 The Miners began their inaugural season on May 23, 2007 on the road against the Gateway Grizzlies, with the franchise's first home run hit by Tim Dorn that same night.Six days later, they would play their first home game against the Evansville Otters, winning 9-6 in front of a crowd of 6,251.The team set a new Frontier League attendance record by hosting 259,392 fans (the prior record was 217,500 set by Gateway in 2004).