The former home of the Midland Angels and the Midland Rockhounds (Class AA; Texas League) will be around for at least 30 more years, as Midland (Texas) officials and Midland College are poised to sign a new lease that gives the college control of Christensen Stadium for $1 a year.
The ballpark was home to pro baseball since 1952, when the Longhorn League’s Midland Indians played there. More recently it was home to the Rockhounds through 2001; since then it has been home to the Midland College program.
The deal calls for the college to assume all maintenance costs on the facility; it also gives the college full control on the ballpark.
Share your news with the baseball community. Send it to us at editors@augustpublications.com.
Subscribers to the weekly Ballpark Digest newsletter see features before they’re posted to the site. You can sign up for a free subscription at the Newsletter Signup Page.
Join Ballpark Digest on Facebook and on Twitter!