As All-Star games go, this one was a whirlwind. Ready? Yes, outfielder Andrew Godbold was the only Florence Freedom player voted in as a Frontier League All-Star this year. However, Mike Pinto (Southern Illinois Miners), the West All-Star’s skipper, was allotted four hand-picked players to be added to the roster. […]
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Florence’s All-Star Godbold is Also All-Around Good Guy – And Home Run Derby Champ
“The first thing I ever watched on TV, when I was a baby, was Soul Train and the second thing I ever watched was a Cubs game.” “I have a picture of me as an infant in a Cubs jersey holding onto a full sized baseball bat and it just seemed a part of my […]
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Sitting in Last Place, Florence Freedom Hope to Right the Ship
“Ten Games under .500 is unacceptable.” At 7-17, Florence Freedom manager Dennis Pelfrey spoke the truth before Saturday’s game against the Evansville Otters but also was not backing down on his belief in his team. “Everybody needs to understand that our club is good and we just need to show that.” Since that […]
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Boy Saved Florence Player’s Life then Surprised Him at Game
“He fell flat on his face and then I asked if he was OK and he wasn’t answering, so I grabbed his phone and called 911,” said 13-year old Nathan Boyer. “I remembered it from the Boy Scouts a couple of years ago, you just lock your hands together and start pushing on their chest.” […]
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Freedom Fall in Tenth Inning, Now 3.5 Games Back in Standings
The Florence Freedom saw Sunday’s game slip right through their fingers in the tenth inning, falling to the Gateway Grizzlies 2-1. With the score tied at one, Travis Weaver led off the top of the tenth by ripping a double down the left-field line. The Florence shortstop started the game in an 0-for-16 slump, but […]
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Freedom Win Opener, Have Optimistic Outlook for New Season
The Florence Freedom kicked off the 2016 season on Friday night with a 7-1 victory over the Windy City Thunderbolts before a crowd of 2,109 at UC Health Stadium. Jeremy Gooding got the ball for tonight’s opener and delivered 6 1/3 Innings of 1 run 4 hit baseball in a game that saw the Freedom lumber come alive in […]
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Freedom Announce Events Schedule for Y’All Star Game in Florence
In 2016, the Florence Freedom will host the 24th annual Frontier League ‘Y’All-Star’ Game in Florence at UC Health Stadium. The ‘Y’All-Star’ game will take place on Wednesday, July 13. Y’All-Star week kicks off Monday, July 11 and includes events such as a women’s professional fast pitch softball game against the Freedom players, a bourbon […]
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Reds Legend to be Honored by Freedom on Opening Night
Number 13 will be in town on May 13 for Opening Night of Greater Cincinnati’s minor league baseball team. Cincinnnati baseball legend Davey Concepcion will join the Florence Freedom as they take on the Windy City Thunderbolts to open up the 2016 campaign. The Cincinnati legend will be an honorary Freedom player on Opening Night […]
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Freedom Stunned in 1-Game Playoff, but Florence Lands 2016 All-Star Game
The Florence Freedom suffered a stunning 6-5 defeat at the hands of the River City Rascals in their one-game play-off on Tuesday. With the loss the Freedom’s season comes to an end. Florence was 40-2 when leading after seven innings in 2015. They led after seven innings and scored a run in the eighth as well to […]
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Florence Maintains Tax Rates, Celebrates Y’all Star Game Announcement
Florence City Council decided Tuesday night to keep tax rates the same as they have been for the last eight years. The tax rate on real property is $18.2 cents per $100, and $30.4 cents per $100 for personal or tangible property. Florence has no tax on motor vehicles or watercraft. In addition, the city levies a tax […]
