O'Fallon Hoots

The O'Fallon Hoots are a collegiate summer league baseball team in the United States Prospect League. The team played the 2018 and 2019 seasons as the Hannibal Hoots, but only one of those seasons saw them use Hannibal, Missouri as their home; flooding of their stadium led the Hoots to play their 2019 home schedule in nearby Quincy, Illinois at the home stadium of the Quincy Gems. Following the 2019 season, the Hoots moved to O'Fallon, Missouri and CarShield Field after the departure of the River City Rascals from O'Fallon. The Hannibal Hoots formed in late 2017.^[2] and were an expansion franchise for the 2018 season. The Hoots and other collegiate summer leagues and teams exist to give top college players professional-like experience without affecting NCAA eligibility.

O'Fallon Hoots
Information
League	Prospect League (Western Conference – South Division)
Location	O'Fallon, Missouri
Ballpark	CarShield Field
Founded	2018
Former name(s)	Hannibal Hoots (2018–2019)
Former ballparks	Clemens Field
Ownership	Rick DeStefane[1]
General manager	David Schmoll
Manager	Matt Brown
Website	OFallonHoots.com

Rick DeStefane is the sole owner of the O'Fallon Hoots.^[3]

On September 26, 2019, The Prospect League announced that the franchise would relocate from Hannibal to O'Fallon beginning with the 2020 season, playing their home games at CarShield Field.^[4]

The Hoots play in the Prospect League's Western Conference – South Division along with the Alton River Dragons, Cape Catfish, Jackson Rockabillys, and Thrillville Thrillbillies.^[5]

History

Hannibal's previous team in the Prospect League, the Hannibal Cavemen, suspended operations after the 2016 season, leaving the city without a team for the 2017 season.^[6] The league awarded a new franchise to Rick DeStefane, with the goal of returning to the field for the 2018 season.^[7]

For the 2020 season, the Prospect League ceased play due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the O'Fallon Hoots played host to a six-team league at CarShield Field, with each team playing 30 game seasons. The CarShield Collegiate League began play on July 1, 2020, with a schedule of 7 inning games.^{[8][9][10][11]}

Stadium

The Hoots play at CarShield Field.

Seasons

Season	Manager	Record	Win %	League	Division	GB	Post-season record	Post-season win %	Post-season result	Notes
2018	Clayton Hicks	25–35	.417	10th	5th	11.0	0–0	.000	Did not qualify	Inaugural season
2019	Clayton Hicks[12]	23–37	.383	11th	6th	20.0	0–0	.000	Did not qualify	Final season in Hannibal
2020	Season cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)
2021	Matt Brown	33–27	.550	5th	2nd	5.0	0–1	.000	Lost Prairie Land Division Championship (Cape)	First season in O'Fallon
2022	Jonathan Mills	28–32	.467	9th	2nd	4.0	0–0	.000	Did not qualify
2023	Matt Brown	28–30	.483	9th	3rd	11.5	0–0	.000	Did not qualify
2024	Matt Brown	29–27	.518	9th	4th	4.5	0–0	.000	Did not qualify
2025	Matt Brown	41–15	.732	5th	2nd	–	0–1	.000	Lost South Division Championship (Cape)
Totals		207–203	.505				0–2	.000

Roster

O'Fallon Hoots roster

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Active roster				Coaches/Other
Pitchers -- Kristopher Alcorn -- Parker Anderson -- Ryan Berry -- Sam Cardwell -- Brady Coon -- Carter Cox -- Logan Darnell -- Jack Fishel -- Mac Floyd -- Joey Funk -- Christian Harvey -- Connor Henke -- Kevin Hill -- Ty Holman -- Ryan Hoshaw -- Ryker Keller -- Brandon McQuerrey -- Bryce Nicolay -- Christopher Pelligreen -- Trey Schneider -- Brayden Schnurbusch -- Adam Shipley		Catchers -- Isaac Huettl -- Sean Kang -- Brodie Short Infielders -- Mitchell Bonczkowski -- Will Geary -- Cade Grevengoed -- Nick Jacobs -- Aaron Jasiak -- Nolan Jaworowski -- Michael Politte Outfielders -- Kyle Byrne -- Michael Callahan -- Hank Gomric -- Baden Hackworth		Manager -- Matt Brown Coaches Aaron Turner Disabled list ‡ Inactive list § Suspended list  updated May 26, 2025