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The Down East Wood Ducks played their home games at Grainger Stadium, located at 400 East Grainger Avenue in Kinston. The original structure was built by architect John J. Rowland in 1949 at a cost of $170,000 inclusive of everything except the land, with $150,000 raised by bond issue. [ 36 ]
It is the home ballpark for the Down East Bird Dawgs, who competes in the Frontier League, as well as the annual Freedom Classic between Navy and Air Force. Grainger was previously home to the Down East Wood Ducks, the Kinston Indians and all the professional Kinston baseball teams since 1949. [3]
Grainger Stadium was vacated that month by the Texas Rangers affiliated Down East Wood Ducks. [2] [3] On November 3, 2024, Brett Wellman was hired as the Bird Dawgs' inaugural manager, [4] followed by TJ White announced as the team's hitting coach on November 5 [5] and Reggie Harris as their pitching coach on December 3. [6]
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Carolina lost the Northern Division title versus the Down East Wood Ducks, 2–1. [51] Victor Estevez was chosen for the Carolina League Manager of the Year Award. [ 52 ] The Mudcats won the first-half of the 2024 season with a 41–24 mark, clinching a spot in the playoffs, [ 53 ] but they were defeated in the division series by the ...
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Down East Bird Dawgs, an independent baseball team, Kinston; Down East Wood Ducks, a defunct minor-league baseball team, Kinston [4] [5]; WRQM, a public radio station formerly known as Down East Radio, North Carolina Wesleyan College [6]
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