We have another name for the home of the Williamsport Crosscutters (summer collegiate; MLB Draft League), as a bank merger is yielding a new name: Journey Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field. (more…)
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MLB Little League Classic returns to Williamsport for 2023, 2024
The MLB Little League Classic exhibition will return to Williamsport (Pa.) and Muncy Bank Park at Historic Bowman Field for 2023 and 2024, with a lease renewal approved by the City Council. (more…)
Nationals vs. Phillies at 2023 MLB Little League Classic
We have the two teams scheduled to play at the 2023 MLB Little League Classic, with the Washington Nationals hosting the Philadelphia Phillies in Williamsport’s Muncy Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field. (more…)
Canceled: Little League World Series, regional championships
Little League International today announced the cancelation of seven 2020 Little League World Series events, including the annual Williamsport tourney and MLB exhibition, and the associated 82 regional qualifying tournaments due to concerns connected with the coronavirus pandemic. (more…)
Pirates, Cardinals to Play Game in Williamsport
Major League Baseball and the Players Association (MLBPA) have announced that the Pittsburgh Pirates will host the St. Louis Cardinals in Williamsport, PA on August 20. The game will be played BB&T Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field, home of the Williamsport Crosscutters (Short Season A; NY-Penn League). (more…)
Pirates Could Host Cardinals in Williamsport
This summer, the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals could head to Williamsport, PA for a regular-season game that would be played in conjunction with the Little League World Series. (more…)
In memoriam: Joe Romano
Joe Romano, who owned several Minor League Baseball teams before working for the Philadelphia Phillies as a scout, passed away last Thursday in Clearwater, Florida. From philly.com: His ownership tenure began in 1967 and lasted until 1983. He first operated a Detroit Tigers farm team in Erie, Pa. After selling that, he purchased the Houston […]
Bleachers out, chairback seating on tap for Lamade Stadium
Howard J. Lamade Stadium, the home of the Little League Baseball World Series, will be upgraded before the 2013 event to feature total chairback seating in the grandstand. There already was chairback seating in Sections 1-3; the project will take out bleachers in Sections 4-5 and add chairback seating there. Renovations to the ballpark will […]
Howard Lamade Stadium / Little League World Series
We drop by Howard J. Lamade Stadium, home of the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pa. FAST FACTS Opened: 1959Capacity: 15,000 in grandstand, 40,000 on groundsDimensions: 225R, 225C, 225R Address: 539 U.S. Hwy. 15, South Williamsport, Pennsylvania 17702.Directions: Highway 15 runs north-south through Pennsylvania; the nearest larger cities are Wilkes-Barre, Scranton and Harrisburg. […]