Tri-City Chili Peppers

{{Short description|Coastal Plain League baseball team}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball team

| name = Tri-City Chili Peppers

| logo = Tri-City Chili Peppers Logo.png

| league = Coastal Plain League

| division = North

| location = Colonial Heights, Virginia

| ballpark = Shepherd Stadium

| founded = 2020

| mascot = Blaze{{cite magazine |last1=Slayton |first1=Keriann |title=Boys of Summer |url=https://richmondmagazine.com/life-style/leisure/boys-of-summer/ |magazine=Richmond Magazine |access-date=June 8, 2024 |language=en-us |date=February 2, 2021}}

| owner =

Chris Martin

| management =

| coach =

| manager = Dustin Felvus and James Bierlein{{cite web |title=Coaches |url=https://chilipeppersbaseball.com/team/coaches/ |website=Tri-City Chili Peppers |access-date=June 8, 2024 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Tri-City Chili Peppers to Host Fan Fest for the Ultimate Fan |url=https://chilipeppersbaseball.com/fanfest_2022/ |website=Tri-City Chili Peppers |access-date=June 8, 2024 |language=en |date=April 14, 2022 |quote=Bierlein, who will have his inaugural season with the Chili Peppers this summer}}

| general_manager = Steven Taggart

| president_label =

| president =

| media =

| website = {{Official site|chilipeppersbaseball.com}}

}}

The Tri-City Chili Peppers are a collegiate summer baseball team playing in the Coastal Plain League. The team plays its home games at Shepherd Stadium in Colonial Heights, Virginia.{{cite web |title=Team Info |url=https://coastalplain.com/about/team-info/team-information/ |website=Coastal Plain League |access-date=June 8, 2024 |language=en |date=2024}} The team joined the league in 2020 but didn't play due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite press release |title=2021 Coastal Plain League Schedule Released! |url=https://www.coastalplain.com/sports/bsb/2019-20/releases/20201020j55i08 |website=Coastal Plain League |access-date=February 22, 2021 |language=en |date=October 20, 2020}}{{cite news |title=Coastal Plain League's Tri-City Chili Peppers suspend operations, turn attention to next year |url=https://richmond.com/sports/local/coastal-plain-leagues-tri-city-chili-peppers-suspend-operations-turn-attention-to-next-year/article_c0bc99f2-ab40-11ea-a256-0f49c24821b4.html |access-date=February 22, 2021 |work=Richmond Times-Dispatch |date=June 10, 2020 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Tri-City Chili Peppers announce 2021 game schedule |url=https://www.nbc12.com/2020/11/23/tri-city-chili-peppers-announce-game-schedule/ |access-date=February 22, 2021 |work=WWBT |date=November 23, 2020 |language=en}} Their first ever game was an 11-8 loss to the Holly Springs Salamanders on the road in North Carolina on Friday, May 28, 2021.{{cite news |title=Salamanders Take On Tri-City in CPL Season Opener! |url=https://salamandersbaseball.com/salamanders-take-on-tri-city-in-cpl-season-opener/ |access-date=November 26, 2024 |work=Holly Springs Salamanders |date=May 29, 2021 |language=en}} Their first ever home game was a 10-8 win over the Wilson Tobs on Monday, May 31, 2021.{{cite news |title=Opening Night [May 31, 2021] Recap |url=https://chilipeppersbaseball.com/opening-night-may-31-2021-recap/ |access-date=November 26, 2024 |work=Tri-City Chili Peppers |date=June 1, 2021 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Chili Peppers Win 10-8 Slugfest Over Tobs

|url=https://wilsontobs.com/chili-peppers-win-10-8-slugfest-over-tobs/ |access-date=November 26, 2024 |work=Wilson Tobs |date=May 31, 2021 |language=en}} On June 1, 2024, the Chili Peppers played under conditions they described as "Cosmic Baseball." The game was played under black lights, with glow-in-the-dark balls, bats, bases and uniforms.{{Cite web |title='Cosmic Baseball' to illuminate the game like never before |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/cosmic-baseball-black-lights-tri-city-chili-peppers-2024 |access-date=June 2, 2024 |website=MLB.com |date=May 26, 2024 |language=en}}