- Chillicothe Paints
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Chillicothe Paints Founded in 1993
Chillicothe, Ohio
Team logo
Cap insigniaLeague affiliations - Prospect League
- East Division
- Frontier League (1993-2008)
Name - Chillicothe Paints (1993-present)
Team Colors - Navy Blue, Red, White
Ballpark - V.A. Memorial Stadium
Championships - League titles: 1 (2010)
- Division titles: 5 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2010)
Owner(s)/Operated By: Chris Hanners General Manager: Bryan Wickline Manager: TBA Media: Chillicothe Gazette Website: chillicothepaints.com The Chillicothe Paints are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Chillicothe, Ohio, in the United States. The team is a member of the summer collegiate Prospect League.
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Team history
The Paints played in the independent Frontier League from the 1993 season until the end of the 2008 season. They were one of the original teams in the league. The Paints play their home games at V.A. Memorial Stadium.
The Paints were the longest tenured franchise in the Frontier League to date. They have been to the Frontier League Championship Series on six occasions (1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2006). However, they never were able to claim a Frontier League championship win.
In 2005, the Paints set a team record by drawing over 8,500 fans.
V.A. Memorial Stadium had grass from 1993-2005. The ballpark installed FieldTurf in 2006.
Following the 2008 season, the ownership announced that they will no longer be a part of the Frontier League. The franchise would become an amateur collegiate summer baseball league team playing in the Prospect League
In 2010, the Paints won their first Prospect League championship against the Danville Dans on an 11th inning walk off home run by Ian Nelson.
Retired numbers
- 20 - OF Gator McBride (1-time All-Star and hit leader)
- 22 - P Brian Tollberg (First Frontier League player to make it to the MLB with the San Diego Padres)
- 27 - 3B Mitch House (3-time All-Star)
- 29 - OF Steve Martin (Retired in 2006, lost his life following a game in an automobile accident July 6, 2006)
- 30 - DH/1B Scott Pinoni (1999 Most Valuable Player; 3-time All-Star)
- 50 - Manager Roger Hanners (1993 FL Manager of the Year, managed Paints 1993-2000)
- 24 - SS Travis O. Garcia (2007 FL Most Valuable Player)
Major leaguers
- P Brian Tollberg (Pitched for the San Diego Padres from 2000 to 2003)
Managers
Longtime Paints' Bench Coach Marty Dunn served as Interim Manager in 2000 following Hanners's heart attack late in the season. Dunn has served as an interim coach for a few games since Hanners's retirement. During the Wilson era, Pitching coaches Jim Frisbee (2005) and Johnny Ruffin (2006) have filled in during an absence, although Dunn has been on staff. During a road trip to Traverse City, MI in 2006, former Cy Young winner Doug Drabek served as manager while Wilson was tending to things at his Texas home.
In late 2006, Wilson saw his contract not renewed, due to many reasons. That same day, the Paints organization named longtime Washington Wild Things assistant Mark Mason their new manager. Mason also managed the Ohio Valley Redcoats in 2005, winning the Roger Hanners Manager of the Year award.
After 2008, Mark Mason was named the fourth manager of the Washington Wildthings replacing Greg Jelks. Mason will not be returning to the Paints in the Prospect league.
- 1993 - Mark Jones (14-15 record) replaced midway through the season with Roger Hanners (11-12)
- 1994-2000 - Roger Hanners (278-267) .510 winning percentage
- 2001-2004 - Jamie Keefe (142-161) .468 winning percentage
- 2005-2006 - Glenn Wilson (111-79) .584 winning percentage
- 2007-2008 - Mark Mason (86-106) .448 winning percentage
Season-by-season records
Chillicothe Paints- 1993 to 2008 Season W - L Record Winning Percentage Finish Playoffs 1993 25-27 .481 2nd in FL West 1994 33-34 .493 1st in FL West Lost 1st Round Playoff vs. Lancaster Scouts 2-1. 1995 21-48 .304 8th in FL 1996 48-26 .649 1st in FL East Won 1st Round Playoff vs. Johnstown Steal 2-1.
Lost Frontier League Championship vs. Springfield Capitals 2-0.1997 41-38 .519 3rd in FL East 1998 48-31 .608 1st in FL East Won 1st Round Playoff vs. Canton Crocodiles 2-1.
Lost Frontier League Championship vs. Springfield Capitals 2-1.1999 45-38 .542 2nd in FL East Won 1st Round Playoff vs. Evansville Otters 2-0.
Lost Frontier League Championship vs. London Werewolves 2-0.2000 42-40 .512 3rd in FL East 2001 51-33 .607 1st in FL East Won 1st Round Playoff vs. Canton Crocodiles 2-1.
Lost Frontier League Championship vs. Richmond Roosters 3-0.2002 35-49 .417 5th in FL East 2003 54-31 .635 1st in FL East Lost 1st Round Playoff vs. Evansville Otters 2-1. 2004 48-48 .500 4th in FL East 2005 53-42 .558 2nd in FL East Won 1st Round Playoff vs. Washington Wild Things 3-2.
Lost Frontier League Championship vs. Kalamazoo Kings 3-2.2006 58-37 .611 2nd in FL East Won 1st Round Playoff vs. Washington Wild Things 3-1.
Lost Frontier League Championship vs. Evansville Otters 3-0.2007 47-49 .490 2nd in FL East 2008 39-57 .406 5th in FL East Total 688-628 .523 Playoffs 19-25 .432 5 Division Titles. 8 Playoff Appearances. 1 Championships, 2010 External links
Prospect League Western Division Danville Dans • Dubois County Bombers • Hannibal Cavemen • Quincy Gems • Springfield Sliders • Terre Haute RexEastern Division Butler BlueSox • Chillicothe Paints • Lorain County Ironmen • Richmond RiverRats • Slippery Rock Sliders • West Virginia MinersCategories:- Prospect League teams
- Ross County, Ohio
- Amateur baseball teams in Ohio
- Former Frontier League teams
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