Capital City Stadium is one of the more historically interesting ballparks once part of Minor League Baseball. But as Columbia (S.C.) struggles to identify a future for the facility, one big question remains: Can this ballpark be saved? (more…)
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Savannah Sand Gnats to Columbia for 2016
We have another team on the move for 2016, as the Savannah Sand Gnats (Low Class A; Sally League) are relocating to Columbia’s Sprint Communications Park next season, with a franchise name still to come. (more…)
Columbia suites on sale; new renderings up
Things are progressing fast on a new 2016 Columbia (S.C.) ballpark: suites are on sale, and the team owners have released some more renderings of the facility. (more…)
The Week That Was: Jan. 11, 2015
Minute Maid Park renovations, a Spirit Communications Park preview and potential Appy League expansion head the top stories of the past week on Ballpark Digest, as measured by page views. (more…)
Ballpark Preview: Spirit Communications Park
Tuesday saw the groundbreaking of a new Columbia (S.C.) ballpark, Spirit Communications Park. The $37-million project ($30 million from the city, $7 million from team owner Hardball Capital) is set to open for the 2016 season. (more…)
New for 2016: Spirit Communications Park
We don’t know what team will be playing in Columbia, S.C., in 2016, but we do know the name of the new ballpark as a naming-rights deal was announced: Spirit Communications Park. (more…)
MiLB approves team move to Columbia
Hardball Capital’s Jason Freier says he’s received permission from Minor League Baseball to move a team to a new Columbia (S.C.) ballpark in 2016 — but the team on the move is still up in the air. (more…)
Columbia name-the-team contest extended
The name-the-team contest for a new Columbia (S.C.) Minor League Baseball team has been extended nine more days, until Friday, October 24. (more…)
Columbia name-the-team contest nearing end
It sounds like Hardball Capital, the firm bringing Minor League Baseball to Columbia (S.C.), has received a strong reaction to its name-the-team contest, which ends Wednesday. (more…)
Populous lands Columbia ballpark design contract
A new ballpark in Columbia (S.C.) for a team owned by Hardball Capital’s Jason Freier will be designed by Populous. There is a history between Freier and Populous: the Kansas City-based firm designed award-winning Parkview Field, home of the Fort Wayne TinCaps (Low Class A; Midwest League), another team owned by Freier. (Disclosure: Populous is […]
Savannah asking citizens to weigh in on new Sand Gnats ballpark
Savannah residents are being asked to weigh in on a new Savannah Sand Gnats (Low Class A; Sally League) ballpark, as city officials want to determine public sentiment toward the project. The poll is part of a $55,000 ballpark feasibility study performed by CH Johnson Consulting. Sand Gnats owner Jason Freier of Hardball Capital has […]
Savannah to Columbia? Relo paperwork filed
Hardball Capital has filed a relocation application with Minor League Baseball to move the Savannah Sand Gnats (Low Class A; Sally League) to Columbia (S.C.), according to a report from a local TV station, but that doesn’t mean Savannah is losing affiliated ball. The relocation application was confirmed by a local reporter, who wrote that […]
Dreyfuss family to visit Blowfish game Saturday
Nice bit of history being played out in Columbia, where the family of Barney Dreyfuss — the Hall of Fame MLB owner who donated the funds for Capital City Stadium — will be on hand for the Columbia Blowfish (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain league) game in that very ballpark. Dreyfuss, a visionary owner who also […]