Nashville Outlaws
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| League | Prospect League (2010–11) (Central Division (2010–11)) | ||||
| Location | Nashville, Tennessee | ||||
| Year founded | 2010 | ||||
| Year disbanded | 2011 | ||||
| League championships | none | ||||
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| Colors | Black, gold, white |
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| Ownership | Nashville Baseball Club LLC | ||||
The Nashville Outlaws were a collegiate summer baseball team of the Prospect League. They were located in Nashville, Tennessee, and were named for the city's association with country music, particularly the outlaw country genre which was popular during the late 1960s and 1970s. The team played its home games at Hawkins Field in 2010 and Ken Dugan Field at Stephen Lee Marsh Stadium in 2011. The Outlaws were established in 2010 as an expansion team of the Prospect League., but ceased operations after the 2011 season.
Baseball's origins in Nashville, Tennessee, have been traced back to as far as 1860. In 1885, the Nashville Americans became the city's first professional baseball team as a charter member of the Southern League. Since then, Nashville has been represented by the minor league Blues, Tigers, Seraphs, Centennials, Vols, Sounds, and Xpress minor league teams. The Vanderbilt Commodores were the city's first collegiate baseball team, beginning play in 1886.Belmont University, Lipscomb University, and Trevecca Nazarene University also operate collegiate programs in the city. The Nashville Outlaws were created in 2010 as an expansion team of the collegiate summer baseball Prospect League. The franchise was founded by three former Nashville Sounds executives: Brandon Vonderharr, Jason Bennett, and Chris Snyder. The Outlaws are named for the city's association with country music, particularly the outlaw country genre which was popular during the late 1960s and 1970s.
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