Before its thorough makeover and renaming in 2003, “Beautiful Tiger Field” described the home of the Clemson Tigers. Not surprising, and not an overstated moniker. While the ballpark and other athletic facilities are closely connected to the western edge of campus, the grandstand view features an appealing pastoral feel. FAST FACTS Year Opened: 1970; $5 […]
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McCrary Park / Asheboro Copperheads
McCrary Park was built in 1946 by McCrary Mills and served as the home for the highly successful McCrary Eagles, the Mill’s industrial league team for 1946-1957. The park would go on to serve as the home for Asheboro Post 45 following the revival of the program in the late 1950s; today the park is […]
Knute Nelson Memorial Field / Alexandria Beetles
The smallest market in the college wood-bat Northwoods League at 10,000 residents, Alexandria may have the most passionate fans in the league as well. The team regularly draws over 1,000 fans a game. In other words, about 1 in 10 Alexandria residents attends every Beetles game — a pretty remarkable statistic, and one most minor-league […]
Concerns raised over Omaha CWS ballpark design
Though final plans have not been unveiled, some neighbors of the new downtown Omaha College World Series ballpark worry it will lack the promised street-level retail needed to spur neighborhood development.Some neighbors of the new downtown Omaha College World Series ballpark worry it will lack the promised street-level retail needed to spur neighborhood development, and […]
Pullman Park to host baseball once again
The former home of professional baseball in Butler, Pa. will be the home of a new summer-collegiate team in 2009, headed by Leo Trich.The former home of professional baseball in Butler, Pa. will be the home of a new summer-collegiate team in 2009, headed by Leo Trich. The ballpark has been totally renovated in recent […]
WCL launches second summer-collegiate league
The circuit features new and established teams in Humboldt, Redding and Folsom (Cal.), Medford (Ore.) and Carson City (Nev.). The WCL Tri-State, a summer collegiate wood-bat league with teams in California, Oregon and Nevada, will begin play in June 2009, announced West Coast League president Ken Wilson. The 65-year-old Humboldt (Cal.) Crabs, a legendary summer […]
Waukesha ballpark a go for 2009
The Waukesha (Wis.) Planning Commission gives final approval to a Northwoods League ballpark for Frame Park.The Waukesha (Wis.) Planning Commission gave final approval to a Northwoods League ballpark for Frame Park, clearing the way for Chad Bauer to begin budgeting for construction on the facility. The approval came on a 5-2 vote after Bauer presented […]
Wake Forest Baseball Park / Wake Forest University
Baseball fans in North Carolina talk reverently about old-time Carolina League ballparks. Ironically, there aren’t many old-time Carolina League ballparks still in use as professional-baseball venues; Kinston is about it, really. Wake Forest Baseball Park, the former Ernie Shore Field and home of the Winston-Salem Warthogs, is now home to the Wake Forest University Demon […]
Renovation, not replacement of Athletic Park likely course of action
Given the economy, the sentiment in Wausau is spending money on renovations to Athletic Park, the home of the Wisconsin Woodchucks, rather than replacing it.When Marathon County officials determined the concessions at Wausau’s Athletic Park, the home of the Wisconsin Woodchucks (summer collegiate; Northwoods League), needed upgrading to meet code, the team faced a tough […]
Athletic Park / Wisconsin Woodchucks
Athletic Park is sometimes called the Wrigley Field of the Northwoods League, and the claim has a lot of merit. Like Wrigley, Athletic Park is old: the original grandstand dates back to 1936, and the stone wall surrounding the ballpark came a few years after that. Athletic Park is nestled in a residential area north […]
Victoria TCL team formally announced; Pump Jacks to return
News from the Texas Collegiate League: More information on the new Victoria team, while the East Texas Pump Jacks confirm a return.Today the Texas Collegiate League formally announced what we reported yesterday: a new Victoria team is entering the summer-collegiate circuit. The team will be owned and operated by local businessperson Tracy Young. The new Victoria franchise […]
Committee denies height variance for Waukesha ballpark
No Article TeaserIn a somewhat surprising move, Waukesha’s zoning board denied a variance allowing a proposed ballpark grandstand to be 42.5 feet high — more than the 35-foot requirement for Frame Park.
Texas Collegiate League adds Victoria to roster
The summer-collegiate circuit expands to southeastern Texas.A Victoria team is slated to join the summer-collegiate Texas Collegiate League, as Victoria businessman Tracy Young is close to signing a lease for Lowe Park. The lease gives Young control of Lowe Park, which is also home to the University of Houston-Victoria team, for the summer-collegiate season. The […]