The Danville Otterbots and Knuckleball Entertainment today announced the "Danville Dairy Daddies" will be the name of the new summer collegiate baseball team that will play in the Old North State League. The name of the new team pays homage to the area's agricultural sector.
The name of the mascot for the Dairy Daddies is McCreamy. Otterbots General Manager Austin Scher said the organization plans to partner with FFA chapters across the region.
“Our goal from day one was to come in and be a true community champion and we viewed that through two lenses, we wanted to be active here, continually activate the ballpark, provide opportunities for affordable, fun, memory making at the ballpark year around and then we also wanted to use our unique mouthpiece as a baseball team to spread the word of Danville,” said Scher.
The Dairy Daddies, which will be the first team in Virginia in the Old North State League, will play 13 home games this season. The first home game is at Dan Daniel Park on May 24. All home games will be played while the Otterbots are on the road.