Facing issues regarding new-ballpark financing, the Bristol State Liners (summer collegiate; Appalachian League) are leaving Boyce Cox Field for the 2024 season and will play a hybrid schedule out of Greeneville’s Pioneer Park. (more…)
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Marshall University to field team in Appy League, playing at Jack Cook Field
A team managed by Marshall University Athletics is partnering with the summer-collegiate Appalachian League to host a team at Jack Cook Field, starting in the 2024 season, replacing the Princeton Whistlepigs in the 10-team league lineup. (more…)
Princeton WhistlePigs depart Appalachian League
Declaring that putting money into ballpark improvements would benefit players and not local fans, the nonprofit owner of the Princeton WhistlePigs (W.Va.) announced the team is dropping out of the summer-collegiate Appalachian League. (more…)
New Bristol State Liners ballpark set for 2024
A new Bristol State Liners ballpark is now set for a June 2024 opening, as the Appalachian League team finalizes plans for expansion of a Whitetop Creek baseball field, on the Tennessee side of the city. (more…)
Voting opens on 2023 Best of the Ballparks, MLB Summer Collegiate edition
Voting is now open on the 2023 Best of the Ballparks vote for MLB Summer Collegiate ballparks, some of the pretty venues you’ll find in all of baseball. So let the voting begin! (more…)
With loss of Wood Ducks, Kinston’s baseball future cloudy
Though it was inevitable the Down East Wood Ducks (Single-A; Carolina League) would be leaving Grainger Stadium by 2025, the city is bracing for yet another loss of affiliated ball and planning a future for baseball. (more…)
Burlington Athletic Stadium renovations move forward
Burlington Athletic Stadium renovations for the 2023 season are moving forward, with the budget for the project raised to $2.6 million from the original $1.95 million for the home of the Burlington Sock Puppets (summer collegiate; Appalachian League). (more…)
Personnel news: Elizabethton River Riders, Johnson City Doughboys
We have some personnel news from the Elizabethton River Riders and Johnson City Doughboys (both summer collegiate; Appalachian League). (more…)
Sock Puppets, Scher nab top 2022 Appalachian League awards
Two major 2022 Appalachian League awards are out: the Burlington Sock Puppets is the summer-collegiate league’s Organization of the Year, and Danville Otterbots GM Austin Scher is Executive of the Year. (more…)
Burlington Athletic Stadium expansion on tap
The Burlington (N.C.) City Council is considering a proposal for Burlington Athletic Stadium expansion from the Burlington Sock Puppets (Appalachian League), adding an entertainment venue to the team’s home. (more…)
2022 MLB Summer Leagues Best of the Ballpark fan vote launches
We’ve opened voting in the 2022 Best of the Ballparks, MLB Summer Collegiate division, comprising ballparks in the sanctioned Appalachian League and MLB Draft League. (more…)
Appalachian League sudden death extra-innings rule unveiled
With league play beginning June 2, we’ll see a new Appalachian League sudden death extra-innings rule in place for the summer-collegiate circuit. (more…)
Northeast Community Credit Union Ballpark improvements on tap
The Elizabethton River Riders (Appalachian League) have announced improvements to Northeast Community Credit Union Ballpark for the upcoming season, including new seating areas. (more…)