The New England Knockouts are a professional baseball team based in Brockton, Massachusetts. The Knockouts compete in the Frontier League (FL) as a member of the North Division in the Atlantic Conference.
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| League | Frontier League (North Division) |
| Location | Brockton, Massachusetts |
| Ballpark | Campanelli Stadium |
| Founded | 2024 |
| Former name(s) | New England Chowdahheads (pre-debut) |
| Ownership | Brian Kahn |
| Manager | Jerod Edmondson |
| General Manager | John Wilson |
| Website | www |
The Knockouts, founded in 2023, play their home games at Campanelli Stadium, a facility they share with the Brockton Rox of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League.
History
editThe Frontier League announced late in the 2023 season that it would be placing a team in Brockton for the 2024 Frontier League season to replace the Empire State Greys, a traveling team founded when the Southern Illinois Miners were disbanded after their owners retired. Brockton's most recent professional baseball team had been the Brockton Rox, who were founded as a member of the former Northern League in 2002, and left the Can-Am League following the 2011 season to become a collegiate league team.
A team naming contest was conducted following the 2023 season, with five names chosen as finalists.[1] Of these, the most popular was New England Chowdahheads, and the team initially selected it as their new moniker, announcing it in November 2023.[2] However, reactions from fans and local business leaders in the area were lukewarm at best; as such, the owners of the team reconsidered.[3] On December 15, they announced that they would be dropping the Chowdahheads name in favor of a name that was reflective of Brockton's history of producing championship caliber prizefighters such as Rocky Marciano and Marvelous Marvin Hagler; the team thus became the Knockouts.[3]
Current roster
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Season-by-season records
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| Season | W–L Record | Win % | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2024 | 38–56 | .404 | 6th/8 in FL East | Did not qualify |
| Totals | 38–56 | .404 | — | |
References
edit- ^ Helms, Chris (November 3, 2023). "Name your team: Brockton's pro baseball squad opens voting on five name finalists". Enterprise News. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ "New England Chowdahheads Announced as the Newest Member of the Frontier League". ngscsports.com. November 16, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ a b Helms, Chris (December 15, 2023). "Brockton's pro baseball club dumps 'Chowdahheads' name. Here's the new name". Enterprise News. Retrieved January 27, 2024.