Nate Shaver Returns to Manage Tourists in 2026

January 28, 2026 - ASHEVILLE, NC - The Houston Astros have announced the Asheville Tourists' coaching staff for the 2026 season, and back at the helm for his sixth year as manager is Nate Shaver. Last year, Shaver advanced to fourth place on the all-time wins list as a Tourists skipper, notching 270 career victories. Winning 35 games this season would move Shaver into third place, putting him in good company alongside South Atlantic League Hall of Famers Joe Mikulik and Ray Hathaway. TJ Burgmann also returns... Full Story

Bush Earns All-Star Recognition

September 18, 2025 - ASHEVILLE, NC - All-Star voting for the South Atlantic League, one of three leagues in the High-A circuit, has concluded. Among the short list of premier ball players who shone during this year's campaign is Will Bush of the Asheville Tourists. Named an All-Star for the first time in his three-year professional career, Bush spent 73 games with Asheville in 2025. Listed as a catcher, Bush saw nearly as much action at first base, 31 games, as he did behind the plate, 36 games. He was also the d... Full Story

Snot Otters Nominated as Top MiLB Alternate Identity

September 17, 2025 - ASHEVILLE, NC - The Asheville Snot Otters have been nominated as the top Minor League Baseball Alternate Identity of the 2025 season. Online voting is currently underway, and fans can vote as many times as they would like at https://www.milb.com/fans/best-alternate-identity. Voting ends Sept. 23 at midnight ET, and the winner will be revealed at the third-annual MiLB Awards Show on MLB Network, Sept. 29, at 9 pm ET. The Asheville Tourists took the field as the Asheville Snot Otters on June... Full Story

Asheville Closes Season with Loss

September 7, 2025 - BOWLING GREEN, KY - In the final game of the 2025 season, the Asheville Tourists were beaten on Sunday afternoon by the Bowling Green Hot Rods 6-2 at Bowling Green Ballpark. The Tourists (52-76) finished the campaign dropping the final 12 of 16 games. After jumping out to a lead in the first inning, the offense sputtered and did not score the rest of the game. Yamal Encarnacion and Jason Schiavone each hit solo homers. On the hill, Dylan Howard (L, 1-1) surrendered the lead in the secon... Full Story

• Asheville Closes Season with Loss - Asheville Tourists (SAL) September 7
• Tourists Snap Five-Game Losing Streak - Asheville Tourists (SAL) September 6
• Offense-Blanked Tourists Lose Final Series Of The Year - Asheville Tourists (SAL) September 5
• Tourists Blown out in Game 3 - Asheville Tourists (SAL) September 4
• Late Bomb Forces Extras, Asheville Falls - Asheville Tourists (SAL) September 3
• Tourists Earn Six More Hits, Score One Less Run in Barnburner - Asheville Tourists (SAL) September 2
• Two Homers Not Enough in Final Home Game for Asheville - Asheville Tourists (SAL) August 31
• Seven-Run Eight Gives Asheville Magic at McCormick - Asheville Tourists (SAL) August 30
• Hub City Blanks Asheville - Asheville Tourists (SAL) August 29
• Wild Ninth Inning Ends with Asheville Loss - Asheville Tourists (SAL) August 28
• Bats Break out in Blowout Win - Asheville Tourists (SAL) August 27
• Eighth Inning Crushes Asheville in Loss - Asheville Tourists (SAL) August 26
• Asheville and Rome Doubleheader Cancelled - Asheville Tourists (SAL) August 24
• Comeback Falls Short as Rome Holds On - Asheville Tourists (SAL) August 23
• Tourists Drop Suspended Game, Win Nightcap - Asheville Tourists (SAL) August 22
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• Asheville's McCormick Field to host Big South Baseball championships - SAL Asheville Citizen-Times (September 18)
• Hot Rods beat Asheville 6-2 to close out regular season - SAL Bowling Green Daily News (September 8)
• Hot Rods take aim at another title - SAL Bowling Green Daily News (September 7)
• Hot Rods drop 8-0 decision to Tourists - SAL Bowling Green Daily News (September 7)
• Six-run inning, shutdown pitching lifts Hot Rods to 10-0 win - SAL Bowling Green Daily News (September 6)
• Colmenarez homers twice in Hot Rods’ 9-4 win - SAL Bowling Green Daily News (September 5)
• Hot Rods claim 6-5 walk-off win against Tourists - SAL Bowling Green Daily News (September 4)
• Flewelling’s 2-run triple lifts Hot Rods to 2-1 win - SAL Bowling Green Daily News (September 3)
• Hot Rods drop extra-inning decision to Asheville - SAL Bowling Green Daily News (July 28)
• Santana’s 4-hit night helps Hot Rods down Tourists 6-2 - SAL Bowling Green Daily News (July 27)
• Hot Rods fall to Asheville 5-1 despite Johnson’s solid start - SAL Bowling Green Daily News (July 27)
• Gill Hill helps Hot Rods shut out Tourists for second straight game - SAL Bowling Green Daily News (July 25)
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