South Georgia Waves

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South Georgia Waves 2002 – 2002 Albany, Georgia
Team Logo Cap Insignia
Class-Level
Low-A
Minor League affiliations
South Atlantic League Southern Division
Major League affiliations
Los Angeles Dodgers (2002)
Name
South Georgia Waves (2003) Columbus South Georgia Waves (2002) Albany Wilmington Waves (2001)
Ballpark
Paul Eames Sports Complex (2002)
Minor League titles
League titles	None
Division titles	2002 Southern Division champions (1st half)

The South Georgia Waves was a low-A class minor league baseball team in Albany, Georgia for one season before relocating to Columbus, Georgia were they operated under the same name for the 2003 season before being rebranded the Columbus Catfish. The Waves were member of the South Atlantic League and a farm team of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

[edit] List of South Georgia Waves players in the MLB

• All players are listed in alphabetical order by their surname.
  • Edwin Bellorín
  • Francisco Cruceta
  • Joselo Díaz
  • Víctor Díaz
  • Franklin Gutiérrez
  • Eric Hull
  • Edwin Jackson
  • Franquelis Osoria

[edit] Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
2002	75-63	5th	Scott Little

[edit] Notes of Interest

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• South Georgia's mascot was a blue creature named Crash, who was brought over when the franchise moved from Wilmington. According to Crash’s baseball card for the 2001 Wilmington Waves, Crash was born on November 11, 2000 in Wilmington, North Carolina. Crash made his first appearance at the Westfield Shoppingtown Independence Mall with Santa Claus. Also, Crash’s favorite things were baseball, the beach, dancing, playing with water guns, and his park buddy, the Wilmington Waves’ head groundskeeper.
• On April 29, 2002, Francisco Cruceta threw a no-hitter against the Delmarva Shorebirds in the first game of a doubleheader. The Waves won, 6-0. [1]
• Nine days before the 2003 season was to begin, the Waves moved from Albany to Columbus. This was due in part because of disputes between the owner of the South Georgia waves and the city of Albany, in regards to a baseball stadium deal. [2]
• Originally, the team was going to be bought by both Cal Ripken, Jr. and Don Mattingly, where the two would move the franchise north to Evansville, Indiana prior to the 2004 season. [3] However, the deal fell through, and the team became defunct. [4]