South Bend Silver Hawks
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The South Bend Silver Hawks are a US Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the Arizona Diamondbacks, that plays in the Midwest League.
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South Bend was awarded a Midwest League franchise in 1988. Originally affiliated with the Chicago White Sox and bearing the name of the parent club, the team was renamed in 1994. The name "Silver Hawks" was chosen to as an homage to the Studebaker Silver Hawk, which was once manufactured in South Bend. In 1997 the team switched affiliations to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The team's home park is Coveleski Stadium, built in 1987 and named for Stan Coveleski, the Hall of Fame pitcher who once resided in South Bend. The franchise attendance record of 258,424 was set in 1994.
Source
- Dinda, J. (2003), "South Bend, Indiana, in the Midwest League," http://www.mwlguide.com/cities/southbend/index.html
External link
- Silver Hawks web site (http://www.silverhawks.com)