Larry Kolcz, President P.O. Box 0191, Batavia, IL 60510 773.430.7979 League Hotline: 888.339.5585

Team Info

Team Info

Team Roster

Team Schedule

Team Results

Team History






Firebirds

 Manager: Shawn Neukom
League: Central
Year Formed: 2019
Formed by long-time MSL Commissioner Larry Kolcz and Former Might Biscuits and Hawks First Baseman, Joe Widmer for the 2019 Season. Manager: Shawn Neukom. Playoffs: 2021 2020 Team All-Stars: [2023- Chris Mellinger (SS) Lefty Kapanadze (P/OF)] [2022- Chris Mellinger (SS) Eric Standinger (CF) Lefty Kapanadze (P/OF) Shawn Neukom (Mgr) [2021- Joe Widmer (1B/3B), Lefty Kapanadze (OF/P), Ben Nerad (3B) Shawn Neukom (2B/SS)]

STANDINGS

CENTRAL SOUTH
W
L
 T
GB
Cobras
16
6
 0
0.0
Cyclones
12
9
 1
3.5
Grizzlies
12
10
 0
4.0
Mustangs
11
11
 0
5.0
Firebirds
9
13
 0
7.0

2024 SCHEDULE/RESULTS

DATE
OPPONENT
SCORE
04/14
Cyclones
W 21-12
04/21
Grizzlies
L 4-15
05/05
Mustangs
L 5-7
05/11
Cyclones
W 11-10
05/19
Red Devils
L 7-8
05/25
Cobras
L 4-11
06/02
Grizzlies
L 8-10
06/09
Mustangs
W 5-4
06/16
Wolves
L 1-14
06/16
Wolves
L 6-7
06/22
Cobras
L 2-12
06/29
Cobras
L 4-6
07/07
Cyclones
L 9-13
07/14
Colt45
W 8-7
07/14
Colt45
W 10-6
07/21
Grizzlies
L 1-14
08/03
Mustangs
L 3-12
08/10
Athletics
W 12-3
08/10
Athletics
W 15-9
08/18
Red Devils
L 4-12
08/25
Charros
W 7-0
08/25
Charros
W 7-0

FIREBIRDS ROSTER
 
# Name
Position
.AVG
.SLG
.OBP
AB
H
R
2B
3B
HR
RBI
SB
19 Alex Rown
CF
.400
.400
.500
5
2
2
0
0
0
2
0
27 Alfredo Paz
C
.412
.412
.474
34
14
5
0
0
0
7
6
15 Chris Meilinger
SS
.471
.549
.550
51
24
15
3
1
0
10
4
20 Dave Weisman
P
.304
.326
.385
46
14
5
1
0
0
6
0
24 Eddie Carter
2B
.346
.385
.514
26
9
10
0
1
0
6
2
3 Eric Standinger
CF
.485
.788
.638
33
16
18
3
4
1
9
6
26 Ian Kidd
SS
.452
.839
.514
31
14
12
2
4
2
11
5
11 Jahangir Khandwala
RF
.179
.214
.207
28
5
2
0
1
0
3
0
41 Joe Catalano
P
.500
.750
.500
4
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
28 Joe Widmer
1B
.400
.480
.500
50
20
16
4
0
0
15
0
29 Joey Difilippo
1B
.000
.000
.167
10
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0 Jose Fox
3B
.250
.250
.500
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
14 Joseph Colak
DH
.400
.400
.400
20
8
2
0
0
0
2
1
30 Jp Swanagain
P
.184
.237
.340
38
7
8
2
0
0
2
7
25 Justin Lauria
C
.488
.651
.511
43
21
8
6
1
0
12
0
34 Kyle Clark
2B
.333
.333
.333
6
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
13 Lefty Kapanadze
1B
.231
.231
.231
13
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
33 Matthew Skiba
P
.268
.268
.434
41
11
6
0
0
0
8
3
7 Shawn Neukom
3B
.222
.244
.300
45
10
9
1
0
0
6
3
0 Tyler Williams
LF
.143
.143
.143
7
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
4 Vincent Alvarez
C
.296
.296
.457
27
8
6
0
0
0
3
1
37 Zack Taylor
LF
.154
.205
.313
39
6
8
2
0
0
4
0

FIREBIRDS PITCHING STATS
 
# Name
Position
Wins
Losses
Saves
APP
GS
IP
ERA
Hits
Runs
ER
K
BB
19 Alex Rown
CF
0.00
27 Alfredo Paz
C
0
0
0
2
0
2.00
45.00
8
11
10
1
4
15 Chris Meilinger
SS
0.00
20 Dave Weisman
P
0
4
0
8
3
15.99
8.44
22
27
15
13
16
24 Eddie Carter
2B
0.00
3 Eric Standinger
CF
0.00
26 Ian Kidd
SS
1
1
0
8
6
24.34
7.40
29
26
20
24
11
11 Jahangir Khandwala
RF
0.00
41 Joe Catalano
P
0.00
28 Joe Widmer
1B
0
1
0
7
1
19.34
5.58
22
24
12
9
12
29 Joey Difilippo
1B
0
0
0
2
0
1.67
10.78
5
4
2
2
1
0 Jose Fox
3B
0.00
14 Joseph Colak
DH
0.00
30 Jp Swanagain
P
0.00
25 Justin Lauria
C
0
0
0
1
0
3.00
18.00
5
6
6
2
3
34 Kyle Clark
2B
0.00
13 Lefty Kapanadze
1B
0.00
33 Matthew Skiba
P
4
1
0
14
2
36.01
2.50
27
26
10
32
19
7 Shawn Neukom
3B
0
0
1
5
0
9.33
1.93
12
7
2
7
5
0 Tyler Williams
LF
0.00
4 Vincent Alvarez
C
2
5
0
11
7
35.01
6.94
42
36
27
29
32
37 Zack Taylor
LF
0
0
0
3
0
2.67
23.60
6
7
7
4
5