JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. -- The Appalachian League has announced its award winner for the Promotional Award for the 2022 season. For the first time since 2018, the Johnson City Doughboys were crowned the winner of the Appalachian League Promotional Award. The Promotional Award is awarded to the club that demonstrates

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. -- The Appalachian League has announced the Johnson City Doughboys as its award winner for the Patriot Award for the 2022 season. The Patriot Award is awarded to the club that exhibits outstanding support of and engagement with the United States armed forces and veterans, both at

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The Appalachian League announced the 10 nominees for its 2022 Humanitarian of the Year award. The Humanitarian of the Year award is given to the Appalachian League player that has been judged to have made the most notable contributions in his community during the season through

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The Appalachian League announced the 2022 All-Appalachian League Team. The honorees were nominated and voted on by the league’s managers. The All-Appalachian League Team is highlighted by Bluefield’s Jackson Feltner, who was named Player of the Year, and Burlington’s Mason Ruh, who earned Pitcher of the

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. -- For just the second time in five days, the Doughboys didn’t need to worry about the weather and came away with a 14-6 win over Bristol on Monday night. The game started off how most have recently for Johnson City, with both teams going quiet to

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. -- The Doughboys debuted a new video board Saturday and picked up a 4-1 win over Elizabethton. The game started off quiet, as both teams got settled in for what looked to be a pitcher’s duel. Justin Guliano settled in and was smooth sailing outside of one

KINGSPORT, Tenn -- The Doughboys kicked off the second half in poor fashion, getting swept 15-2 and 11-4 to Kingsport in a doubleheader Wednesday. The first game would start quick for the Axmen, scoring a pair of runs right off the bat in the top of the first inning, giving

BURLINGTON, N.C. -- The East defeated the West, 6-5, at the 2022 Appalachian League All-Star Game presented by Visit Alamance on Tuesday night at Burlington Athletic Stadium. After Greeneville's Brock Daniels (Missouri) hit a game-tying two-run single with two outs in the top of the ninth, Danville's RJ Johnson Jr

BLUEFIELD, Va. - A Sunday doubleheader went in favor of the Ridge Runners as the Doughboys fell 17-6 in Game 1 and 4-3 in Game 2 to Bluefield. Game 1 wouldn’t start well for Johnson City as Bluefield would score 11 runs with two outs in the second, creating a

BRISTOL, Va. - Offense would be at a premium for both teams Friday in Bristol, as the Doughboys would win their fourth straight, 3-1, over the State Liners. The game would be completely different from Thursday, starting slow with neither team scoring in the first. Johnson City would find the

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - The Doughboys would ride five multi-run innings and an eight-inning start by Will Westbrock to a 21-1 win over Bristol, their largest margin of victory this season. Johnson City would get moving immediately, following a 1-2-3 top of the first, the Doughboys would explode for five

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - The Appalachian League announced that RHP Gavin Bates, RHP Jacob Bockenstedt and 3B Roberto Peña have been named to the West Division All-Star team. The All-Star Game, taking place Tuesday in Burlington, will have players from all 10 Appalachian League teams. The three selections will match

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - The Doughboys would come off the off day strong, scoring early and often to take a 10-7 win over the Princeton WhistlePigs. The Doughboys would start off fast, bringing in the first run of the day on a Scott Combs double, scoring McKay Barney. The lead

ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. - Johnson City lost the final game of their series against the River Riders, 5-0, on Sunday. Both pitchers got going quickly, as nobody reached past second base in the first inning. The Doughboys tried to get on the board first, stringing together a pair of hits in

ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. - A fifth-inning grand slam would be the difference Saturday as the Doughboys lost, 7-3, to Elizabethton. The Doughboys would threaten in each of the first two innings, putting runners on second in both innings, but wouldn’t be able to score in either inning. Johnson City starter Ethan

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn - Will Westbrock’s complete game, and a big third inning, helped propel the Doughboys to their third straight win after a 7-1 win over Greeneville. Johnson City would get started with an Isaiah Frost RBI double in the second, giving Johnson City a lead that wouldn’t be

BRISTOL, Va. - Early, but not often, runs weren’t enough for the Doughboys in an 8-5 loss to Bristol on Monday. The game started fast, and well, for the Doughboys as Ashton King drove in McKay Barney on just the third hitter of the game. The first inning wouldn’t end

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - Doughboys gave up a seven-run lead, but still found a way to win in a walk-off, 12-11, over Kingsport on Thursday. Johnson City got moving right away, plating six runs in the first inning to shoot out to a big lead. The Doughboys would have their

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - An early lead and a comeback wouldn’t be enough for the Doughboys in a 11-5 loss to Burlington on Wednesday night. The Doughboys came into the game on a four-game win streak, looking to sweep the series against the East’s top team. Starting pitcher Jacob Bockenstedt

DANVILLE, Va. - The Doughboys broke out the brooms Sunday, sweeping Danville in a tiebreaker win. The start of the game was delayed for two hours because of rain, and the teams came out looking like they had sat around since the scheduled start. Neither team could bring much offense

BURLINGTON, N.C. - It was fireworks night in Burlington, but the Sock Puppets' offense didn't match the occasion as a first-inning home run was enough for the Doughboys in a 2-1 win on the road. The game would start quickly for the Doughboys as McKay Barney would single, then Ashton

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - Six runs in the first three innings were enough for Johnson City as the Doughboys beat Danville, 6-1, to split their series. The game would start quickly for Johnson City, as the first six Doughboys would reach base, leading to three first-inning runs. Trevor Hanselman would

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - The Doughboys overcame a six-run deficit but couldn’t finish the job as they fell 16-13 in the series opener against Danville on Tuesday. The first inning was the only quiet inning of the game, with both teams failing to plate a run. Danville would open up

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - Timely hitting and strong relief pitching would be enough for the Doughboys to take the series rubber match against Greeneville in a tiebreaker. The game would start slow offensively, but the Doughboys would still be able to muster a run. Mckay Barney would walk to lead

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn - A late attack wasn’t enough for the Doughboys as Greeneville took game two of their series, 10-9. The game started off quiet, with reigning Appalachian League Pitcher of the Week winner Tony Neubeck on the mound. Greeneville would strike first, with a trio of hard-hit balls