It is always a fine thing when a college ballpark fits in just right with the scale and expectations of the baseball program it serves. This is particularly true when you look at Doak Field serving as home to the NCSU Wolfpack. Most years, NCSU features a handful of potential major leaguers on squads with […]
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Clark-LeClair Stadium / East Carolina Pirates
The Greenville community and supporters of East Carolina University athletics went all out to make sure they would have a gem of a collegiate ballpark. In fact, no fewer than 150 individuals and organizations contributed at least $10,000 to make the project possible. Here’s a look at what they came up with. FAST FACTS Year […]
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, […]
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 […]
College games proving to be lucrative draw for pro venue operators
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Indiana State announces new-ballpark plans, will make pitch for pro team
Officials with the Terre Haute school say the construction of a 2,500-seat facility will also aid in efforts to land a pro team.Indiana State becomes the latest school to announce plans for a new ballpark. The 2,500-seat facility will sit on the site of the current Sycamore Field and cost between $1.5 million and $2 […]
New ballpark culmination of years of hard work for Tanner
We’re guessing someday the new University of South Carolina ballpark will be named after coach Ray Tanner, but for now he’ll be happy directing the action from the dugout — and pleased he’s raised the public profile of college baseball.We’re guessing someday the new South Carolina ballpark will be named after coach Ray Tanner, but […]
Elmira Pioneers unveil new look
The new logo and branding updates the coonskin-cap look adopted by various Pios franchises in past years.No Article Text
LSU excited about new Alex Box opening
The big news in Baton Rouge: the opening of the new Alex Box Stadium on Friday night.The big news in Baton Rouge: the opening of the new Alex Box Stadium on Friday night. The new ballpark will seat 9,000, and it’s a significant upgrade to the old Alex Box: The price tag of the new […]