The Hall of Fame League, a Texas/Louisiana summer-collegiate circuit announced this spring, reportedly isn’t launching this summer. The league, projected to field teams in Fort Worth, Granbury, Mineral Wells, Tyler, Weatherford and Shreveport, hasn’t made a formal announcement about the league’s status, but players and coaches reportedly have been told the league won’t exist this summer. according to […]
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Remembering SPAR Stadium
Today’s ballpark of the past is SPAR Stadium, former home to pro ball in Shreveport, built in 1935 and still a working ballpark thanks to the efforts of the good folks at Galilee Baptist Church. The ballpark was the predecessor to Fair Grounds Field in Shreveport, home to various Southern Association and Texas League teams. […]
New summer-collegiate league launches in Texas, Louisiana
We now have two summer-collegiate leagues in Texas and Louisiana, as the Hall of Fame Baseball League (HOFL) will launch this coming season with six teams in Fort Worth, Granbury, Mineral Wells, Tyler, Weatherford and Shreveport. Wayne Poage, the former Director of Athletics at Dallas Baptist University and the architect of the Texas Collegiate League […]
Reevaluating Fair Grounds Field after 25 years
It was once the very model of a modern ballpark, but 25 years later Fair Grounds Field is showing the effects of time and a less-than-aggressive maintenance budget, as Shreveport evaluates the future of the home of the Shreveport-Bossier Captains (independent; American Association). Built for $3.5 million, Fair Grounds Field was designed to be a […]