The Nashville Dollys

Thanks to yall, we’ve raised over $5,000 for the Imagination Library and we want to double down. We’re releasing a memorial tee shirt for Dolly and will be donating 100% of the profit to the Imagination Library.

This is a presale and we are only producing 100 of these, should ship in a few weeks.

Ben Montalbano founded the Nashville Dollys in 2019 to share the singer's spirit of joy and inclusivity. The baseball team will keep celebrating her legacy. See link below ⬇️

📸 John Paul Wegener

There will never be another Dolly. It’s an honor and a privilege to wear her name on our jerseys. Thanks to USA Today for this little feature on our team and sandlot. None of this would be possible without her.
Link: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2026/08/26/nashville-dollys-baseball-team-dolly-parton/91482302007/

Let’s play two for Dolly! Join us Sunday for two games at two different fields across town. At 3pm we’ll be in East Nashville at Cleveland park, then we’ll head to Rose Park at 7pm near the Gulch for the finale.

There will be a live DJ from 7pm-9pm, a little cookout, and most importantly, baseball. Bring your own refreshments and snacks!

We will also be collecting books for kids ages 0-18 in good condition.

I first discovered sandlot in the fall of 2019 at a Blues and Blue Jeans game at Cleveland Park, and decided I wanted to start a team of my own. Inspired by the Texas Playboys, I decided I wanted to choose a team name that was personally meaningful and also exemplified the spirit of sandlot; Dolly immediately came to mind.

Flash forward almost 7 years, the Dollys have become one of the most important parts of our lives. Almost every week I get a DM or text of someone spotting a stranger wearing a Dollys jersey. We’ve grown to almost 30 team members, traveled all over the country playing baseball, played well over 150 games, and made enough memories to last a lifetime.

Thank you Dolly, we are eternally grateful to you.

Epic night playing baseball in the mud and rain with Reba Reds