The Florence Freedom will launch a youth baseball league next spring. Junior Freedom: The League will play all of its games at UC Health Stadium, home of the Pioneer League’s Freedom, in Florence. A new turf field is being installed over the winter. Youth players will be coached by Freedom players who will bring their […]
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Florence Freedom Owner Dies
Florence Freedom owner Clint Brown has died. The team announced Brown’s passing in a Facebook post and said that further information would be released as more is learned. “At this time, we ask for prayers and thoughts to be with his wife, Kim, and family. We will miss him greatly,” the post stated. Brown purchased […]
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Freedom Looking for NKY Fans to Show Up for Championship Series
The Florence Freedom are in the championship series of the Frontier League – but find themselves trailing 2-0 in the best-of-7 series against the Schaumburg Boomers. As the team returns to Florence, they are looking for Northern Kentucky’s support, y’all. Fans are asked to wear white to Friday night’s game for a “white out”. NKY […]
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Freedom Drop Series Opener but Still Lead Division by 4 Games
It was a rough series opener for the Florence Freedom who were walloped Tuesday night, 9-1, by the River City Rascals in O’Fallon, Mo. The Freedom (42-25) managed just three hits in the game, each of which came off Rascals starter Lucas Laster (1-1), who battled bouts of wildness and walked five batters through six […]
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Covington Blue Sox Uniforms Revealed for Special Florence Freedom Game
The Covington Blue Sox revisited the area where their short-lived participation in major league baseball took place more than a hundred years ago. It was 1913 when Covington landed a team in the Federal League. The Blue Sox played at Federal Park, a stadium that stood briefly where the Kenton County Parking Garage is […]
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After Years of Travel with Many Teams, Florence Player May Be Finished
“I’m probably about 95% sure, this is probably going to be my last year.” Travis Weaver, the standout shortstop for the Florence Freedom, has a travel log like a truck driver’s. And his road may be ending. Weaver attended NAIA Affiliated Bluefield College in Virginia on scholarship and played baseball under coach Mike […]
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Oldham Scores Freedom’s Fourth Player of the Week Honor
With his signature bright pink batting gloves, Florence Freedom infielder Taylor Oldham and his gloves had a great stretch at the plate, earning him his first Frontier League Player of the Week honor and the fourth for the Freedom this season. Oldham joins outfielder Andrew Godbold along with pitchers Jeremy Gooding and Jordan […]
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Freedom’s Godbold Named Frontier League Player of the Week
Florence Freedom outfielder Andrew Godbold was named Frontier League Player of the Week. The Monday announcement marks Godbold’s first time winning the honor. Florence’s Jeremy Gooding and Jordan Kraus each earned Pitcher of the Week awards earlier this season, giving the Freedom a total of three weekly awards. Godbold has had 3 multi-hit […]
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For the Freedom’s High-Flyin’ Fraga, the Pro Baseball Dream Lives On in Florence
Daniel Fraga is small in stature but big on heart. So, I promised Daniel Fraga, the 24-year old second baseman for the Florence Freedom, that I wouldn’t concentrate on the fact that he’s 5’7″ and 165 pounds. I promised him that I wouldn’t dwell on the fact that he’s had to overcome this obstacle everyday when being […]
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Freedom Get Mixed Results in First Series Post-Y’All-Star Game
The Florence Freedom picked up where they left off – in last place of the Frontier League’s west division – after hosting the league’s All-Star Game and related festivities. The field at UC Health Stadium, home of the Freedom, is a million dollar playing surface unlike any other in the Frontier League with the […]
