Columbus Catfish
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| Columbus Catfish | ||
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| League | South Atlantic League | |
| Division | Southern Division | |
| Year founded | 2001 | |
| Major League affiliation | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | |
| Home ballpark | Golden Park | |
| Previous home ballparks | Paul Eames Sports Complex | |
| City | Columbus, Georgia | |
| Current uniform colors | blue, peach, sand | |
| Previous uniform colors | blue, black, silver | |
| Logo design | A blue catfish swinging a baseball bat at a peach with a fishing hook. The "Columbus Catfish" wordmark is superimposed over this in tan and peach scripted letters outlined in black. | |
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| Manager | Jim Morrison | |
| Owner | David Heller | |
The Columbus Catfish are a minor league baseball team in Columbus, Georgia. They are a Class A team in the South Atlantic League, and have been a farm team of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays since September 29, 2006.[1]
The Catfish took their current name in 2004, after moving to Columbus from Albany, Georgia, where they were known as the South Georgia Waves. [2]
The team originally played in Wilmington, North Carolina as the Wilmington Waves as one of the expansion teams in 2001, along with the Lexington Legends. The team left after its inaugural season (2001) due to the lack of a permanent stadium. [3]
They currently play home games at Golden Park. The team colors are royal blue, peach, and sand. The name "Catfish" refers to the fish of the same name, which is commonly eaten in the South and is often harvested from the Chattahoochee River. The city of Columbus and Golden Park itself lies on the Chattahoochee. The peach in the Catfish logo implicates the state of Georgia, as it is called the "Peach State." The peach is added to the logo to differentiate the team from the Columbus Clippers from the city of Columbus, Ohio.
[edit] Notable events
May 20, 2004: Catfish pitcher Chuck Tiffany pitched a 7-inning perfect game against the Greensboro Bats in game 2 of a doubleheader. Tommy Lasorda, Tiffany's boyhood idol, saw the performance. [4]
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