Fayetteville SwampDogs
{{Short description|Minor League Baseball team}}
{{Infobox baseball team
|name=Fayetteville SwampDogs
|logo= 200px
|founded=2001
| stadium = J. P. Riddle Stadium
| location =Fayetteville, North Carolina
| colors =Navy blue, Columbia blue, green, tan, white
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| league =Coastal Plain League
| manager =
| general_manager = Jeremy Aagard
}}
The Fayetteville SwampDogs were a collegiate summer baseball team that played in the Coastal Plain League. The team played its home games at J. P. Riddle Stadium, nicknamed "The Swamp", in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The SwampDogs began play in the Coastal Plain League with the 2001 season, 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.
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.{{cite press release |title=SwampDogs Are Gone |url=https://www.goswampdogs.com/sports/bsb/2018-19/releases/20191003wtd77q |accessdate=October 4, 2019 |publisher=Fayetteville SwampDogs |date=October 3, 2019 |language=en |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809233255/https://www.goswampdogs.com/sports/bsb/2018-19/releases/20191003wtd77q |archive-date=August 9, 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Spedden |first1=Zach |title=SwampDogs Leaving Fayetteville, Will Sit Out 2020 |url=https://ballparkdigest.com/2019/10/04/swampdogs-leaving-fayetteville-will-sit-out-2020/ |accessdate=October 4, 2019 |work=Ballpark Digest |publisher=August Publishing |date=October 4, 2019}}
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
- [https://www.coastalplain.com Coastal Plain League]
References
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Category:Sports in Fayetteville, North Carolina
Category:Baseball teams established in 2001
Category:2001 establishments in North Carolina
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