Midwest Sliders of Ypsilanti

Independent baseball team
name = Midwest Sliders of Ypsilanti
founded = 2007
city = Ypsilanti, Michigan

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current league = Frontier League
current division = East
past league =
currentname = Midwest Sliders of Ypsilanti (2009)
pastname = Midwest Sliders (2008)
* Slippery Rock Sliders (2007)
colors = Navy Blue, Green, White
ballpark = Oestrike Stadium
pastparks = Jack Critchfield Park
leaguechamps =
divisionchamps =
owner = Baseball Heroes of Oakland County Limited Partnership
manager =
gm =
media = Ann Arbor News
website = http://www.cruisersbaseball.com cruisersbaseball.com

The Midwest Sliders of Ypsilanti are a professional baseball team based in Ypsilanti, Michigan, in the United States. They are a member of the East Division of the Frontier League, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball.

The team is scheduled to relocate to Oakland County, Michigan in the 2010 season to play as the Oakland County Cruisers. The name "Cruisers" is a reference to Oakland County's proximity to Detroit, the headquarters of the three most prominent automotive companies in the United States: Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors. All three companies also maintain significant investments in Oakland County. [ [http://www.theoaklandpress.com/stories/122007/spo_20071220241.shtml It's the Cruisers!] ]

History

The Slippery Rock Sliders were formed for the 2007 season to ensure an even number of teams with the Frontier League's addition of the Southern Illinois Miners. The Sliders played a mere 32 home games at Jack Critchfield Park in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, with the remaining 64 played on the road. For the 2008 season, the Sliders became a traveling team, playing all of their games on the road under the geographical moniker, "Midwest".

The Sliders 2009 season will begin in May, at Eastern Michigan University's Oestrike Stadium located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. In 2010, the re-named Cruisers are schheduled move to Diamond at the Summit, which will start construction in the spring of 2009 [http://www.freep.com/article/20081010/SPORTS21/810100405/1217/SPORTS] . The ballpark is a part of the Summit Place Mall complex.

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References

External links

Official websites

* [http://www.cruisersbaseball.com Oakland County Cruisers]
* [http://www.frontierleague.com Frontier League]

Media

* [http://www.oursportscentral.com/sports/?t_id=2145 Cruisers page at OurSports Central]