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Finch Field / Thomasville HiToms

Finch Field has been the home of Thomasville baseball since 1937, when the Thomasville Chairmakers posted a 63-48 record in the Class D Carolina State League, Since then, the ballpark has hosted teams in the North Carolina State League and the Carolina League, where current Florida skipper Jack McKeon won a championship in 1968. Today, […]

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Coastal Plain League to go green — for a week

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 […]

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Florida collegiate league expands into DeLand

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 […]

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Ducks open new ballpark today

The University of Oregon Ducks are back in the college-baseball ranks and will open PK Stadium today.The University of Oregon Ducks will play a home baseball game for the first time since 1981 with the opening of PK Stadium. The Ducks dropped varsity baseball in 1981 because of budget issues. The school brought baseball back […]

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Cavemen go high tech at Clemens Field

Larry Owens and the Hannibal Cavemen crew are using high-tech tools at an old WPA-era ballpark.Clemens Field may be a WPA-era facility, but the management of the Hannibal Cavemen (summer collegiate; Prospect League) is using some high-tech tools to enhance the ballpark experience. Many of the tools are connected with energy and energy conservation: the […]

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NYCBL to Albany

The former Bennington Bombers will set up shop at Bleecker Stadium.The summer-collegiate New York Collegiate Baseball League is coming to Albany, as the Albany Dutchmen will set up shop at Bleecker Stadium, which dates back to 1936 and once served as the temporary home of the Pittsfield Senators (Class AA; Eastern League) in 1971 and […]

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