Staff - Pineville Porcupines

Pineville Porcupines Staff

Ownership

Rick Bailey

Team Owner

Rick Bailey is a Texas A&M graduate currently located in Houston, Texas. He has family ties to North Carolina as several of his family members have graduated from Duke University located in Durham. While he is a first- time team owner, he loves the game and is excited about their plans for the Porcupines.

Their vision includes increased community involvement, more youth baseball camps, and most notably, using the team as a platform to help promote autism awareness. Bailey has a son that was born with autism, so he is passionate about bringing awareness to youth and the community. He aims to encourage other teams in the ONSL to get involved in this mission as well.

The Pineville Porcupines partner with several organizations to both promote awareness and increase youth involvement with the team including THINK Neurology, Spring Spirit, and Bregman Cares. THINK Neurology is the leading provider of pediatric neurological and developmental services in the Houston area. Spring Spirit is a nonprofit organization that uses education, athletics, and ministry together to help empower youth to reach their full potential by nurturing each participant’s mind, body, and soul. Bregman Cares, owned by Alex Bregman- the third baseman for the Houston Astros- has a mission to accelerate access to life changing resources for those in need. Bregman believes in social responsibility and wants to use his position to make a positive impact on the world through awareness, support, time, and resources. When the Astros infielder was younger, he made a pledge to himself that if he made it to the ‘big leagues’, he would invest just as much energy off the field helping others.

Bailey explained, “I believe that these three organizations are the perfect partners for the Pineville Porcupines to help facilitate community involvement with the team while also aiding in bringing awareness to a cause that's important to me. The Pineville Porcupines are a relatively new team, and I am thrilled to help continue their success in the Old North State League.”

Eddie Hull

Managing Partner

Emaileddie@pinevilleporcupines.com

Eddie Hull is our Managing Partner. Hull came on board in 2025. He has an extensive background in summer collegiate baseball.

Hull is the Head Baseball Coach at Charlotte Catholic High School, which also plays its home games at Jack Hughes Park. Hull also serves as the Director of Athletics at Holy Trinity Catholic Middle School. Before getting back into the catholic school system, Hull spent two years coaching collegiately at Queens University of Charlotte.

Hull was born and raised in Charlotte. He attended Charlotte Catholic, where he was a standout on the baseball field. Hull then went on to play one year of junior college baseball at Louisburg College, followed by three years for the Charlotte 49ers.

Eddie spent several summers playing summer collegiate baseball in this area. He played 3 summers for the Carolina Vipers in the SCBL, and one summer for the Gastonia Grizzlies of the CPL.

Hull has coached and done lessons throughout the Charlotte area since 2017. He also owns Eddie Hull Baseball Camps, LLC.

Hull lives in the South Park area with his wife, Cassidy, and their daughter, Laney.