Lynchburg Hillcats

• Location: Lynchburg, VA
• League: Carolina League 1995-present
• Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates 1995-2009, Cincinnati Reds 2010, Atlanta Braves 2011-2014; Cleveland Indians 2015-present
• Ballpark: Lynchburg City Stadium

team History

1995-2016 Logo

The Lynchburg Hillcats are the Carolina League affiliate of the Atlanta Braves. They were a Pirates farm club from 1995 until 2009 -- previously Lynchburg had been home to the Lynchburg Red Sox. They play their home games at Lynchburg City Stadium in Lynchburg, VA.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Hitting Coach	Pitching Coach	Coach
1995	67-71	5th	Marc Hill			Jim Bibby	Jeff Richardson
1996	65-74	6th	Jeff Banister		Omer Munoz	Jim Bibby
1997	82-58	2nd	Jeff Banister (40-30) / Jeff Richardson (42-28)	League Champs	Richie Hebner	Jim Bibby
1998	69-71	4th (t)	Jeff Richardson (61-60) / Jeff Livesey (8-11)		Jeff Livesey	Jim Bibby
1999	64-73	6th	Scott Little		Greg Briley	Jim Bibby
2000	66-72	6th	Tracy Woodson	Lost League Finals	Tony Beasley	Scott Lovekamp
2001	58-79	7th	Curtis Wilkerson		Greg Briley	Blaine Beatty
2002	87-53	2nd	Pete Mackanin	League Champs	Jeff Livesey	Blaine Beatty
2003	76-59	2nd	Dave Clark	Lost League Finals	Jeff Livesey	Scott Lovekamp
2004	57-81	7th	Jay Loviglio / Tom Prince		Greg Briley	Scott Lovekamp
2005	78-62	2nd	Tim Leiper	Lost in 1st round	Brandon Moore	Bob Milacki
2006	63-75	7th	Gary Green		Ramon Sambo	Bob Milacki
2007	55-82	8th	Jeff Branson		Greg Briley	Bob Milacki
2008	58-80	7th	Jeff Branson		Chris Truby	Bob Milacki / Mike Steele
2009	73-66	3rd	P.J. Forbes	League Champs	Dave Howard	Wally Whitehurst
2010	61-77	7th	Pat Kelly		Tony Jaramillo	Rigo Beltran
2011	60-78	8th	Rick Albert (1-4) / Luis Salazar (59-74)		Bobby Moore	Derek Botelho
2012	72-68	3rd	Luis Salazar	League Champs	Bobby Moore	Derek Botelho
2013	69-70	5th	Luis Salazar	Lost in 1st round	John Moses	Derek Botelho
2014	68-71	4th	Luis Salazar	Lost in 1st round	John Moses / Carlos Mendez	Derrick Lewis
2015	72-68	3rd	Mark Budzinski	Lost in 1st round	Bobby Magallanes	Tony Arnold/Rigo Beltran
2016	84-56	2nd	Mark Budzinski	Lost League Finals	Larry Day	Rigo Beltran
2017	87-52	1st	Tony Mansolino	League Co-Champs	Kevin Howard	Rigo Beltran	Kyle Hudson
2018	71-66	4th	Rouglas Odor	Lost in 1st round	Justin Toole	Tony Arnold	Grant Fink
2019	62-73	8th	Jim Pankovits		Johnny Narron	Joe Torres	Michael Mergenthaler
2020	Season cancelled

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