Welcome to the 2008 Catawba Valley Stars!
               "The Road to the Pros"

Catawba Valley Stars, Hickory NC is currently a member of the Carolina Virginia Collegiate Baseball League, of which we are a charter member. Catawba Valley Stars has fielded a team in Collegiate Summer baseball for the past 17 years. We started as a member of the Stan-Musial League, then went to the Mountain Atlantic Collegiate League. We are now starting our 3rd season with the Carolina Virginia Collegiate Baseball League.

Our home games are played at the L.P. Frans Stadium - home of the Hickory Crawdads and at Lenoir Rhyne College in Hickory, NC.

Please contact Stars General Manager, Marvin Speaks, at CoachSpeaks@earthlink.net or (828) 413-7354
or Secretary, Mary Johnson at (828) 413-5434 with any questions or comments.


Catawba Valley Stars Team Sponsors for 2007:

     Catawba Valley Stars 2007 Offensive Power provided by BamBooBat - "The New Weapon in Baseball"; (718) 698-0775.
     Catawba Valley Stars 2007 Baseballs provided by Diamond Sports; (562) 598-9717.
     Catawba Valley Stars equipment & uniforms provided by Hometown Sports of Hickory, NC; (828) 328-5665.
     S & S Roofing is one of our housing sponsors. Please contact S & S for all your roofing needs.
     Catawba Valley Stars vehicles are maintained by Cook's Automotive of Hickory, NC; (828) 327-4495.
     Catawba Valley Stars traveling accommodations provided by Coral Resorts of Hilton Head Island, SC  
          "The leader in vacation travel."; (843) 842-3490
     Catawba Valley Stars stadium promotions provided by Sun and Seas Vacations of Atlanta, GA.


In the 2005 Major League Baseball draft, Coach Speaks had five (5) former players to sign professional contracts.

In the 2006 Major League Baseball draft, 2 players on the Catawba Valley Stars roster were drafted. Top draft pick was, pitcher, Jeffrey Locke from New Hampshire who was the 52nd pick overall selected by the Atlanta Braves.