The Wahconah Park Restoration Committee is moving toward either restoring or rebuilding historic Wahconah Park, home of the Pittsfield Suns (summer collegiate; Futures League), after the decision to hire a project manager. (more…)
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Wahconah Park in need of TLC; Pittsfield to map restoration plan
Venerable Wahconah Park, longtime home to pro baseball in Pittsfield, Mass., and now home to the summer-collegiate Pittsfield Suns (Futures League), is in sore need of restoration because of deteriorating conditions in the grandstand. (more…)
First female coach in Futures League, Margot Douillet, makes debut tonight
We’ll see another milestone tonight regarding women in baseball when the first female manager in the summer-collegiate Futures League, Margot Douillet, makes her debut leading the Pittsfield Suns from the bench. (more…)
Wahconah Park at 100: A Century of Memories
The summer-collegiate baseball season will bring one of the biggest ballpark anniversaries of 2019, as Wahconah Park, home of the Pittsfield Suns (Futures League), turns 100. (more…)
Lieberman Named New Pittsfield Suns GM
The Pittsfield Suns (summer collegiate; Futures Collegiate Baseball League) have named a new general manager, with Michael Lieberman appointed to the position. (more…)
Personnel News: West Virginia, Pittsfield, Victoria
We have personnel news to report from the West Virginia Power (Low A; Sally League), Pittsfield Suns (summer collegiate; Futures League), and the Victoria HarbourCats (summer collegiate; West Coast League). (more…)
Personnel News: Pittsfield, Yakima Valley
We have personnel news to report from the Pittsfield Suns (summer collegiate; Futures Collegiate Baseball League) and the Yakima Valley Pippins (summer collegiate; West Coast League). (more…)
Tyler Tumminia Leaving Goldklang Group
Some big names leaving Minor League Baseball today. The third: senior vice president Tyler Tumminia is leaving The Goldklang Group at the end of this season, but she will keep her share of ownership with the Pittsfield Suns (summer collegiate; Futures Baseball League). (more…)
Goldklang Group: ‘Take Me Out With the Crowd’
The theme of the Goldklang Group’s new fan-marketing campaign: ‘Take Me Out With the Crowd,’ as four teams will utilize the slogan throughout club advertising and marketing, engagement, communications and digital platforms. (more…)
2015 Organization of the Year: Goldklang Group
By any measure, it was a very good season for the four teams owned by the Goldklang Group: Record-setting attendance in St. Paul and Charleston, continued excellence in Hudson Valley and Pittsfield, and the opening of the amazingly popular CHS Field. These accomplishments earned the Goldklang Group Ballpark Digest’s Organization of the Year for 2015. […]
Yager new president of Pittsfield Suns
Eben Yager adds another title to the resume: He’s now president of the Pittsfield Suns (summer collegiate; Futures Collegiate Baseball League), and will continue his duties as GM of the Hudson Valley Renegades (short season A; NY-Penn League) for the Goldklang Group. (more…)
Pittsfield Suns extend Wahconah Park lease
It looks like summer-collegiate ball is the right fit for historic Wahconah Park, as the Pittsfield Suns (Futures Collegiate Baseball League) extended their lease through 2017, with options through 2019. (more…)
Suns break Futures League attendance record
More 2014 attendance news: The Pittsfield Suns broke the summer-collegiate Futures Collegiate Baseball League attendance record and ranked 16th in the nation in average attendance. Suns attendance increased by 45 percent in 2014 for a total attendance of 46,913 over 26 games this summer. In its inaugural year with the Futures League, the Worcester Bravehearts […]