Smithfield Tobs
Coastal Plain League baseball team
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The Smithfield Tobs are an amateur baseball team playing in the Coastal Plain League, an NCAA-sanctioned collegiate summer baseball league. The team plays its home games at Smithfield Community Park in Smithfield, North Carolina.[1] The team relocated to Smithfield from Wilson, North Carolina in 2026, planning to resume play in 2027.[1][2][3] Today's Tobs were one of the original teams in the collegiate Coastal Plain League when the league was founded in 1997;[4] prior to 1997 the town of Wilson hosted minor league teams throughout the 20th century. In 2005 the Coastal Plain League named the Tobs the CPL Organization of the Year.[5] The Tobs' mascot has been a tobacco worm named Slugger since the 1999 season.
| Smithfield Tobs | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| League | Coastal Plain League (East) |
| Location | Smithfield, North Carolina |
| Ballpark | Smithfield Community Park |
| Founded | 1997 |
| League championships | 2025 |
| Colors | Gold and Black |
| Mascot | Slugger (Tobacco worm) |
| Ownership | Rick Holland |
| President | Greg Suire |
| General manager | Mike Bell |
| Manager | Tony Rosselli |
| Website | smithfieldtobs |
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