On December 16, 2011, at City Council Chambers in downtown Hampton, Va., members of the Peninsula Pilots staff and Peninsula Stadium Authority were on hand to receive the 2011 Mayor’s Civic Improvement Award given to War Memorial Stadium.
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Present and pictured include Pilots Caretaker Henry Morgan, Peninsula Stadium Authority President Lani Chisman-Davis, Vice-President Hank Morgan, and General Manager Jeffrey Scott were presented the award by Committee Chairman and Hampton Ombudsman, Hardy W. Cash, Sr. and City Councilman and Vice-Mayor, George E. Wallace.
In 1983, Mr. Cash was asked to prepare a program to publicly recognize individual businesses and non-residential localities that have made significant contributions to the visual appearance of the City. The annual Mayor’s Civic Improvement Awards are the result of that request. Mayor Molly Joseph Ward and members of City Council are firm believers in the positive impact that good civic appearance has on attracting new development to the City of Hampton. One of Council’s top goals is to recognize and encourage all efforts to the City’s image and its physical appearance.
“Being selected to win this award is a great honor for War Memorial Stadium”, says General Manager Jeffrey Scott. “The efforts and contributions of the City of Hampton, the Peninsula Stadium Authority, Mr. Morgan and the Pilots, and the Apprentice School have really paid off. We have presented ourselves a goal of making new capital improvements to the stadium each year and I think fans that remember what War Memorial Stadium looked like 5-7 years ago versus today, really see a big difference.”
The Peninsula Pilots are a proud member of the Coastal Plain League, the nation’s hottest summer collegiate baseball league. Celebrating its 16th season in 2012, the CPL features 14 teams playing in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. The CPL gives college players the chance to refine their skills with the use of wooden bats. Players are housed with local host families for the summer and past experiences have been very positive for both players and hosts. Furthermore, the CPL has had over 930 alumni drafted and 46 alums make their Major League debut thus far. For more information on the Coastal Plain League, please visit the league website at http://www.coastalplain.com, and be sure to friend us on Facebook (at http://www.facebook.com/coastalplainleague) and follow us via Twitter (as cpleague).
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