Schaumburg Flyers

Perfect night out with the kids! Great prices all the way around… tickets, no parking cost, reasonable food and drink costs. The ball park is small but very organized and clean. Lawn seating is available with a playground for the kids. There is a ton of on the field entertainment. The Flyers are okay and the players all get into the game and make it a positive night out for everyone. Check the schedule for fireworks nights.

My boyfriend and I love baseball (definitely more him than me) and we are currently trying to tour all of the minor league facilities in Illinois. It turns out there’s a ton of them, so our tour will happen slowly. Our first excursion: The Schaumburg Flyers! Just note: this is unaffiliated minor league, so very few of these guys will actually get called up to the majors.
Alexian Field is easy enough to find and the parking is awesome because it’s abundant and FREE. Free!!! Right across the street, just steps away from the ticket window — free! I love free things, so we already got off on the right foot with the free parking. Tickets were $ 10 which seems to be pretty standard for minor league baseball. Not a bad price and you can sit on the lawn and picnic if you bring a blanket and pay less.
Good food options and they actually serve beer and alcohol. I guess I don’t know why I was so surprised about the alcohol, but it’s there. There was a Tiki Hut near first base that offered things like margaritas and other alcoholic beverages. Fun! There’s also a restaurant above this tiki hut that offers a great view of the field and good food and drink options. Since no one really comes to any of these games, there was a ton of space up in the restaurant so you could get a seat right at the window no problem. Awesome!
The game itself was really fun. Between every inning, there was something going on. Taco race, dice rolling, giveaways, etc. Bearon the mascot was there — he’s so good! He hangs out in the stadium during the entire game so there’s lots of opportunity to meet him and win things from him. The baseball itself is pretty good (I mean, it’s not real minor league) but the game felt kind of long. We left at the top of the 8^th because we had already been there all afternoon. Good game, though, and it’s super awesome if you love watching baseball. Very, very kid/​family friendly so load up your little ones and bring them to a game. There really are no bad seats anywhere in the field and they’re all cheap. I’ll definitely be back for some more unaffiliated minor league fun — yay!

I love minor-​league baseball. Tickets are cheap as hell, even for good seats. And the local papers (Trib, Herald, Sun-​Times) regularly have coupons for 2-​for-​1 tickets, which means you can sit in the front row behind home plate for under $ 20 for two people. Outstanding.
The last time I went, before the game started, there were two teams of kids who were… special ed? Or developmentally disabled? And they were split into two teams and everyone got to hit, and everyone got to run bases and once everyone had hit and run, they switched sides and the other team did the same thing while the first team took the field. Those damn kids were SO happy and when they crossed home plate were jumping up and down and hugging each other and absolutely thrilled to be playing ball in a real stadium… I think my little grinch heart grew three sizes that day. It was one of the sweeter, happier things I’ve ever seen in my whole life, and I think the Flyers are AWESOME for facilitating something like that.

Very, very cute ballpark. It was designed to be a miniature Wrigley, and while I don’t know if they succeeded in doing that, they did manage to make it very pretty and comfortable. As a bonus, it’s kept clean as a whistle. If you drive, there’s tons of parking. If you take the train, the stop is just on the other side of the parking lot. As far as the game goes, you’ll get to see real players with real heart… these guys aren’t thinking about the next supercar they’re going to buy, or which model they’re going out with tonight. They’re here to play baseball, and the fans are here to watch it.

The Schaumburg Flyers are a minor league team. It’s quite good fun to see a game here. It’s a smaller stadium and it’s much cheaper than going to a Cubs or Sox game so is a real value for families. It’s an easier place to navigate particularly with young children.
I’ve also attended a few games as corporate entertainment functions. It’s quite nice as they’ll set up a pre-​game barbeque for your company and then provide a special section of seating for the match.
Obviously, the quality of play varies widely, but overall it’s good fun.

The Schaumburg Flyers play at Alexian Field in the northwest suburb of Schaumburg. This Northern League minor-​league club may not sprout too many big-​league ballplayers, but there is a fun and almost innocent atmosphere at the ballpark. Planes buzz over the field from a nearby small airfield, and the «Bearon» mascot and assorted between-​innings promotions keep the good times rolling along here.