The 2020 Major League Baseball Draft will be staged in Omaha ahead of the College World Series, marking a major shift for the annual event. (more…)
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College Baseball: The Next Tech Frontier
We know that high tech has invaded pro baseball, but this year’s College World Series final game showcases two university programs that can credit trackers, sensors and more as key parts of their success. (more…)
2019 College World Series Preview: MLB Joins the Tradition
The 2019 College World Series is just around the corner, with a Major League Baseball game at TD Ameritrade Park set to get the proceedings underway. (more…)
Strong Fiscal Year Reported for TD Ameritrade Park
Omaha’s TD Ameritrade Park turned in strong financial numbers during fiscal year 2017-18, according to a new report from the agency that manages the ballpark. (more…)
Tigers, Royals to Play in Omaha in 2019 College World Series Kickoff
The Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals will play a regular-season game at TD Ameritrade Park two days before the 2019 College World Series begins as part of a new GEICO Summer Series. (more…)
Funds Committed for TD Ameritrade Park Upgrades
Additional funds have been committed for the upkeep of TD Ameritrade Park, and are expected to provide enough to cover future upgrades. (more…)
CWS Officials: Let’s Start Planning for Future
With an eye towards the future, officials from the College World Series want to build additional savings for capital improvements to TD Ameritrade Park. (more…)
Beer, wine approved for NCAA Men’s, Women’s College World Series
Better behave if you want it back: the NCAA has approved the sale of beer and wine at the Division I College World Series (Omaha) and Women’s College World Series (Oklahoma City) under a one-year pilot program. (more…)
Crimson Tide to play 2015 season at Hoover Met
The University of Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team will play the 2015 season at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium while Sewell-Thomas Stadium undergoes a $35-million upgrade. (more…)
Storm Chasers, CWS both thriving in Omaha
The Omaha Storm Chasers (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) and the College World Series are both doing fine, bucking the conventional wisdom that competition would hurt the pro team. When the then-Omaha Royals and College World Series shared Rosenblatt Stadium, the pro team went on an extended 16-game road trip to allow the collegians use […]
After three years, TD Ameritrade Park on edge of profitability
Big crowds at the College World Series and a well-attended outdoor hockey event could put Omaha’s TD Ameritrade Park in the black for the first time. The business plan behind the $131-million ballpark, built expressly to house the College World Series, is a little wonky: the NCAA gets a huge guaranteed chunk of the revenues, as […]
Defense and pitching ruining College World Series?
With UCLA poised to capture a College World Series title with a team emphasis on pitching and defense, some purists say TD Ameritrade Park should be altered to showcase more offense from NCAA teams. UCLA won the first game of the final round last night, 3-1, in a game where the Bruins’ expertise with pitching […]
Welcome to the Colllege World Series!
The College World Series kicked off this weekend in Omaha, and fans were treated to a sight proving the emphasis of academics in the NCAA. Here’s the tweet from Howie Lindsey showing the misspelling: Check the spelling of COLLEGE on this massive dugout sign. “Great googly moogly” pic.twitter.com/hEAg8H2Omv — Howie Lindsey (@howielindsey) June 15, 2013 […]