- Battle Creek Bombers
The Battle Creek Bombers are a
baseball team that plays in theNorthwoods League , an NCAA Summer Collegiate Baseball Association sanctioned summer baseball league comprising teams of the top college players. All players on the team must have NCAA eligibility remaining in order to participate. Their home games are played at theC.O. Brown Stadium inBattle Creek, Michigan . The team is currently owned by the Northwoods League.__TOC__2007 Season
The Battle Creek Bombers began play in 2007 as an expansion team in the Northwoods League. First year manager Brian Murphy guided the team to a record of 26-41.
Attendance for their first season was 27946, [ [http://www.battlecreekbombers.com/] Bombers website ] including a game on August 2, 2007 which was nationally televised on
ESPNU and drew 4087 fans in a 3-2 loss to theRochester Honkers . [ [http://www.battlecreekbombers.com/] Bombers website ]The Bombers announced on October 15, 2007 that Matt Fonteno would be their field manager for the upcoming 2008 season. Matt has 3 years of experience as an assistant coach in college baseball. [ [http://www.battlecreekbombers.com/ Battle Creek Bombers Baseball ] ]
2008 Season
The Bombers announced on May 1, 2008 that former intern Nate Mueske will replace Jake Thayer as Assistant General Manager.
2008 total attendance grew slightly from 2007 to 29,497. The Bombers finished the first half of the 2008 season in last place and they finished the second half in 6th place, missing the playoffs for the second straight season.
References
External links
* [http://www.battlecreekbombers.com Battle Creek Bombers] - official team site
* [http://www.northwoodsleague.com Northwoods League] - official league site
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