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The MLB Little League Classic will be back in 2021, as the Cleveland Indians and Los Angeles Angels will face off at Historic Bowman Field on Sunday, August 22, with the matchup set to be broadcast on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball and ESPN Radio. (more…)
The Williamsport Crosscutters (Short Season A; NY-Penn League) are ready to debut some extensive upgrades at BB&T Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field. Overall, the ballpark has received more than $4 million in improvements that address fan and player amenities. (more…)
The City of Williamsport and the Williamsport Crosscutters (Short Season A; NY-Penn League) continue to move forward with upgrades to BB&T Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field, which will have new amenities in 2017. (more…)
The Williamsport Crosscutters (Short Season A; NY-Penn League) are unveiling further changes to BB&T Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field. Set to be complete for the upcoming season, the overhaul to the ballpark will include seating changes, expanded netting, and new dugouts. (more…)
Ballpark Digest Awards, facilities issues in Joplin and Hartford, and some unusual game-day promotions. Here are the top 10 stories on Ballpark Digest for the week of July 31-Aug. 6, as measured by page views. (more…)
It’s the second-oldest Minor League Ballpark still in use, but today BB&T Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field is number one after it won Ballpark Digest’s Best of the Ballparks 2016 fan competition, as the site’s readers chose the home of the Williamsport Crosscutters as their favorite Short Season A facility. (more…)
It’s a repeat of last year’s finals, as fans chose Bowman Field and Monongalia County Ballpark to square off in the finals of Best of the Ballparks 2016 fan vote for Short-Season A facilities. So you know what to do: Vote! (more…)
Good news out of BB&T Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field, where a new premium deck will be added for the 2017 season, and the Williamsport Crosscutters (Short Season A; NY-Penn League) have extended the ballpark lease through 2020. (more…)
We have our final winner in the MiLB Best of the Ballparks competition, as fans selected Monongalia County Ballpark (West Virginia Black Bears) over Susquehanna Bank Park at Historic Bowman Field (Williamsport Crosscutters) in the short season A level. (more…)
The buyer and the new name haven’t been disclosed, but the city of Williamsport has sold naming rights to Historic Bowman Field, home of the Williamsport Crosscutters (short season A; NY-Penn League). The new name will be “______ Park at Bowman Field.” The sale price: $150,000 over five years. The new name won’t be officially […]
An ice arena for pro hockey is being removed from Bowman Field, home of the Williamsport Crosscutters (short season A; NY-Penn League), but it remains to be seen if there was damage to the playing field. Williamsport went ahead with a plan to rent the ballpark to a minor-league hockey team, the Williamsport Outlaws, who […]
The Williamsport Outlaws, attempting to be the first pro hockey team to play its home games in an outdoor arena set in a ballpark, have folded operations and vacated Bowman Field, home of the Williamsport Crosscutters (short season A; NY-Penn League). The Outlaws garnered a lot of attention by committing to play the entire season […]
The Williamsport Crosscutters (short season A; NY-Penn League) front office is satisfied that the playing field at Bowman Field will be in good condition after used this winter as an outdoor hockey area by the Williamsport Outlaws. The Outlaws, who play in the minor-league Federal Hockey League, has proposed setting up an outdoor arena at […]