The new Avon ballpark for an independent Frontier League team continues, with construction about 40 percent completed — which should give the team plenty of time to prepare for a 2009 opening. The new Avon ballpark for an independent Frontier League team continues, with construction about 40 percent completed — which should give the team plenty of time to prepare for a 2009 opening. The finalists for the team name: the Woollies, the Walleyes, the Groove, the Ironmen, the Red Tails, the Artichokes or the Crushers. We’re cheering for Artichokes, if for no other reason than to see what Ryan Gates comes up with for a mascot. More from the Chronicle-Telegram.