Springfield Sliders
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The Springfield Sliders are a collegiate summer league baseball
team in the Prospect League
. They play at Robin Roberts Field at Lanphier Park and are based in the city of Springfield, Illinois. The Sliders formed in November 2007 and were an expansion franchise for the 2008 season. The Sliders and other Collegiate summer leagues and teams exist to give top college players professional-like experience without affecting NCAA eligibility.
The Central Illinois Collegiate League
(CICL) season is divided into two halves with the first half winner playing the second half winner in a best-of-three series. The Sliders dominated the first half of the 2008 season with a 20-4 record, winning by seven (7) games. Springfield won the CICL Regular Season Championship with a 30-17 record, leaving the 2nd place team 4.5 games behind. In the 2008 playoffs, Springfield defeated the Danville Dans in three games to win the 2008 CICL Championship.
. The Springfield Capitals ceased operations to make way for a minor league team in 1978. The Springfield Rifles were members of the league from 1983 until the team folded after the 2006 season because of financial constraints. The Rifles played their home games at Lincoln Land Community College for all but one season, and suffered from extremely low attendance.
The Sliders won their first game in franchise history against The Quincy Gems
(Winning Pitcher - Dan Marcacci) 7-3.
. The Stadium opened in 1928 and was renovated/expanded over the years to the current 5,000-seat capacity. Midwest league stats note that the park is a hitters park. The stadium has been the home to a number of minor league and independent teams since it opened in 1928.
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
team in the Prospect League
Prospect League
The Prospect League is a collegiate summer baseball league comprising teams of college players from North America and beyond. All players in the league must have NCAA eligibility remaining in order to participate. Players are not paid so as to maintain their college eligibility...
. They play at Robin Roberts Field at Lanphier Park and are based in the city of Springfield, Illinois. The Sliders formed in November 2007 and were an expansion franchise for the 2008 season. The Sliders and other Collegiate summer leagues and teams exist to give top college players professional-like experience without affecting NCAA eligibility.
The Central Illinois Collegiate League
Central Illinois Collegiate League
The CICL was a collegiate wooden bat summer baseball league. It was composed of five teams from Illinois and Indiana.The CICL was founded in 1963 as a charter member of National Collegiate Athletic Association certified summer baseball...
(CICL) season is divided into two halves with the first half winner playing the second half winner in a best-of-three series. The Sliders dominated the first half of the 2008 season with a 20-4 record, winning by seven (7) games. Springfield won the CICL Regular Season Championship with a 30-17 record, leaving the 2nd place team 4.5 games behind. In the 2008 playoffs, Springfield defeated the Danville Dans in three games to win the 2008 CICL Championship.
History
The Sliders are the 3rd CICL franchise in Springfield, IllinoisSpringfield, Illinois
Springfield is the third and current capital of the US state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County with a population of 117,400 , making it the sixth most populated city in the state and the second most populated Illinois city outside of the Chicago Metropolitan Area...
. The Springfield Capitals ceased operations to make way for a minor league team in 1978. The Springfield Rifles were members of the league from 1983 until the team folded after the 2006 season because of financial constraints. The Rifles played their home games at Lincoln Land Community College for all but one season, and suffered from extremely low attendance.
The Sliders won their first game in franchise history against The Quincy Gems
Quincy Gems
The Quincy Gems are a collegiate summer league baseball team located in Quincy, Illinois. The team plays in the Prospect League, which absorbed their former league, the Central Illinois Collegiate League.Records- Records :CareerGames...
(Winning Pitcher - Dan Marcacci) 7-3.
Stadium
The Sliders play at historic Lanphier ParkLanphier Park
Lanphier Park is a stadium in Springfield, Illinois. It is primarily used for baseball. It originally opened in 1928 and was renovated in 1977. It holds 5,000 people. The facility's full name is Robin Roberts Stadium at Lanphier Park...
. The Stadium opened in 1928 and was renovated/expanded over the years to the current 5,000-seat capacity. Midwest league stats note that the park is a hitters park. The stadium has been the home to a number of minor league and independent teams since it opened in 1928.
- Field Dimensions: LF: 320 CF: 415 RF: 320