Sunday, July 8, 2012
Dustin Umberger compiled a 4-2 record with an 0.96 ERA in 22 appearances this season with the River City Rascals.
River City Rascals closer Dustin Umberger signed a professional contract with the Chicago White Sox organziation on Tuesday. Umberger will report immediately to the White Sox Class A farm club in Kannapolis, North Carolina. The right-hander, in his second season with River City, compiled a 4-2 record with an 0.96 ERA in 22 appearances this season. He recorded eight saves, striking out 46 batters and walking just seven.
Friday, April 27, 2012
The River City Rascals open their 14th season of play in the professional independent Frontier League on Friday, May 18th against the Rockford RiverHawks.
The defending Frontier League West Division champion River City Rascals will soon begin play in 2012. The River City Rascals open their 14th season of play in the professional independent Frontier League on Friday, May 18th against the Rockford RiverHawks at T.R. Hughes Ballpark in O’Fallon. Throughout the season the Rascals will have weekly promotions on the schedule: The team has a compiled a thorough list of promotions this season in an effort to be more fan-friendly. Some of the things include: a Mark Buehrle bobblehead giveaway on May 20, theme nights and Super Splash Day. Tickets are on sale now. Visit www.rivercityrascals.com for more information. Box office hours will be Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m Windy City …
Saturday, January 28, 2012
The baseball team's managers decided to take back control of concession sales after a less than home run results.
On the field, the River City Rascals could not have put together a better 2011 campaign. The O'Fallon-based team won 67 of 95 regular season games and reached the Frontier League championship series for the third year in row. But off the field, it was the roughest season in the 13-year history of the franchise in terms of attendance. Baseball by the numbers River City finished the 2011 season last among the twelve teams in its league, averaging 1,564 fans per game. That's a far cry from years past. What accounts for the drop in fans in the stands? Team management believes an increase in concession stand prices played a role. Five years ago the Rascals sold concession rights to Aramark Sports and Entertainment, a company that …
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Defending West Division Champs open season at home May 18, 2012, against the Rockford RiverHawks.
River City Rascals' fans should go ahead and circle May, 18, 2012 on their calendars. At 7:05 p.m., the defending West Division champion and three-time Frontier League championship game finalists will take the field for the first time in 2012. The Rascals recently released the schedule for the upcoming season, and fans will be happy to know the 14th season in Rascal history kicks off at T.R. Hughes Ballpark. The Rascals will play its first six games of the season at home and 12 of the first 15 of the year. With two new teams joining the Frontier League in 2012—London, Ontario and Schaumburg, IL,—fans will get a chance to see some new faces at the ball park. The two new clubs also means revised divisions. The three-time West Division …
Monday, September 19, 2011
Defending champion Rascals fail to repeat by losing final series 3-1 to the Joliet Slammers.
The Joliet Slammers scored three times in the seventh inning on Sunday to beat River City 6-5 and claim the 2011 Frontier League championship at Silver Cross Field. The Game 4 victory gave the Slammers a 3-games-to-1 triumph in the best-of-five title series. The Rascals, who won the crown last summer, captured the first game, but dropped three in a row. River City dominated play during the regular season with a 68-27 mark. But the Rascals came up empty in post-season play. The Rascals, trailing 6-4 heading into the ninth, rallied to get to within one and had the go-ahead run at the plate. But Stephen Holdren, the league MVP, grounded out to end the season. River City pitcher Dustin Umberger gave up two earned runs and …
Defending champion Rascals fail to repeat by losing final series 3-1 to the Joliet Slammers.
The Joliet Slammers scored three times in the seventh inning on Sunday to beat River City 6-5 and claim the 2011 Frontier League championship at Silver Cross Field. The Game 4 victory gave the Slammers a 3-games-to-1 triumph in the best-of-five title series. The Rascals, who won the crown last summer, captured the first game, but dropped three in a row. River City dominated play during the regular season with a 68-27 mark. But the Rascals came up empty in post-season play. The Rascals, trailing 6-4 heading into the ninth, rallied to get to within one and had the go-ahead run at the plate. But Stephen Holdren, the league MVP, grounded out to end the season. River City pitcher Dustin Umberger gave up two earned runs and …
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Sunday, September 18, 2011
Joliet takes a 2-1 series lead in the best-of-five Frontier League Championship series.
Brandon Peters hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Joliet Slammers to a 4-3 win against River City in Game 3 of the Frontier League championship series Saturday night at Silver Cross Field. Joliet leads the best-of-five series 2-1 and can nail down the championship on Sunday. Peters unloaded on the first pitch from River City reliever Derrick Miramontes. "It was definitely the biggest home run of my career," Peters told reporters after the game. River City scored single runs in the sixth and seventh to take a 3-2 lead heading into the eighth. But Erik Lis tied the game with a run-scoring single in the eighth to set the stage for Peters' heroics. The Rascals managed just three hits. …
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Slammers even up series as River City heads to Joliet for Game 3.
Two fastballs up in the strike zone. Those are two pitches that River City Rascals starting pitcher Josh Lowey would like to have back Friday night in Game 2 of the Frontier League Championship Series against the Joliet Slammers at T.R. Hughes Ballpark. Brad Netzel and Hector Pellot took advantage of those two mistakes and hit back-to-back home runs in the fourth inning to defeat the Rascals 3-1 and even the best-of-five series at one game each. "I think they were looking fastball and I left them up," said Lowey, who scattered seven hits, fanned nine and only walked one. "The prior three innings I probably threw 90 percent fastballs and I'm sure they made some adjustments." Game Three is tonight at 6:05 in Joliet. The Rascals start Preston…
Friday, September 16, 2011
River City knocks off Joliet Slammers to take a 1-0 series lead in best-of-five Frontier League championships.
O'FALLON — It took the River City offense just 19 minutes and 35 pitches to make mincemeat out of one of the top pitchers in the Frontier League Thursday night. The Rascals scored six runs in the first inning to roll to an 8-5 victory over the Joliet Slammers in Game One of the league championship series in front of 1,204 fans at T.R. Hughes Ballpark. The defending champs take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five series with Game 2 set for Friday in O'Fallon at 7:05 p.m. River City steamrolled Joliet righthander, "Captain" Jake Renshaw, who led the league with 13 wins during the regular season. The Rascals sent Renshaw packing after just one inning, his shortest outing of the season. Renshaw gave up a season-high six earned runs. He had allowed …
