Voting is now open on the 2023 Best of the Ballparks vote for MLB Summer Collegiate ballparks, some of the pretty venues you’ll find in all of baseball. So let the voting begin! (more…)
Archive | Summer Collegiate
Venerable Bowman Gray Stadium to host baseball this weekend
A unique NASCAR/football venue is being pressed into service as a ballpark, as venerable Bowman Gray Stadium will host baseball for the first time, as the Carolina Disco Turkeys will play a holiday series there. (more…)
LumberKings add Bo Jackson burgers to concessions lineup
Interesting addition to the Clinton LumberKings (summer collegiate; Prospect League) concessions lineup: Veteran Strong burgers from Jackson & Partners, LLC, led by former MLB and NFL superstar Bo Jackson. (more…)
Minot Hot Tots sells out Corbett Field season opener
With summer-collegiate leagues of all sorts launching their seasons over the next few weeks, expect more coverage. Today, the Minot Hot Tots (Northwoods League) announce they’ve sold out their Corbett Field season opener. (more…)
Northwoods League announces new women’s summer collegiate softball league
Big announcement today from the summer-collegiate Northwoods League, which is set to debut a new women’s summer collegiate softball league in the summer of 2024. (more…)
Personnel news: Sioux City, Wilmington, Kingsport, Charleston
We have personnel news today from the Sioux City Explorers (American Association), Wilmington Blue Rocks (High-A; Sally League), Kingsport Axmen (summer collegiate; Appalachian League) and Charleston Dirty Birds (Atlantic League). (more…)
Northwoods League pitch timers on tap
We’ll see Northwoods League pitch timers in their ballparks beginning in 2023, as the summer-collegiate circuit aims to accelerate the pace of play. (more…)
New for 2023: Uwharrie Wampus Cats
We have a new independent summer-collegiate team playing out of Albemarle and North Carolina’s Uwharrie Region east of Charlotte: the Uwharrie Wampus Cats. (more…)
Lake County Captains acquired by COLLiDE Sport
The Lake County Captains (High-A; Midwest League) have been acquired by COLLiDE Sport, best known as the owners and operators of the Portland Pickles (summer collegiate; West Coast League). (more…)
2022: The year in review in the ballpark world
In the end, 2022 saw the ballpark world in a holding pattern, with 2023 potentially the time for long-running facility debates to be resolved, as you’ll see in our list of the Top 10 stories posted on Ballpark Digest as measured by page views. (more…)
Renovation plan on tap for Diethrick Park
It was regarded as one of the worst MiLB parks before a team move, but Jamestown’s Diethrick Park could see a revival as a college/summer-collegiate venue as the result of a $10-million-plus state and county investment. (more…)
Burlington Athletic Stadium renovations move forward
Burlington Athletic Stadium renovations for the 2023 season are moving forward, with the budget for the project raised to $2.6 million from the original $1.95 million for the home of the Burlington Sock Puppets (summer collegiate; Appalachian League). (more…)
2023 Northwoods League lineup announced
The 2023 Northwoods League lineup has been announced, with the Minot Hot Tots entering the summer-collegiate circuit and the travel team Minnesota Mud Puppies to return. (more…)