Kokomo Jackrabbits
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| Kokomo Jackrabbits | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| League | Northwoods League (Great Lakes East, 2019–2024) | |||
| Location | Kokomo, Indiana | |||
| Ballpark | Kokomo Municipal Stadium | |||
| Founded | 2014 | |||
| Playoff berths | 2 (2016, 2018) | |||
| Last season | 31–29 | |||
| Former league | Prospect League (2014–2018) | |||
| Colors | Brown, orange, yellow, white, gray[1] | |||
| Ownership | Michael Zimmerman | |||
| Management | Roc Ventures | |||
| General manager | Nathan Martin[2] | |||
| Media | Facebook Twitter | |||
| Website | www | |||
| Current uniforms | ||||
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The Kokomo Jackrabbits are an inactive collegiate summer baseball team based in Kokomo, Indiana. They are a member of the summer collegiate Northwoods League, beginning with the 2019 season. Previously, the team played in the Prospect League.[3] The Jackrabbits play at the 4,000-seat Kokomo Municipal Stadium in downtown Kokomo. The Jackrabbits will not play in 2025 while the team ownership and the city of Kokomo are in court over a contract dispute.[4]
Kokomo's baseball team went through a naming contest in the summer of 2014 before landing on the winning name of "Jackrabbits." Of around 1,000 entries in the online naming campaign, 15 people suggested the name "Jackrabbit" for Kokomo's Prospect League team.[5] The name is the same as a popular automobile developed by the Apperson Brothers in a building adjacent to where Kokomo Municipal Stadium now stands.[6]
Colors & uniform
The Kokomo Jackrabbits have adopted a look that is reminiscent of the San Diego Padres uniforms during the 1970s and 1980s with brown, mustard and orange colors.[7]
Seasons
The Jackrabbits have canceled their 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8][9]
| Season | Manager | Record | Win % | League | Division | GB | Post-season record | Post-season win % | Post-season result | Notes |
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| 2016 | Greg VanHorn/
Matt Howard |
31–29 | .517 | 6th | 2nd | 3.5 | 0–2 | .000 | Lost Eastern Division championship series | |
| 2017 | Gary McClure | 27–33 | .450 | 7th | 5th | 10.0 | – | – | ||
| 2018 | Gary McClure | 37–22 | .627 | 1st | 1st | 0.0 | 2–3 | .400 | Lost Prospect League championship series | |
| Prospect League totals | 95–84 | .531 | 2–5 | .286 | ||||||
| 2019 | Hayden Carter | 29–42 | .408 | 20th | 5th | 22.5 | _ | _ | Inaugural season in the Northwoods League | |
| 2020 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | Did not compete due to COVID-19 |
| 2021 | ||||||||||
