Nashua Pride
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| Nashua Pride Founded in 1998 Nashua, New Hampshire |
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| Owner(s)/Operated By: John Stabile II | |||
| General Manager: Chris Hall | |||
| Manager: Rick Miller | |||
| Media: Nashua Telegraph | |||
| Website: www.nashuapride.com | |||
The Nashua Pride is a professional baseball team based in Nashua, New Hampshire, in the United States. The Pride is a member of the Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball. From the 1998 season to the present, the Pride has played their home games at Holman Stadium. Prior to the 2006 season, the Pride played in the Northern Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. The Nashua Pride is the only team to have won a championship in both the Atlantic League (in 2000) and the Can-Am League (in 2007).
In 2007, long-time manager Butch Hobson left the Pride to take the managerial job with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs of the Atlantic League, while former Boston Red Sox outfielder Rick Miller was hired as manager in Nashua.
American skier Bode Miller played a home game for the team on July 29, 2006, and again on August 2, 2007. The Pride's current closer is former Red Sox reliever Rich "El Guapo" Garces.
[edit] Nashua baseball history
The Pride is among several professional teams to play in Nashua, and one of five to have played at Holman Stadium:
- 1895: Nashua Rainmakers, New England Association
- 1901-1905: Nashua, New England League - B
- 1926-1927: Nashua Millionaires, New England League - B
- 1929-1930: Nashua Millionaires, New England League - B
- 1933: Nashua, New England League - B
- 1946-1949: Nashua Dodgers, New England League - B
- 1983: Nashua Angels, Eastern League - AA
- 1984-1986: Nashua Pirates, Eastern League - AA
- 1995-1996: Nashua Hawks, North Atlantic League - independent
- 1997-2005: Nashua Pride, Atlantic League - independent
- 2006-present: Nashua Pride, Can-Am League - independent
[edit] Notable alumni
- Brendan Donnelly - 1999
- Curtis Pride - 1999, 2003, 2004
- Sam Horn - 2000, 2001
- Paxton Crawford - 2003
- Dante Bichette - 2004
- Jeff Juden - 2004
- Darren Bragg - 2005
- Orlando Miller - 2005
- Jeff Sparks - 2005
- Rich Garces - 2007
- Glenn Murray - 1998-2006
- Butch Hobson (Manager) 2000-2007
- Triple H - 2007
- Greg Dickerson - 2007
- Rico Petrocelli - 2006
- Gary Tanguay - 2007
- Bryan Duplissie - 2007
- Dan Vassallo - 2007
- Chris Moran - 2005
- Mike Torelli - 2005
- Caroline Walsh - 2005
- Michael Harold - 2006-2007
- Joe Chamas - 2006-2007
- Todd Marlin - 1998-2005
- Bev Taylor - 1998-Present
- Chris Morgan - 2007
- Adam Maglione - 2005
[edit] External links
- Nashua Pride (official site)
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