The Gateway Grizzlies are a professional baseball team based in Sauget, Illinois. The Grizzlies compete in the Frontier League (FL) as a member of the West Division. The franchise was founded in 2001 and they play their home games at the 6,000-seat Grizzlies Ballpark, just 8 miles southeast of Downtown St. Louis. Some of the defining features of Grizzlies Ballpark include lawn seats, bleacher seats, box seating, party suites, a hot tub suite, and more.[1]
The Grizzlies won the Frontier Cup in 2003, defeating the Evansville Otters 3 games to 0. The team have a rivalry with the Schaumburg Boomers, with whom they have shared a division since 2011.
The team offers their own version of the Luther burger named "Baseball's Best Burger". Featured on ESPN,[2]Fortune,[3] and Man v. Food, the 1,000 calorie burger uses a deep-fried doughnut in place of a traditional bun.
Broadcastingedit
Grizzlies games are currently broadcast on Mixlr, and can be watched live on FloSports with a subscription. The team's current director of Broadcasting and Media Relations is Jason Guerette.
Notable alumniedit
Scott Patterson (2002–2005), a retired pitcher, had his contract purchased by the New York Yankees in 2006. Patterson was called up to the majors for one game in 2008 before being sent back down, and was claimed three months later by the San Diego Padres. Following that year, he played for 8 more seasons between various minor league and international teams.[4] As a member of the 2011 United States National Baseball Team at the Pan American Games, Patterson won a silver medal.[citation needed] He later retired in 2016.
^"Illinois team counts on calories to draw attention". ESPN. March 10, 2006. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
^"The 11 craziest foods sold at ballparks this year". Fortune. April 24, 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
^"Scott Patterson Stats | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
^"Justin Erasmus Minor & Independent Leagues Statistics & History | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
^"2009 World Baseball Classic - Provisional Roster" (PDF). MLB.com. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
^Randhawa, Manny (January 14, 2017). "WBC 2017 preview: Breaking down Australia". MLB.com. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
^"Trevor Richards Stats | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
External linksedit
Official website
FloSports streaming
February 15, 2024
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The Gateway Grizzlies are a professional baseball team based in Sauget Illinois The Grizzlies compete in the Frontier League FL as a member of the West Division The franchise was founded in 2001 and they play their home games at the 6 000 seat Grizzlies Ballpark just 8 miles southeast of Downtown St Louis Some of the defining features of Grizzlies Ballpark include lawn seats bleacher seats box seating party suites a hot tub suite and more 1 Gateway GrizzliesInformationLeagueFrontier League West Division LocationSauget IllinoisBallparkGrizzlies BallparkFounded2001League championships1 2003 Division championships4 2003 2007 2012 2023 ColorsNavy Blue White Green Orange OwnershipRichard Rich SaugetManagerSteve BrookGeneral ManagerKurt RingkampMediaBelleville News DemocratWebsitegatewaygrizzlies wbr comThe Grizzlies won the Frontier Cup in 2003 defeating the Evansville Otters 3 games to 0 The team have a rivalry with the Schaumburg Boomers with whom they have shared a division since 2011 Contents 1 Season by season record 2 Current Roster 3 Baseball s Best Burger 4 Broadcasting 5 Notable alumni 6 References 7 External linksSeason by season record editGateway Grizzlies Frontier League Year W L Win Place Postseason Manager2001 37 44 457 5th in FL West Did not qualify Champ Summers2002 34 50 405 5th in FL West Did not qualify Rich Sauget2003 50 38 554 1st in FL West Won 1st Rd Playoff vs Washington Wild Things 2 0 Won Frontier League Championship vs Evansville Otters 3 0 Danny Cox2004 56 38 588 2nd in FL West Lost 1st Rd Playoff vs Rockford Riverhawks 3 2 Danny Cox2005 49 47 442 3rd in FL West Did not qualify Danny Cox2006 42 52 512 3rd in FL West Did not qualify Danny Cox2007 64 29 688 1st in FL West Lost 