Florence RedWolves

The Red Wolves provide an inexpensive way for the area residents to watch an excellent brand of baseball and be entertained at the ballpark with great ballpark food, fun prizes, and nightly giveaways. In August of 2001, the League announced that it sold the Florence Red Wolves franchise to Kevin M. Barth, a local attorney, and long time resident of... Florence. Kevin is married to Donna Barth and is the father of two sons, Brendan, and John Robert. Kevin has been very active in the community and practices law with the Law Firm of Ballenger, Barth and Hoefer, LLP. The team is owned by the entire family, Donna, Brendan, John Robert and Kevin Barth. The Red Wolves have made the playoffs each year since 2001, the only team in the CPL to do so. During the 2003 season, the Red Wolves were the first half division champions and made it to the championship game, where they were defeated by the defending League Champions, Outer Banks Daredevils. The CPL All Star Game and Home Derby were held in Florence in July of 2004. Over 4000 fans were entertained by these events. In 2005, the Red Wolves again made it to the championship game, but again were defeated by the defending champion, Edenton Steamers. The Florence Red Wolves were chosen by the League as the Coastal Plain League 2004 Organization of the Year. Currently, there are over 30 former Red Wolves playing professional baseball, the most prominent being Kevin Youkalis of the World Champion Boston Red Sox. The Red Wolves have had seven of its former players play in the major leagues, three of which played in the 2007 World Series. The 2007 Pettit Cup Tournament was held in Florence on August 10-12. On April 4, 2008, former Florence Red Wolves player, Kevin Youkilis (now of the Boston Red Sox) was entered into the major league Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY for the longest error less streak by a first baseman in major league baseball history. (Breaking Steve Garvey's record). He became the first player in CPL history to be entered into the major league's Hall ...Read More