Joliet Slammers Will Host Frontier League Tryout Camp
Photo Courtesy of the Schaumburg Boomers Website
According to www.jolietslammers.com, the “27th Annual Frontier League Tryout Camp and Draft” will be held on Tuesday, April 23 and Wednesday, April 24 at Joliet Route 66 Stadium, home of the Joliet Slammers.
All 10 Frontier League teams will be represented at the workouts, and scouts from multiple Major League Baseball (MLB) teams will also attend. According to www.frontierleague.com, the 10 Frontier League teams include: Joliet Slammers, Lake Erie Crushers, Schaumburg Boomers, Washington Wild Things, Windy City ThunderBolts, Evansville Otters, Florence Freedom, Gateway Grizzlies, River City Rascals and Southern Illinois Miners.
Advance registration is available at www.frontierleaguetryouts.eventbrite.com while walk-up registration will begin at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 23. The cost of registration is $60. According to the Event Brite website, players must be at least 18 years old to attend, and must have been born on or after October 1, 1992 to be eligible for the 2019 season. Players with college eligibility remaining should check with their school's compliance officer before registering.
The workouts officially begin at 9:00 a.m. on April 23 and will feature a 60-yard dash, fielding and throwing drills for infielders, outfielders and catchers. Batting practice for position players will also be featured. According to www.jolietslammers.com, after the first day is completed, the field managers will post a list of players invited back for “inter-squad games” on April 24.
According to the Joliet Slammers website, 13 tryout attendees have been signed by MLB clubs during the season over the past six years.
“We are excited to bring our tryout camp to the Chicagoland area for the first time in 13 years,” commented Frontier League commissioner Bill Lee. “The recent upgrades to Joliet Route 66 Stadium make Joliet a great facility for our workouts.”
According to the Frontier League website, over 100 players have signed with MLB clubs since the start of the 2015 season, and 36 former Frontier League players have played in the Major Leagues, 10 seeing MLB action in 2018.
For more information, please visit www.frontierleague.com or contact the Frontier League offices at 618.215.4134 or office@frontierleague.com.
