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DIRTY BIRDS TO HOST MARSHALL VS. WVU GAME ON MARCH 12

DIRTY BIRDS TO HOST MARSHALL VS. WVU GAME ON MARCH 12

Marshall and West Virginia University continue their historic rivalry at GoMart Ballpark (Charleston, WV – February 12, 2024) – Before the highly anticipated 2024 Dirty Birds Baseball season, GoMart Ballpark will host the annual baseball game between Marshall University and West Virginia University on March 12.  This annual match-up in Charleston between the two teams dates back to the 2005 opening of Charleston’s professional baseball park.  After a three-year hiatus that started in 2020 with a Covid cancellation, the rivalry resumed last year with a capacity crowd of more than 5,000 fans. On April 5, 2023, Marshall took a 9-8...

DIRTY BIRDS BOLSTER FRONT OFFICE FOR 2024 BASEBALL SEASON

DIRTY BIRDS BOLSTER FRONT OFFICE FOR 2024 BASEBALL SEASON

Six new and recent hires include first woman broadcaster for live streamed games. Charleston, WV – January 10, 2024) – Following the biggest attendance year in franchise history, the Charleston Dirty Birds are now turning their full attention to the upcoming baseball season. The team announced today the hiring of six new employees, including four whom fans might have met during the Salango Law Dirty Birds Light the Night, presented by GoMart, and one who will be the first woman play-by-play broadcaster in Charleston baseball history. “We continue to empower women in several key leadership and supervisory roles within our organization,...

DIRTY BIRDS’ 2024 COACHING STAFF PREPARING TO SOAR

DIRTY BIRDS’ 2024 COACHING STAFF PREPARING TO SOAR

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (December 14, 2023) – While past, present and future Charleston Dirty Birds fans are preparing for the holiday season, Dirty Birds manager PJ Phillips is busy preparing for the 2024 baseball season. He’s assembling his coaching staff, which will include an award-winning pitching coach and a long-time confidante as bench coach.    When the 2024 Atlantic League season begins in April, Phillips will be joined by former Major League pitcher and Frontier League Coach of the Year Rob Carson as the team’s pitching coach and bench coach Cip Garza, who has served in that role alongside Phillips since the...

RECORD CROWDS BASK IN THE GLOW OF LIGHT THE NIGHT

RECORD CROWDS BASK IN THE GLOW OF LIGHT THE NIGHT

Charleston rises as Holiday season destination. CHARLESTON, WV (November 27, 2023) – The Charleston Dirty Birds hosted their biggest Friday night crowd ever at GoMart Ballpark on Black Friday as 5,317 people came to enjoy the Salango Law Dirty Birds Light the Night, presented by GoMart. Within 24 hours, a new record was established as 6,442 came to the two- million-light holiday light show on Saturday. Coinciding with the grand opening of the Holly Jolly Brawley celebration downtown, the combination of special events is raising Charleston’s stature as a holiday season destination. “The continued support from this community is simply...

P.J. PHILLIPS TO MANAGE DIRTY BIRDS IN 2024

P.J. PHILLIPS TO MANAGE DIRTY BIRDS IN 2024

The Charleston Dirty Birds’ new leader for the 2024 season has managed two independent baseball teams to league championships and led his teams to post-season playoffs in five of his six full seasons as a manager.