Fayetteville Swampdogs

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Location: Fayetteville, NC
League: Coastal Plain League
Stadium: J.P. Riddle Stadium

1 Team Bio
2 2007 On-Field Staff
3 Championships and Honors
4 Related Links

[edit] Team Bio

The Fayetteville Swampdogs are a Summer Collegiate Baseball team playing in the Coastal Plain League. The Swampdogs play their home games in Fayetteville, NC's in the J.P. Riddle Stadium, also known as "The Swamp". Founded in 2001, finished 32-9 in their inaugural season, winning the south division in the first half with a record of 18-9. The team would not perform as well again until 2005 when the Swampdogs made their first Pettit Cup appearance at the tournament the team hosted.

The Fayetteville Swampdogs are like other summer college baseball teams, in that they are dedicated and designed to provide minor league level competition for NCAA players that wish to continue on into professional baseball. The Swampdogs operate in the model of an Independent Minor League team: actively recruiting players, playing nightly before fans in stadiums which seat thousands, using wood bats and minor league specification equipment, and experiencing road trips between games. Fayetteville Swampdogs athletes remain unpaid in order to maintain their NCAA eligibility, and live with host families in the same manner as Single A and Independent League players.

All Games are broadcast on ESPN Radio 1450

[edit] 2007 On-Field Staff

Head Coach and Director of Operations: Darrell Handelsman
Associate Head Coach: Jason Plourde - Glendale Community College
Assistant Coach: Jeff Cammann - Emporia State University

[edit] Championships and Honors

2001 Coastal Plain League South Division Champions
2005 Coastal Plain League Pettit Cup Wild Card appearance
2005 Coastal Plain League Pettit Cup Championship Tournament Host team

2006 Coastal Plain League South Division Champions
June 16, 2006 Fayetteville Swampdogs-1 vs. U.S. Military All-Star team-4.
June 15, 2007 Fayetteville Swampdogs vs. U.S. Military All-Star team.