The Americus Arrows was a short-lived baseball

Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

 team based in Americus, Georgia

Americus, Georgia

-Early years:Americus, Georgia was named and chartered by Sen. Lovett B. Smith in 1832.For its first two decades, Americus was a small courthouse town. The arrival of the railroad in 1854 and, three decades later, local attorney Samuel H. Hawkins' construction of the only privately financed...

. In 2002 they were inaugural members of the Southeastern League of Professional Baseball

Southeastern League

The Southeastern League was the name of three baseball circuits in minor league baseball league which operated in the Southeastern and South Central United States...

. They played their home games in Americus, Georgia, at the Americus High School baseball stadium.

The Arrows would begin their season on the road against the Selma Cloverleafs

Selma Cloverleafs

The Selma Cloverleafs were a short-lived baseball team based in Selma, Alabama. In 2002 they were charter members of the Southeastern League of Professional Baseball. They played their home games in Selma, Alabama, at Bloch Park...

on May 31, 2002, on opening night. The first home game would take place later that week on June 4. However, after only about 30 games the team was disbanded due to financial problems and low attendance. The team officially folded on July 2.