Bring on the Waynesville Hollers, Haywood's new baseball team
May 20—Baseball fans in Haywood County have a new excuse to spend their summer evenings at the ballpark: the Waynesville Hollers. The Waynesville Hollers are a brand new collegiate summer baseball team playing in the Old North State League. "For me, it's all about growing the game of baseball in Haywood County.
We're very well known for our football, but we have two very competitive high schools in the county when it comes to baseball," said Hollers General Manager Bradley Pace. Local flavor The team will feature current college baseball players who are continuing to hone their craft in the offseason. The team includes local kids who previously went to Tuscola and Pisgah — but this time are playing on the same team.
Players from other counties round out the field. "We really tried to make our core group local kids here in Haywood County, and then expand a little further out with covering the 828," Pace said. The roster currently boasts four former Mountaineers and two Bears.
Tuscola alumni Tyler Williams, Noah Stepp, Evan Conner and Kolt Nelson are coming back to town and joining Mason Harrell, who just completed his senior season with Tuscola. Pisgah alumni Matthew Roberts and Ford Jones are also on the team. "We really wanted to get those kids.
It was very important for me to get Haywood County kids to be the core of what we're doing and then build from there," Pace said. And it's not just on the field. The team also has former Haywood County players on the coaching staff, as well as in the stands.
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