Although the Edmonton Prospects (summer collegiate; Western Canada Baseball League) could return in 2020, Edmonton officials are negotiating with another group to take over operations of RE/MAX Field. (more…)
Archive | Summer Collegiate
Personnel News: Rocket City, Frisco, Traverse City
We have personnel news to report from the Rocket City Trash Pandas (Class AA; Southern League), Frisco RoughRiders (Class AA; Texas League), and the Traverse City Pit Spitters (summer collegiate; Northwoods League). (more…)
Ballpark Pitch Shifts from Summit to Oconomowoc
A group seeking to build a sports complex anchored by a new summer-collegiate Northwoods League ballpark is moving its pitch elsewhere in the far Milwaukee suburbs, shifting from Summit to nearby Oconomowoc. (more…)
MINK League Announces 2020 Lineup
The summer-collegiate MINK League will field nine teams in 2020, including two additions in the Des Moines Prospects and a soon-to-be-branded Chanute, KS team. (more…)
Bristol Blues Joining New England Collegiate Baseball League
The Bristol Blues are changing summer-collegiate circuits for the 2020 season, shifting from the Futures Collegiate Baseball League to the New England Collegiate Baseball League. (more…)
Athletic Park Upgrades Pitched for 2021
Wausau’s Athletic Park could be poised for another round of renovations, as Wisconsin Woodchucks (summer collegiate; Northwoods League) ownership pitches a $1.5 million slate of upgrades. (more…)
Sylvan Lake WCBL Team to Launch in 2021
A summer-collegiate Western Canadian Baseball League expansion team in Sylvan Lake, AB is on tap, as team ownership and league and city officials announce plans for a 2021 launch. (more…)
New Britain Bees Shift to Futures League
The New Britain Bees are departing the independent professional baseball ranks to join a summer-collegiate circuit, exiting the Atlantic League and entering the Futures Collegiate Baseball League. (more…)
New Large Ballpark Pitched for Suburban Minneapolis
A group is pitching a 8,000-plus-capacity ballpark in Shakopee, located in the southwest quadrant of the Twin Cities, raising money via traditional investors and crowdsourcing. (more…)
Juveniles Cited for Starting Tony Zupo Field Fire
Law enforcement officials have cited two juveniles for allegedly starting a fire last month at Lodi, CA’s Tony Zupo Field, a former affiliated Minor League Baseball and summer-collegiate ballpark. (more…)
Reward Floated for Info on Madison Mallards Team Store Arson
With an investigation ongoing, authorities are offering an up to $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in a fire last week that damaged the Madison Mallards (summer collegiate; Northwoods League) team store. (more…)
Greg Suire Tapped to Run Martinsville Mustangs
Greg Suire has been chosen to operate the Martinsville Mustangs (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League) next season, bringing experience with other Coastal Plain League teams to Martinsville. (more…)
New for 2020: Tri-City Chili Peppers
The identity of a Colonial Heights, VA-based expansion team in the summer-collegiate Coastal Plain League has been unveiled, as the club will be known as the Tri-City Chili Peppers. (more…)