We’ll have a new champion for 2020, as the results of the first round of the summer collegiate Best of the Ballparks 2020 fan vote yielded only a few close votes and plenty of blowouts. So we move on to the Sweet Sixteen round of voting! (more…)
Archive | Summer Collegiate
Bravehearts looking for temporary 2020 home
With Hanover Insurance Park at Fitton Field unavailable because the College of the Holy Cross is closed, Worcester Bravehearts (summer collegiate; Futures League) owner John Creedon is looking for a 2020 temporary home. (more…)
Voting opens in summer collegiate Best of the Ballparks 2020 fan vote
It’s an unusual year in the summer-collegiate world, to be sure, so we’re running an unusual Best of the Ballparks 2020 fan vote for the various facilities hosting league play this summer. (more…)
Tough decisions as more play launches in 2020
As many summer-collegiate teams launch a limited season this week, the issue of how to manage fans is a big issue: just because teams can allow fans into the ballpark to watch the action, should they? (more…)
Coastal Plain League adds four more teams to season mix
The summer-collegiate Coastal Plain League will add four more teams in a Mid-Atlantic Division with North Carolina and Virginia teams, adding to the three teams slated for 2020 play. (more…)
Five MN/IA teams to comprise new Northwoods League pod
Five Minnesota and Iowa summer-collegiate Northwoods League teams will begin play as a regional pod beginning July 1, with play ending August 20 and no playoffs planned. (more…)
Futures League to launch six-team season on July 2
The summer-collegiate Futures Collegiate Baseball League will launch its 2020 season on July 2, with six teams playing a 39-game slate running through August 19. (more…)
Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat for June 16, 2020
Jesse Goldberg-Strassler, Mick Gillispie and Kevin Reichard discuss where baseball is returning, why negotiations for the 2020 MLB season are disappointing and what constitutes a Bermuda Triangle in this week’s Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat. (more…)
Plan for new Edmonton Prospects ballpark unveiled
Plan for a new Edmonton Prospects ballpark were unveiled today by parent Gold Sports and Entertainment Group, calling for a modern urban ballpark in Spruce Grove, Alberta to house the summer-collegiate team. (more…)
Northwoods League clears Michigan pod for play
The summer-collegiate Northwoods League is launching a three-site Michigan pod for play, with six teams set to compete in Traverse City, Kalamazoo and Battle Creek. (more…)
TX, OK MiLB teams to host summer-collegiate play at unused ballparks
We’ve heard from a few Minor League Baseball owners offering their venues to summer-collegiate teams, but this is the first such announcement, and it’s a big one: Five MiLB organizations will be fielding six teams in the Texas Collegiate League. (more…)
Six Northwoods League teams to launch play July 1
A six-team pod of summer-collegiate Northwoods League teams will begin play on July 1, with the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders, Green Bay Booyah, La Crosse Loggers, Rockford Rivets, Wisconsin Rapids Rafters and Wisconsin Woodchucks launching their 2020 seasons. (more…)
Coastal Plain League announces July 1 season opener for three teams
The summer-collegiate Coastal Plain League will launch play on July 1 as three teams commit to regional play, with more teams coming on board depending on potential revisions in state and local regulations. (more…)