Grand Junction Rockies

• Location: Grand Junction, CO
• League: Pioneer League 2012-2019, 2021-2022
• Affiliation: Colorado Rockies 2012-2019; Independent Leagues 2021-2022
• Ballpark: Sam Suplizio Field

Team History

After the 2011 season, the Colorado Rockies bought their affiliate in the Pioneer League, the Casper Ghosts, and moved the team to Grand Junction, CO where they became the Grand Junction Rockies. They are the first professional team to play in Grand Junction. In 2014 the Rockies put together the best overall record in the league but finished 2nd in both halves to miss the playoffs. Before the 2023 season, the team rebranded as the Grand Junction Jackalopes.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Hitting Coach	Pitching Coach	Coach
2012	43-33	2nd	Tony Diaz	Lost in 1st round	Drew Saylor	Ryan Kibler
2013	35-41	6th	Anthony Sanders	Lost in 1st round	Lee Stevens	Ryan Kibler
2014	43-33	1st	Anthony Sanders		Lee Stevens	Ryan Kibler
2015	33-43	7th	Anthony Sanders		Lee Stevens	Ryan Kibler
2016	36-39	6th	Frank Gonzales		Tim Doherty	Ryan Kibler
2017	38-38	3rd (t)	Frank Gonzales		Lee Stevens	Doug Jones	Andy Gonzalez
2018	43-33	2nd (t)	Jake Opitz	Lost League Finals	Zach Osborne	Doug Jones	Andy Gonzalez
2019	38-36	3rd	Jake Opitz	Lost in 1st round	Zach Osborne	Blaine Beatty	Andy Gonzalez
2020	Season cancelled

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Coach	Pitching Coach
2021	52-43	4th	Jim Johnson		Jordan Pacheco	Bobby Jenks
2022	52-43	2nd	Bobby Jenks		Jordan Pacheco

Related Sites

• official website