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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.
Pages in category "Lynchburg Hillcats players" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 279 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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.
Dion signed with Cleveland and made his professional debut with the Arizona League Indians and the Lynchburg Hillcats, throwing 12 scoreless innings between both teams. Dion played the 2022 season with Lynchburg and Lake County Captains. [24] [25] Over 25 starts, he went 8–5 with a 2.11 ERA and 157 strikeouts over 128 innings.
City Stadium opened in 1940. It was renovated and the field was renamed Calvin Falwell Field at City Stadium in 2004. [4] In March 2020, the name was changed to Bank of the James Stadium when the city entered into a six-year naming rights deal worth $50,000 annually with Bank of the James, proceeds to be equally split between the city and the 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 ...
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.
Calvin Falwell also brought minor league baseball to the Lynchburg area in 1965 in what would eventually be branded as the Lynchburg Hillcats. The stadium hosting the team was named after him in 2004. [17] Calvin's brother, Lawrence Falwell died at the age of 94 on December 31, 2016. [6]