Kannapolis Intimidators
From BR Bullpen
- Location: Kannapolis, NC
- League: South Atlantic League 2001-2019
- Affiliation: Chicago White Sox 2001-2019
- Ballpark: Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium
Team History[edit]
The Kannapolis Intimidators of the South Atlantic League were an affiliate of the Chicago White Sox from 2001 to 2019. They played their home games at Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium in Kannapolis, North Carolina. The Intimidators won the 2005 league championship.
The club was previously called the Piedmont Boll Weevils. After the 2000 season, NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt (nicknamed "The Intimidator") became a part owner of the club, and in 2001 the team was renamed the Intimidators in his honor, just before his untimely death in a crash at the Daytona 500 that spring.
After the 2019 season the team re-branded itself as the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers [1].
We're Social...for Statheads
Every Sports Reference Social Media Account
Site Last Updated:
Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction?
Subscribe to our Free Email Newsletter
Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREE
Your All-Access Ticket to the Baseball Reference Database
Do you have a sports website? Or write about sports? We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Find out more.