Hooker Field, home of the Martinsville Mustangs (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League), will be upgraded this offseason with the installation of new artificial turf and drainage system. (more…)
Tag Archives | summer collegiate
Wickline new Prospect League commissioner
We have a new commissioner of the summer-collegiate Prospect League: Bryan Wickline, a league founder and past president, replaces Dave Chase. (more…)
Bristol’s Muzzy Field to host Futures League team
Historic Muzzy Field in Bristol (Ct.), which turned 100 years old this summer, will again see a higher level of baseball, as the summer-collegiate Futures League will field a team there in 2015. (more…)
Smith Family Baseball buys Wilmington Sharks
We have a new owner of the Wilmington Sharks (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League), as Brad Smith and Smith Family Baseball, owners of the Kannapolis Intimidators (Low Class A; Sally League), have agreed to buy the team from Peter Freund. (more…)
New for 2015: Holly Springs Salamanders
We have a name, logo and front office for the newest team in the summer-collegiate Coastal Plain League: the Holly Springs Salamanders, which begins play in 2015. (more…)
Deadline approaching for Ballpark Digest Awards submissions
We’ve had a flood of award nominations the last few days, but we want to make sure you know: tomorrow is the deadline for submissions to the 2014 Ballpark Digest Awards. Each year we honor the best in the baseball world, at every different level: MLB, MiLB, independent, summer collegiate and college. We’re looking for […]
Gastonia, Grizzlies looking at new downtown ballpark
With the team outgrowing Sims Legion Park, the Gastonia Grizzlies (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League) and the city are studying the feasibility of a new downtown ballpark. The Grizzlies did exactly what a solid summer-collegiate team needs to do: take an old ballpark (Sims Legion Park dates back to the 1970s), build a fan base […]
Quincy Gems sold to local group
The Quincy Gems (summer collegiate; Prospect League) have been sold by the Quincy Civic Center Authority to local investors already involved in running the team for $120,000. The team has been owned and operated by the Quincy Civic Center Authority since 1996, but in recent years the team has lost money, and as a result […]
Cole, Sayre, Boesch nail year-end honors
We have some year-end awards to announce: Jesse Cole is the Coastal Plain League executive of the year; Ray Sayre is the Southern League’s groundskeeper of the year, and Brian Boesch is the Carolina League broadcaster of the year. Cole is the managing partner for the Gastonia Grizzlies and Forest City Owls, while also serving […]
MKE Sports & Entertainment launches Kokomo team
MKE Sports & Entertainment confirms it is managing a second team for 2015, adding an expansion summer-collegiate Prospect League team in Kokomo to its deal to run the Rockford Aviators (independent; Frontier League). It’s not news — we reported last week that MKE was running a new Kokomo team — but it is worthy of […]
New Holly Springs ballpark renderings released
We have a look at the new Holly Springs (N.C.) ballpark that will be hosting a summer-collegiate Coastal Plain League team in the 2015 season. The renderings show four different viewpoints of the new ballpark, which will feature a wide concourse area and a multi-room press box. There will be 1,800-2,000 individual chairbacks with additional […]
CPL honors organization, broadcaster of the year
The summer-collegiate Coastal Plain League announced Joe Vasile of the Fayetteville SwampDogs is broadcaster of the year, and the Peninsula Pilots organization of the year. “It is with great pleasure and respect that we recognize the Peninsula Pilots as our 2014 Organization of the Year,” said CPL Commissioner Justin Sellers. “This honor certainly acknowledges all […]
Suns break Futures League attendance record
More 2014 attendance news: The Pittsfield Suns broke the summer-collegiate Futures Collegiate Baseball League attendance record and ranked 16th in the nation in average attendance. Suns attendance increased by 45 percent in 2014 for a total attendance of 46,913 over 26 games this summer. In its inaugural year with the Futures League, the Worcester Bravehearts […]