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The Green Bay Bullfrogs will put more than $17,000 into Joannes Stadium in lieu of rent, but owner Jeffrey Royle says the long-term goal is still a new ballpark in the area.The Green Bay Bullfrogs (summer collegiate; Northwoods League) will put more than $17,000 into Joannes Stadium in lieu of rent, but owner Jeffrey Royle […]

Houston Astros owner Drayton McLane used to skip classes to watch Michigan State baseball games at Kobs Field. He returned to his alma mater to mark the opening of the newest version of Kobs Field: McLane Baseball Stadium.Houston Astros owner Drayton McLane used to skip classes to watch Michigan State baseball games at Kobs Field. […]

It seems like a no-brainer for a baseball team to add a bike valet to their ballpark, which would cut down on traffic and perhaps bring a new sponsor to the mix. That’s what the Madison Mallards are doing this season.It seems like a no-brainer for a baseball team to add a bike valet to […]

Pro baseball is just a secondary game in Mississippi, where Mississippi State and Southern Miss can draw 7,900 for a game.With three Division I schools generating solid revenue and competing nationally, Mississippi is a state where college baseball rules. In fact, we can’t think of a state except Florida — where three solid Division I […]

It feels like the home of the Battle Creek Bombers is a lot older, but it’s not; to celebrate, Notre Dame and Western Michigan square off tonight.It feels like the home of the Battle Creek Bombers (summer collegiate; Northwoods League) is a lot older, but it’s not; to celebrate, Notre Dame and Western Michigan square […]

The overhaul of the WPA-era home of the Wisconsin Woodchucks is launched by local volunteers, who hope to raise more funds for further changes.The overhaul of Wausau’s Athletic Park, the WPA-era home of the Wisconsin Woodchucks (summer collegiate; Northwoods League) is launched by local volunteers, who hope to raise more funds for further changes. So […]

The summer-collegiate circuit adds a team in Klamath Falls’ Kiger Stadium for the 2010 season.A summer-collegiate West Coast League team will begin play as soon as 2010 in Klamath Falls, Oregon. League president Ken Wilson announced the awarding of a conditional WCL membership to the city. Klamath Falls becomes the ninth member of the wood-bat […]

East Tennessee State University is hoping to use the proceeds from a land lease to pay for a new college ballpark.East Tennessee State University is hoping to use the proceeds from a land lease to pay for a new college ballpark. ETSU is barred by law from using state funds to pay for athletic facilities, […]

Another imaginative way to sell tickets for what many are expecting to be a miserable 2009: the Green Bay Bullfrogs are throwing buyers of a $50 fan-deck pass into a NCAA tourney pool.Another imaginative way to sell tickets for what many are expecting to be a miserable 2009: the Green Bay Bullfrogs (summer collegiate; Northwoods […]

The latest baseball league to announce a green initiative: the summer-collegiate Coastal Plain League.The latest baseball league to announce a green initiative: the summer-collegiate Coastal Plain League. While the CPL is still in the planning stages of its Go Green Week, member clubs will be taking part in several different ways to “Go Green.” The […]

College baseball can be a great draw for minor-league operators — provided the right teams are involved.We may be more than a month away from the start of the regular season, but minor-league operators — especially those in the South — are finding themselves already gearing up for business with the launch of college games […]

The Florida Collegiate Summer League will field a team at Stetson University’s Melching Field at Conrad Park this season.We had a chance to chat with Rob Sitz, vice president and COO of the summer-collegiate Florida Collegiate Summer League, at Wednesday’s Astros spring opener at Osceola County Stadium. (By the way, thanks to all the readers […]