It’s two more years at Sims Legion Park for the Gastonia Grizzlies (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League), as the team signs a lease extension while work continues on a new downtown ballpark. (more…)
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New Savannah team unveils all-inclusive ballpark for 2016
We’re still waiting for the name of a new summer-collegiate Coastal Plain League team in Savannah’s Grayson Stadium, but we do know owner Fans First Entertainment will present an interesting twist: most of the game attendees will have an all-inclusive food and drink ticket. (more…)
Everyone loves a ballpark wedding
Congrats to Jesse Cole and Emily McDonald of the Gastonia Grizzlies (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League), a quintessential baseball couple who tied the knot Saturday at the team’s home, Sims Legion Park. (more…)
2015 Summer Collegiate Attendance by Average
With the summer-collegiate regular season wrapping up last night, we’ll be reporting the numbers across the industry. We wrap up today’s coverage with a listing of summer-collegiate attendance sorted by average. (more…)
2015 Summer Collegiate Attendance by Total
With the summer-collegiate regular season wrapping up last night, we’ll be reporting the numbers across the industry. We continue today’s coverage with a listing of summer-collegiate attendance sorted by total. (more…)
2015 Summer Collegiate Attendance by League
With the summer-collegiate regular season wrapping up last night, we’ll be reporting the numbers across the industry. We begin today’s coverage with a listing of summer-collegiate attendance, sorted by league. (more…)
Attendance records fall in South Bend, Gastonia
‘Tis the season for season attendance records going down, as evidenced by the news coming from the South Bend Cubs (Low A; Midwest League) and the Gastonia Grizzlies (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League). (more…)
Coastal Plain League to Savannah in 2016
After the departure of the Savannah Sand Gnats (Low A; Sally League) for Columbia (S.C.) in 2016, a summer-collegiate Coastal Plain League team could set up shop at Grayson Stadium for the coming season. (more…)
Best of the Ballparks: Summer Collegiate
Our search for the Best of the Ballparks continues with a shift from the professional game to amateurs with voting for the best summer-collegiate facilities across the United States and Canada — and we want to know what you think. (more…)
Blowfish open new Lexington County ballpark
We’ll have lots of summer-collegiate ballpark news in the next week or two, and here’s a start: Bill Shanahan‘s Lexington County Blowfish (Coastal Plain League) pleased a sellout crowd at Lexington County Baseball Stadium with a 6-2 win. (more…)
High Point pitches new HiToms ballpark
The High Point Convention and Visitors Bureau is pitching a new ballpark for the High Point-Thomasville HiToms (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League) in an underused part of downtown on Washington Street. (more…)
$1M added to new Salamanders ballpark budget
After an appeal from Pete Bock, Wake County commissioners voted unanimously to commit $1 million in taxes toward North Main Athletic Complex, set to open this summer as home of the Holly Springs Salamanders (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League). (more…)
Year-end countdown: #5, A unique ballpark proposal
Between now and New Year’s Eve we’ll run down the top ten stories covered on Ballpark Digest in 2014, determined by page views. At #5: a most unique ballpark proposal in Gastonia. (more…)