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Gastonia Baseball Club announces new team name

Gastonia Baseball Club announces new team name

GASTONIA, NC (WBTV) – The Gastonia Baseball Club will announce its new team name on Wednesday, October 16th.

The announcement will take place at 7 p.m. on the field at CaroMont Health Park. The team’s new name was chosen by a fan vote.

You can watch the announcement live in the video player above.

Throughout the season, the team temporarily used eight different names, all of which were considered for permanent use. These decisions were:

  • Gastronauts
  • Bologna
  • Galactic dinosaurs
  • Ghost peppers
  • Zombies
  • Garden gnomes
  • Garniaks
  • Gastonia Baseball Club

The team competes in Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB).

Related: The Gastonia Baseball Club pitcher throws the first single no-hitter in team history