The Cape Catfish are a franchise of the Prospect League that plays in Cape Girardeau, Missouri .
13-530: The Catfish play in the Prospect League's Western Conference – South Division along with the Alton River Dragons , Jackson Rockabillys , O'Fallon Hoots , and Thrillville Thrillbillies . The team is owned by a partnership group that includes Anand "Andy" Patel, Mark Hogan, Kishan Patel and James Limbaugh. Hogan, a retired former baseball coach at Southeast Missouri State University , will also serve as
26-720: A baseball team in Missouri is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Alton River Dragons The Alton River Dragons are a collegiate summer baseball team located in Alton, Illinois . They were founded in 2020 and began play in 2021 as members of the Prospect League . The River Dragons play in the Prospect League's Western Conference – South Division along with the Cape Catfish , Jackson Rockabillys , O'Fallon Hoots , and Thrillville Thrillbillies . On January 29, 2020,
39-503: A new Prospect League record with 47 stolen bases and was the league batting champion, batting .361 for the season. On September 21, 2022, it was announced that Darrell Handelsman was stepping down as Head Coach. On October 5, 2022, the River Dragons announced the hiring of Richard "Scotty" Scott as the team's next Head Coach. After going 15-29 Head Coach Scotty Scott was replaced by River Dragons General Manager Dallas Martz to finish out
52-623: A position at Texas A&M International University , making him unavailable to coach Alton in the summer. During the River Dragons second season in 2022, the team set a Prospect League record with 210 stolen bases. The River Dragon's Eddie King Jr. from the University of Louisville was named the Mike Schmidt Prospect League Player of the Year. King Jr. led the league with 15 home runs and stole 31 bases in 2022. Blake Burris set
65-606: Is a baseball stadium in Alton, Illinois . Owned and operated by the city of Alton, it is the home field for the Alton River Dragons , a collegiate summer baseball team in the Prospect League , and for American Legion Baseball . Hopkins Field hosted American Legion teams from 1981 to 2015, and they returned in 2020. Hopkins Field was also the home of the Bluff City Bombers in the Central Illinois Collegiate League from 1998 to 2004. In January 2020
78-473: The Prospect League of collegiate summer baseball announced that Alton, Illinois had been granted a franchise for the upcoming season. Alton previously hosted a minor league team when the 1917 Alton Blues played as members of the Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League . The franchise owner was announced as Steve Marso, who had owned previous franchises in summer collegiate baseball. Dallas Martz
91-475: The 2023 season. Under Martz's watch the River Dragons finished the season 5–7. Steve Maddock of Frisco, TX was named the River Dragons 2024 Head Coach. However on December 13, 2023, Maddock stepped down as Head Coach. The Alton River Dragons play at Lloyd Hopkins Field in Gordon Moore Park. Renovations were discussed for the ballpark in anticipation of the 2021 season. The ballpark had previously hosted
104-430: The Bluff City Bombers of the Central Illinois Collegiate League . The ballpark is located at 98 Arnold Palmer Road, Cottage Hills, Illinois , 62018. Pitchers Catchers Infielders Outfielders Manager Coaches [REDACTED] Disabled list ‡ Inactive list § Suspended list updated March 15, 2024 Lloyd Hopkins Field Lloyd Hopkins Field
117-410: The city of Alton signed a 10-year lease with the River Dragons. The deal called for upgrades to Hopkins Field, including the addition of a locker room, batting cages, a new scoreboard and video board, concession amenities, and seating for 1,800 people. Hopkins Field had been renovated in 2015 with updated dugouts and new batting cages, lights, siding, netting, fencing, and turf. This article about
130-413: The manager for the 2019 season. The team clinched the league's West Division championship on August 1, tying the league record for wins in a season in the process. Pitchers Catchers Infielders Outfielders Manager Coaches [REDACTED] Disabled list ‡ Inactive list § Suspended list updated March 15, 2024 This article about
143-635: The team's General manager . The Catfish name, a reference to the state fish of Missouri , was chosen by potential fans of the new team from a list of names that also included the Cape Bluebirds, in reference to the Eastern bluebird , which is the state bird of Missouri , and the Cape Steamboats, in honor of the Mississippi River city's history as a port on the river. "Catfish" received about 37% of
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#1732851060929156-456: The vote fan vote, beating out "Bluebirds" and "Steamboats", which received 32% and 31% of the vote, respectively. The Catfish play in 2,000 seat Capaha Field . The stadium, also home to Southeast Missouri State University 's baseball team, received significant renovations prior to the beginning of the team's first season. On October 16, 2018, the team announced that former Texas Rangers and Cincinnati Reds farmhand Steve Larkin will serve as
169-574: Was hired as the Alton General Manager. The "River Dragons" moniker was announced for the Alton franchise on August 14, 2020. The name was chosen after a public vote. On November 12, 2020, the Alton River Dragons announced the hiring of Darrell Handelsman to manage the 2021 Alton team. The Alton franchise had previously hired Brock Moss to manage the first team, but Moss had since accepted
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