Orleans Firebirds

• Location: Orleans, MA
• League: Cape Cod Baseball League 2009-present
• Stadium: Eldredge Park

Team Bio

The Orleans Firebirds joined the Cape Cod Baseball League in 2009. They were previously known as the Orleans Cardinals when they changed their name to conform a new rule from Major League Baseball requiring them to buy uniforms from MLB licensed vendors if they kept a MLB related name. Like other summer college baseball teams, the Orleans Firebirds are dedicated and designed to provide minor league-style competition for NCAA players that wish to continue on into professional baseball and routinely send players to the MLB Drafts. The Firebirds 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, the Orleans Firebirds 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. Kelly Nicholson has managed the Firebirds since their debut season 2009.

• Like all Cape Cod Baseball League Games, Orleans Firebirds games are Free to the Public. A donation can be offered at the gate.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Manager	Playoffs
2009	25-17-2	Kelly Nicholson	Semi Final
2010	23-19-2	Kelly Nicholson	Semi Final
2011	24-17-3	Kelly Nicholson	1st Round
2012	22-22	Kelly Nicholson	Semi Final
2013	24-19-1	Kelly Nicholson	Runner Up
2014	24-18-2	Kelly Nicholson	1st Round
2015	31-12-1	Kelly Nicholson	Semi Final
2016	20-23-1	Kelly Nicholson	1st Round
2017	29-15	Kelly Nicholson	Semi Final
2018	14-29-1	Kelly Nicholson
2019	23-17-4	Kelly Nicholson	1st Round
2021	13-17-5	Kelly Nicholson

Links

• Official Website