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. […]
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Mallards add sponsored bike valet
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 […]
In Mississippi, college baseball rules
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 […]
C.O. Brown turns 20 years old
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 […]
Renovation of Wausau’s Athletic Park begins
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 […]
Warner Park (the “Duck Pond”) / Madison Mallards
It is one of the best ballpark renovations we’ve seen in years: the Madison Mallards (summer collegiate; Northwoods League) made huge changes to Warner Park (i.e., the Duck Pond) this offseason, tearing down obsolete bleachers and adding all chairback seating, a new club and an elevated concourse — all for under $2 million. Fast Facts […]
Yale Field / Yale Bulldogs
It’s hard to imagine today how important a city like New Haven, Conn., was to sports in the United States in the early 20th century. Think about baseball in 1927, which is considered a pretty magical year in baseball history because of the team the New York Yankees fielded that season. And now consider this: […]
Klamath Falls to enter West Coast League
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 […]
ETSU moves forward with unique ballpark-financing plan
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, […]
Cleveland S. Harley Baseball Park / USC Upstate
Harley Park, the home of the University of South Carolina-Upstate baseball team, serves both as a ballpark and a training facility. The ballpark itself seats about 400 and features a press box/concession stand in back of the chairback seating. There are also small concourse areas next to the press box/concession stand for folks bringing in […]
Damaschke Field / Oneonta Outlaws
Most in baseball remember Damaschke Field as the former home of the NY-Penn League’s Oneonta Tigers, a place with strong community ownership and no beer sold at the ballpark. Things have changed: the ballpark was renovated in 2007, the Tigers now are in Norwich, and a summer-collegiate team has taken up residence. One thing remains […]
Bullfrogs pitching new Green Bay ballpark
The Northwoods League team has already outgrown Joannes Stadium and is looking at downtown sites for a new home.The Green Bay Bullfrogs (summer collegiate; Northwoods League) have already outgrown Joannes Stadium and is looking at downtown sites for a new home. Joannes Stadium is, quite honestly, a bare-boned facility with little in the way of […]
Bullfrogs tie ticket deal to NCAA tourney
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 […]