Spotlight: Dave Barnhill
North Carolina native Dave Barnhill was one of the Negro Leagues top pitchers during the 1940s.
North Carolina native Dave Barnhill was one of the Negro Leagues top pitchers during the 1940s.
In 1938, Maynard split the season between North Carolina’s Tarboro Serpents of the Coastal Plain League and the Virginia’s Richmond Colts of the Piedmont League. He would hit .329 with 18 home runs in 106 games for Tarboro.
Ryan pitched in 29 games for Greenville in 1966, going 17-2 with a 2.51 ERA and 272 strikeouts in 183 innings.
In 8 games, Jackson hit .375 collecting 12 hits in 32 at-bats and collected 5 runs and 6 RBI.