INTERESTED PLAYERS
Who's Eligible:
The Joanna Hornets are a collegiate summer baseball program focused on players from our surrounding communities who appear on a NCAA D1, D2, D3, NAIA, and NJCAA roster and have exhausted American Legion baseball eligibility (if applicable).
Currently accepting player applications for:
Joanna Hornets
NW Upstate SC team (TBA)
Upstate SC team (TBA)
Our Stadium:
Historic Joanna Stadium is currently undergoing renovations, originally built in 1920 as a wooden structure its existing concrete grandstands were added in 1950 and have a capacity of 1300 fans. Our large 14' x 48' newly constructed dugouts, Tifway 419 playing surface, and professional grade infield will be new additions in our phase 1 construction. Ballpark dimensions are 325' (LF), 385' (CF), 325' (LF). If our renovations are not completed by season start we will play in nearby Newberry, SC.
Our League:
The Blue Ridge League marks the coming together of several top summer collegiate programs with proud histories and ambitious futures. We are a top league in the talent-rich Carolinas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Our league's facilities are some of the best nationally for a summer collegiate league, and we have some of the best fanbases to be found anywhere.
Our organizations are dedicated to their respective communities, and in return those communities have fully embraced our teams. Fans and players alike can feel the excitement at our games all summer!
League teams include the Carolina Disco Turkeys, Marion Hungry Mothers, Queen City Corndogs, Uwharrie Wampus Cats, Davie Crocketts and West Virginia Miners. *New teams will be announced soon in the Upstate of South Carolina.*
Facilities include Wake Forest University's Couch Ballpark (Disco Turkeys), former Marion Mets minor league facility Hurricanes Stadium (Hungry Mothers), Queens University's Stick Williams Dream Fields (Corndogs), Don Montgomery Park (Wampus Cats), Mando Field at Rich Park (Crocketts) and the all-turf Linda K. Epling Stadium (Miners).
Interested Players:
If you are interested in playing with the Hornets and any Blue Ridge Team, fill out the player application. Our staff will review applications and reach out with any available opportunities.