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=== Zanesville Greys ===
The franchise began in 1993 as one of the original six teams of the independent Frontier League with teams from [[Ohio]], [[Kentucky]], and [[West Virginia]].<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Frontier League]]|url=http://www.frontierleague.com/history.php|title=Frontier League History|access-date=May 26, 2011}}</ref> The Greys played in [[Zanesville, Ohio]], at Gant Municipal Stadium, a historic 4,000-seat multipurpose stadium built in 1940. The Greys were the first professional baseball team to play in Zanesville since 1950 and the [[Zanesville Indians]].<ref name="gant">{{cite web|work=www.digitalballparks.com|url=http://www.digitalballparks.com/Frontier/Gant.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060217084430/http://www.digitalballparks.com/Frontier/Gant.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=February 17, 2006|title=Gant Memorial Stadium|access-date=May 26, 2011}}</ref>

The Greys won both halves of the 1993 season and defeated the [[Ohio Valley Redcoats]] in the playoffs to become the first champions of the Frontier League.<ref name="timszville">{{cite web|work=Tim's Unofficial Frontier League History Pages|url=http://flhistory.gofreeserve.com/ZanesvilleGreys.htm|title=Zanesville Greys History|access-date=May 27, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809141224/http://flhistory.gofreeserve.com/ZanesvilleGreys.htm|archive-date=August 9, 2011}}</ref> Zanesville had five players hit over .300 as well as solid pitching; Kyle Shade was named Frontier League MVP and Tom Crowley was named Most Valuable Pitcher. The Greys also led the league in attendance with an average of 1,000 fans per game.<ref name="timszville"/>

Despite a 35–28 record in the 1994 season, the team finished in third place in the North Division behind Ohio Valley and [[Erie Sailors]].<ref name="timszville"/> The team returned to the playoffs in 1995 after a season characterized by solid pitching and baserunning. Despite only recording 12 home runs, the Greys led the league with 137 stolen bases.<ref name="timszville"/> Zanesville swept the [[Newark Buffaloes]] two games to none in the Division Championship Series before falling to the [[Johnstown Steal]] in the Frontier League Championship Series.<ref name="timszville"/> Closing pitcher, Don Wolfe was named League MVP and Playoff MVP in 1995. Wolfe had a league-leading 21 saves during the 1995 season.<ref name="timszville"/>

Zanesville pitching was again strong in the 1996 season. The Greys were led by Matt Baxter with a 9–2 record and 2.47 ERA while the [[bullpen]] was led by [[Terry Pearson (baseball)|Terry Pearson]], who recorded 20 saves and a .50 ERA and stuck out 43 batters in 36 innings while only walking eight batters for the entire season.<ref name="timszville"/> Pitching was not enough to make the playoffs and the team finished third in the FL East Division.<ref name="timszville"/>

Although the team had a winning record in each of the three seasons in Zanesville, the franchise fell into financial trouble. This was partially due to the Greys' market being one of the smallest in the league with a population around 25,000.<ref name="timszville"/> The franchise was inactive during the 1997 and 1998 seasons.