Joliet JackHammers Chad Parker Named Northern League Manager of the Year

Chad Parker has been named the 2010 Northern League Manager of the Year as he led the JackHammers to a 20 game improvement over 2009 finishing the season with a 53-47 record.

In 2009 Parker was also named Manager of the Year in the Frontier League with River City Rascals. 

Parker has also signed a two-year extension from the JackHammers which will keep him in Joliet through 2012.

 

Lake County Fielders Josh Short Named 2010 Northern League Rookie of the Year

Josh Short (Lake County Fielders Outfielder) has been voted as the 2010 Northern League Rookie Player of the Year.

Short finished the season with a .326 batting average (4th in the Northern League), 26 home runs (4th in the Northern League) and 84 rbi's (2nd in the Northern League). 

The 6'2" 200lb outfielder was drafted out of high school in 2005 by the Florida Marlins but did not sign.  Short went on to play at Mount Hood Community College in Oregon and signed with the Marlins in 2007.

The Lake County Fielders are part of the Northern League, an independent professional baseball league, and owned in part by Kevin Costner.



 

Northern League Baseball Standings

Updated standings in the Northern League as of August 11th..
Illinois Teams will be listed in bold

Fargo-Moorehead 42-30
Kansas City 43-31
Gary SouthShore 41-36
Rockford 37-37
Joliet 37-37
Winnipeg 38-39
Lake County 31-44
Schaumburg 30-45