A mixed-use building planned as part of BB&T Ballpark, home of the Winston-Salem Dash (High Class A; Carolina League), is on hold after a developer failed to secure financing and withdrew from the project. Lindbrook Development Services withdrew from building the six-story, 100,000-square-foot structure, which would have contained a ground-floor restaurant and Class A office […]
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Another new effort for Wilmington minor-league baseball?
Former Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox has reached out to city officials in Wilmington, N.C. and discussed what it would take to build a new ballpark in the Port City. Cox, now an assistant to Braves GM Frank Wren, has a tie to Wilmington: his granddaughter attends UNC-Wilmington. The meeting, as reported by the StarNews, […]
Class A ball returning to Columbia?
With a developer looking to include a new ballpark as part of a new Columbia (S.C.) development, several teams have expressed interest in a move to what many consider to be a good market. Here’s the skinny. The State is reporting two High Class A teams have contacted Columbia officials about the market, but we’re […]
P-Nats expand ballpark search area
The search for a new Potomac Nationals (High Class A; Carolina League) ballpark is expanding to Loudoun County and Fairfax County, as owner Art Silber seeks a site on either I-95 or I-66. That’s not to say the ballpark won’t be in Prince William County, where Pfitzner Stadium, the team’s current home, is located and […]
Ziedelis named Carolina League Exec of Year
Dave Ziedelis, the general manager of the Frederick Keys, has been named Calvin Falwell Executive of the Year for 2011, awarded to the Carolina League’s top executive. “It is a great honor to be given this award,” Ziedelis said. “The league is full of outstanding people and I am very grateful. We have had a […]
Keys, Frederick on verge of 10-year Harry Grove Stadium lease
If there’s been a worse procedure for a city to negotiate a ballpark lease than what’s been going on with the City of Frederick and the Frederick Keys (High Class A; Carolina League), we’ve not seen it. But there’s finally some light at the end of the tunnel, and a 10-year lease is expected to […]
K-Tribe season lingers on
The last season for the Kinston Indians (High Class A; Carolina League) — this iteration, at least — will linger on through the weekend, as the team is competing in the league’s Mills Cup Championship Series. The team was sold in the last offseason to Steve Bryant and crew, who will move the franchise to […]
2011 Affiliated Attendance by League
With the Minor League Baseball season ending last Thursday night after the end of regular-season play in the Pioneer League, it’s time to tally the numbers for the 2011 season, beginning with attendance sorted by league, compared to 2010. We’ll follow this up with listings of affiliated attendance by average and attendance by total. Summer-collegiate […]
Williams, Tanis win turf-manager awards
Mike Williams of the Charleston RiverDogs (Low Class A; Sally League) and Doug Tanis of the Winston-Salem Dash (High Class A; Carolina League) won turf-manager awards in their respective leagues, with Riley Park named Best Playing Field in the South Atlantic League. This is the second time in three years Williams, a former New York […]
Keys lease raising debate in Frederick
Several Frederick Board of Aldermen members want to see more information about the bidding process for Harry Grove Stadium, home of the Frederick Keys (High Class A; Carolina League), saying the city passed on a better bid from the independent Atlantic League. One board member, Karen Young (wife of Ron Young, the former Frederick mayor […]
Frederick reopens ballpark-lease discussions
A proposed lease between the Frederick Keys (High Class A; Carolina League) and the city for Harry Grove Stadium will be reevaluated after city aldermen questioned why a higher bid from the independent Atlantic League was rejected. City officials will meet with Keys officials today to address some of these shortcomings — specifically, in the […]
Keys, Frederick have draft lease; aldermen want more information
The Frederick Keys (High Class A; Carolina League) have reached a proposed lease agreement for Harry Grove Stadium, but city aldermen presented with it objected to some of the terms and asked for more information from city staff. The lease called for the Keys’ base rent to go up from $30,000 annually to $100,000 for […]
Conditions are ripe for Cal-Carolina switch
A move of two teams from the California League to the Carolina League, once given up for dead, is surprisingly viable, as there may be an alignment of teams and markets — and the specifics will surprise you. First off: we’ve seen two viable markets emerge in the Carolina League footprint, along with viable owners. […]