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Flying Boxcars was announced as the team name on July 20, 2023. [4] The name honors Fairchild Aircraft 's production of C-82 and C-119 cargo planes at the Hagerstown Regional Airport . [ 4 ] Fairchild Aircraft was at one point the largest employer in Washington County, Maryland, of which Hagerstown is the county seat.
Fans in the upper levels watch the inaugural home game for the Hagerstown Flying Boxcars during a rainy May 4, 2024. Except for the dirt pitching mound, the field's grass and dirt are artificial.
Meritus Park is a multi-purpose stadium in Hagerstown, Maryland.It replaced Hagerstown's old Municipal Stadium which was demolished in 2022.. The facility was built primarily for the Hagerstown Flying Boxcars, a team in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, but it can also host other sports, outdoor concerts, festivals and community events.
2024: Hagerstown Flying Boxcars schedule Although it might seem the team is getting a late start with practicing, that's not the case. "The league allows you 10 days on the field prior to your ...
The Hagerstown Flying Boxcars announced Wednesday they are pushing the home opener back a day and limiting attendance for the initial homestand.
The about 1,100 C-119s were built in Hagerstown by Fairchild Aircraft, Bowen said, addressing the crowd from the cargo deck of the Boxcar's predecessor, the C-82 Packet.
The importance of the company to the city and the country as a whole earned Hagerstown its former nickname "Home of the Flying Boxcar," after the Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar. Fairchild moved to Hagerstown from Farmingdale, New York, in 1931 after Sherman Fairchild purchased a majority stock interest in Kreider-Reisner Aircraft Company of ...
Flying Boxcars' Magneuris Sierra scores the first run of the game on Thursday, April 25, 2024. The York Revolution hosted the Hagerstown Flying Boxcars in the 2024 season opener.