Facing issues regarding new-ballpark financing, the Bristol State Liners (summer collegiate; Appalachian League) are leaving Boyce Cox Field for the 2024 season and will play a hybrid schedule out of Greeneville’s Pioneer Park. (more…)
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New scoreboard on tap for Pioneer Park in 2022
We’ll see a new a state-of-the-art LED videoboard this baseball season at Pioneer Park, home of the Greeneville Flyboys (Appalachian League) and Tusculum University Athletics. (more…)
It’s Calfee Park vs. Pioneer Park in Best of the Ballparks MLB Summer Collegiate finals
It’s Motor Mile Field at Calfee Park (Pulaski River Turtles) vs. Pioneer Park (Greeneville Flyboys) in the finals of the 2021 Best of the Ballparks, MLB Summer Collegiate fan vote. (more…)
Greeneville Reds Approved for Beer Sales
Beer will be on tap at Pioneer Park for Greeneville Reds (Rookie; Appalachian League) games this season, as officials have approved on-premises beer sales. (more…)
Boyd Sports Will Manage Greeneville Reds
Boyd Sports has signed a memorandum of understanding to manage the Greeneville Reds (Rookie; Appalachian League), adding the team to the organization’s portfolio. (more…)
Greeneville Reds Prepping for 2018
Now that their arrival to Pioneer Park is official, the Greeneville Reds (Rookie; Appalachian League) are preparing for the upcoming season. (more…)
Greeneville Reds to be Announced Friday
A Cincinnati Reds club in the Appalachian League could be announced Friday, with the Reds set to replace the Houston Astros in Greeneville. (more…)
Talk of Reds Appalachian League Team Premature: Locals
Three MLB teams — the Phillies, Reds and Indians — were vying to replace the Astros with a Greeneville Appalachian League team, and while the Reds say they won, locals say no final decision is in place. (more…)
Astros Pull Out of Greeneville, Appalachian League
The Houston Astros will not field a team in the Rookie-level Appalachian League in 2018, leaving a hole in the circuit and at Pioneer Park, home of the Greeneville Astros. (more…)
Best of the Ballparks 2016: Rookie, Final Four
We have a completely balanced Final Four in the Best of the Ballparks 2016 for Rookie-level facilities, as two teams each from the Appalachian League and the Pioneer comprise the four fan choices. So you know what to do: Vote! (more…)
Baseball Across America: Greeneville
Editor’s Note: Mark Cryan, former MiLB general manager and Ballpark Digest contributing editor, is embarking on an epic ballpark tour this summer, and he’ll be filing regular dispatches from the road. Day One: a trip to Greeneville’s Pioneer Park. (more…)
Greeneville Astros unveil new logo, branding
The Greeneville Astros (rookie; Appalachian League) updated the team’s logo and branding for the first time since entering the Appy League in 2004, matching the look of parent Houston Astros. The new look, based on a blue and orange color scheme — the same colors that will be worn by the Houston Astros. — was […]