LYNCHBURG HILLCATS

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|name = Lynchburg Hillcats
|founded = 1886
|city = Lynchburg, Virginia
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|logo = LynchburgHillcats.png
|uniformlogo = LynchburgHillcats.PNG
|class level = A
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|current league = Carolina League
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|division = Northern Division
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|majorleague = Pittsburgh Pirates
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|nickname = Lynchburg Hillcats (1886-present)
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|ballpark = Calvin Falwell Field
|pastparks =
|leaguechamps = 16 (1973, 1977, 1978, 1982-1985, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005}
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|owner = Lynchburg Baseball Corp.
|manager = Jeff Branson
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The 'Lynchburg Hillcats' are a minor league baseball team in Lynchburg, Virginia. They are a Class High-A team in the Carolina League, and have been a farm team of the Pittsburgh Pirates since 1995. The Hillcats play home games at Calvin Falwell Field; refurbished and renamed in 2004, the stadium seats 4,000 fans.

Contents

Division and League Championships

Former Lynchburg Players

External links

Division and League Championships

★ 1886 'State League Champions', No playoffs.

★ 1906 'Virginia League Champions', No playoffs.

★ 1940 'Virginia League Champions', Senators over Harrisonburg 3-2.

★ 1944 'Piedmont League Champions', Cardinals over Portsmouth Cubs 4-3.

★ 1948 Piedmont League Regular Season Champions, Cardinals lose to Newport News Dodgers 0-4.

★ 1949 'Piedmont League Champions', Cardinals over Portsmouth Cubs 4-2.

★ 1962 South Atlantic League Regular Season Champions, White Sox lose to Macon 0-3.

★ 1963 South Atlantic League 2nd-Half Champions, White Sox lose to Augusta 2-3.

★ 1964 'Southern League Champions', No playoffs.

★ 1973 Carolina League 1st-Half Champions, Twins lose to Winston-Salem 2-3.

★ 1977 Carolina League 1st-Half Champions, Mets lose to Peninsula 2-3.

★ 1978 'Carolina League Champions', Mets over Peninsula 3-0.

★ 1982 Carolina League 2nd-Half Northern Division Champions, Mets lose to Alexandria in one-game Divisional playoff.

★ 1983 'Carolina League Champions', Mets sweep Northern Division and win over Winston-Salem 3-0.

★ 1984 'Carolina League Champions', Mets sweep Northern Division and win over Durham 3-1.

★ 1985 Carolina League Northern Division Champions, Mets sweep Division lose to Winston-Salem 1-3.

★ 1988 Carolina League 2nd-Half Northern Division Champions, Red Sox over Salem 2-1 in playoffs, lose to Kinston 2-3 in Championship.

★ 1989 Carolina League 1st-Half Northern Division Champions, Red Sox lose to Prince William 1-2 in playoffs.

★ 1991 Carolina League 2nd-Half Northern Division Champions, Red Sox over Prince William 2-0 in playoffs, lose to Kinston 0-3 in Championship.

★ 1992 Carolina League Northern Division Champions, Red Sox sweep Division lose to Peninsula 2-3 in Championship.

★ 1997 'Carolina League Champions', Hillcats win 2nd-Half Northern Division, over Frederick 2-0 in playoffs, over Kinston 3-1 in Championship.

★ 2000 Carolina League 2nd-Half Northern Division Champions, Hillcats over Frederick 2-0 in playoffs, lose to Myrtle Beach 0-3 in Championship.

★ 2002 'Carolina League Champions', Hillcats win Northern Division Wildcard, over Wilmington 2-1 in playoffs, over Kinston 3-1 in Championship.

★ 2003 Carolina League 1st-Half Northern Division Champions, Hillcats over Wilmington 2-0 in playoffs, lose to Winston-Salem 0-3 in Championship.

★ 2005 Carolina League 1st-Half Northern Division Champions, Hillcats lose to Frederick 0-2 in playoffs.

Former Lynchburg Players

★ Bronson Arroyo - 1997, 2000

★ Kris Benson - 1997

★ Lenny Dykstra - 1983

★ Ron Gardenhire - 1979

★ Dwight Gooden "Doc" - 1983

★ Scott Hatteberg - 1991

★ Deacon Jones - 1962

★ Rob Mackowiak - 1998, 1999

★ Lloyd McClendon - 1981, 1982

★ Kevin Mitchell - 1982

★ Randy Myers - 1984

★ Trot Nixon - 1994

★ Abraham Núñez - 1997, 1998

★ Greg Olson - 1983

★ Aramis Ramirez - 1997

★ Chris Shelton - 2003

★ Darryl Strawberry - 1981

★ Craig Wilson - 1997, 1998

External links

★ Official Site