Fayetteville, NC

Fayetteville is located in southern North Carolina, 60 miles south of Raleigh, NC. The large military base at Fort Bragg, NC is located immediately northwest of the city.

Teams that have played here

• Fayetteville Highlanders, Eastern Carolina League (1909, 1911, 1928-1929)
• Fayetteville Highlanders, Eastern Carolina Association (1910)
• Fayetteville Cubs, Coastal Plain League (1946)
• Fayetteville Cubs, Tri-State League (1947-1948)
• Fayetteville Scotties, Tobacco State League (1949)
• Fayetteville A's, Carolina League (1950-1952)
• Fayetteville Highlanders, Carolina League (1953-1956)
• Fayetteville Generals, South Atlantic League (1987-1996)
• Cape Fear Crocs, South Atlantic League (1997-2000)
• Fayetteville Swampdogs, Coastal Plain League (2001-present)
• Fayetteville Woodpeckers, Carolina League (2019, 2022- )
• Fayetteville Woodpeckers, Low-A East (2021)

Persons who were born here

• Alan Beck, college coach
• Alex Cole, outfielder
• Alex Cosmidis, minor league infielder
• Murphy Currie, pitcher
• Moonlight Graham, outfielder
• Harry Hedgpeth, pitcher
• DJ Herz, pitcher
• Sterling Hitchcock, pitcher
• Alex Kachler, minor league outfielder
• Cal Koonce, pitcher
• Terrmel Sledge, outfielder
• Austin Warren, pitcher
• Gavin Williams, pitcher

Persons who died here

• Cap Clark, catcher
• Roy Crumpler, pitcher
• Don Koonce, minor league pitcher
• Len Okrie, catcher
• Ronaldo Romero, minor league pitcher
• Roxy Snipes, pinch-hitter
• Bob Spicer, pitcher

Educational institutions located here

• Cape Fear High School
• Donaldson Military School
• E.E. Smith High School
• Fayetteville State University
• Methodist University
• Terry Sanford High School
• Westover High School