Tim Tierney

Pascual Santiago, the Joliet Slammers' pitching coach, described closer Navery Moore as a hurler who's "always working on his craft.'' Watching and learning from the bullpen is part of the...

It wasn't quite Christmas morning or winning the lottery, but Joliet Slammers manager Jeff Isom was noticeably excited Friday when he saw the Frontier League statistics. "There's the top 10...

Casey Fletcher was the third-leading hitter on the University of Illinois baseball team that won the Big Ten regular-season title and finished 50-10-1. Fletcher wasn't among the nine Illini players...

Twenty-four games into the season, a quarter of the Frontier League schedule, the Joliet Slammers left for Traverse City, Mich., for the weekend. A getaway trip for many, it was...

With a Frontier League-worst 5.34 ERA, the Joliet Slammers needed a starting pitcher to start bringing down those numbers. Not surprisingly, Andrew Strenge responded. The 24-year-old right-hander stymied the Washington...

Theme nights and between-innings antics, staples of the Joliet Slammers' promotions calendar, have had unusual company for a few days. Using the new video board at Silver Cross Field, Joliet...

Drawing a blank in the batter's box has led to good results for Russell Moldenhauer. "When I'm doing well and hit a good ball, I try to revert back to...