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Wilson Tobs | |
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League | Coastal Plain League (East) |
Location | Wilson, North Carolina |
Ballpark | Fleming Stadium |
Founded | 1997 |
Colors | Gold and Black |
Mascot | Slugger (Tobacco worm) |
Ownership | Rick Holland |
Manager | Tony Rosselli |
General Manager | Mike Bell |
President | Greg Suire |
Website | wilsontobs |
The Wilson Tobs are an amateur baseball team playing in the Coastal Plain League, an NCAA-sanctioned collegiate summer baseball league. The team plays its home games at Fleming Stadium in Wilson, North Carolina.[1] Today's Tobs were one of the original teams in the collegiate Coastal Plain League when the league was founded in 1997;[2] prior to 1997 the town of Wilson hosted minor league teams throughout the 20th century. In 2005 the Coastal Plain League named the Tobs the CPL Organization of the Year.[3] The Tobs' mascot has been a tobacco worm named Slugger since the 1999 season.
started play here in 1997 as a charter member of the Coastal Plain League.
named the CPL "Organization of the Year" in 2005