Editing Alamance County, North Carolina (section)

====Professional====
The [[Burlington Sock Puppets]], members of the [[Appalachian League]], a wood-bat collegiate summer league, play their home games at [[Burlington Athletic Stadium]] in Fairchild Park. They were previously known as the [[Burlington Royals]] from 2007 to 2020. The Royals were rebranded as the Sock Puppets following the contraction and reorganization of minor league baseball prior to the 2021 season. 2021 was the inaugural season for the revamped Appalachian League and the Sock Puppets. Prior to being known as the Royals, the team was also known as the [[Burlington Indians (Carolina League)|Burlington Indians]] from 1986 to 2006. This version of the team has been active since 1985, but Burlington hosted a minor league baseball team for many years under the Burlington Indians and Burlington Bees.