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Comment: Read how to cite WP:OFFLINESOURCES including adding page number. Safari ScribeEdits! Talk! 07:12, 17 February 2025 (UTC)
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Joanna Stadium located in Joanna, South Carolina is a baseball stadium built circa 1930 primarily used in the textile league baseball between 1930-1970. The original structure was a wooden structure with a roof that was updated around 1950 to a concrete bleacher stadium with a capacity of approximately 1500.[1] In 1947, the stadium added a 150,000 watt lighting system, which was "twice the wattage of an average South Atlantic League stadium," according to Thomas Perry's book Textile League Baseball; South Carolina's mill teams.[2]
The field was home to several teams representing the Joanna Textile Mill including the Joanna Hornets, Joanna Red Sox, and Joanna Sluggers.[3][2]
Many players of the Joanna Teams also played professional baseball, Guy Prater, Ralph "Snow" Prater, Rudolph Prater, Cecil "Wheeze" Farmer, Johnny Moore, Tommy Lasorda, and many more.[4][2] The South Carolina High School strikeout record of 28 strikeouts was also set on the field by future professional player Billy O'Dell when his Newberry High School Bulldogs defeated Clinton High School's Red Devils by striking out every batter including a dropped third strike followed by an additional strikeout.[5]
Stadium Renovation
[edit]In January 2024, a non-profit organization named The Joanna Project was formed with the goal to renovate the stadium and resurrect baseball's presence back in Joanna.[1][4]
The Joanna Project held a groundbreaking ceremony at the stadium's home plate on April 17, 2025. It commenced the stadium's restoration, with a phase 1 grand opening scheduled for spring of 2026 and will become the home field for the Southern Shores Baseball League's Joanna Hornets.[3] Phase 1 restorations include dugout renovation, bleacher repair, and field surface reconstruction, along with the creation of a press box and a ticket booth.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Gibson, Melissa (8 Dec 2024). "The Joanna Project to break ground soon". golaurens.com.
- ^ a b c Perry, Thomas (1993). "The Maturing Years, The Negro Textile Leagues, War and Renaissance, Appendix 2: Records and Rosters". Textile League Baseball; South Carolina's mill teams, 1880-1955. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-1875-6.
- ^ a b "About the Joanna Hornets". joannahornets.com. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ a b Clayton, John (26 July 2023). "Organizers hope baseball can again be a hit for Joanna". The Laurens County Advertiser.
- ^ Nancy Snell Griffith. "Billy O'Dell". sabr.org. Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ "From Legends to Legacy: Joanna Stadium Project kicks off with groundbreaking ceremony". golaurens.com. The Clinton Chronicle. 17 Apr 2025.
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