The Joliet Slammers (independent; Frontier League) will continue to call Joliet Route 66 Stadium home, with the Joliet City Council approving a five-year lease extension. (more…)
Archive | Independent Baseball
2018 MiLB/SC/Indy Attendance by Average
We wrap up our listings of affiliated, independent and summer-collegiate baseball 2018 attendance with an accounting of the top 378 teams, as ranked by average. (more…)
2018 Independent Baseball Attendance by Average
As the Atlantic League wraps up its season with a slate of Sunday games, it’s time to tally attendance for the 2018 season. We end with a listing of independent-baseball attendance by average. (more…)
2018 Independent Baseball Attendance by Totals
As the Atlantic League wraps up its season with a slate of Sunday games, it’s time to tally attendance for the 2018 season. We continue with a listing of independent-baseball attendance by total attendance. (more…)
2018 Independent Baseball Attendance by League
As the Atlantic League wraps up its season with a slate of Sunday games, it’s time to tally attendance for the 2018 season. We begin with a listing of independent-baseball attendance by league. (more…)
New for 2019: Milwaukee Milkmen
Wisconsin is, after all, America’s Dairyland, so the name of the independent American Association team playing out of a new Franklin ballpark is the Milwaukee Milkmen. (more…)
New USPBL Ballpark in the Works for 2020
A final location has not been determined, but league owner and CEO Andy Appleby says a new United Shore Professional Baseball League ballpark is in the works for 2020. (more…)
Derek Sharrer Named American Association Executive of the Year
For the fourth consecutive season, St. Paul Saints Executive Vice President/General Manager Derek Sharrer has won the independent American Association Executive of the Year award. (more…)
BB&T Point Construction on Track
BB&T Point, the upcoming home of the High Point Rockers (independent; Atlantic League), is on track for its 2019 opening, according to the latest update. (more…)
Wingnuts Play Final Lawrence-Dumont Stadium Game
The Wichita Wingnuts (independent; American Association) played their final game at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium on Monday, but questions remain about the ballpark’s future. (more…)
New Surf Stadium Team Unlikely for 2019
It is unlikely that Atlantic City’s Surf Stadium will host a team full-time in 2019, though discussions about a new tenant for future seasons continue. (more…)
Group Eyes New Jefferson City Ballpark for Frontier League
A group is exploring a potential new Jefferson City, MO ballpark, with the intention of landing an independent Frontier League team. (more…)
New Sioux Falls Ballpark Pitched
There’s been talk about a new Sioux Falls ballpark for the past several years, and a potential new home for the Sioux Falls Canaries (independent; American Association) may be closer with a conceptual plan from a local architect. (more…)