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Lynchburg Hillcats
Founded in 1966
Lynchburg, Virginia
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- Lynchburg Hillcats (1886-present)
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5 (1978, 1983, 1984, 1997, 2002) |
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| Manager: Jeff Branson |
| General Manager: Paul Sunwall |
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.
[edit] Division and League Championships
- 1986 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.
