Tim Tierney

The Slammers opened the 2018 season with five straight losses. They capped the season with a win. “I would never have expected this the way they started out,’’ said Len...

Over the years, Ken Miller witnessed countless special moments when he coached baseball, basketball and football at Coal City. But among all those memories, the 72-year-old Miller still has a...

Travis Bolin is confident the Slammers can go on the road and come home with a spot in the Frontier League championship series. The numbers back up Joliet’s right fielder....

It helps to have a good sense of humor to manage in independent baseball. “I always wanted to be a power-hitting first baseman,’’ Slammers manager Jeff Isom said. “The only...

First, the glass half-empty: The Slammers were swept at home by the team with the worst ERA in the Frontier League. Joliet was held to one run in Friday and...

Last season, Slammer shortstop Chaz Meadows lived the dream of every player in independent baseball. He was signed by a major league organization. “It was one of those things where...

Nate Antone hasn’t played a lot of baseball since he finished college at West Virginia in 2013. “I just had to get away from it,” he said. Good thing for...

When rookie pitcher Daren Osby signed with the Slammers a little more than a month ago, they were starting to move up in the Frontier League East Division standings. The...

After he underwent labrum surgery in 2016, Liam O’Sullivan started his road back to the pitching mound with a pet. “The best thing that happened to me, and I credit...

The best hitting team in the Frontier League is in Joliet for the weekend. In the past, that may have been bad news for the Slammers. But 2018 is a...