Gateway Grizzlies
Professional baseball team based in Sauget, Illinois / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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League | Frontier League (West Division) |
Location | Sauget, Illinois |
Ballpark | Grizzlies Ballpark |
Founded | 2001 |
League championships | 1 (2003) |
Division championships | 4 (2003, 2007, 2012, 2023) |
Colors | Navy Blue, White, Green, Orange |
Ownership | Richard "Rich" Sauget |
Manager | Steve Brook |
General Manager | Kurt Ringkamp |
Media | Belleville News-Democrat |
Website | gatewaygrizzlies |
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.