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The News & Observer
Cities picked for new NCSL franchises
Wilmington, Fayetteville will get teams
RALEIGH — Eastern North Carolina baseball fans finally will have teams of their own to cheer for.
The North Carolina State League plans to expand to eight teams for the 1920 season, and the new franchises will be placed in the cities of Wilmington and Fayetteville. The two new clubs will join the six original members of the NCSL — Raleigh, Durham, Charlotte, Greensboro, Winston-Salem and Asheville — which began play in 1913.
The Wilmington team, located at the coast, will be known as the "Pirates." The Fayetteville club has adopted the nickname "Highlanders." Both become official members of the NCSL on Jan. 1, 1920.
Wilmington officials announced that their Western Carolina League farm team will reside in the town of Marion (Marauders). Fayetteville's Western Carolina League affiliate will play in Shelby (Farmers).
More details on the two new clubs and their farm teams — including team logos and uniform designs — will be unveiled during the 1920 preseason report.
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