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…)
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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: Boone Bigfoots
We have a new team for the summer-collegiate Coastal Plain League in 2023, as the Boone Bigfoots will begin play at Appalachian State University’s Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium. (more…)
Dennis and Lisa Bastien step down from Prospect League leadership
Dennis and Lisa Bastien are stepping down from their leadership roles as commissioner and deputy commissioner of the summer-collegiate Prospect League, choosing to focus on the new Jackson Rockabillys in 2023. (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…)
2022 MLB Summer Leagues Best of the Ballpark fan vote launches
We’ve opened voting in the 2022 Best of the Ballparks, MLB Summer Collegiate division, comprising ballparks in the sanctioned Appalachian League and MLB Draft League. (more…)
First female coach in Futures League, Margot Douillet, makes debut tonight
We’ll see another milestone tonight regarding women in baseball when the first female manager in the summer-collegiate Futures League, Margot Douillet, makes her debut leading the Pittsfield Suns from the bench. (more…)
Five potentials announced for new Jackson team name
The new summer-collegiate Prospect League team playing in Jackson, TN beginning in 2023 is asking fans to guess the name to be selected for use from a list of five finalists–the Jackson 5. (more…)
Prospect League group lands Jackson ballpark lease
We’ll see a summer-collegiate Prospect League team in The Ballpark at Jackson in 2023, as league commissioner Dennis Bastien signs an eight-year lease to occupy the former home of the Jackson Generals (Class AA; Southern League). (more…)
New for 2022: Green Bay Rockers
The Green Bay Booyah are no more, as the Northwoods League summer-collegiate team is rebranding to the Green Bay Rockers for the 2022 season. (more…)