GASTONIA, N.C. –The Gastonia Grizzlies Baseball Club announced today the signing of Junior College pitchers Ben Booker and Chase Bradford. Booker a 6-2, 175 pound sophomore from Cleveland State C.C. has signed a Letter of Intent to play at East Tennessee State. Bradford a 6-0, 205 pound sophomore from the College of Southern Nevada has signed a Letter of Intent to play at University of Central Florida in 2010.
GASTONIA, N.C. –The Gastonia Grizzlies Baseball Club announced that Grizzlies Mascot Chizzle will go on sale today to the women of Gastonia. The bidding will start at noon with phone calls being taken at the Grizzlies front office to win dates with the bear bachelor.
Gastonia, NC- The Gastonia Grizzlies will open on the road against the Forest City Owls on Wednesday May 27th. The Grizzlies home opener will be Thursday May 28th when they host rival Forest City at Sims Legion Park. The 2009 Grizzlies schedule features nine weekend home games and three fireworks shows. The Grizzlies will host 3rd of July Fireworks which broke the single game attendance record last season with 3,355 fans. The Grizzlies regular season concludes on August 4th against the Thomasville Hi-Toms.
GASTONIA, N.C. – The Gastonia Grizzlies Baseball Club announced today the signing of Byron McKoy, an All-Atlantic 10 outfielder from Temple University.
GASTONIA, N.C. – The Gastonia Grizzlies Baseball Club announced today the signing of Ty Adams, a first baseman/left fielder from the University of Notre Dame.
Galveston, TX - Days after Hurricane Ike devastated the Texas coastline former Grizzlies Mascot Striker was found dancing on the beach of Galveston, Texas. While most residents of Galveston evacuated days before the hurricane, Striker stayed put and remained at the beach.
GASTONIA, N.C. - The Gastonia Grizzlies final home game on August 3rd drew more fans than the Florida Marlins game against the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday. It was reported that the Marlins beat the Braves on Wednesday in front of just 600 fans at first pitch.
Gastonia, N.C. - The Gastonia Grizzlies Baseball Club announced today the signing of Bigfoot as the first player to join the 2009 team. Bigfoot comes to Gastonia from the woods of Ontario, Canada where two berry pickers recently spotted him in July.
Gastonia, N.C. - While the 2008 season did not end with a playoff run for the Grizzlies, it left Gastonia with many special moments. The Grizzlies (23-31) finished the season strong with a 14-14 record during the second half that was good for third place in the West Division.
Asheboro, N.C. - The Gastonia Grizzlies ended their 2008 campaign with an 11-4 win on Tuesday night in Asheboro. Scott Wingo (South Carolina) had four hits and Kyle Behrendt (Wofford) drove in four runs to lead the attack over the Asheboro Copperheads.
GASTONIA, N.C. - The Gastonia Grizzlies ended their home portion of the 2008 season on Sunday night in Walk Off Fashion. Ty Nelson (Tennessee-Martin) was caught in a rundown long enough to score Kaleb Herren (Oklahoma) in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat the Thomasville HiToms 9-8.
MARTINSVILLE, VA - At the beginning of the season the Gastonia Grizzlies' opponents were taking advantages of defensive miscues and collected timely hits. Recently the Grizzlies have been taking advantage of those opportunities including Martinsville's 7 errors on Wednesday, and behind a complete game shutout by Brent Davis defeated the Martinsville Mustangs 10-0 at Hooker Field.
