship First Round
201238-22.6332nd - West DivisionDivisional Championship First Round
201332-28.533Did not qualify for playoffs
201437-23.617Did not qualify for playoffs
201543-17.7171st - West DivisionProspect League Champions
201635-24.583Did not qualify for playoffs
201732-28.533Prospect League Championship Series
201835-24.5932nd in Western DivisionProspect League Champions
Total314-212.597--

References

  1. 1 2 Terre Haute Joins The Prospect League at summercollegeleagues.com, URL accessed December 30, 2009. Archived 12/30/09
  2. ↑ Terre Haute Rex hires general manager at indstate.edu, URL accessed December 30, 2009. Archived 12/30/09
  3. ↑ Terre Haute Rex names general manager at tribstar.com, URL accessed December 30, 2009. Archived 12/30/09
  4. ↑ http://www.tribstar.com/sports/local_story_028163640.html
  5. ↑ "REX Baseball | Terre Haute Rex Indiana summer baseball". www.rexbaseball.com. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  6. ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dorsebr01.shtml
  7. ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=degroo001cas
  8. ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=gardne001joh
  9. ↑ Baseball franchise coming to Terre Haute at tribstar.com, URL accessed December 30, 2009. Archived 12/30/09
  10. ↑ Baseball returns to Terre Haute at indstate.edu, URL accessed December 30, 2009. Archived 12/30/09
  11. ↑ http://www.prospectleague.com/story5.pdf
  12. ↑ "TH Rex Gets Morning Show Style".
  13. ↑ "About Alan Barcus". Alan Barcus.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-04. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  14. 1 2 http://tribstar.com/sports/x946182221/METRO-ROUNDUP-Dorsett-Rex-players-honored-in-Prospect-League-postseason-awards
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