1st Rd Playoff vs Washington Wild Things 3 0 Phil Warren2008 51 45 531 3rd in FL West Lost 1st Rd Playoff vs Kalamazoo Kings 3 1 Phil Warren2009 40 54 426 5th in FL West Did not qualify Phil Warren2010 54 40 574 3rd in FL West Did not qualify Phil Warren2011 39 56 411 4th in FL West Did not qualify Phil Warren2012 57 39 594 1st in FL West Lost 1st Rd Playoff vs Florence Freedom 3 2 Phil Warren2013 53 43 552 2nd in FL West Did not qualify Phil Warren2014 50 46 521 3rd in FL West Did not qualify Phil Warren2015 45 50 474 4th in FL West Did not qualify Phil Warren2016 44 51 463 6th in FL West Did not qualify Phil Warren2017 32 64 333 6th in FL West Did not qualify Phil Warren2018 38 58 396 6th in FL West Did not qualify Phil Warren2019 39 57 406 5th in FL West Did not qualify Phil Warren2020 Season cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic 2021 38 57 400 4th in FL West Did not qualify Cameron Roth2022 47 49 490 6th in FL West Did not qualify Steve Brook2023 59 37 615 1st in FL West Lost 1st Rd Playoff vs Evansville Otters 2 1 Steve BrookTotals 851 828 507 Playoffs 10 12 454 3 Division titles 5 Playoff appearances 1 championship Current Roster editGateway Grizzlies rostervte Active roster Coaches OtherPitchers 12 Colton Easterwood 20 Nate Garkow 4 Joey Gonzalez 21 Trevor Harris 28 Cameron Johnson 27 Ben Krizen 10 Carson LaRue 15 Josh Lucas 16 Zac Ryan 24 Collin Sullivan 25 Trevor Tietz 9 Zac Treece 14 Lukas Veinbergs 23 Alec Whaley Catchers 22 Willie Estrada 6 Alex HernandezInfielders 1 Abdiel Diaz 7 Clint Freeman 5 Gabe Holt 8 DJ Stewart 18 Mark Vierling 30 Peter ZimmermannOutfielders 2 Andrew Penner 11 Jairus Richards 3 Eric Rivera Manager Steve BrookCoaches Alex Ferguson bench Kyle Gaedele hitting Nick Kennedy pitching nbsp Disabled list Inactive list Suspended listRoster updated June 9 2023 Transactions Baseball s Best Burger editThe team offers their own version of the Luther burger named Baseball s Best Burger Featured on ESPN 2 Fortune 3 and Man v Food the 1 000 calorie burger uses a deep fried doughnut in place of a traditional bun Broadcasting editGrizzlies games are currently broadcast on Mixlr and can be watched live on FloSports with a subscription The team s current director of Broadcasting and Media Relations is Jason Guerette Notable alumni editScott Patterson 2002 2005 a retired pitcher had his contract purchased by the New York Yankees in 2006 Patterson was called up to the majors for one game in 2008 before being sent back down and was claimed three months later by the San Diego Padres Following that year he played for 8 more seasons between various minor league and international teams 4 As a member of the 2011 United States National Baseball Team at the Pan American Games Patterson won a silver medal citation needed He later retired in 2016 Justin Erasmus 2013 pitcher played in the Boston Red Sox organization and in the Australian Baseball League before joining the Grizzlies for the 2013 season He went back to the AUBL afterwards and is currently on the Canberra Cavalry 5 Erasmus was a member of the 2009 South Africa roster and the 2017 Australia roster in the World Baseball Classic 6 7 Trevor Richards 2015 2016 pitcher was signed by the Miami Marlins in 2016 and called up to the majors in 2018 He has since pitched for the Tampa Bay Rays and Milwaukee Brewers and is currently on the Toronto Blue Jays 8 References edit Gateway Grizzlies a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Illinois team counts on calories to draw attention ESPN March 10 2006 Retrieved April 11 2022 The 11 craziest foods sold at ballparks this year Fortune April 24 2015 Retrieved April 11 2022 Scott Patterson Stats Baseball Reference com Baseball Reference Retrieved April 11 2022 Justin Erasmus Minor amp Independent Leagues Statistics amp History Baseball Reference com Baseball Reference Retrieved April 11 2022 2009 World Baseball Classic Provisional Roster PDF MLB com Retrieved April 11 2022 Randhawa Manny January 14 2017 WBC 2017 preview Breaking down Australia MLB com Retrieved April 11 2022 Trevor Richards Stats Baseball Reference com Baseball Reference Retrieved April 11 2022 External links editOfficial website FloSports streaming 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