Sliders Capture CICL Postseason Crown!

SPRINGFIELD, IL – August 14, 2008 – The Springfield Sliders defeated the Danville Dans 5-2 to win the CICL championship series tonight.  Pitching and timely hitting were the recipe for success for the Sliders.  Jonas Dufek went 6 innings for Springfield giving up only one run while facing only 20 Danville hitters.  Logan Mahon then came in relief in the 7th and pitched himself out of a one run scored... more

Sliders Edge Dans in Game One of CICL Championship

SPRINGFIELD, IL – August 12, 2008 – The Springfield Sliders took the first game of the 2008 CICL Championship from the Danville Dans by a final score of 2-1.  All of the offense took place in the first inning when Andrew Pollack drove in Jon Lilly to give the Dans a short-lived lead.  The Sliders answered back by way of a two-run homer by freshman Andrew Quinnette, also scoring Ryan Ashe... more

Sliders Beat Gems

SPRINGFIELD, IL – August 9, 2008 –
The Springfield Sliders defeated the Quincy Gems 6-5 tonight in Springfield in front of a crowd of 1850.  Tyler Goodro led the Gems with two hits while Oliver Palmer and Andy Petz each added doubles.  Quincy finished the season 21-27... more