Meetings between representatives of Ripken Baseball and city officials over a new downtown ballpark keep coming back to one huge issue: how to pay for a new Augusta GreenJackets (Low Class A; Sally League) facility. A Wednesday meeting saw City Administrator Fred Russell hold firm on opposition to using general funds for a Lake Olmstead […]
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Heavy winds take down center-field fence in Augusta
Lake Olmstead Stadium, home of the Augusta GreenJackets (Low Class A; Sally League), sustained damage tonight from a violent thunderstorm tearing through the area — violent enough to take down the center-field fence. Billy Byler, Augusta GreenJackets beat writer for the Augusta Chronicle, was kind enough to send us a link to a Chronicle video of […]
Eiseman: We’re not tied to Augusta riverfront location
Showing flexibility as the city begins serious discussions on a new ballpark, Ripken Baseball Vice President Jeff Eiseman says a new proposed Augusta GreenJackets (Low Class A; Sally League) ballpark doesn’t need to be located on a downtown riverfront location. “In an ideal world, the Golf & Gardens would work, and could work, but there […]
Augusta approves negotiations for new GreenJackets ballpark
A new ballpark for the Augusta GreenJackets (Low Class A; Sally League) came one step closer to reality last night after the Augusta Commission voted to move forward and negotiate a “transaction plan” with Ripken Baseball for a new facility. The vote authorizes negotiations but doesn’t specify a ballpark site, nor does it commit the […]
Augusta ballpark back in play?
Despite an overwhelming lack of enthusiasm among city voters for financing a new Augusta GreenJackets (Low Class A; Sally League) ballpark, the issue will once again be discussed at an Augusta Commission meeting Tuesday. There’s not been much traction on a proposal to build a new downtown ballpark on a 17-acre parcel to replace Lake […]
Ripken Baseball continues pitches for new Augusta ballpark
In smaller cities, all politics are retail. That’s what Ripken Baseball is finding out as it drums up support for a new ballpark for the Augusta GreenJackets (Low Class A; Sally League): there’s a lot of effort involved in meeting folks face-to-face for a sales pitch. Ripken Baseball President Chris Flannery and Vice President Jeff […]