, ▁and ▁last ▁regular ▁season , ▁to ▁the ▁Georgia ▁Do om , ▁dro pping ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁seed ▁for ▁the ▁play offs . ▁However , ▁the ▁third - se eded ▁Do om ▁then ▁opt ed ▁out ▁of ▁particip ating ▁in ▁the ▁play offs , ▁leading ▁to ▁a ▁scheduled ▁match - up ▁against ▁the ▁Hero es ▁at ▁home . ▁The ▁league ▁then ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁Hero es ▁would ▁host ▁the ▁semif inal ▁game ▁instead ▁despite ▁retain ing ▁the ▁third ▁seed . ▁The ▁Hav oc ▁would ▁win ▁the ▁semif inal ▁game ▁over ▁the ▁Hero es ▁ 6 1 – 5 4 ▁to ▁face ▁the ▁top - se eded ▁Richmond ▁R ough rid ers ▁in ▁the ▁A AL ▁championship . ▁They ▁defeated ▁the ▁R ough rid ers ▁ 5 8 – 5 0 . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁general ▁manager ▁Josh ▁Res ign alo ▁announced ▁they ▁had ▁signed ▁a ▁one - year ▁le ase ▁to ▁play ▁at ▁the ▁Florence ▁Center ▁in ▁Florence , ▁South ▁Carolina . ▁The ▁team ▁was ▁re brand ed ▁as ▁the ▁Carolina ▁Hav oc . ▁Res ign alo ▁also ▁took ▁over ▁head ▁co aching ▁respons ib ilities ▁as ▁Bo o ▁Mitchell ▁stayed ▁in ▁Georgia ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁general ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁Pe ach ▁State ▁C ats . ▁However , ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 9 , ▁Res ign alo ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁stepped ▁down ▁as ▁head ▁coach ▁and ▁general ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁Carolina ▁Hav oc ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁new ▁position ▁as ▁assistant ▁coach ▁of ▁the