Professional Baseball Development League
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Last week the new Piney Woods baseball team had a ribbon cutting at the field in White Oak, Texas. Here is a link recapping the event:
Team President David Upchurch and former Texas Rangers’ player Matt Perisho (the team’s field manager) were quoted in the article.
Learn more about the Piney Woods team here:
This week the Mid America League announced that White Oak Texas will host a new team called Piney Woods. This link is for the press release about the team announcement:
Here are some parts of that press release:
“We are thrilled to have a franchise in White Oak that represents the entire East Texas region,” said Matt Perry, President of the Mid America League, via press statement. “The East Texas region has produced some of the best baseball players in the State of Texas and we are excited to bring baseball back to East Texas after a long absence.”
The Piney Woods franchise will be led by David Upchurch. Upchurch, a former 19th-round draft pick in 1994 for the Kansas City Royals, will be president and part owner of the Piney Woods franchise.
“I am thrilled and humbled at the opportunity to bring premier development baseball back to the East Texas region,” Upchurch said via press release.
If you want to offer your suggestions for naming the new team, contacting the team about tickets, or finding out about sponsorship opportunities then visit the league’s official website Piney Woods page here:
A map to the stadium’s location can be found on this page: Piney Woods (White Oak)
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