We end 2015 with a countdown of the 10 biggest stories of the year on Ballpark Digest, as chosen by editors and partially based on page views. Today, #5: Outrageous food items are still a cornerstone promotion for most baseball teams, but 2015 saw a subtle shift toward high-end, sit-down dining at the ballpark. (more…)
Archive | Summer Collegiate News
Grizzlies sign ballpark lease extension; still looking to downtown
It’s two more years at Sims Legion Park for the Gastonia Grizzlies (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League), as the team signs a lease extension while work continues on a new downtown ballpark. (more…)
Goldklang Group: ‘Take Me Out With the Crowd’
The theme of the Goldklang Group’s new fan-marketing campaign: ‘Take Me Out With the Crowd,’ as four teams will utilize the slogan throughout club advertising and marketing, engagement, communications and digital platforms. (more…)
New for 2016: NYCBL’s Rome Generals
We have a new team in the summer-collegiate New York Collegiate Baseball League, as the Rome Generals will play out of Larry DeLutis Field in Rome, N.Y. for the 2016 season and beyond. (more…)
Navigators Futures League Organization of the Year
A nice postseason award for the North Shore Navigators, as the team was named the summer-collegiate Futures League Organization of the Year. (more…)
New for 2016: Winnipesaukee Muskrats
This name sounds like it should be in a song lyric, as the NECBL’s Laconia Muskrats are taking a more regional approach with a new moniker: the Winnipesaukee Muskrats. (more…)
Bravehearts to host 2016 Futures League All-Star Game
The Worcester Bravehearts are hosting the 2016 Futures League All-Star Game at Hanover Insurance Park at Fitton Field as part of a two-day extravaganza. (more…)
New Savannah team unveils all-inclusive ballpark for 2016
We’re still waiting for the name of a new summer-collegiate Coastal Plain League team in Savannah’s Grayson Stadium, but we do know owner Fans First Entertainment will present an interesting twist: most of the game attendees will have an all-inclusive food and drink ticket. (more…)
NECBL adds Upper Valley team for 2016
Hartford, Vermont will host a new summer-collegiate New England Collegiate Baseball League team for the 2016 season, as the 13th team in the circuit will be playing in the Upper Connecticut River Valley region of New Hampshire and Vermont. (more…)
More summer-collegiate changes for 2016
We have some changes in the summer-collegiate baseball world for 2016, as Gresham is in and Klamath Falls out of the West Coast League, and the Alaska Goldpanners are out of the Alaska Baseball League. (more…)
It’s official: Northwoods League Rockford team in 2016
We reported on this several weeks ago, and now it’s official: the summer-collegiate Northwoods League will launch a team in Rockford, Ill., for the 2016 season. (more…)
Prospect League adds Lafayette team
MKE Sports and Entertainment is adding another team to its summer-collegiate portfolio, with a Prospect League team slated to play out of Loeb Stadium in 2016. (more…)
Pickles unveil logos, colors and Dillon
Some branding news: We have a logo, colors and look for the startup Portland Pickles (summer collegiate; Great West League), complete with a mascot, Dillon. (more…)