Lewis & Clark Park may have been built for the Sioux City Explorers, but the American Association team is competing with the summer-collegiate Northwoods League for a 2024 lease. (more…)
Archive | Summer Collegiate
New for 2024: Mid America League
We have a new summer-collegiate league planned for 2024, as National Sports Services is launching the Mid America League with a planned six teams located in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana. (more…)
Ghost Hounds to sit out 2024 season
Attain Sports and Entertainment is shutting down the Spire City Ghost Hounds for the 2024 Atlantic League season following a challenging 2023 campaign sharing a ballpark with the summer-collegiate Frederick Keys and a league expansion next season. (more…)
Brockton to host pro, summer-collegiate teams in 2024
A new MLB Partner League team in the Frontier League will begin play in 2024, with the unnamed team set to join the Brockton Rox (summer collegiate; Futures League) on the schedule at Campanelli Stadium. (more…)
Two new Prospect League teams on tap for 2024
Prepping for 2024, pt. 1: The Prospect League is welcoming two new teams to the summer-collegiate circuit next season, the Dubois County Bombers (Huntingburg, Ind.) and the Full Count Rhythm (Hendersonville, Tenn.). (more…)
Analyzing the 2023 summer collegiate attendance figures
Summer-collegiate baseball has been a changing industry over the last several years, with MLB entering the field after MiLB contraction and a few league failures in 2022 and 2023. Still, overall, the industry appears to be in strong shape, as shown in our 2023 summer collegiate attendance roundups. (more…)
2023 summer collegiate attendance by average
With the 2023 season ending over the weekend as the MLB Draft League wrapped up, it’s time for our listings of 2023 summer collegiate attendance numbers. We end with a listing of teams ranked by per-game average. (more…)
2023 summer collegiate attendance by league
With the 2023 season ending over the weekend when the MLB Draft League wrapped up, it’s time to begin our listings of 2023 summer collegiate attendance numbers. We continue with a listing of league numbers, followed by per-game average. (more…)
2023 summer collegiate attendance by total
With the 2023 season ending over the weekend when the MLB Draft League wrapped up, it’s time to begin our listings of 2023 summer collegiate attendance numbers. We begin with a listing of teams ranked by total attendees, followed by league rankings and per-game average. (more…)
Open for Nominations: 2023 Ballpark Digest Awards
It’s that time of year again, as we’re seeking submissions for the 2023 Ballpark Digest Awards. We’re taking a slightly different approach to awards this year; as the game changes, so do our awards, and we’ve decided to focus on a smaller number of citations in 2023. (more…)
Seaman Stadium snares Best of the Ballparks honors
Our Best of the Ballparks fan votes are finally at a close. They began with Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium and Camelback Ranch-Glendale winning the votes in spring training, and our final vote ended this past weekend, with Seaman Stadium, home of the Okotoks Dawgs, named by fans as their favorite summer-collegiate facility. (more…)
Glacier, Danville winners in Best of the Ballparks
It has been an absolutely lovely summer at Ballpark Digest, but the end is near, as we wrap up our Best of the Ballparks fan votes. Here’s information on two winners, while one more competition is in the final stages. (more…)
It’s Okotoks vs. Vermont in 2023 Best of the Ballparks, Summer Collegiate finals
It’s Seaman Stadium (Okotoks Dawgs) vs. Centennial Field (Vermont Lake Monsters) in the finals of the 2023 Best of the Ballparks, Summer Collegiate fan vote. (more…)