The NFL’s Green Bay Packers want to attract fans year-round to the Lambeau Field area, and one way to do this is working with the Green Bay Bullfrogs (summer collegiate; Northwoods League) on a new ballpark as part of a larger entertainment complex in the area. The Packers are in the early stages of working […]
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Green Bay examining new ballpark financing tools
With total private financing of a new Green Bay Bullfrogs (summer collegiate; Northwoods League) facility seemingly stalled, three Green Bay aldermen are joining ranks to explore public-financing options for a new ballpark. The Bullfrogs have already put together a pretty cool ballpark plan, calling for a new facility to built on the shores of the […]
Cal baseball lives to play another day
After months of fundraising by program supporters, the Cal baseball program escaped elimination after University of California-Berkeley officials decided that $9 million in donations was enough to save the sport. University officials had placed a goal of $10 million for private fundraising. Fundraisers had come close to that figure in recent days, but a reduction […]
Razorbacks set new attendance mark
It was a big Saturday night for the Arkansas Razorbacks, as the team rallied to defeat SEC archrival LSU, and the school set a Baum Stadium attendance record. The actual attendance of 11,103 and the paid attendance of 11,462 were both Baum Stadium records. The previous attendance records of 11,434 (paid) and 11,014 (actual) were […]
Metrodome repairs to begin today
Repairs to the roof of the Metrodome, normally the home of the Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team, will begin today — appropriately enough, in a drizzle. The repairs should take the rest of the spring and a chunk of the summer, as three large panels will be replaced before the roof is reinflated. Then comes […]
Bells unveil new look, logo, mascot
The Bellingham Bells (summer collegiate; West Coast League) unveiled a new logo, uniforms and mascot last night, as the team preps for a name-the-mascot contest. The new look was unveiled before the Bellingham Boys & Girls Club. “We are very excited about our team’s new look and we greatly appreciate all of the positive feedback […]
Real baseball emerges in college game
After new bat rules were instituted in the NCAA ranks this season, fans are seeing a return of real baseball to the college game, where the basics — good pitching, solid defense — have returned and the days of just waiting for a homer are gone. This is the first season under new bat rules […]
O’Malley new GM in Torrington
The new general manager of the Torrington Titans (summer collegiate; Futures Collegiate Baseball League): Mike O’Malley, currently in his second year as assistant baseball coach at Brown University. “Being in collegiate baseball year round gives me a huge advantage in operating a collegiate summer franchise.” O’Malley said. O’Malley instructs the Bears infielders and assists […]
Seacoast Mavericks to call Rochester home
The Seacoast Mavericks (summer collegiate; Futures Collegiate Baseball League) will play their inaugural season at Bert George Field at Spaulding High School in Rochester, N.H., under a lease signed last night. The Mavericks are one of four teams in the startup circuit. The lease is for five years. Under the terms of the lease the […]
Bullfrogs ballpark moves forward; will not seek city loan for now
A proposed Green Bay Bullfrogs (summer collegiate; Northwoods League) is back on track after Titletown Entertainment Group drops a request to borrow $3 million from the city for the project. Titletown, owner of the Bullfrogs, is still seeking $1 million in tax-increment financing for the ballpark as well as a $1 purchase of 16.5 acres […]
Silver Knights release logos
The start-up Nashua Silver Knights (summer collegiate; Futures Collegiate Baseball League), playing out of historic Holman Stadium this coming season, unveiled team logos and colors for the 2011 campaign. Aurelien Durand, who resides in Paris, France, designed the logos. Durand was introduced to the Silver Knights management when he had previously participated in the New […]
Titans bought by Carminucci; will shift to Futures League
Chris Carminucci, an active businessman in the independent-baseball world, doubles down on the summer-collegiate Futures League with the purchase of the Torrington Titans and its subsequent shift to the start-up circuit. The team was purchased from Our Baseball Heaven, a nonprofit set up to “crowdsource” team finances via $100 memberships that also included a […]
Mallards unveil new logos for 2011
Coinciding with the extreme makeover of Warner Park for the 2011 season, the Madison Mallards (summer collegiate; Northwoods League) unveiled new logos at an event today in Wisconsin. The new logos feature a slightly more menacing Maynard Mallard, replacing the original logo created when the team joined the Northwoods League more than 10 years ago. […]