Outer Banks Daredevils
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| Outer Banks Daredevils | |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Home Field | First Flight Baseball Complex First Flight Baseball Complex The First Flight Baseball Complex is a baseball venue in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. It is the home of the Outer Banks Daredevils of the Coastal Plain League, a collegiate summer baseball league. The team, which was founded for the 1997 season, began playing at the field in the 2006 season... |
| Based in | Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina Kill Devil Hills is a town in Dare County, North Carolina, USA. The population was 5,897 at the 2000 census.Nearby Kitty Hawk is frequently cited as the location of the Wright brothers' first controlled, powered airplane flights on December 17, 1903... |
| Colors | Red and Blue |
| League | Coastal Plain League Coastal Plain League The Coastal Plain League is a wood-bat collegiate summer league, featuring college players from throughout the nation. The league takes its name from a Class D minor league baseball league which operated in the same area from 1937 to 1952. The modern league was formed with six teams in 1997... |
| League Titles | 2002, 2003 |
| Head Coach | Andy Schatzley |
| General Manager | Craig Saunders |
The Outer Banks Daredevils are an amateur baseball
Amateur baseball in the United States
Amateur baseball is a form of baseball in which the players either are not paid for playing, or receive only a modest stipend or employment arranged by the team's boosters...
team playing in the Coastal Plain League
Coastal Plain League
The Coastal Plain League is a wood-bat collegiate summer league, featuring college players from throughout the nation. The league takes its name from a Class D minor league baseball league which operated in the same area from 1937 to 1952. The modern league was formed with six teams in 1997...
, a collegiate summer baseball league. The team plays its home games at the First Flight Baseball Complex in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina
Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina
Kill Devil Hills is a town in Dare County, North Carolina, USA. The population was 5,897 at the 2000 census.Nearby Kitty Hawk is frequently cited as the location of the Wright brothers' first controlled, powered airplane flights on December 17, 1903...
. The Daredevils were one of the original teams in the Coastal Plain League summer baseball league when the league was founded in 1997. The team was originally located in Manteo, North Carolina
Manteo, North Carolina
Manteo is a town in Dare County, North Carolina, United States, located on Roanoke Island. The population was 1,052 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Dare County.-Geography:...
until the team moved to Kill Devil Hills in 2006. Since their founding, the Daredevils have had much success winning the 2002 and 2003 Coastal Plain League championships.
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(2007, 2009)
Season-by-season record
| Outer Banks Daredevils (Coastal Plain League Coastal Plain League The Coastal Plain League is a wood-bat collegiate summer league, featuring college players from throughout the nation. The league takes its name from a Class D minor league baseball league which operated in the same area from 1937 to 1952. The modern league was formed with six teams in 1997... ) |
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| Year | |Post-season | |||||
| Record | Win % | Finish | Record | Win % | Result | |
| 1997 | 25–25 | .500 | 4th | – | – | — |
| 1999 | 30–18 | .625 | 2nd | – | – | — |
| 2000 | 25–22 | .532 | 6th | – | – | — |
| 2001 | 19–31 | .380 | 11th | – | – | – |
| 2002 | 28–21 | .571 | 2nd | 4–1 | .800 | Won Petitt Cup Championship |
| 2003 | 28–21 | .571 | 4th | 3–0 | 1.000 | Won Petitt Cup Championship |
| 2004 | 23–22–1 | .511 | 5th | 3–2 | .600 | Lost in Petitt Cup Championship |
| 2005 | 23–32 | .418 | 12th | – | – | — |
| 2006 | 19–36 | .345 | 12th | – | – | — |
| 2007 | 21–30 | .412 | 12th | – | – | — |
| 2008 | 27–28 | .491 | 7th | 0—1 | .000 | Lost in Round One |
| 2009 | 32–23 | .582 | 4th | 2—2 | .500 | Lost in Round Two |
| 2010 | 23–31 | .426 | 11th | – | – | – |
| 2011 | 26–28 | .481 | 11th | – | – | – |
| Sub-Totals | 349–368–1 | .487 | – | 12–6 | .667 | 2 Petitt Cup Championships |