Welcome to the official website for Kenosha Mohawks Baseball

If you are interested in joining the Kensoha Mohawks we are currently looking for players between the ages of 25-40 for the 2009 season. In 2008 the Mohawks played a 14 game regular season schedule along with a "Scrimmage" game at Miller Park, home of the Milwaukee Brewers. The Kenosha MSBL season starts in May and goes through early October. If you are interested in being added to the email list, send us an email at kenoshamohawksbaseball@yahoo.com. Include your name, age, experience and position(s) that you play.

Chicago Midwest Suburban League Cubs vs. Kenosha Mohawks Part 2!!!

Where: Miller Park, Home of the Milwaukee Brewers

When: July 17, 2009

Time: 7:30 pm, Gates Open At 6:45 pm

Raffle Ticket Cost: $10

Prize: $1000 Cash

Date Of Raffle: July 17, 2009

Winner Need Not Be Present

As of July 15, 2008 the Mohawks have gone MySpace by adding their own page. By clicking on the link and requesting to be a friend, you will have access to see all pictures and blogs for Mohawks baseball. If you do not have a MySpace page, it's free to join and you will have even more access to Mohawks Baseball. The page is in it's early stages so there are not any pictures as of yet, but as the season rolls on there will be photos of the Mohawks the rest of the season. Thank you and enjoy.

The official end of the Mohawks 2008 season came on Sunday, September 28th with their inaugural end of the season awards party. Players voted on several categories at seasons end. So without further ado, the recipients for the 2008 Kenosha Mohawks awards were:

Scorekeeper: Carri McGahan

Batting Title: Mike Greco

Sportsman Of The Year: Kyle Garrity

Rookie Of The Year: Eric Dahlke

Defensive Player Of The Year: Jason McGahan

Pitcher Of The Year: Kris Kamakian

Most Valuable Player: Matt Siekert

Congratulations to all that received awards for your hard work and extraordinary efforts to help make the first season of Kenosha Mohawks baseball a success.

Pictures will be posted shortly on the Mohawks MySpace page.

2008 saw the first season of Kenosha Mohawks baseball come and go. Though the season didn’t end the way the team would have liked it to, they put up a good fight right up until the very end.

The Mohawks struggled to find themselves at the beginning of the season starting off 1-4. Missed opportunities at the plate with runners on base and lack of fundamentals on defense put the Mohawks on the map as a team that would not be able to overcome this horrible start.

Then July 9^th rolled around when the Mohawks got their second win of the season by beating the Cubs 9-4. They started striking out less while putting the bat on the ball and started playing solid defense. The Mohawks would not lose another game (on the field) until September 3^rd in round one of the playoffs against those same Cubs 7-6. They would end their regular season with a record of 9-5 (5^th loss was a league forced forfeit).

The 2008 Mohawks actually began in September and October of 2007 when a few of the guys started working out. After taking November and December off, practices resume again in January at the Rec Plex in Pleasant Prairie, Gurnee Community Church and Warren High School.

The team was started by Scott Garland and quickly added a few guys that he had played with in the past. Guys like Mike Greco, Angel Torres, Mike David and Matt Siekert.

The Mohawks made their first move when 2007 Kenosha Cubs ace lefty Kris Kamakian joined the team. Kris brought leadership and experience along with a good fast ball, curve ball and change up. Kris didn’t disappoint as he was tough on the mound all year.

Not only did Kris bring leadership to the team, he also brought along infielder Jeff Alstadt, pitcher Shawn McDowell and catcher Eric Dahlke. Kris and Shawn were to be the Mohawks 1A and 1B aces in 2008. Unfortunately Shawn had to leave the team about a month before the season started due to personal obligations.

Jeff Alstadt stuck with the team and was a huge contributor throughout much of the season, especially with his glove on defense. On a Wednesday night in June, he made 3 diving plays in one game. Eric struggled a little to begin the 2008 season. He found his groove behind the plate and in the batters box from the 6^th game of the season on.

The Mohawks also picked up outfielders Jason McGahan, Victor Castro, Steve Luna and the Garrity brothers Kevin and Kyle. Jason was huge for the Mohawks in 2008 in the field. Week after week making diving catches was a joy to watch. Victor started the season as a pitcher/outfielder. On his own will, putting the team first ahead of himself, to help the team he decided that pitching probably would not be best and actually finished up the season playing a solid 1^st base. His bat also was big the second half of the season. Kevin Garrity was a great pickup in left field, splitting time with Jason McGahan and both Kyle Garrity and Steve Luna platooned in right field, and coming up with big hits at certain times during the Mohawks 8 game winning streak.

