The Elizabethton River Riders are a summer collegiate baseball team of the Appalachian League.

They are located in Elizabethton, Tennessee, and play their home games at Northeast Community Credit Union Ballpark.

[2] The city's Appalachian League entry from 1945 to 1948 was called the Elizabethton Betsy Cubs.

[2][3] In conjunction with a contraction of Minor League Baseball beginning with the 2021 season, the Appalachian League was reorganized as a collegiate summer baseball league, and the Elizabethton Twins were replaced by a new franchise in the revamped league designed for rising college freshmen and sophomores.

[5] The nickname is in reference to the Watauga River, which runs just behind their stadium, Northeast Community Credit Union Ballpark.