- Source: Spire City Ghost Hounds
The Spire City Ghost Hounds are an inactive professional baseball team based in Frederick, Maryland, that played in 2023. The franchise competed in the South Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball and played home games at Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium, sharing the ballpark with the Frederick Keys. Following the 2023 season, the team has been on hiatus.
History
The team's creation was announced in November 2022. The team held a name-the-team contest in January and February 2023, with the name to be announced in June 2023 from the choices of Bone Shakers, Ghost Hounds, Rail Frogs, Sawbones, and Screaming Alpacas. Until then, the team's hats and jerseys featured question marks in place of a name. The team name was announced as Spire City Ghost Hounds on June 24.
The team lost its inaugural game 10–4 on April 28, 2023, at CaroMont Health Park in Gastonia, North Carolina, to the Gastonia Honey Hunters. Their first home game was a 4–2 loss on May 2, 2023, to the Lexington Counter Clocks.
In September 2023, the team announced they would go on hiatus for the 2024 season, sitting out one season until the Atlantic League expands to 12 teams. However, the Ghost Hounds were not listed on the 2025 season schedule.
Roster
Management
The team is owned by Attain Sports and Entertainment, which also owns the Bowie Baysox and the Frederick Keys. Attain is led by Greg Baroni, CEO and Managing General Partner, and Richard Roberts, President and General Partner. The team's announced front office staff consists of Chuck Domino, Senior Vice President of Baseball Operations, and Mary Nixon, executive director of Baseball Operations. The team's announced coaching staff consists of manager Mark Minicozzi, hitting coach Aharon Eggleston, and pitching coach Elih Villanueva, who also pitches for the team as a player-coach.
References
External links
Official website
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Spire City Ghost Hounds
- Brady Feigl
- Griffin Roberts
- Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium
- Starlin Castro
- Steven Brault
- Dovydas Neverauskas
- Atlantic League of Professional Baseball
- 2023 Atlantic League season
- Raudy Read
