On April 8, 1949, Grainger High School beat Tarboro High 5-4 in the first baseball game held at Kinston’s Grainger Stadium. Several teams have called the historic building home over the past seven-plus decades, and […]
According to family lore, Evan Perry turned down the chance to play minor league baseball because his family needed him to help work on their farm. He eventually inherited the 25-acre tobacco, corn and peanut […]
The best players in baseball gathered in Washington on Tuesday for the 89th Major League All-Star Game. None of them, however, are from North Carolina. It’s an anomaly that belies the quality of baseball that […]
© 2022 — North State Media LLC