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The pro game isn't the only game in town when it comes to springtime in Florida. Across the state, college teams — and their families — are pumping millions of dollars in the local economy. When the Los Angeles Dodgers shifted spring operations to Arizona and no other MLB stepped in to fill the void, […]

Elkhart Couny approves a $5 million loan to a businessman seeking to build a $12-million ballpark in Elkhart, Indiana, for a summer-collegiate Northwoods League team. Elkhart Couny has approved a $5 million loan to a businessman seeking to build a $12-million ballpark in Elkhart, Indiana, for a summer-collegiate Northwoods League team, contingent on the private […]

New University of Washington coach Lindsay Meggs says the school needs to upgrade facilities to be competitive — a common refrain in the college ranks these days. New University of Washington coach Lindsay Meggs says the school needs to upgrade facilities to be competitive — a common refrain in the college ranks these days. We […]

Chris King returns to the Wenatchee AppleSox broadcast booth.A familiar voice is returning to the Wenatchee AppleSox (summer collegiate; West Coast League), as former radio broadcaster Chris King, who announced the team's games in during the 2008 season, is rejoining the team in a full-time position. King will work in sponsor sales and as the […]

The summer-collegiate league once again looks at putting a team in the Twin Cities area. Blaine (Minn.) officials are looking at a proposal to place a summer-collegiate Northwoods League team at a local high school before working out a final plan for a new home at the National Sports Center. The proposal, they say, comes […]

The Alexandria Aces are jumping ship from the Continental Baseball League and joining the Texas Collegiate League. The Alexandria Aces, whose history is a virtual history of independent ball in Texas, is shifting leagues once again — this time to the summer-collegiate Texas Collegiate League. The move is effective immediately, and the Aces will play […]

Green Bay Bullfrogs owner Jeffrey Royle and partner Smet Construction receive a six-month extension for his new-ballpark development plan.Titletown Entertainment Foundation — made up of the Green Bay Bullfrogs (summer collegiate; Northwoods League) and Smet Construction Services received a six-month extension to their deal for a new ballpark and other development from the Redevelopment Authority […]

It sounds like funding for a new St. Paul Saints ballpark won't be part of this year's bonding bill in the Minnesota Legislature, but planning and design funding is part of the mix. It sounds like funding for a new St. Paul Saints (independent; American Association) ballpark won't be part of this year's bonding bill […]

Conor Caloia returns to the Madison Mallards, this time as GM, as Vern Stenman is the new president of Northwoods League team. The team also announced several other staff promotions, detailed within.A familiar face is back with the Madison Mallards (summer collegiate; Northwoods League). Conor Caloia, who worked for the organization from 2003 to 2006, […]

The newest team in the summer-collegiate Northwoods League: The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters. The newest team in the summer-collegiate Northwoods League is the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters, as chosen by fans in online polling. Rafters (29 percent) narrowly edged out River Rats (23 percent) and Boggers (22 percent). You can view a logo sheet by clicking on […]

Adam Young will man the broadcast booth for the summer-collegiate team this season. The Fayetteville SwampDogs (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League) announced the hiring of Adam Young as their broadcaster for the 2010 summer. The SwampDogs home games are streamed by way of the internet on the Coastal Plain League’s Webcast Service. “I can’t wait […]

The summer-collegiate Prospect League expands into a minor-league market, as the Nashville Outlaws will launch this summer and play at Hawkins Field on the campus of Vanderbilt University.The summer-collegiate Prospect League expands into a minor-league market, as the Nashville Outlaws will launch this summer and play at Hawkins Field on the campus of Vanderbilt University. […]

The East Texas Pump Jacks put a job offer on the table for the soon-to-be-unemployed late-night talk-show host.Jay Leno can have The Tonight Show. Conan O’Brien will take the East Texas Pump Jacks (summer collegiate; Texas Collegiate League). The Pump Jacks, a summer collegiate baseball team located in Kilgore, Texas, today offered O’Brien the position […]