Carrefour Stars
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| League | Arucian Baseball League (1947-present) (North Division) | ||||
| Location | Kingston,  Carucere | ||||
| Ballpark | Préval Field | ||||
| Year founded | 1888 | ||||
| Nickname(s) | Lizie la ("The Eyes") | ||||
| Arucian Series championships | 2011, 1951, 1950, 1949 (4) | ||||
| Colors | Red, Black, White | ||||
| Mascot | Bok, the Trickster | ||||
| Manager | Mhibodu Nivelle | ||||
| General Manager | Marine Anthoine | ||||
| President | Jazengi Mivedai | ||||
| Media | CB 2 Sports | ||||
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The Carrefour Stars are an professional baseball team based Kingston, Carucere. The Stars compete in the Arucian Baseball League (ABL) as a member club of the Northern division. It was founded in 1888 as an amateur club based in the Carrefour District of Kingston, making it the fourth oldest team in the league. From 1888 to 1947, the club participated in many informal amateur and collegiate baseball leagues in Carucere, where it dominated. In 1912 the team made Carucerean history by being the first nonsectarian and mixed race sports team in Carucere, and led the way for integration in Carucerean sport. The baseball team played a notable role within the Carucere nationalist movement during the Arucian Naissance as it was one of the most public vehicles for the nationalist movement.
The Stars joined the Arucian Baseball League in 1947 after becoming a fully professional team and absorbing several amateur baseball teams in Carucere. The team quickly gained prominence in the league as an highly skilled baseball team and established a brief but intense rivalry with the Sainte-Chloé Imperials. In a eight year span known as the Golden Years from 1947 to 1955, Carucere made five appearances in the Arucian Series, four of which were against the Imperials, and won three Series in a row. Led by ace pitchers Camille Petit and Dazadiu Capgras with dual hitter and pitcher Henry Mhudhu, the Stars were first team from outside of Sainte-Chloé to win an Arucian Series. After the Golden Years, the Stars struggled with mediocrity for decades afterwards. In the late 1970s, the Stars experienced a run of success led by pitcher Alfred Darsières. The Stars made an appearance in the 1981 Arucian Series, only to fall to the Imperials. The Stars would not appear again in the Series until 2010, where they would be defeated by the Épernon Frères. However in the rematch in the following year, the Stars won their first championship since 1951, ending a 60 year title drought.
Today, the Stars are the only professional baseball team from Carucere in the League and often represents the entire country in the sport as Carucere's de facto national baseball team. The team enjoys widespread fan support at home and are popularly known as The Eyes. The team maintains a fierce rivalry with the Terre-Belle Rays dating back to when the Rays, then known as the Captains, joined the league in 1955. In addition it still maintains its historical rivalry with the Sainte-Chloé Imperials, with its occasional match ups being highly anticipated events. Today the Stars have eight (8) Arucian Series appearances and four (4) Arucian Series wins.