Newburgh Nighthawks
June 2, 2014
The Newburgh Nighthawks were a low-budget independent pro baseball team that played in the Hudson Valley region of New York for two summers during the mid-1990’s. The Nighthawks were overshadowed in the area by the Hudson Valley Renegades of the New York-Penn League, who played at the brand new $8 million Dutchess Stadium in nearby Fishkill, which opened just a year before the Nighthawks formed in 1995. By contrast, the Nighthawks played at Delano-Hitch Stadium, a small no-frills ballpark that was 70 years old.
