South Bend Silver Hawks

• Location: South Bend, IN
• League: Midwest League 1994-2014
• Affiliation: Chicago White Sox 1994-1996; Arizona Diamondbacks 1997-2014
• Ballpark: Coveleski Stadium

Team History

The South Bend Silver Hawks began play in the Midwest League in 1988 as the South Bend White Sox. The team was renamed in 1994 to honor one of local automobile maker Studebaker's most popular cars, the Silver Hawk. Originally a Chicago White Sox farm club, they have been an affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks since 1997. In 2005, the club won their first league title. After that season, the Silver Hawks were planning to relocate to Marion, IL, but they remained in South Bend, IN after the proposed sale of the team was rejected by the league. Eventually, the team was sold to a group headed by former Indiana Governor Joe Kernan, who vowed to keep the club in South Bend. After the 2014 season the team changed parent clubs to the Chicago Cubs and changed their name to the South Bend Cubs.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Hitting coach	Pitching coach	Coach
1994	72-67	6th	Mike Gellinger		Pat Roessler	Jaime Garcia	Jim Reinebold
1995	66-69	9th	Fred Kendall		Mark Haley	Curt Hasler	Jim Reinebold
1996	54-82	14th	Dave Keller		Rance Mulliniks	Curt Hasler
1997	54-83	14th	Dick Scott		Jim Presley	Dennis Lewallyn	Jim Reinebold
1998	40-100	14th	Roly de Armas		Rick Schu	Mike Parrott	Jim Reinebold
1999	68-71	9th	Mike Brumley		Vic Ramirez	Dave Jorn	Jim Reinebold
2000	60-78	12th	Dave Jorn		Rodney Lofton	Royal Clayton	Jim Reinebold
2001	70-66	6th	Steve Scarsone	Lost League Finals *	Willie Wilson	Royal Clayton
2002	52-87	14th	Dick Schofield		Von Hayes	James Keller
2003	72-64	4th	Von Hayes	Lost in 1st round	Hector de la Cruz	Dan Carlson
2004	77-63	2nd (t)	Tony Perezchica	Lost in 2nd round	Hector de la Cruz	Jeff Pico
2005	84-56	1st	Mark Haley	League Champs	Tony Dello	Wellington Cepeda
2006	74-62	4th	Mark Haley	Lost in 1st round	Todd Dunwoody	Wellington Cepeda
2007	68-70	9th	Mark Haley	Lost in 2nd round	Jeff Young	Wellington Cepeda
2008	76-63	2nd	Mark Haley	Lost League Finals	Francisco Morales	Erik Sabel
2009	59-78	10th	Mark Haley	Lost in 1st round	Francisco Morales	Erik Sabel
2010	59-78	13th	Mark Haley		Francisco Morales	Wellington Cepeda
2011	67-72	10th (t)	Mark Haley		Bobby Smith	Wellington Cepeda
2012	67-73	12th (t)	Mark Haley		Bobby Smith	Wellington Cepeda
2013	81-58	4th	Mark Haley	Lost League Finals	Jason Camilli	Wellington Cepeda
2014	83-56	2nd	Mark Haley	Lost in 1st round	Jon Mathews	Doug Bochtler

• *League Finals cancelled in 2001 with Kane County Cougars leading South Bend 1 game to 0. Kane County declared champions.