Fayetteville SwampDogs

Fayetteville SwampDogs
Fayetteville SwampDogs
Information
League	Coastal Plain League
Location	Fayetteville, North Carolina
Ballpark	J. P. Riddle Stadium
Year founded	2001
Colors	Navy blue, Columbia blue, green, tan, white
Management	Lew Handelsman, Owner; Jeremy Aagard, General Manager

The Fayetteville SwampDogs were a collegiate summer baseball team that played in the Coastal Plain League. The team plays its home games at J. P. Riddle Stadium, nicknamed "The Swamp", in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The SwampDogs have played in the Coastal Plain League since the 2001 season,^[1] when they finished atop the South division with a record of 18 wins and 8 losses. The SwampDogs replaced the Cape Fear Crocs at J. P. Riddle Stadium.^[1]

The team announced on October 3, 2019 that they would sit out the 2020 Coastal Plain League season and relocate afterwards, having failed to reach a new lease agreement on J. P. Riddle Stadium.^[2]^[1]

Alumni[]

David Aardsma (2001); pitcher, Chicago White Sox
Mark Reynolds (2003); third Baseman, Washington Nationals
Andy Dirks (2005); outfielder, Detroit Tigers
Michael McKenry (2005); catcher, Pittsburgh Pirates
Blake Gailen (2005–06); outfielder, Los Angeles Dodgers organization
Carter Capps (2010); pitcher, Seattle Mariners
Kevin Quackenbush (2008); pitcher, San Diego Padres
Layne Somsen (2012); pitcher, Cincinnati Reds

External links[]

Coastal Plain League

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Spedden, Zach (October 4, 2019). "SwampDogs Leaving Fayetteville, Will Sit Out 2020". Ballpark Digest. August Publishing. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
^ "SwampDogs Are Gone" (Press release). Fayetteville SwampDogs. October 3, 2019. Archived from the original on August 9, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2019.

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[Leaving-1] Spedden, Zach (October 4, 2019). "SwampDogs Leaving Fayetteville, Will Sit Out 2020". Ballpark Digest. August Publishing. Retrieved October 4, 2019.

[2] "SwampDogs Are Gone" (Press release). Fayetteville SwampDogs. October 3, 2019. Archived from the original on August 9, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2019.

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