Daredevils History…
The Outer Banks Daredevils Baseball Club was founded in 1997, and are one of the original franchises than began play in the Coastal Plain League in 1997. The took off the 1998 season as they reorganized, then returned to the CPL for the 1999 season. The team played it’s games from 1997 – 2005 at Coy Tillett Memorial Field at Manteo High School. In 2005 the team began playing it’s home games at the First Flight Athletic Complex in Kill Devil Hills, where the team has played from 2005 through today. After taking the 2012 season off, the Daredevils joined the Tidewater Summer League in 2013, and continues to bring collegiate summer baseball to the Outer Banks each summer.
Daredevils through the years…
The Daredevils have won two Coastal Plain League Petitt Cup championships (2002, 2003), the award for the league champion, and have reached the finals four times: 1999, 2002, 2003 and 2004. Outer Banks made it to the semifinals of the Petitt Cup Playoffs in 2009 after winning the first half CPL North Division title and reached its highest national ranking ever, No. 7, by Perfect Game Crosschecker. The Daredevils have also won four Postove Cup Championships (2013, 2015, 2016, 2018), the award given to the Tidewater Summer League Champion, and reached the finals in 4 out of 6 years as a member of the Tidewater Summer League.
Daredevils By The Numbers – 1997 – 2019
21 Seasons of collegiate summer baseball
531 Players who have worn our Daredevils uniform
41 Players who have went on to play professionally
100 + Interns who started their careers in broadcast, marketing and sports management
470 Games played in the OBX
910 Total games played
Over 7400 Innings of great collegiate baseball action
2,600 + hours of quality family entertainment
12 Post Season Appearances
8 League Championship Series Appearances
6 League Championships
6,000 + baseballs that flew over outfield and foul fences to become souvenirs for our fans
250,000 + fans who have attended Daredevils baseball games
$90,000.00 + provided to Dare County Schools through field rental fees
$50,000.00 + raised for local charities at ballpark events
7,500 + hours of community service provided by Daredevils players and Interns
150 + corporate/association outings at the ballpark
50 + birthday parties held at the ballpark
1000 + local kids who have enjoyed Daredevils baseball camps and clinics
Our Record…
Outer Banks Daredevils | ||||||
| Year | Regular Season | Post-season | ||||
| Record | Win % | Finish | Record | Win % | Result | |
| COASTAL PLAIN LEAGUE (1997, 1999-2011) | ||||||
| 1997 | 25–25 | .500 | 4th | – | – | — |
| 1999 | 30–18 | .625 | 2nd | |||
| 2000 | 25–22 | .532 | 6th | – | – | — |
| 2001 | 19–31 | .380 | 11th | – | – | — |
| 2002 | 28–21 | .571 | 2nd | 4–1 | .800 | Won Petitt Cup Championship |
| 2003 | 28–21 | .571 | 4th | 3–0 | 1.000 | Won Petitt Cup Championship |
| 2004 | 24–22 | .511 | 5th | 3–2 | .600 | Lost in Petitt Cup Championship |
| 2005 | 23–32 | .418 | 12th | – | – | — |
| 2006 | 19–36 | .345 | 12th | – | – | — |
| 2007 | 21–30 | .412 | 12th | – | – | — |
| 2008 | 27–28 | .491 | 7th | 0—1 | .000 | Lost in Round One |
| 2009 | 32–23 | .582 | 4th | 2—2 | .500 | Lost in Round Two |
| 2010 | 23–31 | .426 | 11th | – | – | — |
| 2011 | 26–28 | .481 | 11th | – | – | — |
TSL’s CITY COLLEGIATE LEAGUE (2013 – 2019)
| 2013 | 20 – 7 | 0.741 | 1st | 3 – 1 | 0.500 | Won Postove Cup Championship |
| 2014 | 21 – 7 | 0.750 | 2nd | 3 – 2 | 0.600 | Lost in Postove Cup Championship |
| 2015 | 14 – 9 | 0.609 | 1st | 1 – 1 | 0.500 | Won Postove Cup Championship |
| 2016 | 12 – 4 | 0.750 | 1st | 0 – 0 | – | Won Postove Cup Championship |
| 2017 | 8 – 8 | 0.500 | 3rd | 1 – 1 | 0.500 | Lost in Playoffs |
| 2018 | 20 – 6 | 0.769 | 1st | 4 – 0 | 1.000 | Won Postove Cup Championship |
| 2019 | 11 – 7 | 0.611 | 3rd | 1 – 2 | 0.333 | Lost in Playoffs |
| Totals | 456 – 416 | 0.521 | 25 – 13 | 0.686 | 6 League Championships | |
| Overall Record (all games) | 481 – 429 |
Championships…
2002 – Coastal Plain League Champions
2003 – Coastal Plain League Champions
2013 – Tidewater Summer League Champions
2015 – Tidewater Summer League Champions
2016 – Tidewater Summer League Champions
2018 – Tidewater Summer League Champions
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