Morehead City Marlins
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| Morehead City Marlins | |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Home Field | O'Neal Field at Big Rock Stadium O'Neal Field at Big Rock Stadium O'Neal Field at Big Rock Stadium is a baseball venue in Morehead City, North Carolina, USA. Also known as simply Big Rock Stadium, the venue is home to the Morehead City Marlins of the Coastal Plain League, a collegiate summer baseball league... |
| Based in | Morehead City, North Carolina Morehead City, North Carolina Morehead City is a port city in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 8,661 at the 2010 census. Morehead City celebrated the 150th anniversary of its founding on May 5, 2007... |
| Colors | Light Blue Blue Blue is a colour, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 440–490 nm. It is considered one of the additive primary colours. On the HSV Colour Wheel, the complement of blue is yellow; that is, a colour corresponding to an equal... and Black Black Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light... |
| League | Coastal Plain League Coastal Plain League The Coastal Plain League is a wood-bat collegiate summer league, featuring college players from throughout the nation. The league takes its name from a Class D minor league baseball league which operated in the same area from 1937 to 1952. The modern league was formed with six teams in 1997... |
| League Titles | 2010 Southern Division Championship |
| Head Coach | Jay Bergman |
| General Manager | Chris Marmo |
The Morehead City Marlins are a collegiate summer baseball team playing in the Coastal Plain League
Coastal Plain League
The Coastal Plain League is a wood-bat collegiate summer league, featuring college players from throughout the nation. The league takes its name from a Class D minor league baseball league which operated in the same area from 1937 to 1952. The modern league was formed with six teams in 1997...
(CPL). The team is based in Morehead City, North Carolina
Morehead City, North Carolina
Morehead City is a port city in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 8,661 at the 2010 census. Morehead City celebrated the 150th anniversary of its founding on May 5, 2007...
and plays its home games at O'Neal Field at Big Rock Stadium
O'Neal Field at Big Rock Stadium
O'Neal Field at Big Rock Stadium is a baseball venue in Morehead City, North Carolina, USA. Also known as simply Big Rock Stadium, the venue is home to the Morehead City Marlins of the Coastal Plain League, a collegiate summer baseball league...
in Morehead City. The team began play in the CPL in the 2010 season and competes in the leagues south division.
Coaching Staff
The Marlins are coached by Jay Bergman, who in his second season with the Marlins. He is assisted by Ryan Anderson (Vincennes University) and C.J. Walmsley (Western Kentucky University).History
The Marlins first game was on May 26, 2010 at the Outer Banks Daredevils, a game the Marlins won 4-3.. In Morehead City's inaugural season, the Marlins won the South Division and clinched a berth in the Pettit Cup Playoffs.Rankings
In it's inaugural season, Morehead City was ranked as high as 12th in the nation. The Marlins have not been ranked during the 2011 season.Location
The Morehead City Marlins play their home games at O'Neal Field at Big Rock StadiumO'Neal Field at Big Rock Stadium
O'Neal Field at Big Rock Stadium is a baseball venue in Morehead City, North Carolina, USA. Also known as simply Big Rock Stadium, the venue is home to the Morehead City Marlins of the Coastal Plain League, a collegiate summer baseball league...
, also home of the Morehead City Legion Post 46 baseball team. The stadium is located on Mayberry Loop Road in Morehead City, North Carolina.