Lake Erie Crushers

• Location: Avon, OH
• League: Frontier League 2009-
• Affiliation: Independent Leagues
• Ballpark: Mercy Health Stadium

Team History

The Lake Erie Crushers are a team in the Frontier League which began play in 2009. They replaced the Chillicothe Paints, who folded after the 2008 season after playing in every season since the league's founding in 1993. The Crushers play their games in Avon, OH, on the western fringes of the Cleveland, OH metropolitan area, near Lake Erie, and continue the trend of the league moving from small towns to suburban locations. They completed a remarkable first season by defeating the River City Rascals in the league finals to conquer the Frontier League championship.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Coach
2009	57-38	2nd	John Massarelli	League Champs
2010	50-46	7th	John Massarelli
2011	51-44	4th	John Massarelli	Lost in 1st Round
2012	53-42	7th	John Massarelli
2013	56-40	2nd	Jeff Isom	Lost League Finals
2014	52-43	6th	Chris Mongiardo	Lost in 1st Round
2015	38-57	14th	Chris Mongiardo
2016	48-48	5th	Chris Mongiardo
2017	45-51	8th	Cam Roth
2018	50-46	4th	Cam Roth
2019	54-42	2nd	Cam Roth	Lost in 1st round
2020			Season Cancelled
2021	41-55	10th	Dan Rohn
2022	49-47	9th (t)	Cam Roth		Maikol Gonzalez
2023	37-59	15th	Jared Lemieux

Further Reading

• Brent Maguire: "Frontier League's Lake Erie Crushers win game ... without scoring a run?", mlb.com, August 10, 2024. [1]

Related Sites

• Official site of the Lake Erie Crushers