Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks

Independent baseball team
name = Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks
founded = 1996
city = Fargo, North Dakota

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current league = Northern League
current division=
past league =
currentname = Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks (1996-present)
colors = black, red, silver
ballpark = Newman Outdoor Field
pastparks =
leaguechamps = 3 (1998, 2003, 2006)
divisionchamps = 8 (1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)
owner = Fargo Baseball, LLC
manager = Doug Simunic
gm = Josh Buchholz
media = Fargo Forum
website = http://www.fmredhawks.com www.fmredhawks.com

The Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks are a professional baseball team based in Fargo, North Dakota, in the United States. The RedHawks are a member of the Northern League, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball. From the 1996 season to the present, the RedHawks have played their home games at Newman Outdoor Field.

In twelve seasons, the RedHawks have set the modern Northern League best single-season record for win percentage with a 64-21 (.753) mark in 1998, set the record for most wins in a season with 68 in 2005, have made it to the playoffs 11 of 12 seasons, won three Northern League titles, and were named Baseball America's Independent Team of the Decade during the '90s.

:Founded: 1996:Playoff appearances: 1996, 97, 98, 99, 2000, 01, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07:Division titles won: 1996, 97, 98, 2000, 03, 04, 05, 06:Northern League Championships won: 1998, 2003, 2006

The team was created as a Northern League expansion franchise in 1996 along with the now-defunct Madison Black Wolf.

Year-by-year record

				First Half			Second Half			Overall
Season		Division		W-L	Finish		W-L	Finish		W-L	Win%		Playoffs
1996		West		26-15	1st		27-15	1st		53-31	.631		Lost championship series
1997		West		21-21	3rd		26-16	1st		47-37	.560		Lost division series
1998		West		31-11	1st		33-10	2nd		64-21	.753		Won championship
1999		West		27-16	2nd		23-19	2nd		50-35	.588		Lost division series
2000		West		28-15	1st		25-18	1st		53-33	.616		Lost division series
2001		North		25-20	2nd		26-19	3rd		51-39	.567		Lost Central semi-final
2002		North		25-19	2nd		27-18	2nd		52-37	.584		Did not qualify
2003		West		32-13	1st		30-15	1st		62-28	.689		Won championship
2004		North		31-16	1st		23-25	3rd		55-41	.573		Lost semi-final
2005		North		28-20	1st		40-7	1st		68-27	.716		Lost championship series
2006		North		32-16	1st		31-17	1st		63-33	.656		Won championship
2007		North		26-21	3rd		31-17	1st		57-38	.600		Lost division series

External links

* [http://www.fmredhawks.com/ Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks website]
* [http://www.nlfan.com/fargo/ nlfan.com Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks' Guide]