The High Point-Thomasville HiToms are a

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, a collegiate summer baseball league. The HiToms plays its home games at Historic Finch Field in

Thomasville, North Carolina Thomasville is a city in Davidson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 27,183 at the 2020 census. The city was once notable for its furniture industry, as were its neighbors High Point and Lexington. This Piedmont Triad comm ...

. The HiToms were one of the earlier teams to compete in the Coastal Plain League and started competing during the 1999 season. During their inaugural season, the team composed a record of 21 wins and 26 losses. The HiToms currently play in the West Division of the CPL, and are three-time Coastal Plain League Petitt Cup Champions.

History

The team's name dates back to a team that was shared by the High Point and Thomasville communities in the

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– 1958, 1968). The HiToms won the Carolina League championship in 1968. The following year they changed their name to the High Point-Thomasville Royals for one campaign. The High Point-Thomasville HiToms are the first team in CPL history to win the league championship three years in a row (2006, 2007, 2008).

Alumni

* Todd Wellemeyer (1999), pitcher,

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External links

Official Site

Coastal Plain League
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