Chillicothe Paints are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Chillicothe, Ohio, in the United States.
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11 Facts About Chillicothe Paints
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The Paints previously played in the professional independent Frontier League from 1993 to 2008.
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Chillicothe Paints were one of the eight original franchises to begin Frontier League play in 1993.
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Chillicothe Paints's career was cut short by injuries sustained in an automobile accident in February 2000, forcing him into retirement.
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Frontier League had changed from predominately rural and smaller towns into a suburban league over the years, and the Chillicothe Paints faced financial and attendance challenges as a result.
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The Chillicothe Paints were the longest tenured franchise in the Frontier League in 2008 and the last remaining original Frontier League team in the league.
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Chillicothe Paints are represented in the Frontier League Hall of Fame by owner Dr Chris Hanners, 1B Scott Pinoni, infielder Mitch House, OF Willie Edwards, pitcher Bobby Chandler, OF Gator McBride, and 3B Travis Garcia.
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Since 2009, the Chillicothe Paints have competed in the Prospect League, an amateur collegiate summer league.
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In 2010, the Chillicothe Paints won their first Prospect League championship against the Danville Dans on an 11th inning walk off home run by Ian Nielsen.
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That season, the Chillicothe Paints averaged 1,959 fans per game, setting a franchise record in both average attendance and total attendance.
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The Chillicothe Paints ranked in the top 10 of all summer collegiate teams nationwide in per-game attendance in 2017.
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