The Florence Flamingos are an
amateur baseball team that plays in
Florence, South Carolina
Florence is a city in and the county seat of Florence County, South Carolina, United States. It lies at the intersection of Interstates 20 and 95 and is the eastern terminus of the former. It is the primary city within the Florence metropolit ...
. The Flamingos are part of the
Coastal Plain League
The Coastal Plain League (CPL) is a wood-bat collegiate summer baseball league, featuring college players recruited from throughout the nation. The league takes its name from the Class D level Coastal League which operated in the area from 19 ...
, the
collegiate summer baseball league located in the American Southeast.
History
The then Raleigh RedWolves were founded in 1997, winning the Petitt Cup title that year. Before the 1998 season the RedWolves relocated to
American Legion Field in Florence.
The team was purchased in 2001 by Kevin M. Barth, a local Florence attorney, and his wife. The RedWolves were named Coastal Plain League 2004 "Organization of the Year" and made the playoffs every year from 2001 through 2006. The RedWolves were first half champions in 2003, losing the championship to the Outer Banks Daredevils. In 2014, Florence won both the first and second half West Division titles before losing in the Petitt Cup 2 games to 1. Since their championship in 1997 the RedWolves have been to four more Petitt Cup Championship games losing all four.
The RedWolves moved to Francis Marion University's
Sparrow Stadium
Clifford S. Cormell Field at Sparrow Stadium is a baseball stadium on the campus of Francis Marion University in Florence, South Carolina. Part of the $11.1 million R. Gerald Griffin Athletic Complex, Sparrow Stadium is the home field for the Fra ...
during the 2012 season.
They hosted the Coastal Plain League All-Star Game there on July 12, 2015.
In October 2020, the Barths sold a controlling interest to SRO Partners, while retaining a minority stake in the team.
In May 2021, the team invited fans to suggest a new team name to go along with their plans to move in 2022 to the new
Carolina Bank Field
Carolina Bank Field is a baseball stadium in Florence, South Carolina. The ballpark is home field for the Florence Flamingos, a collegiate summer baseball team in the Coastal Plain League
The Coastal Plain League (CPL) is a wood-bat colleg ...
to be built in Florence.
The new name, Florence Flamingos, as well as the new logo and uniforms, were revealed July 31 at the last game of the season and went into immediate use.
Location
The Flamingos play their home game at Carolina Bank Field in Florence.
References
External links
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{{South Carolina Sports
Coastal Plain League
Amateur baseball teams in South Carolina
Baseball teams established in 1997
1997 establishments in North Carolina
Florence, South Carolina