GASTONIA, N.C. – The Grizzlies beat Martinsville by a score of 8-3 Wednesday night. Randolph Oduber led the 14-hit attack with two home runs, his seventh and eighth of the season.
RALEIGH, N.C. – The Coastal Plain League announced Monday that Gastonia’s Randolph Oduber and Asheboro’s Craige Lyerly were named the Rawlings Co-Hitters of the Week, while Forest City’s Bryan Breedlove and Martinsville’s Trent Rothlin were tabbed Rawlings Co-Pitchers of the Week for week four of action (June 22nd-28th).
FLORENCE, S.C. – Randolph Oduber’s (Western Oklahoma) home run in the ninth inning propelled Gastonia to a 3-1 win over Florence and gave the Grizzlies their fourth win in a row.
GASTONIA, N.C. – Matt Hamlet's (Boston College) RBI in the ninth inning, which scored Russell Wilson (N.C. State), gave Gastonia a dramatic come-from-behind win Tuesday night over Asheboro, 12-11.
Rodriguez named 2009 CPL Rawlings Pitcher of the Week
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RALEIGH, N.C. – The Coastal Plain League announced Monday that Fayetteville’s Brendan Rowland and Forest City’s Konstantine Diamaduros were named the Rawlings Co-Hitters of the Week, while Gastonia’s Joe Rodriguez was picked as the Rawlings Pitcher of the Week for week three of action (June 15- June 21).
GASTONIA, N.C. - Five members of the Gastonia Grizzlies – Travis Witherspoon, Jamaine Cotton, Randolph Oduber, Teddy Fallon and Eric Valdez – were selected in the Major League Baseball draft.
The Gastonia Grizzlies are pleased to announce the signing of NC State’s Russell Wilson for the upcoming summer season. A 5-11, 208-pound sophomore middle infielder, Wilson is also the quarterback of the Wolfpack football team.
GASTONIA, N.C. – The Gastonia Grizzlies announced today the signing of Robert Jeroszko from College of Charleston, Matt Thielepape from Winthrop University, Eric Valdez from Indiana State, and Greg Van Horn from Princeton University.
Job Fair Night and three fireworks shows highlight 2009 promotions for Grizzlies
GASTONIA, N.C. – The Gastonia Grizzlies Baseball Club announced today the 2009 promotional schedule. The schedule is highlighted by Job Fair Night, three fireworks displays, Gastonia’s Got Talent, Mr. Gastonia Beauty Pageant and the first ever “Little League Homerun Derby.”
GASTONIA, N.C. – The Gastonia Grizzlies Baseball Club announced today they will be filming the first ever Grizzlies commercial at SimsLegionPark on April 23, 2009. The Grizzlies will be working with their presenting sponsor, Time Warner Cable and will be filming at the ballpark from 12:30-3 p.m.
GASTONIA, N.C. – The Gastonia Grizzlies Baseball Club announced today they will be holding the First Annual Ballpark Beer Fest at Sims Legion Park on May 23, 2009. The Grizzlies will be working in conjunction with the Gastonia Jaycees and will be hosting the event at their ballpark under the lights from 6-10 p.m.
GASTONIA, N.C. – The Gastonia Grizzlies Baseball Club announced today the signing of pitcher Jeremy Penn and outfielder Randolph Oduber from Western Oklahoma.
GASTONIA, N.C. – The Gastonia Grizzlies baseball club announced today that former president George W. Bush has accepted the offer to become an intern for the 2009 season. The Grizzlies received the letter from Bush Wednesday morning formally accepting the position.
GASTONIA, N.C. – The Gastonia Grizzlies Baseball Club announced today the signing of pitcher Jesse Cadenhead from Charleston Southern University and infielder Greyson Schram from Concord University.
GASTONIA, N.C. – The Gastonia Grizzlies Baseball Club announced today the signing of pitchers Dallas Beeler and Jordan Underwood along with first baseman David Chester from Seminole State College.
GASTONIA, N.C. – The Gastonia Grizzlies Baseball Club announced today the signing of pitchers Jimmy Cox from the University of Maine and Benson Merritt from CanisiusCollege.
GASTONIA, N.C. - The Gastonia Grizzlies Baseball club announced today the dates for the 7th Annual Grizzlies Training Academy for kids ages 6-13. After almost tripling attendance in 2008, the Grizzlies are excited about having two training camps for the first time in history. For the second year in a row, the CaroMont Health Human Motion Institute will be sponsoring the camps during the weeks of June 15-19 and July 27-31. The camps will run from 9a.m. to 12p.m.
