6-632: The Greeneville Flyboys are a summer collegiate baseball team of the Appalachian League . They are located in Greeneville, Tennessee , and play their home games at Pioneer Park . Professional baseball was first played in Greeneville, Tennessee , by the Greeneville Burley Cubs in the Appalachian League in 1921. They remained in the league through 1925 and returned for a second stretch from 1938 to 1942. The Burley Cubs were followed in
12-646: The 2021 season, the Appalachian League was reorganized as a collegiate summer baseball league , and the Greeneville Reds were replaced by a new franchise in the revamped league designed for rising college freshmen and sophomores. The new team became known as the Greeneville Flyboys. The nickname is in reference to an old airfield at the site of the stadium where the city's previous baseball teams played. The Flyboys play their home games at Pioneer Park on
18-563: The campus of Tusculum University . Collegiate summer baseball Collegiate summer baseball leagues are amateur baseball leagues in the United States and Canada featuring players who have attended at least one year of college and have at least one year of athletic eligibility remaining. Generally, they operate from early June to early August. In contrast to college baseball , which allow aluminum or other composite baseball bats , players in these leagues use only wooden bats, hence
24-486: The collegiate summer season. These draftees can remain with their collegiate summer team until they sign a professional contract. During the season, players are housed by volunteer host families and bussed to and from road games. The leagues vary greatly in their attendances, quality of play, and ability to attract scouts. The Alaska Baseball League (ABL) and the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL) are considered
30-701: The common nickname of these leagues as "wood-bat leagues". Collegiate summer leagues allow college baseball players the ability to compete using professional rules and equipment, giving them experience and allowing professional scouts the opportunity to observe players under such conditions. To find a collegiate summer team, players work with their college coaches and prospective teams' general managers. They report to summer leagues after completing their spring collegiate season with their NCAA , NAIA , NJCAA , CCCAA , and NWAC teams. Some players arrive late due to their college team's postseason play, which sometimes runs into early June. In some cases, players are drafted during
36-664: The same league by the Greeneville Astros , who played in the city from 2004 to 2017. The Houston Astros , parent club of Greeneville, withdrew their affiliate from the Appalachian League after the 2017 season. The circuit's vacancy was filled by the Cincinnati Reds , who placed a Rookie-level affiliate in Greeneville known as the Greeneville Reds . In conjunction with a contraction of Minor League Baseball beginning with
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