Carmen Pignatiello

In March and April, the University of St. Francis played its home baseball games at Silver Cross Field in Joliet and pitching coach Brian Smith …...

There are still four options to choose from when it comes to minor league and independent baseball in the TribLocal area. However, there is no …...

After taking a year off to be “a normal guy,” Carmen Pignatiello is back in baseball. The Aurora resident was named the pitching coach of …...

In its month of operation, the Joliet Slammers independent baseball team has been making good on a promise that the roster will feature plenty of …...

In exchange for free access to Joliet Slammers games, 12-year-old Oak Park resident Jackson Traylor will be the team’s new online reporter. As the youngest …...

The Joliet Slammers did not have to look far when they signed their first player — New Lenox resident Josh Flores. The Lincoln-Way Central graduate …...

In a pennant race that defies logic, the Cubs have gone 6-11 since July 30 but have not lost any ground to first-place Milwaukee. A 12-4 win over Cincinnati on Thursday helped the Cubs avoid a sweep at the hands of the team with the worst pitching...

By the time the Cubs' "afternoon" game was finished, the Brewers already had a 3-0 lead over Cincinnati in their night game a few miles north. But it didn't matter, for another day at least, what the Brewers did, because the Cubs went home Saturday...

Cubs manager Lou Piniella's lack of patience is well known. But Derrek Lee had to laugh out loud when he found out after Wednesday's 8-2 loss to Milwaukee that Alfonso Soriano was heading back to the leadoff spot only two games into the season. "It's...

As usual for the Cubs-Cardinals series, unusual was the norm. But this time the two old rivals spent as much time entertaining themselves as they did the customers. Over the last three days, they spent 5 hours 25 minutes sitting in their clubhouses...

Angel Guzman combines presence with pitches that dance. He has established an extremely high standard yet is only 21, suggesting the really good years lie ahead. Guzman is the complete package. He should have fans hyperventilating as they count the...