Baseball in Columbia, S.C. is apparently at a crossroads: One developer reportedly wants to buy and tear down historic Capital City Stadium, while another says he’s looking at a new ballpark as the center of a larger development. Capital City Stadium dates back to 1945 and was built by former Pittsburgh Pirates owner and Hall […]
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Mallards sweep Northwoods League end-of-year honors
The Madison Mallards swept the year-end honors in the summer-collegiate Northwoods League, with the front office named Organization of the Year and Conor Caloia named Executive of the Year. It was a good year for the Mallards (we noted the accomplishments of both the team and Caloia in our year-end awards), so it’s no surprise […]
Port Arthur Stadium / Thunder Bay Border Cats
There are some ballparks that are just plain likable, in spite of some deficiencies. Port Arthur Stadium, tucked into a corner of Thunder Bay, is one of those places. It’s not a very large facility, and it’s not very fancy. In fact, it’s a pretty basic ballpark and the Thunder Bay Border Cats don’t do […]
New for 2012: DuPage County Hounds
The newest team in the summer-collegiate Midwest Collegiate League: the DuPage County Hounds, who will be playing out of the Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex. The team’s first home game is slated for Friday, June 1 at 7 p.m. The Hounds released their new team name, logos and website. The team’s main logo features […]
LaVallee new Seacoast Mavericks GM
The Seacoast Mavericks (summer collegiate; Futures Collegiate Baseball League) didn’t waste any time setting up their 2012 season, naming Joel LaVallee as the team’s new general manager. He replaces Sean Evans, who will stay with the team and focus on player personnel. “A major responsibility of our GM has to be on the fund raising […]
SwampDogs named CPL organization of the year
Nice award for Lew and Darrell Handelsman and crew: The summer-collegiate Fayetteville SwampDogs have been named 2011 Coastal Plain League Organization of the Year for the second time in franchise history. As Director of Operations, Darrell Handelsman always proclaims, “each night we try to host a party at J.P. Riddle Stadium that fans will remember forever.” […]
AppleSox, Wenatchee Valley College extend ballpark lease
The Wenatchee AppleSox (summer collegiate; West Coast League) and Wenatchee Valley College extended the team’s lease at Paul Thomas Sr. Field, the team’s home since 2000, for the next four seasons, through the 2015 season. “I appreciate [Wenatchee Valley College president] Jim Richardson and athletic director Greg Franz for working hard to create an agreement […]
Arizona Wildcats to Hi Corbett Field for 2012 and beyond
The Arizona Wildcats are moving to Tucson’s Hi Corbett Field for 2012 and beyond, as the program’s leaders decided a larger and more professional venue was needed to replace Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium, which opened in 1967. Moving off-campus is always a risky move, but University of Arizona officials say the ability […]
Hi Corbett Field / Arizona Wildcats
A venerable and historic baseball facility gets yet another new lease on life, as Tucson’s Hi Corbett Field — home to MLB spring training for decades — will be the home of the Arizona Wildcats beginning with the 2012 collegiate season. FAST FACTS Capacity: 9,500 Year Opened: 1937; renovated in 1992, 1997 and 1999 Dimensions: […]
Bombers battle turf in most successful season ever
It’s been a successful season for the Battle Creek Bombers (summer collegiate; Northwoods League) both on and off the field, but there’s been one fly in the ointment: the turf at C.O. Brown Stadium is basically dead because of a groundskeeping error. Attendance is up 33 percent for Bombers games this season — at 1,052 […]
Seventy-five years of baseball at McBride Stadium
Keeping ballparks like Richmond’s McBride Stadium is why we love the summer-collegiate leagues: a ballpark once hosting the likes of Bob Feller and Satchel Paige is still a valuable community resource. In the past, once pro ball left an old ballpark, a community had to make some pretty serious choices about maintaining a facility that […]
Coastal Plain League welcomes 5-millionth fan
The summer-collegiate Coastal Plain League drew its 5-millionth fan to league ballparks last night and will hold a drawing to crown an honorary “Five Millionth Fan” from recent game attendees. “This is a great achievement for the Coastal Plain League and its member clubs – both past and current,” said CPL Assistant Commissioner Justin Sellers. […]
Day after botched MLB call, NCAA makes move toward instant replay
Though the two aren’t related, the timing couldn’t be better: a day after umpire Jerry Meals totally butchered a call at that plate that gave an illegitimate win to the Braves, the NCAA is instituting instant replay at the College World Series. By now most baseball fans have seen the blown call that ended a […]