The Modesto Nuts (High Class A; California League) set a season attendance record for the fifth consecutive year, drawing 180,785 fans to John Thurman Field. The team broke the record on the last game of the season, when Patrick Watkins of Modesto walked through the turnstiles and became the 180,345th fan of the 2011 season. […]
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Williams, Tanis win turf-manager awards
Mike Williams of the Charleston RiverDogs (Low Class A; Sally League) and Doug Tanis of the Winston-Salem Dash (High Class A; Carolina League) won turf-manager awards in their respective leagues, with Riley Park named Best Playing Field in the South Atlantic League. This is the second time in three years Williams, a former New York […]
Rawhide set third consecutive attendance mark
We’ll be seeing a lot of stories like this the next few days, so let’s get rolling: the Visalia Rawhide (High Class A; California League) set a franchise attendance record for the third consecutive season in 2011. Visalia’s paid attendance of 118,065 for the season surpassed last year’s previous record of 108,681, and represents a […]
New for 2012: Ashford University Field
The home of the Clinton LumberKings (Low Class A; Midwest League) will have a new name pending City Council approval, as Ashford University has purchased naming rights to the former Riverview Stadium and Alliant Energy Field through the end of the 2014 season. “We are very fortunate to have Ashford University as our naming-rights partner,” […]
Challenge in Augusta: Paying for new ballpark
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 […]
Triple-A Championship moves to Durham in 2012
We have a new site for the Triple-A Championship Game pitting the International League champ against the Pacific Coast League champ: Durham Bulls Athletic Park will host the 2012 match. The game is scheduled for Durham Bulls Athletic Park on Sept. 18, 2012, and will be broadcast live on Versus. It is the first time a […]
ValleyCats set attendance record — again
Another year, another attendance record for the Tri-City ValleyCats (short season A; NY-Penn League), who set a record both for total attendance and per-game tallies during a season-ending homestand last night. The team set an attendance record for the eighth consecutive season. The team ended the home season with a pair of games against the […]
County scales back commitment to Portland-area ballpark
A 2012 opening for a new Clark College ballpark for the relocating Yakima Bears (short season A; Northwest League) is in serious doubt after Clark County officials scaled back their financial commitment to the plan. At a work session last week, the county commissioners walked away from a funding plan where the Bears would pay […]
Captains poised to welcome three-millionth fan
The three-millionth fan in Lake County Captains (Low Class A; Midwest League) history is expected to cross the turnstiles at Classic Park before Wednesday night’s game. The Captains’ first season was 2003 after moving from Columbus, Ga. The team hit the one million mark in 2005 and the two millionth fan was honored in 2008. […]
Zephyrs’ Miller named PCL Trainer of the Year
Steven Miller of the New Orleans Zephyrs was named by the Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society (PBATS) as the 2011 Pacific Coast League Athletic Trainer of the Year. The Athletic Trainer of the Year award was earned by Miller after being selected by his peers. Miller is now among the 17 league winners across Minor […]
Blanton snares PCL turf award
Eric Blanton, the Manager of Grounds for the Reno Aces, has been named the Pacific Coast League’s 2011 Sports Turf Manager of the Year. The award was voted on by the 16 field managers in the PCL and is judged by the voters on criteria such as pregame setup for batting practice and infield practice, […]
Portnoy to call Triple-A Championship Game
Robert Portnoy, the Voice of the Albuquerque Isotopes (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League), will call the play-by-play action for the Triple-A Baseball National Championship Game on Versus, September 20 at 6:05 p.m. Portnoy will be joined in the booth by former Major League and Triple-A player and manager Bucky Dent, while Pawtucket Red Sox broadcaster […]
RockHounds hit attendance mark
The Midland RockHounds (Class AA; Texas League) hit a pretty cool milestone over the weekend, surging past 300,000 this season to set a franchise attendance record. The record was actually set on Saturday night, when a big crowd of 7,363 was on hand for a fireworks night. That pushed the season attendance to 301,530, a […]