Pike City Pioneers

The Pike City Pioneers were a baseball team that played in the Cestus Baseball League in Pike City on the planet Cestus III begining in the year 2271. (DS9 episode "Family Business")

Other teams in the league included the Palombo Sehlats, the Prairieview Green Sox, the Port Shangri-la Seagulls, the Cestus Comets as well as teams in New Chicago, Lakeside and Johnson City.

Cestus Governor, and later Federation President, Nanietta Bacco- an avid Pioneers fan- made a tradition of always throwing out the first pitch on opening day of the CBL.

Players on the Pioneers roster included Aloysius Sweeny, who hit the teams first home run in the bottom of the ninith inning to defeat the Palombo Sehlats, Illyana Petrova who stole home plate to win the first Cestus Series for the Pioneers against the Green Sox and Blaithin Lipinski, who threw five career perfect games.

Kornilius Yates, the brother of Kasidy Yates played on the Pioneers as clean-up hitter from their inception, but was considered by fans to be "over the hill" by the 2380 season. Yates, however, continued to be a forced to be reckoned with on the team.

The Pioneers played in Ruth Stadium.

(TNG novel:  Articles of the Federation)


 * See also: London Kings