American Defenders of New Hampshire

American Defenders of New Hampshire

Independent baseball team
name = American Defenders of New Hampshire
founded = 2008
city = Nashua, New Hampshire

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current league = Canadian American Association
currentname = American Defenders of New Hampshire (2009-)
nicknames = The Defenders
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ballpark = Holman Stadium (New Hampshire)
pastparks =
leaguechamps =
divisionchamps =
owner = Buddy Lewis, Jerry O'Connor, Dan Duquette, and Terry Allvord
manager =
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media = Nashua Telegraph
website = http://www.nashuapride.com www.nashuapride.com

The American Defenders of New Hampshire are a professional baseball team based in Nashua, New Hampshire, in the United States. They are a member of the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball. From 1998 through 2008, they were known as the Nashua Pride. They play home games at Holman Stadium.

The American Defenders name is an homage to the U.S. Armed Forces. One of the prominent members of the team's ownership group, Terry Allvord, is a retired U.S. Naval Lieutenant Commander. [ [http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080927/SPORTS07/809279985 Defenders beginning transition] ]

History

The Nashua Pride was one of the founding members of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball in 1998. In the 2000 season, the team swept the Somerset Patriots in three games to win the Atlantic League Championship Series. However, the Patriots answered that loss by defeating the Pride in the 2003 and 2005 championships. Despite their on-field success in the Atlantic League, the Pride suffered as a result of having one of the lowest average attendances and being the farthest team from the core of the league. In 2006, the team moved to the Canadian American Association (Can-Am League) to remedy the financial strain endured in these respective struggles. As Nashua is closer in proximity to the teams of the Can-Am League than those of the Atlantic, the Pride was relieved of the expensive travel to away games.

The Nashua Pride won the 2007 Can-Am League championship.

ale of the Pride

Following the 2008 season, the former owner of the team, John Stabile, decided to sell the team to the American Defenders of New Hampshire, LLC. With the sale of the team, the name was changed from the Nashua Pride to the American Defenders of New Hampshire, placing less of an emphasis on the Nashua market. The change of the geographical portion of the name is meant to emphasize the globalism of the United States military.

American Defenders of New Hampshire, LLC consists of Nokona executives Buddy Lewis and Jerry O'Connor, former Boston Red Sox general manager Dan Duquette, and Terry Allvord [. [http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080930/SPORTS07/309309998/0/ABOUT About the American Defenders, LLC] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.nashuapride.com/ American Defenders of New Hampshire]


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