Greenville Drive

Greenville Drive

Leagues Played
Minor League Baseball 529
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Results

Minor League Baseball 09/19 23:05 1 Greenville Drive v Hudson Valley Renegades W 7-3
Minor League Baseball 09/17 18:05 1 Hudson Valley Renegades v Greenville Drive W 0-2
Minor League Baseball 09/14 23:05 2 Greenville Drive v Hickory Crawdads W 6-3
Minor League Baseball 09/12 23:00 2 Hickory Crawdads v Greenville Drive W 2-3
Minor League Baseball 09/10 18:05 - Aberdeen IronBirds v Greenville Drive L 4-3
Minor League Baseball 09/09 23:05 - Aberdeen IronBirds v Greenville Drive L 7-3
Minor League Baseball 09/08 23:05 - Aberdeen IronBirds v Greenville Drive L 3-0
Minor League Baseball 09/07 23:05 - Aberdeen IronBirds v Greenville Drive L 6-5
Minor League Baseball 09/06 23:05 - Aberdeen IronBirds v Greenville Drive L 5-3
Minor League Baseball 09/05 23:05 - Aberdeen IronBirds v Greenville Drive L 11-7
Minor League Baseball 09/03 22:05 - Greenville Drive v Brooklyn Cyclones W 9-8
Minor League Baseball 09/02 23:05 - Greenville Drive v Brooklyn Cyclones L 0-6

Wikipedia - Greenville Drive

The Greenville Drive are a Minor League Baseball team based in Greenville, South Carolina. They are the High-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and are a member of the South Atlantic League. They play their home games at Fluor Field at the West End, and their mascot is a frog named Reedy Rip'it.

From 1993 to 2004, the team played in Columbia, South Carolina, as the Capital City Bombers, an affiliate of the New York Mets succeeding the Columbia Mets. In the team's first season as a Red Sox affiliate, 2005, they were known as the Greenville Bombers.

History

The Drive began their history in 1977 as the Shelby (NC) Reds, an expansion franchise in the league then known as the Western Carolinas League. In 1980, the league changed its name to the South Atlantic League, reflecting its expansion beyond the Carolinas into Georgia. After two seasons as a Pirates affiliate, and then two with the Mets, the franchise relocated to Columbia, South Carolina in 1983. The team played as the Columbia Mets from 1983 through the 1992 season, after which they were rechristened as the Capital City Bombers. The name was chosen to honor members of the Doolittle Raiders, who had conducted their initial training in Columbia. The club won the South Atlantic League championship in 1986, 1991 and 1998.

Following the 2004 season, the Bombers changed affiliations and became the affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, who had previously been affiliated with the SAL's Augusta GreenJackets. On February 11, 2005, Minor League Baseball announced that the Bombers had been granted permission to move to Greenville, where a new park opened in 2006. The Bombers would play in Greenville Municipal Stadium in 2005.

On October 27, 2005, the Bombers announced the team's name would change to the Drive. The name was chosen due to the presence of BMW US Manufacturing and Michelin in the area and, more generally, due to Greenville's rich automotive past. An alternative name was chosen after Shoeless Joe Jackson called the Joes but Major League Baseball vetoed the name due to his role in the Black Sox Scandal in 1919.

In 2008, outfielder Che-Hsuan Lin became the first Drive player to be selected to the annual All-Star Futures Game, which took place on July 13 at Yankee Stadium. Lin hit a two-run home run on the first pitch he saw that helped the World team beat the US Team, 3–0. He finished 2-for-2 and was named the game's Most Valuable Player. Former pitcher Clay Buchholz participated in the 2007 edition, a season after playing for the Drive.

Ryan Lavarnway

In 2009, Ryan Lavarnway played for the Drive, hitting 21 home runs and a .540 slugging percentage (both tops for Red Sox minor leaguers) and 87 RBIs in 404 at bats.

On May 8, 2012, three Greenville pitchers combined to toss the club's first ever no-hitter. Miguel Pena (six innings), Hunter Cervenka (two), and Tyler Lockwood (one) joined forces to defeat the Rome Braves, 1–0. A solo home run by Keury De La Cruz off of David Filak in the sixth inning accounted for the only run of the game.

In the 2017 postseason, the team defeated the Kannapolis Intimidators, 3 games to 1, to win the franchise's first championship since becoming the Greenville Drive in 2006.

The Drive had an in-state rivalry with the Charleston RiverDogs, an affiliate of the New York Yankees, while in the South Atlantic League. This particular rivalry was also fueled by the regional rivalry between the two parent clubs.

In conjunction with Major League Baseball's restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the team moved from being the Red Sox' Class A affiliate to being their High-A affiliate, and became a member of the High-A East league; in a corresponding move, the Salem Red Sox moved from Class A-Advanced to Low-A. In 2022, the High-A East became known as the South Atlantic League, the name historically used by the regional circuit prior to the 2021 reorganization.

The Greenville Drive is a minor league baseball team based in Greenville, South Carolina. The team was founded in 2005 and plays in the South Atlantic League. The team is affiliated with the Boston Red Sox and plays their home games at Fluor Field at the West End. The team's colors are navy blue, red, and white. The Greenville Drive has a strong fan base and is known for their exciting games and talented players. The team has produced several major league players, including Mookie Betts and Xander Bogaerts. The Greenville Drive is committed to providing a fun and family-friendly atmosphere for their fans and is a beloved part of the Greenville community.