Patrick O'Sullivan was 13th on the active minor-league home run list retired after 12 seasons playing professional baseball to become Rockford's hitting coach for the 2011 season. In his final season Patrick hit 13 homers, two shy of the RiverHawks record.
Scott Roehl accepted the RiverHawks pitching coach position and also announced his retirement as a player. Roehl saved 18 games which is a team record for the RiverHawks. Roehl closed out his playing career with a 28-27 record and 56 saves.
