Staunton Braves
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| Staunton Braves | |
| Founded | 1915 |
| Field | Moxie Stadium[1] |
| Team History | Staunton Braves Class C Virginia League (1915–1944) Massanutten League (1945–1949) VBL (1950–present) |
| Division | Southern |
| Championships | 7 (1954) (1957) (1976) (1985) (1995) (1996) (1999) |
| Runner-Up | 8 (1960) (1964) (1969) (1998) (2000) (2004) (2006) (2015) |
| Owner | Garland Eutsler and Lance Mauck[2] |
| Head coach | Samuel Blalock (1st season) |
The Staunton Braves are a collegiate summer baseball team in Staunton, Virginia. They play in the southern division of the Valley Baseball League. They have won the pennant in 1993–1995, 1997–2000, 2003, and 2015, ranking as high as the 7th best team in the country during the 2015 regular season. They were league champions in 1995, 1996, and 1999.[3]
The Braves consistently rank towards the top of the league in attendance and play their home games at historic John Moxie Stadium in Gypsy Hill Park.[4] In 2016, Moxie Stadium was listed as the fifth-best Collegiate Wood Bat Park in all of America, in an article on Scout.com.[5]
The Staunton Braves have had over 40 players drafted in the MLB draft.[citation needed]
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