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MiLB: BallCorps Inc. Announces Name of North Alabama Baseball Team

The new Southern League franchise that will be located in Madison, Alabama has gained its name. BallCorps Inc. announced at Rocket Republic Brewing on Wednesday night. The organizations' name will be the Rocket City Trash Pandas.

The Trash Pandas dominated both rounds of voting. With 45 percent of the votes, the Trash Pandas secured the entitlement name of the organization. ThunderSharks finished second with 19 percent while Moon Possums (13%), Space Chimps (12%), and Comet Jockeys (11%) rounded out the top five.

“Our community is known for engineering, and no creature in our galaxy is as smart, creative, determined and ingenious a problem solver – dedicated to the challenge at hand – as our local raccoons!” - the explanation of the Trash Pandas name.

"Rocket City" will be the identifier of the organization based in Madison after receiving 67% of the votes. "North Alabama" finished second with 18% while Madison only earned 15%.

Per BallCorps, 28,560 nominations and votes took place during the naming process, the most participation there has ever been for naming a Minor League Baseball team. The Rocket City Trash Pandas will begin to play in 2020 in a stadium in Town Madison off I-565 near Zierdt Road.

The logo will be revealed on October 27th during a community celebration at Dublin Park. The logo reveals will be joined by fireworks and a free concert by Dirt Circus. (Koelle,2018)
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