It’s two more years at Sims Legion Park for the Gastonia Grizzlies (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League), as the team signs a lease extension while work continues on a new downtown ballpark. (more…)
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New Savannah team unveils all-inclusive ballpark for 2016
We’re still waiting for the name of a new summer-collegiate Coastal Plain League team in Savannah’s Grayson Stadium, but we do know owner Fans First Entertainment will present an interesting twist: most of the game attendees will have an all-inclusive food and drink ticket. (more…)
Everyone loves a ballpark wedding
Congrats to Jesse Cole and Emily McDonald of the Gastonia Grizzlies (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League), a quintessential baseball couple who tied the knot Saturday at the team’s home, Sims Legion Park. (more…)
Coastal Plain League to Savannah in 2016
After the departure of the Savannah Sand Gnats (Low A; Sally League) for Columbia (S.C.) in 2016, a summer-collegiate Coastal Plain League team could set up shop at Grayson Stadium for the coming season. (more…)
Attendance news from Birmingham, Gastonia
It’s shaping up to be a big year in baseball, as several MiLB and summer-collegiate teams are reporting good numbers for 2015. Today’s sellout news comes from the Birmingham Barons (Class AA; Southern League) and Gastonia Grizzlies (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League). (more…)
Grizzlies go big with World’s Largest Tickets
The heck with electronic tickets for the Gastonia Grizzlies (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League): this season the team is unveiling the World’s Largest Tickets for admission to Sims Park. (more…)
Year-end countdown: #5, A unique ballpark proposal
Between now and New Year’s Eve we’ll run down the top ten stories covered on Ballpark Digest in 2014, determined by page views. At #5: a most unique ballpark proposal in Gastonia. (more…)
Jesse Cole closes on purchase of Gastonia Grizzlies
We now have the totally expected transition in Gastonia Grizzlies (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League) ownership, as Jesse Cole has agreed to terms with Ken Silver to purchase the baseball club. (more…)
Gastonia, Grizzlies looking at new downtown ballpark
With the team outgrowing Sims Legion Park, the Gastonia Grizzlies (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League) and the city are studying the feasibility of a new downtown ballpark. The Grizzlies did exactly what a solid summer-collegiate team needs to do: take an old ballpark (Sims Legion Park dates back to the 1970s), build a fan base […]
Cole, Sayre, Boesch nail year-end honors
We have some year-end awards to announce: Jesse Cole is the Coastal Plain League executive of the year; Ray Sayre is the Southern League’s groundskeeper of the year, and Brian Boesch is the Carolina League broadcaster of the year. Cole is the managing partner for the Gastonia Grizzlies and Forest City Owls, while also serving […]
Grizzlies, Owls on the block
Two of the more successful summer-collegiate teams are on the block, as owner Ken Silver is looking to sell the Gastonia Grizzlies and the Forest City Owls of the Coastal Plain League. Silver, a former Minor League Baseball owner, says he’s selling for a simple reason: the 68-year-old wants to spend less time at the […]
A most unique ballpark proposal in Gastonia
We don’t normally cover ballpark proposals, mostly because there’s so dang many of them, but this one is worth noting: Jesse Cole of Team Cole proposing to Gastonia Grizzlies (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League) Director of Fun Emily McDonald. Jesse Cole, of course, heads the firm that manages the Grizzlies and the Forest City Owls […]
Oprah, Larry Ellison and Team Cole among rumored Clippers owners
On our sister site Arena Digest we ran down the potential new owners of the Los Angeles Clippers should Donald Sterling sell the NBA franchise, but we omitted one suitor: Team Cole. Here’s the Arena Digest article. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that NBA Commissioner Adam Silver banned Clippers owner Sterling […]