The Walk-Off Sports Report

The Montgomery Biscuits kick off their 2019 season on Thursday Night (April 4th) at AT&T Field in Chattanooga, Tennessee against the Chattanooga Lookouts. The Biscuits pushed it to the limit last season making it a 3-2 record in the 2018 Southern League North Division Championship Series against the eventual Southern League Championship winning Jackson Generals. This season, the Biscuits have one last chance at making history by winning the Southern League Championship representing both the North and South Division (in separate playoffs). Since the North/South era began in 2005, no team has ever represented both North and South Divisions in separate playoffs. Montgomery joins the Birmingham Barons as teams who have 50% of the equation complete. The Birmingham Barons have earned playoff berths by winning regular season halves in 2005, 2008, 2009, and 2011 but the team has never sealed the deal of a Southern League South Division Championship. In 2006, Montgome...

BallCorps LLC announced on Thursday (October 25th) that the organization has purchased the naming and marketing rights of the former Huntsville Southern League Baseball Club, the Huntsville Stars. This could result in throwback nights, uniforms, and multiple other things to celebrate the historic past of the Stars. The organization is also in discussions of selling Huntsville Stars merchandise alongside the Trash Pandas gear. The new stadium in Madison, Alabama is a little over 10 miles away from Joe Davis Stadium, the former home of the Huntsville Stars. The Stars debuted in the Southern League in 1985 and remained in Huntsville until the end of the 2014 season where the team was moved to Biloxi, Mississippi (Biloxi Shuckers). During that time the Stars earned Division Titles in 1985, 1986, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2006, and 2007. They were champions of the Southern Leauge in 1985, 1994, and 2001. From 1985 to 1998, the Stars were affiliated with the Oakland Athletics and from 1999...

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 nomi...