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EAST DIVISION
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The Chillicothe Paints Professional
Baseball Association, Inc. is a member of the top Single A, Independent League in the
country, the Frontier League of Professional Baseball. The Frontier League fields teams in
cities throughout Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Kentucky and Missouri. The
Chillicothe Paints, the charter member of the Frontier League since 1993, make their home
at V.A. Memorial Stadium. The Paints are celebrating, as well as the league, their
15th season of professional baseball.
In February of 1993, Dr. Chris Hanners along with the
Chillicothe/Ross Chamber of Commerce and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center brought
professional baseball to Southern Ohio. On a rainy Wednesday night in June of 1993, fans
totaling 2,154 saw the first-ever Frontier League game in Chillicothe. The Paints were
victorious on that night over the Portsmouth Explorers, and Paints' Baseball began to
thrive and prosper throughout Southern Ohio.
Even though the Paints are in a small-market area, they
know how to attract the big names of baseball. On Opening Day of 1995, the Paints brought
in Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench to catch the first pitch. In 1996, another member of
the Big Red Machine, Pete Rose, Major League Baseball's all-time hit king, thrilled fans
at V.A. Memorial Stadium. In 1999, Hall of Famer and voice of the Cincinnati Reds, Marty
Brennaman spoke to a group of over 200 Paints' fans at the first annual Winterfest and the
2000 Winterfest brought 250 baseball fans to see Ken Griffey, Sr. speak. Former
Paints’ pitcher, Brian Tollberg, was the 2001 Winterfest guest speaker. Tollberg
became the first Frontier League player in history to make it to Major League
Baseball. And this past February, Winterfest 2002 showcased the baseball
movie, A Little Inside. The motion picture premiered in front of a
packed house at the historic Majestic Theatre. The film had many scenes shot at V.A.
Memorial Stadium at a local downtown restaurant named, The Dock at Water. In
attendance that night was two of the film's stars, Benjamin King and Hallie Eisenberg.
Throughout the history of the Paints, appearances by
syndicated talk show host Gary Burbank and 700 WLW personality Andy Furman have enhanced
Paints' baseball. Entering their fifteenth season, the Paints will play 48 home games during
the 2007 Season.
The Paints drew 20,253 fans in the inaugural season of
1993. In their second year, attendance grew to 32,808. Winning Organization of the Year
honors in 1996, the Paints increased attendance by 65% to 51,419 fans. In winning
Organization of the Year for the second time in three years, 1998's attendance improved
once again, reaching 71,782 fans; an average of over 1,800 per game. For
six
straight years, the Paints have drawn more than 70,000 fans each season.
In the Spring of 2006, The Ross County
Board of Commissioners and the Chillicothe Paints installed a
state-of-the-art playing surface called Field Turf. The
synthetic playing surface allows VA Memorial Stadium to become a true
multi-purpose facility! A venue that will host football, soccer, festivals,
concerts and numerous other events without the worry of damaging the playing
surface.
Some of the events held at V.A. Memorial Stadium over the years:
* Continental Amateur Baseball Association 18-Year-Old World Series
(July 2007)
* Numerous High School Baseball and Soccer Games throughout the
Spring, Summer and Fall
* Ohio High School Tournaments and American Legion Tournaments
* Bluegrass With The Paints Concert featuring Ricky Skaggs and
Rhonda Vincent
* Veterans Celebration ’04 Country Concert with Blake Shelton
* Boston Pops (as part of the Bicentennial Celebration
* Chillicothe High School Graduation
* V.A. Hospital Functions and POW - MIA Recognition Day
* The Fall Classic College Tournament
* Local Elementary school field trips and tours during the school year
The Paints' organization was the
recipient of the 2005 Chillicothe Gazette / Rotary Foundation
Business Ethics Award and has been named as one of the top ten independent
baseball franchises by Baseball America.
Chillicothe Professional Baseball is proud of their
team logo and trade name, the Chillicothe Paints featuring the Paint Horse. The logo was
chosen to stay within the original theme set by the Frontier League. The Paint horse is
documented as being the preferred horse by the American Indians, considered by many
authorities to be the greatest horsemen who ever lived. The Paint horse is known for it's
combination of versatility, strength and aggressiveness which we display within our logo;
a horse with markings and war feathers flowing from the horse's mane. The Paint horse is
to symbolize the team spirit and is known as the Sports Model of the Horse World. The
official team colors are navy blue and white with accents of scarlet and gold.
If you want to see baseball as it was meant to be played,
Chillicothe, Ohio is the place! |
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2004 Schedule
2010 Schedule
Prospect League
BUT - Butler
DAN - Danville
DEK - DeKalb County
DUB - Dubois County
DUP - Dupage
HAN - Hannibal
LOR - Lorain
NAS - Nashville
QUI - Quincy
RCH - Richmond
SLR - Slippery Rock
SPR - Springfield
TER - Terre Haute
WVA - West Virginia
June
3 Paints vs RCH, 7:05
4 Paints @ LOR,
7:05
5 Paints @ RCH, 7:05
6 Paints vs NAS, 6:05
7 Paints @ BUT, 6:35
8 Paints vs. SLR, 7:05
9 Paints vs. SLR, 7:05
10 Paints vs. WVA, 7:05
11 Paints @ NAS, 8:05
12
Paints @ NAS, 8:05
13 Paints @ NAS, 8:05
14 OFF
15 Paints @ DUP, 8:05
16 Paints @ DEK, 8:05
17 Paints @ RCH,
7:05
18 Paints vs. LOR, 7:05
19 Paints vs. LOR, 7:05
20 OFF
21 OFF
22 Paints @ TER,
7:05
23 Paints vs. NAS, 7:05
24 Paints vs. NAS, 7:05
25 Paints vs LOR, 7:05
26 Paints @ SLR, 7:05
27 Paints @ BUT, 6:35
28 OFF
29 Paints vs. RCH, 7:05
30
Paints @ RCH,
7:05
July
1 Paints vs. BUT, 7:05
2 Paints vs. WVA, 7:05
3 Paints @ BUT, 6:35
4 Paints @ SLR,
2:05
5
OFF
6 All-Star Game @ QUI
7 OFF
8 Paints @ WVA,
7:05
9 Paints @ WVA,
7:05
10
Paints vs. SLR, 7:05
11 Paints @ LOR,
5:05
12 Paints @ LOR, 7:05
13 OFF
14 Paints @ WVA, 7:05
15 Paints vs. WVA, 7:05
16 Paints @ DUB, 7:05
17 Paints vs. LOR, 7:05
18 Paints vs. TER, 6:05
19
Paints vs. SLR, 7:05
20 OFF
21 Paints @ SLR,
7:05
22
Paints vs. DAN (2) 6:35
23 Paints vs. LOR, 7:05
24 Paints @ LOR, 7:05
25 Paints @ LOR, 5:05
26 Paints vs. BUT, 7:05
27 Paints vs. BUT, 7:05
28 OFF
29 Paints vs. DUP, 7:05
30 Paints @ BUT,
6:35
31 Paints vs. DEK, 7:05
August
1
Paints vs. BUT, 6:05
2 OFF
3 Paints @ SLR,
7:05
4 Paints vs. WVA, 7:05
5 Paints @ WVA,
7:05
6 Paints vs. DUB, 7:05
7 Paints vs. RCH, 7:05
8
9 Division Series
10
11
PL Championship Series at Chillicothe
BLUE = HOME
RED = AWAY
ALL TIMES ARE LOCAL
All-Star Game at
Quincy, IL |
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