(KANNAPOLIS, NC) - Building off a successful launch of baseball games in March, Atrium Health Ballpark welcomes two area colleges for spring match-ups in the lead up to the Cannon Ballers inaugural season opener in May. Queens University of Charlotte hosts Francis Marion University on Tuesday, April 13th (6:00 p.m.),

Davidson Hosts Wofford on March 30th In Downtown Kannapolis (KANNAPOLIS, NC) – A week after the first baseball game ever at Atrium Health Ballpark, the Davidson Wildcats will make their debut in downtown Kannapolis in a NCAA Division I match-up against the Wofford Terriers on Tuesday, March 30th at 6:00

(KANNAPOLIS, NC) – Almost a year from the date of the original first pitch, Atrium Health Ballpark will debut as a baseball field for the first time when the Charlotte 49ers welcome the Appalachian State Mountaineers in a Division I, non-conference match-up on Tuesday, March 23 at 6:00 p.m. Before

(KANNAPOLIS, NC) – The wait is almost over. In about ten weeks the Cannon Ballers will take the field on Tuesday, May 4th to start their much-anticipated inaugural season at Atrium Health Ballpark. The fun-filled first season for the Chicago White Sox Class-A affiliate will feature 60 scheduled home games

(KANNAPOLIS, NC) – The Kannapolis Cannon Ballers announced today that they have entered into a ten-year agreement with the Chicago White Sox to be the White Sox A-Ball affiliate in a new league with many of the same teams that previously made up the South Atlantic League. This agreement provides

Melissa Clark | Director of Video Production | Birthday: 11/19 | Hometown: Mooresville, NC A native of Mooresville, North Carolina, Melissa has joined the Cannon Ballers for the inaugural 2020 season! After graduating with a degree in Video Production from East Carolina University, she moved up to Pennsylvania and worked

Why did you decide to work in baseball? My dad brought the joys of baseball into my life at a very young age. He would take me to Phillies games, we would listen to the radio broadcast whenever in the car, and breakfast gatherings with his fantasy baseball buddies were

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 21, 2020 CANNON BALLERS HONOR HEROES THROUGH FIELD OF HONOR® (KANNAPOLIS, NC) – In a tribute of those whose actions made them heroes in our lives, the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers bring their inaugural Field of Honor® display to Atrium Health Ballpark. It is appropriate to honor

Chase Baumgardner | Clubhouse & Equipment Manager | Birthday: 2/4 | Hometown: Huntington, WV Chase is excited to join the Cannon Ballers after 13 seasons in minor league baseball. With time at Charlotte and Birmingham, he has spent his entire career with White Sox affiliates. Away from the ballpark Chase

Trevor Wilt | Broadcasting & Baseball Operations Manager | Birthday: 1/4 | Hometown: Concord, NC A native of Concord, North Carolina, Wilt enters his 3rd season in Kannapolis after graduating from UNC Charlotte in 2017 with a degree in Communications and a minor in Journalism. During the off-season, Wilt calls

Tayler Gainer | Director of Retail Operations | Birthday: 11/17 | Hometown: Fayetteville, NC Gainer joined the Cannon Ballers in October 2019 as the Director of Retail Operations. Tayler is a 2018 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she holds degrees in both Exercise &

Walker Brooke | Ticket Sales Account Executive | Birthday: 2/18 | Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA A Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania native Walker enters his first season as Ticket Sales Account Executive with the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers. Walker is a University of Oklahoma alumnus where he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 30, 2020 CANNON BALLERS SHARE DISAPPOINTMENT ON POSTPONED INAUGURAL SEASON (KANNAPOLIS, NC) – Minor League Baseball has been advised today that Major League Baseball has decided not to provide players to their Minor League affiliates to enable a shortened 2020 season. As a result, there will

Jake Brewer Director of Ticket Operations | Birthday: April 29th | Hometown: Franklin, NC Jake is the one and only Ticket Leprechaun! He is originally from the mountains of North Carolina his hometown is the small town of Franklin, NC. After he graduated from Western Carolina University with a degree

Emily Goddard, Sales and Retail Coordinator | Birthday: July 10th | Hometown: Salisbury, NC Emily will be entering in her first season as a full-time employee with the Cannon Ballers in 2020. Previously, Goddard worked in the Kannapolis team store in 2017, interned in the Box Office in 2018, and

Caitlyn Gardner, Digital & Creative Designer | Birthday: May 13th | Hometown: Wharton, NJ Caitlyn Gardner enters her second year with the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers in 2020. A graduate of the University of Alabama (Roll Tide!) with a degree in Public Relations in 2017, Caitlyn worked as an intern at

Blair Jewell, Director of Entertainment | Birthday: September 26th | Hometown: Winchester, VA Blair is thrilled to be entering her 3rd season in Kannapolis and her 7th season in MiLB. A native of Virginia, Blair graduated from Messiah College in '14 with a degree in Communications. After graduation, she began

Ryan Pegarsch, Community Partnerships Manager | Birthday: March 1st | Hometown: Milwaukee, WI Ryan joined the organization in February 2020 as the Community Partnerships Manager. He is originally from Milwaukee, WI and relocated to Mooresville, NC in 2004. This will be Ryan's 2nd season in Minor League Baseball and first