Albany hosts minor league baseball again

ALBANY - There was no beach in sight, but the Waves rolled into Albany anyway. <br> <br> The South Georgia Waves -- the city&#39;s latest minor league baseball team -- arrived at the Paul Eames Sports Complex this week to prepare for their Thursday opener in Asheville, North Carolina. <br> <br> The first home game is Monday night against the Savannah Sand Gnats. <br> <br> First-year Waves manager Scott Little says the teaam is happy to be in Albany and hopes to draw some good crowds. <br> <br> The Waves are the Class A South Atlantic League affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The team moved from Wilmington, North Carolina in the offseason. <br> <br> The coastal city gave the team its nickname, which has remained after relocation to this landlocked community. However, owner David Heller said fans can expect the team to hold a contest during the season for a new, more fitting nickname. <br> <br> This will be Albany&#39;s second venture into the South Atlantic League after the Albany Polecats left in 1995. The city also provided a home last year for the Albany Alligators of the All American Association, an independent minor league.