We have the list of potential team names for the new Kenosha summer-collegiate Northwoods League team set to begin play at Simmons Field in 2014. Here they are, direct from team ownership: Kenosha Comets – The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League team that played in Kenosha from 1943 thru 1951 was named the Comets. The […]
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Old, new faces keep summer-collegiate ball in Alexandria
A former Alexandria Beetles owner and a former Minnesota Twin are teaming up to keep summer-collegiate ball at Knute Nelson Park for 2013. We’ve reported several times on the demise of the Alexandria Beetles (summer collegiate; Northwoods League), offered for sale this offseason before the league took over operations from Shawn Reilly. League officials rallied […]
Rafters adding party deck to Witter Field
Another seating option for fans of the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (summer collegiate; Northwoods League): a new party deck will be installed at Witter Field down the third-base line, in the area shown above. The deck, which already has a sponsor, will be a steel structure, lofted approximately ten feet above ground level. It will serve […]
NWL taking over Beetles operations
With Shawn Reilly unable to find a buyer for the Alexandria Beetles, the summer-collegiate Northwoods League is taking over team operations and addressing some $90,000 in team debt. Reilly was pretty transparent this offseason about the need to sell the team to settle debts; after three years he had had enough. A listing price of […]
Kenosha ballpark improvements to be unveiled today
The owners of the new Kenosha team in the summer-collegiate Northwoods League will be unveiling a million dollars in improvements to Simmons Field, the former home to pro baseball in the Wisconsin city. The ballpark improvements cover new seating (including seating reclaimed from Baltimore’s Oriole Park), new grandstands, new dugouts, a brick wall surrounding the […]
Berlin new Voice of the Rafters
The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (summer collegiate; Northwoods League) have a new presence in the broadcast booth, as Aaron Berlin is the new voice of the team. He will take the place of Nathan Barnett, who was the broadcast voice for the Rafters last summer. In addition to calling all 70 Rafters games on WFHR (1320 […]
Knights, Mallards announce front-office moves
The Charlotte Knights (Class AAA; International League) and the Madison Mallards (summer collegiate; Northwoods League) announced a raftload of personnel additions for the 2013 season. Preparing for a move to a new Uptown ballpark in 2014, the Knights have bolstered its front office staff with the addition of Sean Owens, Director of Ticket Sales and […]
Mankato Moondogs sold
Our old friend Joe Schwei has sold the Mankato MoonDogs (summer collegiate; Northwoods League) to Mark Ogren, the president of Croix Oil Company in Stillwater, Minn. Schwei launched the Moondogs in the 2002 season, taking over the Mankato Mashers franchise and relaunching the team. Under his ownership the team’s attendance rose dramatically and Franklin Rogers […]
Kalamazoo, Northwoods League negotiating Homer Stryker Field lease
Right on schedule: with the appointment of a new parks and rec director in Kalamazoo, the city is discussing a lease for Homer Stryker Field with the summer-collegiate Northwoods League. There had been talks between the league and Frances Jewell, outgoing parks and rec director, but the mutual decision was made not to pursue a […]
The Week That Was: December 23
New logos for the St. Lucie Mets, new teams in Kenosha and Saratoga, and financial results in New York City and Phoenix. The most popular stores on Ballpark Digest the past week, as measured by page views. Updated look for St. Lucie Mets unveiled Holidays are days of optimism in baseball world Citi Field revenues […]
Kenosha approves Simmons Field lease for Northwoods League team
It’s official: the Kenosha Common Council approved a lease and ballpark-improvement plan for Simmons Field with the owners of the Madison Mallards and Wisconsin Rapids Rafters, as a 2014 Northwoods League team is on the horizon. Simmons Field is the former home to Midwest League and Frontier League baseball in the Wisconsin community. Under the […]
Simmons Field lease approved for Northwoods League team
The summer-collegiate Northwoods League could return to Simmons Field in 2014, as the Kenosha Parks Commission approves a lease with the owners of the Madison Mallards and Wisconsin Rapids Rafters. The ballpark is the former home to the Kenosha Twins (Low Class A; Midwest League), the Kenosha Mammoths (independent; Frontier League) and the Kenosha Kroakers […]
Showalter new head of operations for Northwoods League
Glen Showalter is the new vice president of operations for the summer-collegiate Northwoods League. Showalter comes to the league with 17 years of operations and management experience from Hearth & Home Technologies, Inc., a division of HNI Corporation. ”The Northwoods League is excited to have Glen on the team, and we know that the operations […]