Fans are encouraged to vote for their favorite name through August 11

Richmond, Ind. – NOW THIS IS NO ORDINARY VOTE. Think about it Richmond. This will be the logo on your hat. The name you’re chanting in the bottom of the 9th. This is permanent! It’s your duty; rather, it’s your obligation to give your two cents and let us know what you think! Your future (or maybe just your summers) depends on it.

From July 10 – August 11, Richmond and surrounding communities will be able to cast their vote for the name they’d like to be rooting for next summer. After over 250 name submissions the following names were chosen as the five leading candidates to be the next Richmond Baseball team name!

Richmond Flying Mummies

The Richmond Flying Mummies are the undead aviators of Indiana baseball — a team resurrected from ancient mystery and local legend. Inspired by the two real mummies housed in Richmond and the early aviation roots of the Wright brothers, the Flying Mummies combine the eerie and the airborne. Their mascot, a bandage-wrapped pilot with golden goggles and a crooked grin, soars across the skies of McBride Stadium, and their uniforms blend vintage flight gear with ancient Egyptian motifs. The Mummies are more than a team — they’re a spectacle of history reanimated, ready to haunt the basepaths and take flight every summer night.

Richmond Wampus Cats

Straight from Appalachian folklore and the memories of Cambridge City’s school spirit, the Richmond Wampus Cats are a ferocious blend of small-town pride and mythical menace. With piercing eyes and six powerful legs, the Wampus Cat is said to be a guardian of the forest — and now, the diamond. This team channels that relentless energy, embracing a wild, unpredictable style of play that keeps fans and opponents on edge. Decked out in red and black, with a snarling feline cryptid as their symbol, the Wampus Cats are Richmond’s own baseball beast — fast, fierce, and never afraid to pounce.

Richmond Stardust

Elegant, ethereal, and rooted in jazz history, the Richmond Stardust pay homage to the timeless tune recorded by Hoagy Carmichael at Gennett Records. Their name evokes cosmic beauty and musical rhythm — a tribute to the stars who once walked the city’s streets and filled its airwaves with swing. This team glows with vintage charm, featuring deep navy uniforms sprinkled with silver constellations and brass accents that shimmer under the lights. The Stardust play the game like a slow-burning solo: smooth, deliberate, and impossible to ignore. They’re not just playing ball — they’re composing classics.

Richmond Groove

Born from the spinning records of Gennett Studios and the syncopated heartbeat of jazz, the Richmond Groove is more than a baseball team — it’s a living rhythm. Every game is a jam session, every inning a fresh beat. The Groove’s branding is electric: bold fonts, vinyl-inspired logos, and a mascot who moonwalks across the dugout roof while wielding a golden bat. Fans don retro headphones in the stands, and the team takes the field to blaring horns and basslines. It’s baseball in 4/4 time — improvisational, stylish, and steeped in soul. When the Groove’s in town, you feel it in your bones.

Richmond Plastic Dinos

The Richmond Plastic Dinos are the lovable oddballs of the diamond — part industrial icon, part prehistoric throwback. Inspired by the city’s deep connection to plastics manufacturing and the Joseph Moore Museum’s beloved dinosaur exhibits, the Plastic Dinos are a vibrant mash-up of science, nostalgia, and neon flair. Picture a molded T-Rex in a batting helmet, stomping through outfield promotions and roaring after home runs. Their uniforms pop with 90s toy-package colors, and their dugout feels more like a toybox than a bench. Weird? Absolutely. But in Richmond, the Plastic Dinos are king of the jungle gym.

For voting, fans will be entered into the drawing to win one of 50 Richmond baseball caps or one of 25 T-shirts. To add an additional entry for prizes fans can 1) LIKE Richmond Baseball on Facebook and post your favorite team name on our wall 2) Follow Richmond Baseball on X @richmondnwlbaseball and on Instagram and send your favorite name to the team. Winners of the contest will be announced in August AFTER the Final Five name vote.

The team name, logo, and a few other exciting announcements will be released at a Team Kickoff Event later this fall. Date and time of this event to be announced.

A small list of additional rules are listed below:

One entry per email address.

All information must be accurate in order to qualify for prizes.

A list of winners will be posted at a later date this summer.

Richmond Baseball management reserves the right to market, develop and use in commerce, any name submitted by a contestant.

Votes will be tallied and weighed by the team’s front office in their final team name decision.

Founding Partners: Star 98.3, G101-3, WIFE, WLPK, WKBV

 

WINNERS

Hats and t-shirts will be available to be picked up at the ballpark in May. Congratulations!

 

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Richmond Baseball is the newest team in the Northwoods League. The NWL is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Now in its 32^nd season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in history with 24 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires, and front office staff, nearly 2400 NWL alums have been drafted and over 390 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time All-Star and 2016 Roberto Clemente Award winner Curtis Granderson, three-time Cy Young Award winner and two-time World Series Champion Max Scherzer (TOR), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford and World Series Champion and Cy Young Award winner Chris Sale (ATL). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and 2019/2021 Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and 2023 World Series Champion, MLB All-Star, MLB Gold Glove, two-time Silver Slugger winner and two-time All-MLB first team shortstop Marcus Semien (TEX). League games are viewable live on Northwoods League+ (at watch.northwoodsleague.com), ESPN+, and the Northwoods League Network.