In 2008 the Mohawks also had Angel Torres, Mike Greco, Mike David and Matt Siekert. Angel was stellar at 3^rd and at the plate in 2008, leading the team with 18 RBI. Mike Greco was solid at short and at the plate as well. He finished the season leading the team with a .464 batting average. Mike David was another good acquisition for the Mohawks. He gave them a couple quality starts on the mound. Matt Siekert was initially going to start his own team, but when that fell through decided to join the Mohawks. And the Mohawks are happy that he joined. He was stellar in the field, at the plate and on the mound.

2008 saw the Mohawks make history in that they, along with the Chicago Midwest Suburban League Cubs, were the first ever MSBL team (or any men’s league teams) to play a game at Miller Park, home of the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night, May 23rd. Though the Mohawks lost 9-5, the game was actually closer than the final score appeared in that they were leading 5-1 going into the 6^th inning. A few defensive lapses here and their that the Cubs capitalized on and the Mohawks could not recover. The “Miller Park Game,” despite losing, was definitely the highlight of the 2008 campaign for the team.

The game had more than 400 people in attendance for this historic night, and anybody that knows anything about attendance to MSBL baseball games, 400 people is about 385 more people than a “normal” game attended. It was also more than the Milwaukee Brewer personnel were anticipating as well. The crowd was into the game from the 1^st pitch to the last out. They were chanting and cheering all night for their respective teams. It was truly a night everyone will remember forever.

The Mohawks would like to thank all their sponsors throughout the 2008 season as well. Without your generous contributions for our fundraiser we had. If not for you, it would not have been a success and the team may not have played the “Miller Park Game.” So thank you to our sponsors. We hope to have your support in 2009.

We hope to see you again in 2009 as we intend on improving upon what we accomplished in 2008.

See you at the ball park.

Wednesday night saw the Mohawks 2008 season come to an end in a thrilling 7-6 loss to the Cubs. The Mohawks fundamentally were just not in the game the entire night. However, they did have the lead going into the 9th.

The Cubs jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the 1st inning, and scored another run in the 2nd putting them ahead 2-0. It would be that way until the 3rd when Scott Garland started the inning with a single. Due to a knee injury, Garland was declared as a non-runner for the game as Steve Luna came in to run. Matt Siekert then doubled as Luna was thrown out at 3rd. Victor Castro came up and battling with 2 strikes by fouling off pitches, eventually singled in Siekert to make it a 2-1 game. Castro would later score to tie it at 2.

It would stay that way until the 8th when the Cubs scored 3 times to take a 5-2 lead. Garland again led the bottom of the 8th with a single to left. This time running for Garland was Kyle Garrity, who would then steal 2nd and 3rd on consecutive pitches. The next batter Siekert walked giving the Mohawks runners on 1st and 3rd with no outs. As Siekert was on the move to attempt to steal 2nd, Castro came through again doubling in a run and later scoringing the tying run as Kris Kamakian reached on an error. Kamakian would steal second and reach 3rd when Jason McGahan and Angel Torres both got hit by pitches, then scored the go ahead run on a wild pitch giving the Mohawks a 6-5 lead going into the 9th.

The top of the 9th figured to be promising for the Mohawks as they brought in Matt Siekert to finish the game. The first batter of the inning singled to left and as he tried stretching it into a double was thrown out at 2nd by Kevin Garrity. Siekert would then walk the next hitter, hit the following batter and then walk the batter after that to load the bases. With the corners drawn in to cut off the runner at the plate, the number 9 hitter in the Cubs order hit a ground ball just past  Angel Torres at 3rd to give the Cubs a 7-6 lead. The Mohawks then went down in order in the bottom of the 9th when Kyle Garrity struck out, and Garland and Siekert both grounding out to end the game.

Overall it was thrilling game to be a part of. It's too bad there had to be a loser this night as both teams battled and fought hard, but unfortunately for the Mohawks, the Cubs took advantage of the final break given to them Wednesday night. The Cubs will move onto next Wednesday to face the winner of the Square At Impact vs. the Lawmen game.