Asheboro Copperheads

• Location: Asheboro, NC
• League: Coastal Plain League 1999-present
• Stadium: McCrary Park

Team Bio

The Asheboro Copperheads are a Summer Collegiate Baseball team playing in the Coastal Plain League. The Copperheads play their home games at McCrary Park in Asheboro, NC. Founded in 1999, the Copperheads won their division in only their second year, finishing with a 15-7 record. The Copperheads have since invested in actively recruiting players, hosting athletes from throughout the United States and earned their way into the playoffs again in 2004 and hosting the Pettit Cup Championship tournament in 2006.

The Asheboro Copperheads are like every other summer college baseball team, in that they are dedicated and designed to provide minor league-style competition for NCAA players that wish to continue on into professional baseball. The Copperheads operate in the model of an Independent Minor League team: recruiting athletes, playing nightly before fans in stadiums which seat thousands, using wood bats and minor league specification equipment and experiencing road trips between games. Like all other summer collegiate players, Asheboro Copperheads athletes are unpaid in order to maintain their NCAA eligibility, and live with host families in the same manner as Single A and Independent League players.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Manager	Playoffs
1999	21-27	Bill Hillier
2000	27-18	Bill Hillier	Runner Up
2001	24-25	Brendan Dougherty
2002	19-32	Guy Robertson
2003	23-21	Willie Stewart	Tourney 0-1
2004	23-24	Jon Smith	Tourney 0-1
2005	25-30	Matt Boykin
2006	23-29	Patrick Swift
2007	17-38	Dusty Blake
2008	21-34	Tim Murray
2009	19-35	Tim Murray
2010	27-28	Donnie Wilson	1st Round
2011	30-25	Donnie Wilson	1st Round
2012	27-27	Donnie Wilson	1st Round
2013	35-18	Donnie Wilson	1st Round
2014	26-29	Keith Ritsche
2015	34-22	Keith Ritsche	1st Round
2016	28-26	Keith Ritsche	1st Round
2017	20-35	Taylor Bratton
2018	16-32	Keith Ritsche
2019	22-27	Keith Ritsche
2021	23-21	Jeremy Knight

Copperheads Alumni in Major League Baseball

• Dallas McPherson- Los Angeles Dodgers

Copperheads Alumni in MLB Affiliated Baseball

• Jamie Hemingway- Atlanta Braves Organization
• David A. Williams- Atlanta Braves Organization
• Evan Tartaglia- Chicago White Sox Organization
• Ryan Blake- Florida Marlins Organization
• Bryan Triplett- Houston Astros Organization
• Eric Brown- New York Mets Organization
• Nick Brannon- Oakland Athletics Organization
• Steven Carter- Oakland Athletics Organization
• Brad Correll- Philadelphia Phillies Organization
• Josh Bonifay- Pittsburgh Pirates Organization
• Justin Knoff- St. Louis Cardinals Organization
• Matt Trent- St. Louis Cardinals Organization
• Scott Autrey- Tampa Bay Devil Rays Organization
• John Davis- Tampa Bay Devil Rays Organization
• Brian Rogers- Texas Rangers Organization
• David Hicks- Toronto Blue Jays Organization
• David Smith- Toronto Blue Jays Organization
• Bill Bray- Washington Nationals Organization

Related Links

Asheboro Copperheads Home Page Coastal Plain League Home Page