Lake Erie Crushers

Lake Erie Crushers
Team logo Cap insignia
League Frontier League (East Division)
Location Avon, Ohio
Ballpark All Pro Freight Stadium
Year founded 2009
League championships 1 (2009)
Division championships 1 (2013)
Colors Black, Red, White
              
Ownership Blue Dog Baseball, LLC
Manager Cameron Roth
Media The Elyria Chronicle-Telegram
Website www.lakeeriecrushers.com

The Lake Erie Crushers are a professional baseball team based in Avon, Ohio. It is a member of the independent Frontier League, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball.

The Crushers won the Frontier League Championship in their inaugural season. They defeated the River City Rascals three games to two after losing the first two games of the series.

History

Avon Professional Baseball unveiled the name and logo on Thursday, December 4, 2008, of the Frontier League team that will begin play in Avon. The name was chosen from entries submitted in a "Name the Team" contest sponsored by The Morning Journal. The owner of the team, Steven Edelson, said more than 800 team name ideas were submitted.

After years of talk, Frontier League officials decided to put a team in Lorain County. After initially hinting it would be in Lorain, they decided to go with Avon because, rumor was they were not happy with the stadium Lorain was offering them, which is now known as The Pipe Yard.

The "Name the Team" contest was launched in October, and the hundreds of entries were whittled down. Fans then voted on finalist selections, choosing from Ohio, Lorain County, Avon, Cleveland or Lake Erie for the team location name and the Groove, Ironmen, Red Tails, Artichokes, Crushers, Walleyes, and Woollies for the team name.

In February 2016 Edelson sold the team to Tom & Jacqueline Kramig of Blue Dog Baseball LLC. The Kramig's are on-site Owner/Operators and are planning several significant upgrades to the team and ballpark in conjunction with the City of Avon.

Seasons

Lake Erie Crushers (Frontier League)
Year W-L PCT Place Postseason Frontier League Champions
2009 57-38 .600 2nd in FL EastFrontier League Division Series: Defeated the Kalamazoo Kings 3-2.
Frontier League Championship Series: Defeated the River City Rascals 3-2.		Lake Erie Crushers
2010 50-46 .521 4th in FL East No PostseasonRiver City Rascals
2011 51-45 .537 2nd in FL EastFrontier League Division Series: Lost to Joliet Slammers 0-2. Joliet Slammers
2012 53-42 .558 4th in FL East No PostseasonSouthern Illinois Miners
2013 56-40 .583 1st in FL East Frontier League Division Series: Defeated the Traverse City Beach Bums 3-1.
Frontier League Championship Series: Lost to the Schaumburg Boomers 0-3.		 Schaumburg Boomers

2011 All-Star Game

On July 13, 2011, the Lake Erie Crushers and All Pro Freight Stadium hosted the 2011 Frontier League All-Star Game. A total of eight Crushers were voted into the game by the Frontier League's managers, coaches, media, and front offices. There have been 12 fielders and seven pitchers to play in the game for the Crushers with Andrew Davis and Paul Fagan being the only repeat All-Stars.

Lake Erie Crushers All-Stars
Year Player Position Game Location
2009 Andrew Davis Third Base Road Ranger Stadium
Loves Park, Illinois
Tim Binkoski Outfielder
Luke Hetherington Outfielder
Gordon Gronkowski DH
Paul Fagan Pitcher
2010 Andrew Davis Third Base Rent One Park
Marion, Illinois
Jodam Rivera Shortstop
Josh Roberts Pitcher
Travis Risser Pitcher
Jeff Cinadr Pitcher
2011 Andrew Davis Third Base All Pro Freight Stadium
Avon, Ohio
Nick Mahin Outfielder
Kelyn Schellenberg Pitcher
Joel Collins Catcher
Kyle Shaffer Catcher
2012 Paul Fagan Pitcher The Corn Crib
Normal, Illinois
Russell Moldenhauer DH
2013 Andrew Davis Third Base Consol Energy Park
Washington, PA
Max Casper Infielder
Emmanuel Quiles Catcher
Daniel Bowman Outfielder
Matt Rein Pitcher
Dave Middendorf Pitcher

Stadium

The Crushers play at All Pro Freight Stadium in Avon, Ohio, which has been their home since their inception in 2009. The stadium, built and owned by the City of Avon, has a capacity of 5,000, including 3,000 box seats, 11 private suites, four-person terrace tables, berm seating and picnic and patio areas for group outings. The playing surface is artificial turf, and includes concession stands, a gift shop and a state-of-the-art sound system.

References

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