Crushers Extend Skipper Jared Lemieux's Contract into 2027

Avon, OH - December 12, 2025 - The Lake Erie Crushers have extended the contract for field manager Jared Lemieux into the 2027 season.

Lemieux joined the Crushers in 2023, and in 2024 he led the franchise to its first playoff appearance in five years with a 51-44 record and a top three pitching staff in tow. With the team parched for their first playoff win since 2013, the Crushers skipper urged Lake Erie to a remarkable 10-8 victory over the Gateway Grizzlies in the Wild Card Game to send his squad to the Divisional Round.

Lemieux’s second offseason saw the addition of many key pieces to a very successful 2025 squad. The imports of Dylan Spain, Brandyn Sittinger, Davie Morgan, and Derek Vegas paired with the mid-season acquisitions of Dario Gomez and Kenen Irizarry were crucial to the team’s success. The snake-bitten offense of 2024 was patched up and made playable by Lemieux’s offseason efforts, and another top three pitching staff in the Frontier League powered the Crushers to a 52-41 record, the team’s most wins in a season since 2019.

Jared Lemieux became the first manager in Lake Erie Crushers history to make the playoffs in back-to-back seasons, and his 103-86 record over the last two seasons speaks to the trajectory he has set the organization on.

Perhaps the most impactful and telling quote from his quotebook, Lemieux’s favorite philosophy is: “Baseball is a game, and games are meant to be fun…but it’s always more fun when you win.”

Fresh off his induction into the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame in 2024, Skipper Jared Lemieux looks to continue the winning standard in Avon in 2026 and beyond - looking for that next, elusive Frontier League title for Lake Erie since 2009.

The Lake Erie Crushers will open their 17th season at newly named ForeFront Field in Avon on Friday, May 8th, 2026 in a playoff rematch against the Schaumburg Boomers. For information on season ticket memberships visit lakeeriecrushers.com, and be sure to follow our socials @LECrushers on Instagram/Facebook/X.

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About the Lake Erie Crushers

The Lake Erie Crushers are a professional baseball team based in Avon, Ohio, just 18 miles west of Cleveland. They compete in the Frontier League, a proud MLB Partner League, and have brought a family-friendly, fan-oriented baseball experience to Northeast Ohio since 2009. As Lorain County’s only professional sports franchise, the Lake Erie Crushers are the largest economic driver in Lorain County, hosting more than 200 events per year that include over 50 baseball games, concerts, charity functions, and other events that bring the community of Avon together. Len Komoroski is the Crushers Chairman and Managing Partner, and the team is led by President Vic Gregovits. Jared Lemieux, a Maine Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, is in his fourth season as field manager.