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Collegiate summer baseball team based in Danville, Virginia, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Danville Otterbots are a summer collegiate baseball team of the Appalachian League. They are located in Danville, Virginia, and play their home games at American Legion Field.
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League | Appalachian League |
Location | Danville, Virginia |
Ballpark | American Legion Field |
Founded | 2021 |
League championships | 1 (2024) |
Division championships | 1 (2024) |
Colors | Blue, black, orange, gray, white |
Retired numbers | 34 (Wendell Scott) 42 (Jackie Robinson)[1] |
Ownership | Ryan Keur |
Manager | Desi Relaford |
General Manager | Austin Scher |
Website | Official website |
From 1993 to 2020, Danville, Virginia, hosted the Danville Braves. On September 3, 2006, Danville won their first Appalachian League championship, defeating the Elizabethton Twins, two games to one, in a best-of-three series. On September 3, 2009, the Braves won their second Appalachian League championship, again defeating Elizabethton, this time two games to zero.
In conjunction with a contraction of Minor League Baseball beginning with the 2021 season, the Appalachian League was reorganized as a collegiate summer baseball league, and the Danville Braves were replaced by a new franchise in the revamped league designed for rising college freshmen and sophomores.[2] The new team became known as the Danville Otterbots.[3]
In April 2022, the Otterbots held a ribbon cutting ceremony for Luca's Place, their Ballpark Sensory Room.[4] They became the first team in Appalachian League history to have a sensory room inside their gates, joining less than 15 other ballparks across the country with such a feature.
Following the Otterbots' inaugural season, they were named Danville's Favorite Family Fun Spot by Showcase Magazine readers.[5] Following the 2022 season, General Manager Austin Scher was named Appalachian League Executive of the Year.[6]
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