The Columbia Blowfish (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League) are negotiating for a new ballpark in suburban Lexington County, keeping the team in the greater Columbia market. We’re talking about a modest facility: between 3,500 and 4,500 seats, with a berm that could accommodate more, for a total capacity of 5,000. But it would keep the Blowfish […]
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Columbia sells Capital City Stadium site
Capital City Stadium, the 1945 ballpark originally built by Hall of Famer Barney Dreyfuss, has been sold by Columbia (SC) to a developer and will likely be torn down to make way for a Wal-Mart. The ballpark, longtime home to Minor League Baseball in Columbia, was built by Dreyfuss in 1945 as the home for one of […]
Class A ball returning to Columbia?
With a developer looking to include a new ballpark as part of a new Columbia (S.C.) development, several teams have expressed interest in a move to what many consider to be a good market. Here’s the skinny. The State is reporting two High Class A teams have contacted Columbia officials about the market, but we’re […]
Columbia sells Capital City Stadium; Wal-Mart on the way
The writing is on the wall: Columbia (S.C.) has sold historic Capital City Stadium to a development group with close ties to Wal-Mart, leading locals to wonder about the ballpark’s fate. Capital City Stadium, home of the Columbia Blowfish (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League), was sold for $1 million to Atlanta-based Bright-Meyers LLC. The sale […]
Future of Columbia baseball in play
Baseball in Columbia, S.C. is apparently at a crossroads: One developer reportedly wants to buy and tear down historic Capital City Stadium, while another says he’s looking at a new ballpark as the center of a larger development. Capital City Stadium dates back to 1945 and was built by former Pittsburgh Pirates owner and Hall […]