More attendance goodness for you: the summer collegiate leagues listed in order of total attendance. # Team League 2009 2010 GMS TOT +/- 1 Madison Mallards NorthWL 197,723 194,179 33 -0.02 2 La Crosse Loggers NorthWL 111,054 104,772 33 -0.06 3 Eau Claire Express NorthWL 66,366 70,380 33 0.06 4 Wisconsin Woodchucks NorthWL 53,583 58,308 […]
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2010 Summer Collegiate League Attendance by Average
We begin our listing of attendance figures for the 2010 season; here are the attendance figures for summer-collegiate leagues, listed by average. # Team League 2009 GMS 2,010 AV +/- 1 Madison Mallards NorthWL 5,991 33 5,884 -0.02 2 La Crosse Loggers NorthWL 3,266 33 3,174 -0.03 3 Fayetteville Swampdogs CPL 2,217 23 2,335 0.05 […]
Edenton Steamers may fold if community support doesn’t arrive
The nonprofit that owns the summer-collegiate Edenton Steamers says they need the community to come up with $50,000 to ensure the team’s survival. The nonprofit that owns the Edenton Steamers (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League) says they need the community to come up with $50,000 to ensure the team’s survival. The Steamers are owned by […]
Martinsville Mustangs approach break-even point, ensuring survival for 2011
The future of the summer-collegiate Martinsville Mustangs depends on approaching a break-even point on the books — and it looks like the team will come close to that this season. The team has been subsidized by the city in recent years, but facing their own budget issues, leaders say the team much approach break-even or […]
Durham Athletic Park / NCCU Eagles
Durham Athletic Park, or “The DAP,” as it was affectionately called by Bulls fans for decades, is a cultural touchstone. The Bulls were among the first teams to spark the re-birth of minor league baseball when they began play in 1980. But, most people know the place from its role as the primary filming location […]
Finch Field / Thomasville HiToms
Finch Field has been the home of Thomasville baseball since 1937, when the Thomasville Chairmakers posted a 63-48 record in the Class D Carolina State League, Since then, the ballpark has hosted teams in the North Carolina State League and the Carolina League, where current Florida skipper Jack McKeon won a championship in 1968. Today, […]
McCrary Park / Asheboro Copperheads
McCrary Park was built in 1946 by McCrary Mills and served as the home for the highly successful McCrary Eagles, the Mill’s industrial league team for 1946-1957. The park would go on to serve as the home for Asheboro Post 45 following the revival of the program in the late 1950s; today the park is […]
Duncan Park Stadium
Faced with the continued deterioration of a classic ballpark, residents of Spartanburg marshaled their resources and raised funds to renovate Duncan Park, a classic minor-league ballpark. We visited this ballpark when it hosted summer-collegiate ball and was pretty much falling down. FAST FACTS Year Opened: 1926 Capacity: 4,000 Dimensions: 315L, 365LC, 375C, 365RC, 315R Playing […]