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The Lynchburg Hillcats are a Minor League Baseball team in Lynchburg, Virginia that plays in the Carolina League and is the Single-A affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians.They were a farm team of the Atlanta Braves from 2011 to 2014, the Cincinnati Reds in 2010, and the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1995 to 2009.
Lynchburg Hillcats (CL/Low-A East) (1963–present) Bank of the James Stadium , formerly Calvin Falwell Field at City Stadium and originally named "City Stadium", is a ballpark located in Lynchburg , Virginia , United States, and the current home of the minor league Lynchburg Hillcats team.
The oldest stadium is Bank of the James Stadium (1940) in Lynchburg, Virginia, home of the Lynchburg Hillcats. The newest stadiums are Atrium Health Ballpark and Virginia Credit Union Stadium (2021), the respective homes of the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers in Kannapolis, North Carolina, and Fredericksburg Nationals in Fredericksburg, Virginia. One ...
Their newest affiliate is the Lynchburg Hillcats of the Carolina League, which became the Guardians' Class A-Advanced club in 2015, and were reassigned to Single-A in 2021. Geographically, Cleveland's closest domestic affiliate is the Lake County Captains of the High-A Midwest League , which are approximately 16 miles (26 km) away.
The Carolina League is a Minor League Baseball league which has operated along the Atlantic Coast of the United States since 1945. Having been classified at various levels throughout its existence, it operated at Class A-Advanced from 1990 until its demotion to Single-A following Major League Baseball's 2021 reorganization of the minor leagues.
Jackie Robinson Ballpark, the oldest stadium in Single-A, opened in 1914.It is the home of the FSL's Daytona Tortugas.. There are 29 stadiums in use by Single-A Minor League Baseball teams.
The Carolina League of Minor League Baseball is a Single-A baseball league in the United States that began play in 1945. A league champion was determined at the end of each season by either postseason playoffs or being declared champion by the league office.
Down East and the Lynchburg Hillcats were declared co-champions as a result of the playoffs being called off because of Hurricane Irma. [20] In September 2017, Ballpark Digest named the Down East Wood Ducks the best logo/branding for Minor League Baseball in 2017. [16]