The Champion City Half Trax are a college summer baseball team located in Springfield, Ohio. The Half Trax are a member of the wood-bat Prospect League and have been since 2013. The Kings play at Carleton Davidson Stadium, which is also the home of the NCAA DIII Wittenberg University Tigers.
The Half Trax are led by General Manager Danny Leach and Field Manager DJ Neff.
The franchise was previously located in Slippery Rock, PA and was known as the Sliders prior to relocating to Ohio in time for the 2014 season. The Sliders were originally a member of the Frontier League, but left the league after the 2007 season, its only year as a member.
After the 2025 season, the franchise would change its name from the Kings to the Half Trax.
The Half Trax play in the Prospect League's Eastern Conference – Northeast Division along with the Chillicothe Paints, Johnstown Mill Rats, Kokomo Creek Chubs, and Lafayette Aviators.
Seasons Season Manager Record Win % Division GB Post-season record Post-season win % Post-season result Notes 2007 Greg Jelks 29–66 .305 4th 26.0 0–0 .000 Did not qualify 2008 Ceased operations for one season 2009 Chase Rowe 22–31 .415 5th 7.5 0–0 .000 Did not qualify As the Slippery Rock Sliders 2010 Andy Chalot 21–33 .389 4th 17.0 0–0 .000 Did not qualify 2011 Andy Chalot/Jon Rodriguez 26–29 .473 3rd 2.5 0–1 .000 Lost East Division Championship (West Virginia) Made playoffs as 1st Half East Division champion 2012 Shawn Pynn 20–40 .333 5th 20.5 0–0 .000 Did not qualify 2013 Brett Neffendorf 28–32 .467 4th 10.0 0–0 .000 Did not qualify Final season in Slippery Rock 2014 Brett Neffendorf 21–39 .350 5th 19.0 0–0 .000 Did not qualify First season as the Kings 2015 Chris Perkovich 24–35 .407 5th 13.5 0–0 .000 Did not qualify 2016 Rick White 27–33 .450 5th 7.5 0–0 .000 Did not qualify 2017 Mike Ruechel 29–29 .500 3rd 7.0 0–0 .000 Did not qualify 2018 Arthur Stenberg 26–33 .441 5th 11.0 0–0 .000 Did not qualify 2019 John Jeanes 25–34 .424 5th 14.5 0–0 .000 Did not qualify 2020 Season cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic) 2021 Gavin Murphy 28–30 .483 2nd 7.0 1–1 .500 Won Ohio River Valley Division Championship (Chillicothe) Lost Eastern Conference Championship (Lafayette) Made playoffs with 2nd best 2nd half record 2022 Gavin Murphy 23–34 .404 3rd 13.5 0–0 .000 Did not qualify 2023 Gavin Murphy 29–29 .500 2nd 12.0 0–1 .000 Lost Ohio River Valley Division Championship (Chillicothe) 2024 Stephen Larkin 18–38 .321 4th 18.0 0–0 .000 Did not qualify 2025 Stephen Larkin 20–35 .364 4th 14.5 0–0 .000 Did not qualify Final season as the Kings 2026 DJ Neff 27–28 .491 5th 2.5 0–0 .000 Did not qualify First season as the Half Trax Totals 443–628 .414 1–3 .250
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