Slammers Win First Season Series against Rival ThunderBolts

August 15, 2025 - JOLIET, IL - If you walk around Slammers Stadium for enough time, you'll probably hear someone mention that Joliet has never beaten the Windy City ThunderBolts in a season series. To the average baseball fan, they probably don't think twice about it. Maybe the Bolts just have the Slammers number. But when you look at the big picture, it's almost impossible to believe. Going into Thursday night's game, the rivals had played a combined 152 games against each other in their histories. Windy C... Full Story

"Ian Battipaglia" - Slammers' Video Board Prank Takes Center Stage in Loss to ThunderBolts

August 14, 2025 - JOLIET, IL - Imagine you're about to take an at bat in a professional baseball game. It's the sixth inning. You've been in a slump for the past week. Tonight, your team can't get anything going. They're looking to you to ignite a rally. The PA announcer begins to call out your name as you step up to the plate. He always reads it in a dramatic, guttural way. "Now batting... number 18..." Then he trails off. A grid of a dozen of your teammates appear on the video board, shouting your name all a... Full Story

Ernny Ordonez Impresses in Slammers Debut as Joliet Bests Windy City

August 13, 2025 - JOLIET, IL - If you had a nickel for every time a player from the Gary SouthShore RailCats joined the Joliet Slammers this year and hit an RBI in their first career at bat, you would have two nickels, which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice. On June 17th, Jose Contreras introduced himself to Joliet by mashing a three run homer to left field. A little less than two months later, Ernny Ordonez knocked an RBI base hit up the middle to begin his own Slammers career as Joliet w... Full Story

Slammers' Grueling August Slump Continues with Sweep by Mississippi

August 11, 2025 - JOLIET, IL - In the dog days of summer, seven game winning streaks turn into six game losing streaks faster than you break a sweat from simply stepping outside. One week ago, the Slammers (36-42) were looking forward to a late season playoff push. Today, they found themselves eight games out of the postseason and on the verge of being swept by the Mississippi Mud Monsters (39-38). On this specific Dog Day, the one that involves fans bringing their pups to the park, not even the alternate u... Full Story

• Slammers' Grueling August Slump Continues with Sweep by Mississippi - Joliet Slammers (FL) August 11
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• Slammers Cruise Past Jackals to Extend Winning Streak to Five - Joliet Slammers (FL) August 2
• Extra Inning Rally Pushes Grizzlies Past Slammers - Joliet Slammers (FL) July 25
• Summer Scorcher Burns Slammers - Joliet Slammers (FL) July 24
• Cloudy with a Chance of Hot Dogs: Thousands of Sausages Fall from Sky in World Record Attempt at Slammers Stadium - Joliet Slammers (FL) July 23
• Joliet Searching for Momentum After All Star Break - Joliet Slammers (FL) July 19
• Mystery Promo Revealed - Joliet Slammers Partner with Pabst Light to Attempt World Record - Joliet Slammers (FL) July 11
• Full Speed Slammers Snag Series against Y'alls - Joliet Slammers (FL) July 6
• Ryan Daly Leads Slammers to First Win in a Week in Pro Debut - Joliet Slammers (FL) July 6
• No Fireworks on the Field as Y'alls Crush Slammers - Joliet Slammers (FL) July 5
• Slugging Slammers Meet Their Match in Evansville - Joliet Slammers (FL) June 21
• Surging Slammers Sweep Y'alls with Dominant Doubleheader - Joliet Slammers (FL) June 20
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