Loudoun Hounds
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| League | Atlantic League of Professional Baseball | ||||
| Location | Ashburn, Virginia | ||||
| Ballpark | Edelman Financial Field | ||||
| Year founded | 2010 | ||||
| Nickname(s) | The Dogs | ||||
| Colors | Maroon, black, khaki, ecru, white |
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| Ownership | VIP Sports & Entertainment | ||||
| Media | Loudoun Times-Mirror; Leesburg Today; Ashburn Patch; Leesburg Patch | ||||
| Website | www |
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The Loudoun Hounds were a planned minor league baseball team based in Ashburn, Virginia. They were first anticipated to begin play in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, an independent baseball league, upon completion of their stadium, Edelman Financial Field. The organization was established in 2010, but due to funding issues they ruled out fielding a team for the 2014 season. Their offices were closed and their phones disconnected in September 2014. A lawsuit filed against them that month sought to end their stadium site lease. The suit was settled in February 2016 with the lease being terminated.
VIP Baseball (later known as VIP Sports & Entertainment) worked for several years to bring a ballpark and a team to Loudoun County. In July 2009, Loudoun County politicians approved the ballpark project put forth by VIP Baseball. The organization also pursued a franchise in the North American Soccer League (NASL), which was awarded in 2012 and named the Virginia Cavalry FC. It was anticipated to share the Hounds' stadium.
The Hounds hosted their Inaugural FanFest on Sunday, February 13, 2011. The event was attended by approximately 9,800 fans. Baseball legends such as Frank Howard, Tommy John, Boog Powell, Cecil Fielder, Bobby Richardson, among about 15 others, appeared for autographs and panel discussions at Stone Bridge High School. The team's mascot Fetch was also publicly introduced at FanFest by noted broadcast personality Johnny Holliday.
Initially expected to begin play with the 2012 season with the new ballpark's completion, delays forced by the timeline of the team's land development partner motivated a relocation of the planned 5,500-seat facility to the One Loudoun development, announced in October 2012.
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