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| League | Frontier League (West) | ||||
| Location | Florence, Kentucky | ||||
| Ballpark | UC Health Stadium | ||||
| Year founded | 1994 | ||||
| League championships | 3 (1994, 1995, 2000) | ||||
| Division championships | 3 (1995, 1997, 2000) | ||||
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| Colors | Black, Red, White |
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| Ownership | Clint Brown | ||||
| Manager | Dennis Pelfry | ||||
| Media | Cincinnati Enquirer, Kentucky Post | ||||
| Website | www |
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The Florence Freedom are a professional baseball team based within the Greater Cincinnati region in the city of Florence, Kentucky. The Freedom are a member of the West Division of the Frontier League, an independent baseball league. From the 2004 season to the present, the Freedom have played their home games at UC Health Stadium (formerly Champion Window Field), which is located near the Interstates 71 and 75.
The Freedom franchise has won three Frontier League championships. However, these titles came when the team existed as the Erie Sailors (1994), Johnstown Steal (1995), and Johnstown Johnnies (2000). The franchise is currently tied with the Rockford RiverHawks (including years as Portsmouth and Springfield) for most total league championships, with three each.
Before 2003, the team played at Point Stadium in Johnstown, Pennsylvania as the Johnstown Johnnies. The team moved to Johnstown from Erie, Pennsylvania, where they were known as the Erie Sailors, in 1995 and was known as the Steal until the 1998 season. The team won two Frontier League championships in their time in Johnstown, one in 1995 as the Steal and one in 2000 as the Johnnies. The team was sold after the 2002 season and moved to Florence, where it became known as the Freedom.
The Freedom played their 2003 home games at Foundation Field in Hamilton, Ohio, about 30 miles (48 km) north of Cincinnati, while the ownership group was building a new stadium (Champion Window Field) in Florence. The team was managed by former major leaguer Tom Browning. The Freedom finished in last place, setting a then-league record with 61 losses. The team averaged fewer than 500 fans per game in attendance.
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