Former Gastonia Rangers player Mike Hargrove, former Asheville Tourists manager Ray Hathaway and Frank Perdue, former President/CEO of Perdue Farms, are the Class of 2011 for the South Atlantic League Hall of Fame, as announced by league president Eric Krupa. The three new inductees will be honored as part of the festivities surrounding the 52nd Annual […]
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Tourists unveil new uniforms
The Asheville Tourists (Low Class A; Sally League) unveiled their new uniforms tonight at a public event at — where else? — an Asheville brewpub, in a town known for its great brewpubs. You can view the uniform sheet here. Players will wear traditional white jerseys at home with a script “Tourists” across the chest. […]
Mr. Moon: Asheville’s mystery man
The newest member of the Asheville Tourists (Low Class A; Sally League), Mr. Moon, apparently will remain somewhat of a mystery man, as a name-the-mascot contest ended up with no resolution to the first name of the rib-lovin’ mascot. For the past two weeks, the South Atlantic League team has conducted on-line voting to help […]
PSC, Tourists sign concessions deal
Professional Sports Catering, in conjunction with the DeWine Seeds Silver Dollar Baseball, announced today that the firm will manage the food and beverage operation at McCormick Field, home of the Asheville Tourists (Low Class A; Sally League). “We wanted to join teams with a partner who we knew would provide top notch food and service […]
McCormick Field / Asheville Tourists
McCormick Field, the longtime home of the Asheville Tourists, is both a classic ballpark of the Sally League and an example of a ballpark reconstruction done right. Located on the edge of downtown Asheville, McCormick Field has been the psychic center of baseball in Asheville since opening in 1924. FAST FACTS Year Opened: 1924; rebuilt […]