Bristol State Liners Announce 2025 Coaching Staff

May 12, 2025 - BRISTOL, TN - The Bristol State Liners have announced their coaching staff for the Appalachian League's 2025 season. Joining manager Turner Ward will be hitting coach Scott Van Slyke, pitching coach Mike Tejera, fourth coach Chris Monroe, athletic trainer Leanna Freund, and data coordinator Cooper Ward. The State Liners will have a new face on the coaching staff with the addition of MLB veteran Scott Van Slyke as the hitting coach. Van Slyke brings 14 years of professional baseball playing... Full Story

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Other cities near Bristol, Virginia with alternative or minor league teams:

• Bluefield, West Virginia
• Elizabethton, Tennessee
• Hickory, North Carolina
• Johnson City, Tennessee
• Kingsport, Tennessee
• Greeneville, Tennessee

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• City cites long-term debt, cost of new facility as reasons - ApL Bristol Herald Courier (February 25)
• Bristol State Liners put on hiatus until 2027 season - ApL Bristol Herald Courier (November 13)
• Construction timeline for proposed stadium under discussion - ApL Bristol Herald Courier (August 21)
• Two Bristol State Liners named to All-Appy League team - ApL Bristol Herald Courier (August 16)
• SPEEDWAY CLASSIC: Future Hall of Famer Terry Francona leads Reds into BMS battle - ApL Bristol Herald Courier (August 2)
• MLB: Will Wagner, ex-State Liners pitcher Paul Gervase traded at deadline - ApL Bristol Herald Courier (August 2)
• Riders fall in rain-shortened tilt with State Liners - ApL Elizabethton Star (August 1)
• APPY LEAGUE: Struggling State Liners win final game of 2025 as Patrick Gillen (UNC-Asheville) finishes with .403 batting average - ApL Bristol Herald Courier (July 31)
• Evans powers River Riders past Bristol with two home runs, five RBIs - ApL Elizabethton Star (July 30)
• COLLEGE BASEBALL: Johnson City-based State Liners lose penultimate game of 2025; Marion Hungry Mothers fall - ApL Bristol Herald Courier (July 30)
• BRIEFS: Lebanon QB Mike Reece commits to UVa-Wise Highland Cavaliers - ApL Bristol Herald Courier (July 29)
• COLLEGE BASEBALL: Johnson City-based Bristol State Liners lose 19-8; Marion Hungry Mothers won 4-0 - ApL Bristol Herald Courier (July 28)
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