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The South Bend Silver Hawks are a Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the Arizona Diamondbacks that play in the Midwest League.

The city of South Bend was awarded a Midwest League franchise in 1987.  Originally affiliated with the Chicago White Sox and bearing the name of the parent company, the team was renamed in 1994.  The name "Silver Hawks" was chosen as an homage to the former Studebaker Corporation's Studebaker Silver Hawk, which was once manufactured in South Bend.  In 1997, the team switched affiliations to the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The team's home park is Coveleski Regional Stadium, built in 1987 and named for Stanley Coveleski, the Hall of Fame pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, who once resided in South Bend.  The stadium seats 5,000

South Bend Silver Hawks