Kenosha Kingfish

Kenosha Kingfish
League Northwoods League (South Division)
Location Kenosha, Wisconsin
Ballpark Simmons Field
Year founded 2013
League championships 1 (2015)
Division championships 1 (2015)
Colors Lake Michigan Blue, Vintage Cream, King's Gold, Cardinal Red
                   
Ownership Steve Schmitt, Vern Stenman, Conor Caloia
Management GM: Jake McGhee
Manager Duffy Dyer
Media

Play-By-Play Broadcaster: Robert Sherman

Newspaper: (http://www.KenoshaNews.com/ Kenosha News)
Website KingfishBaseball.com

The Kenosha Kingfish are a baseball team that plays in the Northwoods League (a collegiate summer baseball league). Based in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the Kingfish play their home games at Simmons Field.

History

The Kingfish name was announced at the Launch Party unveiling ceremony on November 23, 2013.[1]

2014 Inaugural Season

The Kingfish opened the 2014 season on the road, and played their first home series at the newly renovated Simmons Field on the weekend of May 31 and June 1.

The Kingfish finished the 2014 season with a 41-30 record in the Northwoods League South Division.[2]

2015 Season

The Kingfish finished 2015 with a regular season record of 48-24.[3] They defeated the St. Cloud Rox, in 2 games, to win their first Northwoods League Summer Collegiate World Series.

Kingfish in the Minor Leagues

Name Current Team Professional Organization Years
Pat Porter Quad Cities River Bandits Houston Astros (A) 2014
Logan Sendelbach West Virginia Power Pittsburgh Pirates (A) 2015
Chris Godinez Staten Island Yankees New York Yankees (A) 2014
Daniel Young Vancouver Canadians Toronto Blue Jays (A) 2014
Steven Klimek Gulf Coast League Orioles Baltimore Orioles (Rookie) 2014

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