Austin Shea Dominates, Deep Dish Win Fourth in a Row

August 12, 2020 - The game Tuesday night between the Chicago Deep Dish (5-9) and NERDS Herd (3-9-1) marked the halfway point in the City of Champions Cup season. After winning their opening game, the Deep Dish found themselves at the bottom of the standings on a six-game losing streak. Now, they're in third after going 3-0 last week, haven taken two games from the first place Joliet Slammers. The NERDS Herd haven't had recent success like the Deep Dish. The Herd came into tonight's game struggling, as a five g... Full Story

Tully Monsters Fend off Herd 6-5

August 9, 2020 - To say it's been a rough weekend for the Tully Monsters is an understatement. They desperately needed a win Sunday night to keep pace with the first-place Slammers. After dropping their last two games, the Tully Monsters needed to revamp their bullpen and jumpstart their bats. Their opponent, the NERDS Herd, are in a similar situation, as they're now in last place for the first time all season. Philip Caulfield led off the bottom of the 1st inning with a ground rule double. Christian Funk dro... Full Story

Deep Dish Beat Slammers 9-5, Win Fourth Straight

August 9, 2020 - JOLIET, IL - The Chicago Deep Dish rattled off their third consecutive win of the City of Champions Cup, beating the first-place Joliet Slammers 9-5. Though the lead was exchanged multiple times throughout the contest, the Deep Dish rode left fielder Andre Nnebe's big day at the plate and a strong bullpen performance to the narrow victory. Nnebe was 2-for-5 with three RBIs and two runs scored. In the first inning, he smashed a long home run over the left field fence for his first hit and RBI ... Full Story

Slammers Roll Past Herd 6-2

August 8, 2020 - It was a beautiful night for baseball in Joliet. Fans were welcomed to a sunny evening at DuPage Medical Group Field for a game between the Joliet Slammers and NERDS Herd. The Slammers were coming off of Friday night's electric 2-1 comeback against the Tully Monsters, and looked to feed off that energy. The Herd, who lost to the Tully Monsters 8-3 on Thursday, needed a win to keep pushing up the City of Champions Cup Standings. Before all the fans had a chance to settle into their seats, we h... Full Story

• Slammers Roll Past Herd 6-2 - Joliet Slammers (FL) August 8
• Slammers Stun Tully Monsters with 2-1 Comeback - Joliet Slammers (FL) August 7
• Meyer Blasts Tully Monsters Past Herd 8-3 - Joliet Slammers (FL) August 6
• Deep Dish Snap Slammers Streak, Narrowly Win 5-4 - Joliet Slammers (FL) August 4
• Slammers Win 5-0 as Aufderheide Shines in Starting Debut - Joliet Slammers (FL) August 2
• Tully Monsters Win 2-1 over Deep Dish in Pitchers' Duel - Joliet Slammers (FL) August 2
• Enns and Company Lift Tully Monsters Past Herd 6-1 - Joliet Slammers (FL) August 1
• McSteen's Dominant Start Propels Slammers to 8-0 Win - Joliet Slammers (FL) August 1
• Herd Battle Past Deep Dish 7-3 - Joliet Slammers (FL) July 31
• Headean's Gem, Parreira's Blast Power Slammers to 8-5 Win - Joliet Slammers (FL) July 30
• Shea Deals In Shutout Win Over Herd - Joliet Slammers (FL) July 28
• Tully Monsters Outlast Deep Dish 9-6 - Joliet Slammers (FL) July 26
• Epic Finish Between The Nerds Herd And Chicago Deep Dish - Joliet Slammers (FL) July 25
• Slammers' Pitching Blanks Deep Dish 7-0 - Joliet Slammers (FL) July 24
• Nerds Explode into Win Column with 13-0 Victory - Joliet Slammers (FL) July 23
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• With T-Bolts shut down, Sandburg graduate Sean Leland finds bullpen job with Tully Monsters in City of Champions Cup - FL Chicago Daily Southtown (July 28)
• After the Milwaukee Brewers canceled their minor league season, H-F product Korry Howell decides to play close to home with Joliet Slammers - FL Chicago Daily Southtown (July 17)
• Frontier League suspends entire season, dashing ThunderBolts' hopes, but Slammers to go it alone with City of Champions Cup - FL Chicago Daily Southtown (June 25)
• Area roundup: Local football semifinalists announce game times - FL Joliet Herald News (November 19)
• Area roundup: Minooka girls volleyball heading to the Elite Eight - FL Joliet Herald News (November 7)
• Crushers finish regular season with victory - FL Lorain Morning Journal (September 2)
• Crushers fall to Slammers in 10 innings - FL Lorain Morning Journal (September 1)
• Crushers defeat Slammers in series opener - FL Lorain Morning Journal (August 31)
• Miners drop heartbreaker at Joliet - FL The Southern (August 19)
• Miners grab early lead, top Joliet 5-2 - FL The Southern (August 18)
• Wild Things swept by Slammers - FL Washington Observer-Reporter (August 16)
• Pirates minor league report: Aug. 15, 2019 - FL Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (August 16)
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