2025 Gateway Grizzlies Roster
Team Record: 56-39
Finished 2nd in the FRON's West Division of the Midwest Conference
Manager: Steve Brook (56-40)
Location: Sauget, Illinois
Ballpark: GCS Stadium
Attendance: 92,195, Avg. 2,004 in 46 home dates
Playoffs - Schaumburg Boomers 3 games, Gateway Grizzlies 0
Playoffs - Gateway Grizzlies 2 games, Washington Wild Things 0
The Gateway Grizzlies of the Frontier League ended the 2025 season with a record of 56 wins and 39 losses, finishing second in the league's West Division of the Midwest Conference.
The Grizzlies scored 601 runs and conceded 488 runs. D. J. Stewart led Gateway with 18 home runs, while Dale Thomas and Mark Shallenberger walloped 15 or more also. D. J. Stewart drove in 80 runs. José Alvarez paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .332 clip. Lukas Veinbergs and Claudio Galva topped the team with 7 wins each, and Lukas Veinbergs registered a 4.18 earned run average, best among regular hurlers.
Sam Coonrod played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Gateway Grizzlies to do so.
Steve Brook served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Alvarez | R | R | June 4, 2000 | 6'1" | 180 | San Francisco, VE |
| Marshall Awtry | R | R | May 7, 2000 | 6'0" | 215 | Kalamazoo, MI US |
| Julian Berinti | L | L | August 4, 2000 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Cole Brannen | L | R | August 4, 1998 | 6'0" | 170 | Macon, GA US |
| Jake Burcham | R | R | July 2, 2002 | 6'3" | 220 | |
| Donovan Burke | L | L | March 2, 2001 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Victor Castillo | L | R | October 24, 2000 | 5'11" | 195 | |
| Keegan Collett | R | R | July 27, 1998 | 6'3" | 215 | Waxahachie, TX US |
| Teague Conrad | R | R | June 17, 2001 | 6'4" | 185 | |
| Sam Coonrod | R | R | September 22, 1992 | 6'2" | 225 | Carrollton, IL US |
| Leoni De La Cruz | L | L | May 22, 1998 | 6'0" | 175 | Hato Mayor, DO |
| Alvery De Los Santos | R | R | July 18, 1999 | 6'4" | 180 | Pedro Santana, DO |
| Abdiel Diaz | S | R | June 4, 1995 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Ross Friedrick | L | R | November 26, 2000 | 6'4" | 230 | Fort Myers, FL US |
| Brady Fuller | R | R | August 20, 2002 | 6'4" | 225 | |
| Claudio Galva | L | L | October 9, 1996 | 6'2" | 169 | Santo Domingo, DO |
| Tanner Garrison | R | R | June 26, 2000 | 6'3" | 220 | |
| Calyn Halvorson | R | R | August 8, 2000 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Ben Harris | R | R | February 28, 2001 | 6'4" | 196 | |
| Tyler Herron | R | R | June 20, 2003 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Matt Hickey | L | R | May 11, 1998 | 6'1" | 165 | Granbury, TX US |
| Gabe Holt | L | R | January 7, 1998 | 5'11" | 175 | Warner Robins, GA US |
| Matthew Lee | R | R | October 29, 2001 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Xander Lovin | R | R | October 16, 1999 | 6'0" | 200 | |
| Caleb Marquez | R | R | December 22, 1999 | 6'3" | 240 | , US |
| Edwin Mateo | L | L | November 18, 1998 | 5'9" | 160 | Santo Domingo, DO |
| Pavin Parks | L | R | December 24, 1996 | 6'1" | 205 | Akron, OH US |
| Francis Peguero | R | R | August 11, 1997 | 6'1" | 185 | San Pedro de Macoris, DO |
| Sam Rochard | R | R | July 23, 2000 | 6'1" | 200 | |
| Kenneth Schechter | R | R | July 13, 2001 | 6'2" | 210 | |
| Andrew Schwaab | R | R | February 8, 1993 | 6'1" | 205 | St. Charles, MO US |
| Mark Shallenberger | L | L | July 8, 2000 | 6'2" | 215 | |
| Corbin Shaw | R | R | January 9, 2002 | 6'1" | 225 | |
| Sawyer Smith | L | R | December 12, 2002 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| D. J. Stewart | R | R | February 2, 1999 | 6'2" | 205 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Bennett Stice | R | R | November 26, 2002 | 6'5" | 190 | |
| Jett Thielke | R | R | June 28, 2001 | 6'6" | 215 | |
| Dale Thomas | R | R | August 29, 2000 | 5'10" | 205 | |
| Zac Treece | R | R | August 12, 1989 | 6'3" | 195 | Hot Springs, AR US |
| Gage Vailes | R | R | November 8, 2000 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Lukas Veinbergs | R | R | February 12, 1997 | 6'0" | 195 | Ann Arbor, MI US |
| Dom Velazquez | R | R | September 11, 2001 | 5'10" | 195 | |
| Paxton Wallace | R | R | January 6, 1999 | 6'1" | 215 | Little Rock, AR US |
| Tate Wargo | R | R | May 6, 1999 | 5'8" | 165 | |
| Alec Whaley | R | R | March 11, 1998 | 6'2" | 205 | O‘Fallon, MO US |
| Tyler Young | R | R | October 29, 2001 | 5'10" | 195 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
