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	South Bend Silver Hawks; Founded in 1988; South Bend, Indiana;
; Team Logo	; Cap Insignia
	Class-level
	Single-A (1988-present);
	Minor league affiliations
	Midwest League (1988-present) Eastern Division; ;
	Major league affiliations
	Arizona Diamondbacks (1997-present); Chicago White Sox (1988-1996);
	Name
	South Bend Silver Hawks (1994-present); South Bend White Sox (1988-1993);
	Ballpark
	Stanley Coveleski Regional Stadium (1988-present);
	Minor league titles
League titles	1989, 1993, 1991, 1997, 2001 (co-champions with Kane County), 2005
Division titles	1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2006, and 2008
	Owner(s)/Operated by: Joe Kernan
	Manager: Mark Haley
	General Manager: John Baxter

The South Bend Silver Hawks are a U.S. Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the Arizona Diamondbacks, that plays in the Midwest League.

South Bend, Indiana 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.

Their most notable players are Brandon Webb and Justin Upton, who was the #1 overall draft pick in 2005.

"The Cove" in South Bend.

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.

Despite playing through rumors of sale and relocation in the near future to Marion, Illinois, the Silver Hawks managed a championship season in 2005, beating the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers three games to two to win the 2005 Midwest League Championship. The team also won league titles in 1989 and 1993.

Former Indiana Governor (and former South Bend Mayor) Joe Kernan recently bought the team, thus keeping the team in South Bend.

The team has one mascot, Swoop. Professional wrestler Brian Costello often MCs various contests between innings.

[edit] Roster

South Bend Silver Hawks roster

Players

Coaches/Other

Pitchers

29 Ryan Cook
23 Trevor Harden
14 Terry Hose
22 Justin Mace
35 Jordan Meaker
15 Wade Miley
13 Brett Moorhouse
21 Sean Morgan
19 Rafael Quezada
8 Taylor Sinclair
27 Daniel Vasquez
34 Bryan Woodall
30 Bayron Zepeda

Catchers

17 Ryan Babineau
11 Chris Davis

Infielders

5 Jacob Elmore
7 Victor Estevez
28 Nelson Gomez
1 Reynaldo Navarro
24 Justin Parker
33 Ramon Ramirez

Outfielders

25 Isaias Asencio
10 Alberto Diaz
3 Brendan Duffy
32 Alfredo Marte
16 A.J. Pollock

Manager

51 Mark Haley

Coaches

31 Francisco Morales (hitting)
36 Erik Sabel (pitching)

† Disabled list
* On Arizona Diamondbacks 40-man roster
∞ Reserve list
§ Suspended list
‡ Restricted list
# Rehab assignment
Roster updated 2009-04-17

[edit] References

Dinda, J. (2003), "South Bend, Indiana, in the Midwest League," http://www.mwlguide.com/cities/southbend/index.html

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