GENERAL INFORMATION
Address.........................................302 River Park Drive, ........................................................... Danville, VA 24540 Phone.......................................................(434) 554-4487 Website........................................danvilleotterbots.com TW/IG: ........................................................@GoOtterbots Facebook: ........................................ Danville Otterbots League Championships.............................2006, 2009 Stadium.................... American Legion Post 325 Field Stadium Built...............................................................1993 Stadium Capacity....................................................2,588 Stadium Dimensions (LF-CF-RF)........... 330-400-330
FRONT OFFICE STAFF
Operated By.............Knuckleball Entertainment, LLC General Manager.......................................Austin Scher Ticket Sales & Experience Manager.......Hogan May Ballpark Operations & Outside Events Manager: ............................ AJ Harper Head Groundskeeper................................Ryan Brown ................................................................ Ross Groenevelt
GAME INFORMATION
PA Announcer.......................Jay Stephens Broadcast Announcer...................................................... Nick Pierce Broadcast Network..................................... Streamguys No. of Games Broadcast .............................Home - 27 Official Scorer...........................................Mark Bowman Standard Game Times...................... Mon-Sat 7:00pm ........................................................................ Sun 5:00pm Newspaper.............................. Danville Register & Bee ...................................................... Chatham Star-Tribune
NOTABLE ALUMNI
Jermaine Dye.............................................................1993 Randall Simon............................................................1993 Esteban Yan................................................................1993 Andruw Jones............................................................1994 Kevin Millwood...........................................................1994 Bruce Chen.................................................................1995 Marcus Giles...............................................................1997 Rafael Furcal...............................................................1998 Wilson Betemit...........................................................1999 Adam LaRoche......................................................... 2000 Adam Wainwright.................................................... 2000 Jeff Francouer.......................................................... 2002 Elvis Andrus.............................................................. 2005 14
Yunel Escobar.......................................................... 2005 Tyler Flowers............................................................ 2006 Tommy Hanson........................................................ 2006 Jason Heyward.........................................................2007 Craig Kimbrel............................................................ 2008 Julio Teheran......................................................2008-09 Andrelton Simmons................................................. 2010 Evan Gattis................................................................. 2010 Brandon Drury.............................................................2011 Ozzie Albies................................................................2014 Ronald Acuna Jr....................................................... 2015
ABOUT
For the first time in almost three decades, baseball in Danville has its own unique identity, one formed by ideas from fans and community members and which represents Danville and the Southside to the fullest extent. Derived from two overwhelming themes the team heard in conversations with fans and saw in a name submission contest - the playfulness and symbolism of otters and the future of STEM education and new industry across the southside of Virginia - the organization will now be known as the Danville Otterbots. The Otterbots’ primary blue is designed to honor the Dan River and highlight the role it played in building the tobacco and textile industries that defined Danville for generations. The team’s secondary orange, featured in the otter’s eyes, is closely aligned with the color of the HOME sign, formerly above Dan River Fabrics, currently adorned in the River District on Main Street. The tobacco industry, the mills and the HOME sign were three more recurring themes seen in name submissions. The neon typeface, which will be proudly displayed on the team’s jerseys, is a tribute to two additional themes: the blur of the cars racing by at nearby speedways and race tracks and the bright lights of the casino that will soon call Danville home. Having been an affiliate of the Atlanta Braves organization from 1993-2020, Danville has seen its fair share of talented players suit up for the home team. Among them are former Major League stars Andruw Jones and Kevin Millwood, as well as current big leaguers Adam Wainwright, Elvis Andrus, Jason Heyward, Craig Kimbrel, Ozzie Albies, and 20 2 1 A P PA L AC H I A N L E AG U E M E D I A G U I D E
