Petersburg Generals (Summer Collegiate)
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- Location: Petersburg, VA
- League: Coastal Plain League
- Stadium: Petersburg Sports Complex
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[edit] Team Bio
The Petersburg Generals are a Summer Collegiate Baseball team playing in the Coastal Plain League. The Generals are owned by the city of Petersburg, VA and are one of the only municipally owned Summer Collegiate Baseball teams. The Petersburg Generals play their home games at the city's own Petersburg Sports Complex. Founded in 2000, the Generalss won the Coastal Plain League in their inaugural year with a 15-7 record. The Generals actively recruit players, and have hosted collegiate athletes from throughout the United States including several Major League players.
The Petersburg Generals are like every other summer college baseball team, in that they are dedicated and designed to provide minor leaguelevel competition for NCAA players that wish to continue on into professional baseball. The Generals operate in the model an Independent Minor League team: recruiting athletes, playing nightly before fans in stadiums which seat thousands, using wood bats and minor league specification equipment, and experiencing road trips between games. Like all other summer collegiate players, Petersburg Generals athletes are unpaid in order to maintain their NCAA eligibility, and live with host families in the same manner as Single A and Independent League players.
[edit] 2007 On Field Staff
- Head Coach: Dave Carfley- California University of Pennsylvania
- Hitting Coach: Larry Toombs
[edit] Championships and Honors
- 2000 Coastal Plain League Champions
- 2002 2nd PlaceCoastal Plain League
- 2003 Coastal Plain League North Division Champions
- 2005 Wild Card team Coastal Plain League Championship tournament
[edit] Generals Alumni in MLB Affiliated Baseball
- Mark Aranda- Florida Marlins Organization
- Andy Baxter- Cleveland Indians Organization
- David Beck- Oakland Athletics Organization
- Tim Bittner- Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Organization
- Anthony Bocchino- Pittsburgh Pirates Organization
- Bubbie Buzachero- Toronto Blue Jays Organization
- Chris Clark- Houston Astros Organization
- Jonathan Estes- St. Louis Cardinals Organization
- Jeff Gogal- Florida Marlins Organization
- Don Kelly- Pittsburgh Pirates
- Juan Figueroa- Florida Marlins Organization
- Dwayne Jones- Pittsburgh Pirates Organization
- Joey McLaughlin- Toronto Blue Jays Organization
- Chris Noonan- St. Louis Cardinals Organization
- Steve O’Sullivan- Chicago Cubs Organization
- Brian Patrick- Toronto Blue Jays Organization
- Tim Schilling- Florida Marlins Organization
- Shane Scoville- Chicago White Sox Organization
- Neil Sellers Houston Astros Organization
- Ryan Smith- Minnesota Twins Organization
- Derek Stanley- Chicago White Sox Organization
- Bernard Stephens- Kansas City Royals Organization
- Gene Yost- Washington Nationals Organization
[edit] Generals in Independent and European Professional Baseball
- Brett Stephens- Indpendent
- Gregg Stevens- Independent
- Justin Toombs- Europe
- Kevin White- Independent
- Shawn Wynn- Europe
- Josh Ury- Independent
- Matt Cucurullo- Brockton Rox
- Brian McKenna- Independent
- Eric Hoffman- Independent
[edit] Related Links
Petersburg Generals Home Page Petersburg, VA Home Page Coastal Plain League Home Page
