DANVILLE BRAVES

The 'Danville Braves' are a minor league baseball team in Danville, Virginia, USA. They are an Advanced Rookie-level team in the Appalachian League and have been a farm team of the Atlanta Braves since 1993. The Braves play home games at American Legion Post 325 Field. Opened in 1993, Legion Field seats 2,588 fans.
On September 3, 2006, Danville won their first ever Appalachian League championship, defeating the Elizabethton Twins 2 games to 1, in a best of three series.
The Danville Braves mascot is a large, green bird named Blooper. During the 2005-2006 seasons Blooper was George Washington High School student Nicholas Mazzoni. As of May 12, 2007 Mazzoni planned on mascoting for the Braves before attending High Point University.
The Braves' previous Appalachian League Affiliate was in Pulaski, VA. The team left Pulaski to move to Danville and started the 1993 season there.
The Braves' clubhouse manager is professional photographer Bill Setliff.

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2006 Draft Picks

Notable players

External links

2006 Draft Picks

The 25 man roster of the 2007 Danville Braves team includes TEN players (six pitchers, three Infielders, and one outfielder) who were selected by the Atlanta Braves in Major League Baseball's 2006 (Rookie) Draft (sports). Included on the team are three out of the first four players drafted in the 2006 Atlanta Braves Draft.
The Braves 2006 number two draft pick, right handed pitcher Cory T Rasmus, has been assigned to the Gulf Coast Braves (Rookie League) for his second consecutive season.
The 2006 Braves draft selections playing for the 2007 Danville Braves are:

Round	Pick	Name	Position
1	1	Cody Johnson	Outfielder (OF)
1	3	Steven M. Evarts	Left Handed Pitcher (LHP)
2	1	Jeff Locke	Left Handed Pitcher (LHP)
3		Chad Rodgers	Left Handed Pitcher (LHP)
7		Adam Coe	Third Baseman (3B)
8		Casey Beck	Right Handed Pitcher (RHP)
11		Michael B. Mehlich	Right Handed Pitcher (RHP)
12		Joshua F. Morris	First Baseman (1B)
15		Stephen K. Shults	Third Baseman (3B)
22		Cole Rohrbough	Left Handed Pitcher (LHP)

Notable players

Notable players who have come through Danville include:

★ Jermaine Dye (1993)

★ Randall Simon (1993)

★ Esteban Yan (1993)

★ Andruw Jones (1994)

★ Kevin Millwood (1994)

★ John Rocker (1994)

★ Marcus Giles (1997)

★ Rafael Furcal (1998)

★ Wilson Betemit (1999)

★ Adam LaRoche (2000)

★ Adam Wainwright (2000)

★ Andy Marte (2001)

★ Jeff Francoeur (2002)

★ Kyle Davies (2002)

External links

★ Danville Braves Official Site