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Baton Rouge Riverbats

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Baton Rouge Riverbats
Minor league affiliations
ClassIndependent
LeagueSoutheastern League (2002-2003)
Major league affiliations
TeamNone
Team data
NameRiverbats (2003)
River Bats (2002)
BallparkPete Goldsby Field

The Baton Rouge Riverbats (2003) or Baton Rouge River Bats (2002) was a baseball team based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[1] They played their home games at Pete Goldsby Field in Baton Rouge.

History

This was the second stint of a professional baseball team in Baton Rouge since 1976. In 2002, they were one of six original members of the Southeastern League.[2]

The 2003 team finished with a record of 38-31 (.551) and won the Southeastern League Championship against the Pensacola Pelicans. The team disbanded after the 2003 season along with the Southeastern League.

Notable players

References

  1. ^ "2003 Baton Rouge Riverbats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
  2. ^ "2002 Baton Rouge River Bats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2015-03-11.