The summer-collegiate North Shore Navigators are returning to the New England Collegiate Baseball League after a stint in the Futures League. (more…)
Archive | Summer Collegiate
Signs of return to normalcy in MiLB, summer-collegiate worlds
With MiLB teams hosting alternate training site scrimmages and summer-collegiate teams announcing a return to action, we’re seeing small signs of a return to normalcy in 2021. (more…)
West Coast League releases split schedule
The summer-collegiate West Coast League released a 2021 schedule with two components in play, and no U.S./Canada games planned to begin the year. (more…)
New for 2021: Princeton WhistlePigs
We have the final rebranding exercise in the new-look summer-collegiate Appalachian League with the rebranding of the Princeton WhistlePigs for the 2021 season. (more…)
Personnel news: Wichita, Rocky Mountain, Altoona
We have multiple staff announcements across baseball from the Wichita Wind Surge, Rocky Mountain Vibes and the Altoona Curve for the 2021 season. (more…)
MiLB teams keep, add summer-collegiate connections
The Double-A Amarillo Sod Poodles and San Antonio Missions will once again field teams in the summer-collegiate Texas Collegiate League, while the High-A Winston-Salem Dash is hosting the Carolina Disco Turkeys. (more…)
Northwoods League adds Mud Puppies travel team
With the Thunder Bay Border Cats sidelined due to border issues, the summer-collegiate Northwoods League is adding a travel team, the Minnesota Mud Puppies, for the 2021 season. (more…)
Bombers fireworks canceled due to perchlorates concerns
Fireworks for Battle Creek Bombers (Northwoods League) games at C.O. Brown Stadium have been canceled indefinitely after perchlorates, used as a propellent in fireworks, were found in the groundwater in Evart. (more…)
New for 2021: Danville Otterbots
We are certainly in uncharted waters regarding gimmicky team names, as the new Danville team in the revamped Appalachian League represents a robotic otter: the Danville Otterbots. (more…)
Brad Smith purchases New Britain Bees
We have a transaction to report in the summer-collegiate world, as veteran operator Brad Smith has closed on a purchase of the New Britain Bees (Futures League). (more…)
Thunder Bay drops out of 2021 Northwoods League season
Local COVID-19 restrictions and an unsettled border status are causing the Thunder Bay Border Cats to drop out of the 2021 Northwoods League season. (more…)
Vermont Lake Monsters sold, will join Futures League
After being bumped from the new 120-team MiLB lineup, the Vermont Lake Monsters have been sold to a group led by Chris English and will move to the summer-collegiate Futures League. (more…)
New naming-rights deal on tap in Williamsport
The naming rights to Bowman Field, home of the Williamsport Crosscutters (MLB Draft League), are back on the market after an existing deal with BB&T Bank expired. (more…)