Lake Erie Crushers
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| Class | Independent (2009–present) | ||||
| League | Frontier League (2009–present) | ||||
| Conference | Midwest Conference | ||||
| Division | Central Division | ||||
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| League titles | 2009 | ||||
| Division titles (2) |
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| Wild card berths (5) |
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| Name | Lake Erie Crushers (2009–present) | ||||
| Colors | Purple and white | ||||
| Ballpark | ForeFront Field (2009–present) | ||||
Owner(s)/ Operator(s) | Blue Dog Baseball, LLC | ||||
| President | Vic Gregovits | ||||
| Manager | Jared Lemieux | ||||
| Media | Elyria Chronicle-Telegram The Morning Journal HomeTeam Network | ||||
| Website | lakeeriecrushers | ||||
The Lake Erie Crushers (often referred as the Grapes) are a professional baseball team based in Avon, Ohio. They compete in the Frontier League (FL) as a member of the Central Division in the Midwest Conference, and began play as an expansion team in 2009.
The Crushers won the 2009 Frontier Cup in their inaugural season. They defeated the River City Rascals, three games to two, after losing the first two games of the series.