3635

Martin, Edward

Don Beaver of Hickory is a self-made millionaire who built a fortune running nursing homes. The owner of five minor-league baseball teams, he is working hard to purchase the Minnesota Twins and bring the first major-league franchise to North Carolina.

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 18 Issue 3, Mar 1998, p20-27, il, por

Baseball team owners; Baseball teams; Beaver, Don

7262

Gigley, Chris

In 1997, Pete Bock and Jerry Pettit launched the Coastal Plain League with six teams in Eastern North Carolina. The summer league ranks as one of the country's best for college players, professional baseball scouts, and fans. In 2005, the league totals fourteen teams that play a fifty-six game schedule. The league revived a number of the state's historic ballparks formerly used by minor league teams. Although the players are amateurs, the teams operate just like minor league baseball teams, selling billboard advertising, food and drinks, and offering the usual promotions fans are accustomed to at minor league parks.

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 73 Issue 2, July 2005, p104,106, 108, il Periodical Website

Baseball players; Baseball teams; College athletes

24183

Martin, Edward [Author]; Exum, Steve [Photographer]

The Durham Bulls, a minor league baseball team, bring in the crowds when hosting games at their home stadium. The author presents the history of the team.

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 27 Issue 8, August 2007, p54-59, il

Baseball fields--Durham; Baseball teams; Durham Bulls (Baseball team); Baseball; Baseball--North Carolina

24466

Smith, Scott

After a 40-year hiatus, minor league baseball teams are making a major comeback; Cities such as Charlotte, Greensboro, Durham, Winston-Salem, and Asheville all have teams and good attendance at games. This article recounts the history of minor league baseball in North Carolina and why it made a comeback.

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 59 Issue 2, July 1991, p16-19, il Periodical Website

Baseball teams; Baseball--North Carolina, Piedmont--History; Baseball--North Carolina; Baseball--History; Baseball; Minor league baseball

29131

Rhew, Adam

Although Charlotte, North Carolina may still be decades away from being the home of a major league baseball team, the possibility is there. Supporters of the venture see the success of the Triple-A Charlotte Knights move from their exurban stadium to uptown as proof the city could manage such an effort.

Charlotte Magazine (NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 22 Issue 9, September 2017, p30, por

Baseball fields--Charlotte; Baseball teams

33672

Smith, Benjamin

The McCrary Eagles won the 1937 state semipro baseball championship and are striving for national honors. The group of Ashville ball tossers are now (1937) in Wichita, awaiting the start of the national tournament.

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 5 Issue 11, Aug 1937, p9, 22, por Periodical Website

Baseball teams; Asheville Sports

34289

Cash, Wiley

In this article, the author reflects on baseball games at Sims Legion Park in Gastonia, North Carolina. Built in 1950 and renovated in 1977, Sims stadium has been home to many major-league baseball players and minor-league baseball teams. For the past seventeen years, Sims has hosted the Gastonia Grizzlies, a collegiate Coastal Plain League team.

Garden and Gun (NoCar AP 2 G247), Vol. 12 Issue 3, June/July 2018, p147-148, il, por Periodical Website

Baseball--Anecdotes; Baseball--North Carolina; Baseball players--Gastonia; Baseball teams