The new ownership group for the summer-collegiate Springfield Sliders (Prospect League) includes wrestling Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett and is led by industry veteran Jamie Toole. (more…)
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Bees join LumberKings in Prospect League
The Burlington Bees will join the Clinton LumberKings as a 2021 addition to the summer-collegiate Prospect League, a move made necessary after neither Midwest League was invited to be part of the slimmed-down Minor League Baseball. (more…)
Clinton LumberKings join Prospect League
Another summer-collegiate shift for a team not invited to the new 120-team MiLB, as the Clinton LumberKings will play in the Prospect League in 2021 and beyond. (more…)
Prospect League adds Johnstown team for 2021
It’s been a busy offseason for National Sports Services, first winning a bid in Lafayette (IN) for a rebuilt Loeb Stadium lease and now purchasing a Prospect League expansion team for Sargent’s Stadium at the Point in Johnstown, PA. (more…)
Aviators land Loeb Stadium lease
The Lafayette Aviators (summer collegiate; Prospect League) will be playing in the new version of Loeb Stadium set to open for the 2021 season, in a decision announced today by the City of Lafayette and Lafayette Board of Parks & Recreation. (more…)
Name-the-team contest launched for new Alton team
Another sign that 2021 isn’t that far away: we have a name-the-team competition for the new summer-collegiate Prospect League squad operating at Lloyd Hopkins Field in Gordon Moore Park next season. (more…)
Prospect League cancels 2020 season
Another league calls off play for 2020, as the summer-collegiate Prospect League will not play this summer, in a decision dictated by varying guidelines for safety, protection and limits on public gatherings in the five states in the league footprint. (more…)
Two more collegiate leagues push season openers to July 1
Two more summer-collegiate leagues are postponing their season openers to July 1, as the Coastal Plain League and Prospect League announce changes to the 2020 schedule. (more…)
Lafayette Issues RFP for Tenant to New Ballpark
Lafayette, IN has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for teams interested in occupying its new ballpark, leaving questions about whether the Lafayette Aviators (summer collegiate; Prospect League) will ultimately use the facility. (more…)
Alton Prospect League Team on Tap for 2021
The summer-collegiate Prospect League has announced plans for an Alton, IL expansion team to launch in 2021, with the yet-to-be-named club to play at Lloyd Hopkins Field in Gordon Moore Park. Alton becomes the 13th Prospect League team. (more…)
New Lafayette Ballpark Construction Making Progress
With the facility being prepared for a 2021 opening, there are visible signs of progress in the construction of a new Lafayette Aviators (summer collegiate; Prospect League) ballpark. (more…)
Hoots to O’Fallon; Clemens Field Future in Play
With the Hannibal Hoots (summer collegiate; Prospect League) relocating to O’Fallon’s CarShield Field, the future of Hannibal’s Clemens Field — heavily impacted by Mississippi River flooding — will be debated in coming weeks. (more…)
Prospect League Headed to O’Fallon’s CarShield Field
With the departure of the Frontier League’s River City Rascals from CarShield Field, the city of O’Fallon (MO) is set to approve a new lease with a summer-collegiate Prospect League team. (more…)