A new season of Pulaski River Turtles baseball is slated to begin Tuesday, June 4, on the road against the newest member of the Appalachian League, the Tri-State baseball organization located on the campus of Marshall University in Huntington, W.Va.
Opening Night at Calfee Park is scheduled for Friday, June 7, against the Bluefield Ridge Runners, featuring a dazzling post-game fireworks display.
The 2024 Pulaski River Turtles schedule includes 24 home games, with 11 home games in June and 13 home games in July, with the regular season finale scheduled for Wednesday, July 31. In total, the 2024 schedule boasts 48 dates.
All home games will begin at 7 p.m. with the exception of Sunday contests, which will move up to a 5:30 p.m. start time in 2024. A collection of promotional nights will accentuate the action-packed schedule, headlined by the return of Agriculture Night, Saddle-Up Sunday and Circus Night.
Information on season ticket packages, box seating and individual game tickets for the 2024 season is forthcoming.
2024 will mark Pulaski’s 58th season fielding teams in the Appalachian League. The Pulaski River Turtles enjoyed a successful 2021 campaign in the league’s first season of collegiate wood-bat play, compiling a regular-season record of 32-22 and earning the East Division championship. The Greeneville Flyboys edged the River Turtles, 9-8, to earn the 2021 Appalachian League championship. The River Turtles followed up their maiden season with a solid second-place finish in the East Division in 2022. Pulaski has an overall record of 71-80 entering its fourth season of collegiate wood-bat play.
2024 Pulaski River Turtles home dates include:
June 7-9: Bluefield | July 2-3: Bristol
June 18-19: Kingsport | July 6-7: Burlington
June 20-21: Greeneville | July 11-12: Bristol
June 25-26: Johnson City | July 13-14: Tri-State
June 29-30: Danville | July 18-19: Elizabethton
July 29-31: Tri-State
Calfee Park opened in 1935 and was renovated for the organization’s first season under the ownership of the Shelor Motor Mile in 2015. The organization is celebrating its 57th season in the Appalachian League in 2023. Pulaski teams have a combined all-time record of 252-207 (248-199 regular season) in the Appalachian League, and boast five league championships: 1948, 1969, 1986, 1991 and 2013.
The Appalachian League announced that the 2024 season will feature an expanded postseason schedule. The league will add an additional playoff round to be played before the Championship Game for the first time since the Appy League’s first season as a collegiate wood-bat league in 2021.
Under the new playoff format, the team with the best winning percentage in each division will host the team in its division with the second-best winning percentage. The winners will meet in Championship Game. The Championship Game is rotated by division each year. In even-numbered years, the East Division hosts the game, while in odd-numbered years, the West Division hosts.
“After gathering feedback and listening to our fans, we are extremely excited about the expanded playoff format for the 2024 season,” said Appalachian League Executive Director Brian Graham. “It’s going to create even more competition to an already super competitive league and generate the kind of fun and excitement our fans deserve.”
The 2024 Appalachian League regular season starts with Opening Day on June 4 and concludes July 31. The newly created divisional round will be played Aug. 1 with the Championship being played two days later on Aug. 3.
Pulaski River Turtles and Appalachian League
