Category: Can-Am League 2005

2009 American Defenders of New Hampshire Baseball Pocket Schedule from the Can-Am League

American Defenders of New Hampshire

The American Defenders of New Hampshire were an ill-conceived independent pro baseball team that set up shop at Nashua’s Holman Stadium in 2009. Ownership’s heavy-handed military fetish extended to a plush soldier mascot named “Ground Zero” who sported the uniform number 9-11. Nashua fans wisely saved their money and the team was evicted from the stadium late in the season for unpaid bills that included stiffing the first responders who provided police and fire details at Defenders home games. Incredibly, former Boston Red Sox General Manager and future Baltimore Orioles GM Dan Duquette was mixed up in this mess.

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1998 Atlantic City Surf baseball program from the Atlantic League

Atlantic City Surf

Atlantic League (1998-2006) Can-Am League (2007-2008) Born: 1998 – Atlantic League founding franchise Folded: March 30, 2009 First Game: May 20, 1998 (L 8-5 vs.

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2006 Sussex Skyhawks baseball program from the Can-Am League

Sussex Skyhawks

The Sussex Skyhawks were an independent professional baseball team based out of Augusta, New Jersey.  Founded in early 2006, the Skyhawks followed close on the heels of the New Jersey Cardinals (1994-2005), a short season Class A farm club of the St. Louis Cardinals that left town following the 2005 season.

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Pittsfield Colonials Can-Am League Baseball

Pittsfield Colonials

Can-Am League (2010-2011) Born: 2010 – The American Defenders of New Hampshire relocate to Pittsfield, MA Folded: October 4, 2011 First Game: May 27, 2011

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2005 Worcester Tornadoes baseball program from the Can-Am League

Worcester Tornadoes

The Worcester Tornadoes were an independent professional baseball club that played in Worcester, Massachusetts for eight seasons from 2005 to 2012. The Tornadoes were part of the now-defunct Can-Am League, whose clubs had no affiliation with Major League Baseball. The arrival of the Tornadoes in the spring of 2005 marked the return of pro baseball to Worcester after a 71-year absence.

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