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Through 1993, the club was the Geneva Cubs, playing at Geneva, New York. For the 1994 season, the club moved to Williamsport, occupying an historic facility that had not been used for professional baseball for the previous two seasons. The club became known as the Williamsport Cubs, retaining that name through 1998. In 1999, the team switched affiliations from the Chicago Cubs to the Pirates, and the team name became the Crosscutters.
The Crosscutters earned a share of the league championship in 2001, when, after losing the opening game of the championship series to the Brooklyn Cyclones, the remainder of the series was canceled in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The Crosscutters again made the playoffs in 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom but were eliminated in the first round. In 20032003 is a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar), and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Summary Perhaps the defining global event of the year 2003 was the Invasion of Iraq launched by the U, they won the league title, defeating Brooklyn 2 games to 0 in the final.
The name "Crosscutters" reflects the loggingFor another article about a different type of logging, see data logging. Logging is the practice of cutting down trees, then cutting out their central boles (the clear trunk or central stem) and possibly branches in order to use the wood directly or to ma heritage of Williamsport. The city is on the West Branch Susquehanna RiverThe Susquehanna River is a river in the northeastern United States, approximately 410 mi (715 km) long. The river forms of two main branches, with the North Branch, which rises in upstate New York often regarded as an extension of the main branch. The sho, and logging barons once lived in mansions along Fourth Street, which became known as "Millionaires' Row". To this day, sports teams at Williamsport Area High School are known as the Millionaires.