The Burlington (N.C.) City Council is considering a proposal for Burlington Athletic Stadium expansion from the Burlington Sock Puppets (Appalachian League), adding an entertainment venue to the team’s home. (more…)
Archive | Summer Collegiate
Call for nominations: 2022 Ballpark Digest Awards
It’s that time of year again: We’re asking for nominations for the 2022 Ballpark Digest Awards, as we honor the best and the brightest in the baseball industry, ranging from MLB and MiLB to summer collegiate and college. (more…)
Attendance analysis: 2022 summer collegiate numbers
On Monday we posted attendance figures for the 2022 summer collegiate season, which ended Sunday. Here’s some perspective and some interesting backgrounds on some of the numbers posted. (more…)
2022 summer collegiate attendance by average
With the 2022 season ending yesterday, it’s time to continue our listings of 2022 summer collegiate attendance numbers. Here are listings of teams by per-game average–the best way to evaluate change year-over-year. (more…)
2022 summer collegiate attendance by league
With the 2022 summer collegiate season ending yesterday, it’s time to continue our listings of 2022 attendance numbers. Here are listings of leagues by per-game average, with teams within ranked by per-game average as well. (more…)
2022 summer collegiate attendance by total
With the 2022 summer collegiate season unofficially ending yesterday, it’s time to begin our listings of 2022 attendance numbers. We begin with a listing of teams ranked by total attendees, followed by league rankings and per-game average. (more…)
Wahconah Park in need of TLC; Pittsfield to map restoration plan
Venerable Wahconah Park, longtime home to pro baseball in Pittsfield, Mass., and now home to the summer-collegiate Pittsfield Suns (Futures League), is in sore need of restoration because of deteriorating conditions in the grandstand. (more…)
Northwoods League hosting two divisional All-Star Games in 2023
An interesting approach for a summer-collegiate league spread across eight states and provinces: in 2023 the Northwoods League will hold two All-Star Games in Traverse City and Bismarck, featuring divisional matchups. (more…)
Your winner in 2022 summer-collegiate Best of the Ballparks vote: Robin Roberts Stadium
Robin Roberts Stadium, home of the Springfield Lucky Horseshoes (Prospect League), is your winner of the 2022 Summer Collegiate Best of the Ballparks fan vote, defeating venerable Cardines Field. (more…)
New Hudson ballpark back on track
On-again, off-again plans for a new Hudson ballpark for a summer-collegiate Northwoods League team are back on, as developers unveiled plans for a new development in the Wisconsin community. (more…)
It’s Springfield vs. Newport in 2022 summer-collegiate Best of the Ballparks finals
It was a see-saw battle in the Final Four, but we now have our finalists in the 2022 summer-collegiate Best of the Ballparks fan vote: Robin Roberts Stadium (Springfield Lucky Horseshoes) vs. Cardines Field (Newport Gulls). (more…)
Graham stepping down from Traverse City Pit Spitters
Mickey Graham, a long-time baseball staffer with the West Michigan Whitecaps (High-A; Midwest League) and the first general manager of the Traverse City Pit Spitters (summer collegiate; Northwoods League), is stepping away at the end of the 2022 season. (more…)
EIite Eight time in 2022 Summer Collegiate Best of the Ballparks fan vote
It’s Elite Eight time in the 2022 Summer Collegiate Best of the Ballparks fan vote, with ballparks representing the Northwoods League, New England Collegiate Baseball League, Prospect League and Coastal Plain League. (more…)