We have an immediate rebranding in the summer-collegiate Coastal Plain League, as the Florence RedWolves are now playing as the Florence Flamingos. (more…)
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New for 2022: Carolina Bank Field
We have a naming-rights deal for the new home of the summer-collegiate Florence RedWolves (Coastal Plain League) set to open for the 2022 season: Carolina Bank Field. (more…)
Coastal Plain League moves in Florence, Spartanburg
Two moves from the summer-collegiate Coastal Plain League today: the Florence RedWolves are set to play in a new city-owned ballpark as part of a larger complex, while the Spartanburg City Council approved a return of the league to Duncan Park. (more…)
Florence lands 2015 CPL All-Star Game
The Florence RedWolves will host 2015 Coastal Plain League All-Star Game festivities on July 12-13 at Cormell Field at Sparrow Stadium on the campus of Francis Marion University. “It is with great pleasure that we award the 2015 Coastal Plain League All-Star Game to the Florence RedWolves,” said CPL Commissioner Justin Sellers via press release […]
Florence discussing replacement for American Legion Field
Fresh off the loss of the Florence RedWolves (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League) to Francis Marion University’s Sparrow Stadium, Florence officials are considering a new downtown ballpark. There’s plenty wrong with American Legion Field when it comes to game-day operations: there’s not much space and there are no basic amenities like clubhouses or workout facilities, […]
RedWolves commit to Sparrow Stadium for two more years
The Florence RedWolves (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League) are on the verge of signing a two-year lease for Sparrow Stadium, extending the team’s stay at Francis Marion University. Team owner Kevin Barth made the announcement at a local Rotary meeting. From SCnow: “We’re still trying to figure out all the logistical issues,” Barth said, “but […]
RedWolves moving to FMU ballpark
The Florence RedWolves (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League) will be doing something highly unusual: moving to a new home in the middle of the season. It’s not official, but owner Kevin Barth says the team will probably move to Cormell Field at Sparrow Stadium on the Francis Marion University campus. The team currently plays at American Legion […]
SwampDogs open season sans Handelsman
The Fayetteville SwampDogs (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League) opened their 2012 season on the road with a 4-3 loss to the Florence RedWolves with owner Darrell Handelsman still hospitalized. Team owner/GM/coach Handelsman, SwampDogs operations manager Mark Wilderman and intern Jonathan Wilson-Daughtner are still listed in serious condition at UNC Hospital after a propane explosion last Thursday at J.P. Riddle Stadium. A gas leak […]
Owner, CPL: Time for Florence to talk new ballpark
The Florence RedWolves franchise is one of the best-run teams in the summer-collegiate Coastal Plain League, but Legion Field hasn’t kept pace with changes in the industry — and team owner Kevin Barth says it’s time to look at a new downtown ballpark. Even by summer-collegiate standards Legion Field is pretty rough, lacking clubhouses or […]