This article is about the collegiate summer baseball team. For the minor league baseball team of the same name, see Wilson Tobs (minor league baseball).

Smithfield Tobs
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LeagueCoastal Plain League (East)
LocationSmithfield, North Carolina
BallparkSmithfield Community Park
Founded1997
League championships2025
ColorsGold and Black
MascotSlugger (Tobacco worm)
OwnershipRick Holland
PresidentGreg Suire
General managerMike Bell
ManagerTony Rosselli
Websitesmithfieldtobs.com

The Smithfield Tobs are an amateur baseball team playing in the Coastal Plain League, an NCAA-sanctioned collegiate summer baseball league. The team plays its home games at Smithfield Community Park in Smithfield, North Carolina.[1] The team relocated to Smithfield from Wilson, North Carolina in 2026, planning to resume play in 2027.[1][2][3] Today's Tobs were one of the original teams in the collegiate Coastal Plain League when the league was founded in 1997;[4] prior to 1997 the town of Wilson hosted minor league teams throughout the 20th century. In 2005 the Coastal Plain League named the Tobs the CPL Organization of the Year.[5] The Tobs' mascot has been a tobacco worm named Slugger since the 1999 season.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tobs baseball team to have new name and new home in Smithfield". WRAL-TV. November 19, 2025. Retrieved February 24, 2026.
  2. ^ "Tobs Baseball Makes the Move: New Smithfield Home, New Ballpark, New Look". Coastal Plain League. December 4, 2025. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
  3. ^ "Our Story". Smithfield Tobs. Retrieved February 25, 2026. ... the summer of 2025... their final season in Wilson... with the first home game set for summer 2027.
  4. ^ Durham, Paul (December 31, 2023). "Tobs hope to keep rolling beyond 2025 in Wilson". The Wilson Times. Restoration NewsMedia. Archived from the original on February 24, 2026. Retrieved June 10, 2024. started play here in 1997 as a charter member of the Coastal Plain League.
  5. ^ "Edwards steps away from Tob's position". The Wilson Times. Restoration NewsMedia. December 12, 2007. Archived from the original on February 24, 2026. Retrieved June 10, 2024. named the CPL "Organization of the Year" in 2005
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