Sussex County Miners

• Location: Augusta, NJ
• League: Canadian-American Association 2015-2019, Frontier League 2020-present
• Affiliation: Independent Leagues
• Ballpark: Skylands Park

• Manager: Bobby Jones
• Hitting Coach: John Wagner
• Pitching Coach: Shane Loux

Team History

The Sussex County Miners, are a professional independent league baseball team based in the Augusta, NJ section of Frankford Township in Sussex County, New Jersey. The Miners used to belong to the Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball (Can-Am League) and were founded in 2014.

The 2015 season was the inaugural season for the Miners. Although, the team started off slow under original manager Steve Shirley, they finished strong under the leadership of manager Brent Metheny, who took over on an interim basis un July 3rd and permanently on July 15th [1], and his assistant coaches John Wagner the hitting coach, and Shane Loux the pitching coach. Johnny Bladel was named the Can-Am League Rookie of the Year.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
2015	38-59	6th	Steve Shirley / Brent Metheny
2016	39-61	6th	Bobby Jones
2017	45-54	4th	Bobby Jones	Lost in 1st round
2018	63-38	1st	Bobby Jones	League Champs
2019	61-33	1st	Bobby Jones	Lost League Finals
2020	Season cancelled
2021	49-46	8th	Bobby Jones
2022	54-41	5th (t)	Bobby Jones
2023	55-40	4th (t)	Chris Widger

Related Sites

• Official web site