With Milwaukee County agreeing to sell land to the owners of The Rock Sports Complex, work on Ballpark Commons development in Franklin (WI), which could include a new ballpark, can proceed. (more…)
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New Ballpark on Tap for Lafayette Aviators
A new ballpark for the Lafayette Aviators (summer collegiate; Prospect League) could be on tap for 2019, as the Indiana city is preparing plans to tear down Loeb Stadium, which opened in 1940, to make way for a replacement. (more…)
Prospect League adds Lafayette team
MKE Sports and Entertainment is adding another team to its summer-collegiate portfolio, with a Prospect League team slated to play out of Loeb Stadium in 2016. (more…)
Lawsuit pits Wild Things, MKE Sports over Kokomo
The Washington Wild Things (independent; Frontier League) have filed suit in U.S. District Court over MKE Sports and Entertainment‘s lease at Kokomo Municipal Stadium for the Kokomo Jackrabbits (summer collegiate; Prospect League), claiming damages over the loss of the market after months of negotiations. (more…)
MKE Sports & Entertainment launches Kokomo team
MKE Sports & Entertainment confirms it is managing a second team for 2015, adding an expansion summer-collegiate Prospect League team in Kokomo to its deal to run the Rockford Aviators (independent; Frontier League). It’s not news — we reported last week that MKE was running a new Kokomo team — but it is worthy of […]
MKE Sports to manage Aviators in 2015
MKE Sports & Entertainment, the group seeking to build a new independent-league ballpark in the Milwaukee suburbs, has signed a deal to manage the Rockford Aviators (independent; Frontier League) in 2015. Mike Zimmerman, who ultimately failed to convince Franklin (Wis.) officials to finance a new ballpark at his Rock Sports Complex for a Frontier League […]