Spire City Ghost Hounds

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Spire City Ghost Hounds
Ghost Hounds.png Ghost Hounds cap.png
Team logoCap insignia
Information
League Atlantic League of Professional Baseball  (South Division)
Location Frederick, Maryland
Ballpark Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium
Founded2023
Former name(s)Frederick ALPB (2023)
ColorsTeal, light teal, black, metallic copper [1]
    
MascotFreddie the Ghost Hound [2]
OwnershipAttain Sports and Entertainment [3]
Management
  • Chuck Domino, Senior Vice President of Baseball Operations
  • Mary Nixon, Executive Director of Baseball Operations
[4]
ManagerMark Minicozzi [3]
Website goghosthounds.com

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.

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History

The team's creation was announced in November 2022. [5] 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. [4] [6] Until then, the team's hats and jerseys featured question marks in place of a name. [6] The team name was announced as Spire City Ghost Hounds on June 24. [1]

David Kubiak pitching in the team's initial uniform, May 12, 2023. Frederick ALPB uniform.jpg
David Kubiak pitching in the team's initial uniform, May 12, 2023.

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. [7] [8] Their first home game was a 4–2 loss on May 2, 2023, to the Lexington Counter Clocks. [7] [9] [10]

In September 2023, the team announced they would go on hiatus for the 2024 season, sitting out one season until the Atlantic League expanded to 12 teams. [11] [12] However, the Ghost Hounds were not listed on the 2025 season schedule and would later announce an extension of the hiatus through the 2025 season, aiming to return in 2026. [13] [14]

Roster

Spire City Ghost Hounds roster
Active (25-man) rosterCoaches/Other

Pitchers

  • TBD



 

Catchers

  • TBD

Infielders

  • TBD

Outfielders

  • TBD
 

Manager

  • TBD

Coaches

  • TBD

Injury icon 2.svg Disabled list
‡ Inactive list
§ Suspended list

 updated April 18, 2024
 Transactions

Management

The team is owned by Attain Sports, which also owns the Chesapeake Baysox, the Aberdeen IronBirds, the Frederick Keys, and Loudoun United FC. [15] The team's 2023 front office staff was Chuck Domino, Senior Vice President of Baseball Operations, and Mary Nixon, executive director of Baseball Operations. [4] The team's 2023 coaching staff was manager Mark Minicozzi, hitting coach Aharon Eggleston, and pitching coach Elih Villanueva, who also pitched for the team as a player-coach. [3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Lewis, Gabrielle (June 24, 2023). "Meet the Ghost Hounds: Frederick's baseball team officially renamed". Frederick News-Post . Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  2. ↑ Zentz, Katina (June 24, 2023). "New Team Name". Frederick News-Post . Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Minicozzi names Frederick coaching staff". atlanticleague.com (Press release). Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. February 17, 2023. Archived from the original on February 24, 2023. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 Reichard, Kevin (January 13, 2023). "New Frederick Atlantic League team adds Domino, Nixon to front office". Ballpark Digest. August Publications. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  5. ↑ Reichard, Kevin (November 16, 2022). "Frederick Atlantic League team added for 2023". Ballpark Digest. August Publications. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Finalists unveiled for new Frederick Atlantic League team". Ballpark Digest. August Publications. February 8, 2023. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  7. 1 2 "New Frederick Baseball Team Asks Fans For Name Ideas | WFMD-AM". WFMD . January 10, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Gastonia Wins 10-4 on Opening Night". OurSports Central (Press release). Gastonia Honey Hunters. April 29, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  9. ↑ "New Frederick baseball team announces inaugural schedule". Frederick News-Post . February 14, 2023. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  10. ↑ Dacy, Alexander (May 2, 2023). "Still nameless, winless: Amid fanfare, Frederick's new Atlantic League team falls in home debut". Frederick News-Post. Retrieved May 3, 2023– via Yahoo! News.
  11. ↑ Shaw, Kayla (September 22, 2023). "Spire City Ghost Hounds to Take Hiatus for 2024 Season". Spire City GhostHounds. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  12. ↑ Reichard, Kevin (September 23, 2023). "Ghost Hounds to sit out 2024 season". Ballpark Digest. August Publications. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Atlantic League announces 2025 schedule". atlanticleague.com. October 8, 2024. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Ghost Hounds to Extend Hiatus through 2025" (Press release). Spire City Ghost Hounds. October 15, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Double-A Affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles Announce New Team Name: Chesapeake Baysox". Attain Sports (Press release). November 22, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
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