It seems hard to believe, but some of the summer-collegiate leagues are close to the end of the season. Both the New York Collegiate Baseball League and Florida Collegiate Summer League wrap up this week, with the NYCBL reporting some solid attendance increases. It seems hard to believe, but some of the summer-collegiate leagues are […]
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Prospect League eyes Terre Haute
Organizers of a new Indiana State University ballpark shift their sights from the Frontier League to the summer-collegiate Prospect League. Organizers of a new Indiana State University ballpark are shifting their sights from the independent Frontier League to the summer-collegiate Prospect League. There's been some definite movement on the ballpark front: Indiana State has leased […]
Prospect League nirvana for ballpark junkies
Ballpark junkies have always know summer-collegiate leagues were the place to see old ballparks — some renovated, many not — still in use. The emergence of the Prospect League this summer puts a slew of old and new ballparks in action. Ballpark junkies have always know summer-collegiate leagues were the place to see old ballparks […]
ACBL aggressively expands with four new teams
Adding four teams in the midst of a recession may seem folly, but the organizers of the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League — backed with bucks from the likes of comedian Jerry Seinfeld — established four new teams in the Hamptons this season. Adding four teams in the midst of a recession may seem folly, but […]
Tulsa decides to pass on reviving college baseball — for now
Despite the availability of Drillers Stadium and the increasing popularity of college baseball, University of Tulsa officials have decided not to bring back baseball as a varsity sport — but that situation may change in coming years. Despite the availability of Drillers Stadium and the increasing popularity of college baseball, University of Tulsa officials have […]
LSU tops 400K mark in baseball attendance
The LSU Tigers drew over 400,000 fans to the new Alex Box Stadium for the 2009 season — a figure that we assume sets a college-baseball record. The LSU Tigers drew over 400,000 fans to the new Alex Box Stadium for the 2009 season — a figure that we assume sets a college-baseball record. The […]
New for 2011: TD Ameritrade Park
The new downtown Omaha home of the College World Series is the beneficiary of a $20-million, 20-year naming-rights deal. The new downtown Omaha home of the College World Series will be known as TD Ameritrade Park after the Omaha-based brokerage firm agreed to pay $20 million over 20 years for naming rights. The deal calls […]
Longview/Kelso to join West Coast League in 2010
The summer-collegiate league grows to 10 teams with the expansion. Longview/Kelso, Washington is the newest member of the West Coast League. League president Ken Wilson announced that the five-year-old league, based in the Pacific Northwest, had awarded Longview/Kelso an expansion franchise. The Cowlitz County club becomes the tenth member of the wood-bat summer collegiate league, which launched in 2005 […]
Royle: We’ve outgrown Joannes Stadium
Such a high-class problem: the success enjoyed by the Green Bay Bullfrogs means the team has outgrown Joannes Stadium. As the Green Bay Bullfrogs enter their third year in the summer-collegiate Northwoods League, owner Jeff Royle faces a problem many owners would love to have: he's outgrown his ballpark. Not exactly unexpected: when Royle entered […]
Summer-collegiate leagues launch this week
The next round of baseball begins this week, as the NCAA season ends and the summer-collegiate leagues begin play. One regular season done, one beginning. The NCAA regular season ended over the weekend, which means the summer-collegiate season opens this week. If you've never taken in a summer-collegiate game, do so; the teams feature virtual […]
NCAA announces 64-team lineup for baseball tourney
The battle for the College World Series begins in earnest this week as the NCAA announces the 64-team field and home teams for the first round of the Division I baseball tournament.The field of 64 teams competing for the 2009 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship was announced today by the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee. […]
Return of baseball to University of Oregon a success
Despite a subpar record on the field, the return of baseball to the University of Oregon was a hit with students and fans, as the team averaged 2,394 fans a game at a partially completed ballpark.Despite a subpar record, the return of baseball to the University of Oregon was a hit with students and fans, […]
Will Big Ten tourney stay in Columbus?
Small crowds have shown up for the inaugural hosting of the Big Ten baseball tournament at Huntington Park. Will the Big Ten be back in Columbus, or will the Big Ten go back to a playoff system putting the tourney at the ballpark of the conference winner?Small crowds have shown up for the inaugural hosting […]