Lynchburg Hillcats

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Lynchburg Hillcats
Founded in 1886
Lynchburg, Virginia

Team Logo
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Class-Level
  • A
Minor League affiliations
Major League affiliations
Name
  • Lynchburg Hillcats (1886-present)
Ballpark
Minor League titles
League titles 16 (1973, 1977, 1978, 1982-1985, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005)
Division titles
Owner(s)/Operated by: Lynchburg Baseball Corp.
Manager: Jeff Branson
General Manager:

The Lynchburg Hillcats are a minor league baseball team in Lynchburg, Virginia. They are a Class High-A team in the Carolina League, and have been a farm team of the Pittsburgh Pirates since 1995. The Hillcats play home games at Calvin Falwell Field; refurbished and renamed in 2004, the stadium seats 2,000 fans.

  • 1886 State League Champions, No playoffs.
  • 1906 Virginia League Champions, No playoffs.
  • 1940 Virginia League Champions, Senators over Harrisonburg 3-2.
  • 1944 Piedmont League Champions, Cardinals over Portsmouth Cubs 4-3.
  • 1948 Piedmont League Regular Season Champions, Cardinals lose to Newport News Dodgers 0-4.
  • 1949 Piedmont League Champions, Cardinals over Portsmouth Cubs 4-2.
  • 1962 South Atlantic League Regular Season Champions, White Sox lose to Macon 0-3.
  • 1963 South Atlantic League 2nd-Half Champions, White Sox lose to Augusta 2-3.
  • 1964 Southern League Champions, No playoffs.
  • 1973 Carolina League 1st-Half Champions, Twins lose to Winston-Salem 2-3.
  • 1977 Carolina League 1st-Half Champions, Mets lose to Peninsula 2-3.
  • 1978 Carolina League Champions, Mets over Peninsula 3-0.
  • 1982 Carolina League 2nd-Half Northern Division Champions, Mets lose to Alexandria in one-game Divisional playoff.
  • 1983 Carolina League Champions, Mets sweep Northern Division and win over Winston-Salem 3-0.
  • 1984 Carolina League Champions, Mets sweep Northern Division and win over Durham 3-1.
  • 1985 Carolina League Northern Division Champions, Mets sweep Division lose to Winston-Salem 1-3.
  • 1988 Carolina League 2nd-Half Northern Division Champions, Red Sox over Salem 2-1 in playoffs, lose to Kinston 2-3 in Championship.
  • 1989 Carolina League 1st-Half Northern Division Champions, Red Sox lose to Prince William 1-2 in playoffs.
  • 1991 Carolina League 2nd-Half Northern Division Champions, Red Sox over Prince William 2-0 in playoffs, lose to Kinston 0-3 in Championship.
  • 1992 Carolina League Northern Division Champions, Red Sox sweep Division lose to Peninsula 2-3 in Championship.
  • 1997 Carolina League Champions, Hillcats win 2nd-Half Northern Division, over Frederick 2-0 in playoffs, over Kinston 3-1 in Championship.
  • 2000 Carolina League 2nd-Half Northern Division Champions, Hillcats over Frederick 2-0 in playoffs, lose to Myrtle Beach 0-3 in Championship.
  • 2002 Carolina League Champions, Hillcats win Northern Division Wildcard, over Wilmington 2-1 in playoffs, over Kinston 3-1 in Championship.
  • 2003 Carolina League 1st-Half Northern Division Champions, Hillcats over Wilmington 2-0 in playoffs, lose to Winston-Salem 0-3 in Championship.
  • 2005 Carolina League 1st-Half Northern Division Champions, Hillcats lose to Frederick 0-2 in playoffs.
  • 2007 Voted the Worst run minor-league team in baseball by the National Association of Minor Leagues


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Carolina League
Northern Division Frederick Keys • Lynchburg Hillcats • Potomac Nationals • Wilmington Blue Rocks
Southern Division Kinston Indians • Myrtle Beach Pelicans • Salem Avalanche • Winston-Salem Warthogs
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