The Rockford Rivets are a baseball team in the Northwoods League, a collegiate summer baseball league. The league's only team based in Illinois, their home games are played at Rivets Stadium in Loves Park.
History Following the demise of the Frontier League's Rockford Aviators, the Northwoods League officially announced that Rockford Baseball Properties, LLC (composed of league president Dick Radatz, Jr. and Chad Bauer) would field a team in the league to begin play in the 2016 season. Northern Illinois Huskies baseball and Madison Mallards alumnus Brian Smith served as the team's first manager. In February 2016, the Rivets name, logo and colors were officially announced.
Seasons Season Record Win % Finish Manager Playoffs 2016 33-39 .458 6th in South Brian Smith Did not qualify 2017 39-33 .541 3rd in South Brian Smith Lost in quarter-finals (0-1) to Battle Creek Bombers 2018 28-43 .338 9th in South Brian Smith Did not qualify 2019 33-39 .458 4th in Great Lakes East Josh Keim Did not qualify 2020 16-27 .372 3rd in WI-IL East Josh Keim No playoffs due to COVID 2021 29-42 .408 4th in Great Lakes East JT Scarra Did not qualify 2022 37-35 .514 2nd in Great Lakes East JT Scarra Did not qualify2023 45-27 .625 2nd in Great Lakes East Vincent Tornincasa Did not qualify2024 47-25 .623 1st in Great Lakes East Will Oberg Lost in quarter-finals (1-2) to Kalamazoo Growlers2025 26-43 .377 6th in Great Lakes East Chase Brewster Did not qualify2026 31-40 .437 5th in Great Lakes East Bob Koopmann Did not qualify
MLB alumni Name MLB teams played for Years with Rivets MLB Debut Jordan Wicks Chicago Cubs 2020 August 26, 2023 Hunter Feduccia Los Angeles Dodgers, Tampa Bay Rays 2017 July 31, 2024 Caleb Durbin Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox 2019 April 18, 2025 John Rave Kansas City Royals 2017 May 26, 2025 Carson Seymour San Francisco Giants 2020 June 29, 2025 Dugan Darnell Colorado Rockies 2019 August 1, 2025 Bob Seymour Tampa Bay Rays 2020 August 15, 2025 Lucas Spence Houston Astros 2024 July 17, 2026
References
External links Rockford Rivets official site Northwoods League official site