South Georgia Waves

Defunct MiLB infobox
name = South Georgia Waves
firstseason = 2002
lastseason = 2002
allyears =
city = Albany, Georgia
misc =

cap
lastclasslevel = Low-A
pastclasslevel =
lastleague = South Atlantic League
conference =
division = Southern Division
pastleague =
lastmajorleague = Los Angeles Dodgers (2002)
pastmajorleague =
lastnickname = South Georgia Waves (2003) Columbus
pastnames = South Georgia Waves (2002) Albany
*Wilmington Waves (2001)
lastballpark = Paul Eames Sports Complex (2002)
pastparks =
classchamps =
leaguechamps = None
conferencechamps=
divisionchamps = 2002 Southern Division champions (1st half)

The South Georgia Waves was a Low-A class minor league baseball team in Albany, Georgia for one season before relocating to Columbus, Georgia where they operated under the same name for the 2003 season before being rebranded the Columbus Catfish. The Waves were members of the South Atlantic League and a farm team of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

List of South Georgia Waves players in the MLB

All players are listed in alphabetical order by surname.
*Edwin Bellorín
*Francisco Cruceta
*Joselo Díaz
*Víctor Díaz
*Franklin Gutiérrez
*Eric Hull
*Edwin Jackson
*Franquelis Osoria

Year-by-Year Record

Notes of Interest

* South Georgia's mascot was a blue creature named "Crash", who was brought over when the franchise moved from Wilmington. According to Crash’s baseball card for the 2001 Wilmington Waves, Crash was born on November 11 2000 in Wilmington, North Carolina. Crash made his first appearance at the Westfield Shoppingtown Independence Mall with Santa Claus. Also, Crash’s favorite things were baseball, the beach, dancing, playing with water guns, and his park buddy, the Wilmington Waves’ head groundskeeper.
* On April 29 2002 Francisco Cruceta threw a no-hitter against the Delmarva Shorebirds in the first game of a doubleheader. The Waves won, 6-0. [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/bbw/2002-05-08/minors.htm]
* Nine days before the 2003 season was to begin the Waves moved from Albany to Columbus. This was due in part because of disputes between the owner of the South Georgia waves and the city of Albany, in regards to a baseball stadium deal. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/South_Georgia_Waves]
* Originally, the team was going to be bought by both Cal Ripken, Jr. and Don Mattingly, where the two would move the franchise north to Evansville, Indiana prior to the 2004 season. [http://www.ballparkdigest.com/news/new_evansville_ballpark.htm] However, the deal fell through, and the team became defunct. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/South_Georgia_Waves]