Danville Braves

Danville Braves Founded in 1993 Danville, Virginia
Team Logo Cap Insignia
Class-level
Rookie
Minor league affiliations
Appalachian League
Major league affiliations
Atlanta Braves
Name
Danville Braves
Ballpark
American Legion Post 325 Field
Minor league titles
League titles	2006, 2009
Division titles	2009
Owner(s)/Operated by: Liberty Media
Manager: Paul Runge
General Manager: David Cross

The Danville Braves are a minor league baseball team in Danville, Virginia, USA. They are an Advanced Rookie-level team in the Appalachian League and have been a farm team of the Atlanta Braves since 1993. The Braves play home games at American Legion Post 325 Field. Opened in 1993, Legion Field seats 2,588 fans.

On September 3, 2006, Danville won their first ever Appalachian League championship, defeating the Elizabethton Twins 2 games to 1, in a best of three series.

On September 3, 2009, Danville won their second Appalachian League championship, again defeating the Elizabethton Twins, this time two games to zero.

The Danville Braves mascot is a large, green bird named Blooper.

The Braves' previous Appalachian League Affiliate was in Pulaski, VA. The team left Pulaski to move to Danville and started the 1993 season there.

2006 Draft Picks

The 25 man roster of the 2007 Danville Braves team includes TEN players (six pitchers, three Infielders, and one outfielder) who were selected by the Atlanta Braves in Major League Baseball's 2006 (Rookie) Draft. Included on the team are three out of the first four players drafted in the 2006 Atlanta Braves Draft.

The Braves 2006 number two draft pick, right-handed pitcher Cory T Rasmus, has been assigned to the Gulf Coast Braves (Rookie League) for his second consecutive season.

The 2006 Braves draft selections playing for the 2007 Danville Braves are:

Round	Pick	Name	Position
1	1	Cody Johnson	Outfielder (OF)
1	3	Steven M. Evarts	Left Handed Pitcher (LHP)
2	1	Jeff Locke	Left Handed Pitcher (LHP)
3		Chad Rodgers	Left Handed Pitcher (LHP)
7		Adam Coe	Third Baseman (3B)
8		Casey Beck	Right Handed Pitcher (RHP)
11		Michael B. Mehlich	Right Handed Pitcher (RHP)
12		Joshua F. Morris	First Baseman (1B)
15		Stephen K. Shults	Third Baseman (3B)
22		Cole Rohrbough	Left Handed Pitcher (LHP)

Notable players

Notable players who have played for Danville include:

Jason Marquis

• Wilson Betemit (1999)
• Kyle Davies (2002)
• Jermaine Dye (1993)
• Jeff Francoeur (2002)
• Rafael Furcal (1998)
• Marcus Giles (1997)
• Tommy Hanson (2006)
• Andruw Jones (1994)
• Adam LaRoche (2000)
• Andy Marté (2001)
• Jason Marquis (1996)
• Kevin Millwood (1994)
• John Rocker (1994)
• Randall Simon (1993)
• Adam Wainwright (2000)
• Esteban Yan (1993)
• Jason Heyward (2007)

Roster

Danville Braves rosterview · talk · edit
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 16 Jonathan Burns 32 John Cornely -- Evan Danieli -- Reidy Escobar 26 David Filak 38 Ignacio Geronimo 24 J. R. Graham 39 Dan Jurik 28 Lucas La Point 45 Mark Lamm 11 Joe Lucas 48 Cody Martin -- Henry Mendez 17 Jarrett Miller 56 Williams Perez 30 Wilson Rivera 34 Gregory Ross 15 Ernesto Silva 25 Dan Winnie		Catchers 46 Chad Comer 18 Nick DeSantiago Infielders 22 Nick Ahmed 36 William Beckwith  7 Fernando De Los Santos 13 Brandon Drury 10 Kyle Kubitza  2 Elmer Reyes 35 Edison Sanchez Outfielders  1 Kenny Fleming 23 Kurt Fleming 43 Chase Larsson 40 Sam Munson 39 Will Skinner		Manager -- Jonathan Schuerholz Coaches 19 D J Boston (hitting) 27 Gabriel Luckert (pitching) 7-day disabled list * On Atlanta Braves 40-man roster ∞ Reserve list § Suspended list ‡ Restricted list # Rehab assignment Roster updated October 18, 2011 Transactions → More rosters

External links

• Danville Braves Official Site