We’re really excited about this next signing from Steve Dittmore, author of Jim Gilliam: The Forgotten Dodger: On Saturday, June 28, at 12:30 p.m., you can meet Steve at Kansas City’s Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and acquire your own copy. (more…)
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Meet authors Tom Alesia and Steve Dittmore this weekend!
August Publications authors Steve Dittmore and Tom Alesia are making public appearances this weekend, giving you a chance to snare signed copies of their latest works. (more…)
Now shipping: Baseball Like It Oughta Be
The latest book from August Publications is now shipping: Baseball Like It Oughta Be: How a Shoe Salesman’s Madison Mallards and His Renegade Staff Ignited the Summer-Collegiate Baseball Revolution! (more…)
Preorder Baseball Like It Oughta Be!
The next release from August Publications: Baseball Like It Oughta Be, the inside story of how the Madison Mallards became summer-collegiate baseball’s top draw, changed the face of the sport and brought new life to a downtrodden neighborhood and ballpark. (more…)
2024 summer collegiate attendance by total
With the end of the 2024 baseball season nearing, we’re presenting our annual looks at attendance across the sport. We begin with our listing of 2024 summer collegiate attendance listed by total. (more…)
Mallards add Northwoods League Softball team; league to launch with four teams
The Madison Mallards are adding a Northwoods League Softball team for 2024, as the women’s summer-collegiate softball league will launch this summer in four cities. (more…)
Personnel news: Madison Mallards
We have some personnel news to share, as former Assistant General Manager Samantha Rubin has been promoted to General Manager of the Madison Mallards (summer collegiate; Northwoods League), the fourth GM and first female GM in Mallards history. (more…)
Attendance analysis: 2022 summer collegiate numbers
On Monday we posted attendance figures for the 2022 summer collegiate season, which ended Sunday. Here’s some perspective and some interesting backgrounds on some of the numbers posted. (more…)
Personnel news: Madison Mallards
We have some personnel news from the Madison Mallards (Northwoods League), where Samantha Rubin is the team’s new Assistant General Manager. (more…)
Personnel news: Louisville Bats, Myrtle Beach Pelicans, Cedar Rapids Kernels, Madison Mallards
We have some personnel news today from Triple-A’s Louisville Bats, SIngle-A’s Myrtle Beach Pelicans and Cedar Rapids Kernels, and the Northwoods League’s Madison Mallards. (more…)
Mallards launch ultimate promo: Every batter is a beer batter
Beer batters are cornerstone promos in the Minor League Baseball and summer-collegiate worlds. The Northwoods League’s Madison Mallards are taking it a step further: for a game, every batter is a beer batter. (more…)
Madison Mallards unveil new logo, branding
The Madison Mallards (Northwoods League) unveiled new logos and branding for the 2021 season, tying mascot Maynard G. Mallard with more local elements for the summer-collegiate team. (more…)
Signs of return to normalcy in MiLB, summer-collegiate worlds
With MiLB teams hosting alternate training site scrimmages and summer-collegiate teams announcing a return to action, we’re seeing small signs of a return to normalcy in 2021. (more…)