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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 […]

McLane Stadium, the new home of the Michigan State Spartans, is on schedule for an April 3 opening.McLane Stadium is scheduled to open April 3 — a very aggressive date for a northern baseball facility — but Michigan State athletic officials say everything is on schedule. The new ballpark, named for major donor Drayon McLane, […]

The summer-collegiate Great South League plans to expand in 2009 into many former minor-league markets, including Columbus, Macon and Anderson.The Great South League, a summer-collegiate circuit launched in 2005 as the Georgia Collegiate League, plans to expand to 20 teams this season and is placing teams in former affiliated and indy markets like Anderson (S.C.), […]

Jim Corcoran, the owner of the Wenatchee AppleSox, wants to see historic Recreation Park rebuilt.Jim Corcoran, the owner of the Wenatchee AppleSox (summer collegiate; West Coast League), wants to see historic Recreation Park rebuilt and house his team as well as the local high-school squad. Recreation Park was built in 1937 and was the home […]

If Manny Ramirez is still unemployed in June, he’ll have a home with the Brazos Valley Bombers.If Manny Ramirez is still unemployed in June, he’ll have a home with the Brazos Valley Bombers (summer collegiate; Texas Collegiate League). The Bombers contacted the offices of Scott Boras, Ramirez’s agent, this afternoon regarding the services of the […]

The restoration of Clemons Field, the WPA-era home of the Hannibal Cavemen, will reach another milestone next week when the new lights are turned on for the first time.The restoration of Clemons Field, the WPA-era home of the Hannibal Cavemen (summer collegiate; Prospect League) will reach another milestone next week when the new lights are […]

The Waukesha (Wis.) Board of Zoning Appeals unanimously ruled no errors were committed when approval was granted to a new ballpark in the city’s Frame Park area, clearing the way for a 2010 opening.The Waukesha (Wis.) Board of Zoning Appeals unanimously ruled no errors were committed when approval was granted to a new ballpark in […]

Opponents of a proposed Northwoods League ballpark in suburban Milwaukee want to repeal the city approval of the plan.Opponents of a proposed Northwoods League ballpark in suburban Milwaukee want to repeal the city approval of the plan and are seizing on a one-year delay in construction to argue their point. Approval of the $2-million ballpark […]

The newest team in the summer-collegiate Northwoods League ties into the fishing culture of the area.The name of the new summer-collegiate Northwoods League franchise in Brainerd is the Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers. The teamʼs logo features a large fish emerging from behind the Lunkers nickname towards a baseball-baited fishing pole and line. The team colors […]

In the ultimate in absentee ownership, a New Yorker teaching in the Czech Republic is interested in owning a WCBL team in Grays Harbor, Washington.In the ultimate in absentee ownership, a New Yorker teaching in the Czech Republic is interested in owning a WCBL team in Grays Harbor, Washington. Ted Kapnick is looking at fielding […]

The University of Texas’s Augie Garrido, the all-time winningest coach in NCAA Division I baseball, was arrested Saturday night and charged with driving while under the influence. Augie Garrido, the all-time winningest coach in NCAA Division I baseball, was arrested Saturday night and charged with driving while under the influence. He was immediately suspended from […]