The Gateway Grizzlies announce that their full schedule for the 2023 season in the Frontier League has been released, with a 96-game slate of exciting, professional baseball set to begin on Thursday, May 11.Â
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For the first time since 2013, the Grizzlies will begin the season on the road, taking on the Florence Y’alls to kick of their 22nd season of competition in the Frontier League from May 11-13 at Thomas More Stadium in Florence, Kentucky. But they return home shortly thereafter on Tuesday, May 16 to open their 51-game home schedule with a three-game series against the Schaumburg Boomers at GCS Credit Union Ballpark in Sauget. Â
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The opening home stand then continues against another 2022 playoff team, as the Ottawa Titans come to the St. Louis Metro East for the first time from May 19-21. The Titans will be one of four franchises to visit GCS Credit Union Ballpark for the first time in 2023, along with the Tri-City ValleyCats (June 9-11), New Jersey Jackals (June 13-15), and the reigning Frontier League champion Québec Capitales (July 28-30).Â
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The Grizzlies’ longest home stand of the season ushers in the month of June, with the Empire State Greys coming to town from June 6-8, followed by the aforementioned series against Tri-City and New Jersey. Continuing a tradition, the Grizzlies will also be at home for the Fourth of July holiday, as they face the Florence Y’alls from July 3-5.Â
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Following the all-star break from July 10-13, the second half of the season contains the Grizzlies’ first-ever road series against the New York Boulders (July 18-20) and Sussex County Miners (July 21-23). Gateway will also play nine of their final 12 games of the regular season at home in late August and early September, with the Greatest Night in Baseball celebration taking place on Sunday, September 3 against the Lake Erie Crushers.
Jason Guerette is the Grizzlies' Director of Broadcasting and Media Relations and the "Voice of the Grizzlies." 2023 will be his second season with the organization, handling lead broadcasting duties on the Grizzlies Media Network as well as being in charge of all team press releases and game-day media materials.
2023 will also be Jason's ninth season in the Frontier League after spending 2014-21 in the same role with the Southern Illinois Miners. Overall, he has broadcasted close to 800 games in the league, including playoffs. During the baseball offseason, he serves as a play-by-play broadcaster for Manhattan College and the New Jersey Institute of Technology, with games being seen on ESPN+ among other platforms.
In addition to broadcasting, Jason works as a public address announcer for Seton Hall University women's basketball as well as Columbia University men's and women's basketball. He also spent nine years working "behind the scenes" as a freelance board operator and highlight editor at Westwood One for their coverage of the NFL, NCAA football, and NCAA basketball.
Jason graduated from Seton Hall in 2012 with B.A. in Communication Studies and a minor in Broadcasting & Visual Media.