GASTONIA, N.C. – General Manager Jesse Cole received a phone call on Monday morning from Jim Shafer, an on-air personality from Lite 102.9 FM. Shafer wants to do an interview tomorrow morning on air about the recent job offer to former President Bush. The interview will be live Tuesday morning around 7:10 AM.
GASTONIA, N.C. – The Gastonia Grizzlies baseball team announced today the formal offering of a job to former President George W. Bush. The Grizzlies sent a letter to Bush requesting his services with the team this year. The job offered was an intern position with opportunities for advancement.
GASTONIA, N.C. - The Gastonia Grizzlies Baseball Club announced today the forming of its inaugural Board of Advisors. The board is the first of its kind and is made up of leaders throughout the community in business, education and city government.
Grizzlies Bring Back Catchers Joey Stevens & Ty Nelson
GASTONIA, N.C. –The Gastonia Grizzlies Baseball Club announced today the signing of catchers Joey Stevens from Eastern Kentucky and Ty Nelson from the University of Tennessee at Martin. Stevens and Nelson starred for the Grizzlies in 2008 while sharing time behind the plate.
GASTONIA, N.C. –The Gastonia Grizzlies Baseball Club announced today the signing of Junior College pitchers Ben Booker and Chase Bradford. Booker a 6-2, 175 pound sophomore from Cleveland State C.C. has signed a Letter of Intent to play at East Tennessee State. Bradford a 6-0, 205 pound sophomore from the College of Southern Nevada has signed a Letter of Intent to play at University of Central Florida in 2010.
GASTONIA, N.C. –The Gastonia Grizzlies Baseball Club announced that Grizzlies Mascot Chizzle will go on sale today to the women of Gastonia. The bidding will start at noon with phone calls being taken at the Grizzlies front office to win dates with the bear bachelor.
Gastonia, NC- The Gastonia Grizzlies will open on the road against the Forest City Owls on Wednesday May 27th. The Grizzlies home opener will be Thursday May 28th when they host rival Forest City at Sims Legion Park. The 2009 Grizzlies schedule features nine weekend home games and three fireworks shows. The Grizzlies will host 3rd of July Fireworks which broke the single game attendance record last season with 3,355 fans. The Grizzlies regular season concludes on August 4th against the Thomasville Hi-Toms.
GASTONIA, N.C. – The Gastonia Grizzlies Baseball Club announced today the signing of Byron McKoy, an All-Atlantic 10 outfielder from Temple University.
GASTONIA, N.C. – The Gastonia Grizzlies Baseball Club announced today the signing of Ty Adams, a first baseman/left fielder from the University of Notre Dame.
Galveston, TX - Days after Hurricane Ike devastated the Texas coastline former Grizzlies Mascot Striker was found dancing on the beach of Galveston, Texas. While most residents of Galveston evacuated days before the hurricane, Striker stayed put and remained at the beach.
GASTONIA, N.C. - The Gastonia Grizzlies final home game on August 3rd drew more fans than the Florida Marlins game against the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday. It was reported that the Marlins beat the Braves on Wednesday in front of just 600 fans at first pitch.
Gastonia, N.C. - The Gastonia Grizzlies Baseball Club announced today the signing of Bigfoot as the first player to join the 2009 team. Bigfoot comes to Gastonia from the woods of Ontario, Canada where two berry pickers recently spotted him in July.
Gastonia, N.C. - While the 2008 season did not end with a playoff run for the Grizzlies, it left Gastonia with many special moments. The Grizzlies (23-31) finished the season strong with a 14-14 record during the second half that was good for third place in the West Division.
Asheboro, N.C. - The Gastonia Grizzlies ended their 2008 campaign with an 11-4 win on Tuesday night in Asheboro. Scott Wingo (South Carolina) had four hits and Kyle Behrendt (Wofford) drove in four runs to lead the attack over the Asheboro Copperheads.
GASTONIA, N.C. - The Gastonia Grizzlies ended their home portion of the 2008 season on Sunday night in Walk Off Fashion. Ty Nelson (Tennessee-Martin) was caught in a rundown long enough to score Kaleb Herren (Oklahoma) in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat the Thomasville HiToms 9-8.
MARTINSVILLE, VA - At the beginning of the season the Gastonia Grizzlies' opponents were taking advantages of defensive miscues and collected timely hits. Recently the Grizzlies have been taking advantage of those opportunities including Martinsville's 7 errors on Wednesday, and behind a complete game shutout by Brent Davis defeated the Martinsville Mustangs 10-0 at Hooker Field.
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