The move to the Carolina League hasn’t impacted the Carolina Mudcats, according to team officials: attendance may be down, but weather played a large part in the decline. In 2010 Mudcats owner Steve Bryant sold his Class AA Southern League franchise to Quint and Rishy Studer, who moved the franchise to Pensacola and purchased the Kinston […]
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In Lynchburg, sadness over potential loss of Hillcats
While Wilmington (N.C.) is giddy over the potential arrival of a team, fans of the Lynchburg Hillcats (High Class A; Carolina League) are dreading the team’s potential departure. It’s the flip side to the happy story when a new team arrives in a new market: the market losing the team, creating a loss for local […]
Blue Wahoos logo, look to be unveiled Friday night
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Class AA; Southern League) are officially unveiling their new logo and branding during a Friday night event. In addition to the logo unveiling, the team will begin selling official Blue Wahoo merchandise for fans and supporters, just in time for the holiday season. The logo was developed by a professional sports […]
Conditions are ripe for Cal-Carolina switch
A move of two teams from the California League to the Carolina League, once given up for dead, is surprisingly viable, as there may be an alignment of teams and markets — and the specifics will surprise you. First off: we’ve seen two viable markets emerge in the Carolina League footprint, along with viable owners. […]
O’Conner: We’re working to return pro ball to Kinston
The Kinston Indians (High Class A; Carolina League) may be moving to Zebulon after the end of the season, but MiLB President Pat O’Conner and team owner Cam McRae say they’re working to bring in a replacement team, perhaps as early as next season. Kinston is one of the those markets you want to love […]
Spring sched for Indians farm teams posted
We’ve posted the spring-training schedule for the four Cleveland Indians farm teams: Columbus Clippers (Class AAA; International League), Akron Aeros (Class AA; Eastern League), Kinston Indians (High Class A; Carolina League) and Lake County Captains (Low Class A; Sally League). You can see the full schedule here. All home games are played at the team’s […]
Rau new assistant GM of K-Tribe
The Kinston Indians (High Class A; Carolina League) have a new assistant general manager: Matthew Rau, a native of Fargo who worked the past six seasons for the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks (independent; American Association). “Matt is a wonderful addition to the front office,” said K-Tribe General Manager Benjamin Jones. “He is a former college baseball player […]
Carolina League to expand in 2012? Probably not
Carolina League President John Hopkins says he wants to see his league expand by two teams for the 2012 season to accommodate a return of the circuit to Kinston — statements that will probably be well-received in that city as the K-Tribe embarks on a lame-duck season, but we’re not sure his sentiments are shared […]
The Week That Was: Dec. 19
It was a week for dramatic franchise and league shifts, the collapse of the Metrodome roof and its impact on the baseball world, and new naming-rights deals emerging. The most popular stories of the past week on Ballpark Digest, as measured by page views. Carolina to Pensacola, Kinston to Zebulon in 2012 Frontier League unveils […]
Carolina to Pensacola, Kinston to Zebulon in 2012
The Carolina Mudcats (Class AA; Southern League) have been sold to Quint and Rishy Studer, and the franchise will be shifting to a new Pensacola ballpark for the 2012 season. Meanwhile, the Kinston Indians (High Class A; Carolina League) have been sold to the Mudcats owners and will be playing in Zebulon in 2012. “I […]
Jones new GM in Kinston
Benjamin Jones, the successful general manager of the Wilson Tobs (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League), is the new general manager of the Kinston Indians (High Class A; Carolina League). He replaces Shari Massengill, who reunited with North Johnson when she accepted the assisant GM position with the Gwinnett Braves (Class AAA; International League). “We are […]
K-Tribe, Cleveland extend PDC
The Kinston Indians (High Class A; Carolina League) and the Cleveland Indians will remain partners for the next two seasons, as the pair signed an extension to their player-development contract through 2012. “We are excited and proud to continue our relationship with the Cleveland Indians,” says K-Tribe General Manager Shari Massengill. “The Cleveland Indians organization […]
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The Carolina League began life after World War II as a North Carolina-based circuit but had expanded past the confines of the state by the 1980s. Today the league stretches from suburban Maryland and Virginia to South Carolina and Delaware. Class C / 1945-1948 Class B / 1949-1962High Class A / 1963-present Current TeamsFrederick KeysKinston […]