ASHEVILLE - The Houston Astros Minor League Development Department has made official the Asheville Tourists 2025 Opening Day roster. A total of 30 players, 17 pitchers and 13 position players, will trek out to the mountains of Western North Carolina nestled in the Blue Ridge strip. The Tourists were given

The Greenville Drive and Asheville Tourists, competitors on the baseball diamond, are proving that even rivals can come together in the name of support and assistance for those in need. Billed as the "Ville vs. Ville” Series, the Drive and Tourists will face off 18 times during the 2025 season

ASHEVILLE— The Houston Astros have named the Asheville Tourists Coaching Staff for the 2025 season and Nate Shaver will serve as the Tourists Manager for the fifth consecutive year. The Tourists are set to span a half decade of stability and player development under Shaver’s leadership.

ASHEVILLE- Minor League Baseball has announced its 2024 High Class-A League Award winners and All-Stars. The Asheville Tourists had one representative chosen, John Garcia, who received more votes than any other catcher in the South Atlantic League.

ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists have officially wrapped up the 2024 regular season. Before we move forward into preparations for next year’s Tourists Home Opener, April 8th, 2025, we first glance back at the 2024 campaign. It was a season that brought with it a record-setting 14 home sellout crowds, a

WAPPINGERS FALLS, NY – The Asheville Tourists had their sights set on a victory with a two-run lead and two outs in the bottom of the ninth. The win slipped through their fingers and even though Asheville came up short, the fight from this group continues to show up night

ASHEVILLE- The schedule for the Asheville Tourists 2025 season is official. The Tourists Home Opener set for April 8, 2025 versus the Greenville Drive. Asheville will also play at home on July 4, Mother’s Day, Memorial Day Weekend, and Labor Day Weekend. Opening Day is officially April 4 with the

ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists were shut out by the Hudson Valley Renegades 3-0 on Wednesday night and suffered their sixth straight loss away from home. Nic Swanson built on his August Player of the Month Award with five brilliant innings pitched.

WAPPINGERS FALLS, NY- Tuesday was a night full of firsts. Despite the South Atlantic League’s new makeup of teams beginning in 2021, last night was the first ever game played between the Asheville Tourists and the Hudson Valley Renegades.

ASHEVILLE- The Houston Astros announced their August Minor League Player and Pitcher of the Month for August and Asheville’s Kenni Gomez and Nic Swanson were the two recipients. Both Gomez and Swanson were among the best in the South Atlantic League as well as within the Astros Minor League ranks.

ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Blues’ Luis Encarnacion hit a Grand Slam on Saturday night but it was not enough against the Hickory Crawdads. Hickory built a 9-0 lead and the Tourists eventually fell by a final score of 10-4.

ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists knocked off the Hickory Crawdads 4-3 in 11 innings on Friday night in front of another sold out crowd at McCormick Field. Luis Encarnacion belted a deep RBI walk-off single in the bottom of the 11th inning that plated Fernando Caldera from third base. An elated

ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists rode their pitching duo of Nic Swanson and Alain Pena to a 6-1 victory over the Hickory Crawdads Thursday night. Swanson dealt five innings and Pena followed with four scoreless frames. The two right-handers held Hickory to a total of one run and four hits.

ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists celebrated Travel & Hospitality Night at McCormic Field in their Wednesday evening contest against the Hickory Crawdads. Asheville fell behind early but roared back late. The comeback attempt came up a couple runs short and Hickory prevailed with an 11-9 win.

McCormick Field has served as a baseball mainstay for 100 years and will begin its newest chapter of entertainment due to overwhelming support from the City of Asheville, Asheville Tourists, Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority, and many community partners and leaders.

ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists fell to the Hickory Crawdads 7-0 in Tuesday night’s series opener at McCormick Field. Asheville’s starting pitcher, Edinson Batista, delivered a quality start and Franny Cobos struck out five batters down the stretch.

GREENSBORO- A two-week road trip came to an end on Sunday afternoon and for the Asheville Tourists it was not the finish they were hoping for. Asheville led the Greensboro Grasshoppers 4-2 going into the eighth inning; however, Greensboro plated three runs in the bottom of the eighth and bested

GREENSBORO- The Greensboro Grasshoppers have nightmares about Asheville’s right-handed pitcher Nic Swanson. The Bixby, Oklahoma native has dismantled Greensboro’s offense on multiple occasions during his Asheville Tourists career. Friday night was more of the same. Unfortunately, the Tourists offense was non-existent and Asheville suffered a 4-0 loss.

GREENSBORO- The Asheville Tourists built a 4-1 lead on the Greensboro Grasshoppers across Thursday night’s first seven innings. However, in the bottom of the eighth inning Greensboro worked four walks and took advantage of a dropped a fly ball. The Grasshoppers tallied four runs in the frame and won 5-4.

GREENSBORO- The Asheville Tourists jumped out to a fast start against the Greensboro Grasshoppers on Wednesday night. Asheville plated five runs in the first two innings and held on to win 5-3. The Tourists outhit the Grasshoppers 11 to 4 and for the second straight game held Greensboro to one

GREENSBORO- The Asheville Tourists snapped a three-game skid with an impressive 6-1 victory over the Greensboro Grasshoppers on Tuesday night. The Tourists pitching trio of Derek True, Franny Cobos, and Railin Perez held Greensboro to only one run on four hits.

ROME- Luis Encarnacion, Walker Janek, and Garret Guillemette all parked Home Runs on Sunday in one of the most difficult hitter’s ballparks in the South Atlantic League; AdventHealt Stadium in Rome, Georgia. Encarnacion even hit two of them. Despite the hard-fought effort, the Rome Emperors received just enough timely breaks

ROME- The Asheville Tourists and the Rome Emperors battled throughout a close game Thursday night. With the score tied 4-4 in the top of the eighth, Garret Guillemette delivered an RBI single to put the Tourists in front 5-4. That lead held up over the final frames and Asheville claimed

ROME- The Asheville Tourists’ extra-inning struggles continued Wednesday night with their fifth consecutive post nine-inning loss. Asheville has not scored their automatic runner from second base in a single inning in any of those five games — eight total innings. The Rome Emperors took advantage and scored their automatic runner

ROME- The Asheville Tourists began their 12-game road trip Tuesday night with a contest against the Rome Emperors. The Tourists jumped out to an early 1-0 lead, but were held scoreless the rest of the way. Rome’s offense had just enough firepower to take the lead and hold on for