The quest continues: Wenatchee AppleSox owner/general manager Jim Corcoran is once again seeking an improved home for his summer-collegiate West Coast League team. The AppleSox currently play out of Paul Thomas Sr. Baseball Stadium on the Wenatchee Valley College campus, a limited facility: 520 fixed seats and 680 bleacher seats, only one source of running […]
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Dennis Koho new president of West Coast League
Dennis Koho, who led the efforts to bring in the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes (short season A; Northwest League) while serving as mayor of Keizer, is the new president of the summer-collegiate West Coast League. He begins his duties on July 1 as the replacement for Ken Wilson. He’s currently on the Keizer City Council and is […]
Holly Springs moving ahead with ballpark, CPL team
The greater Raleigh-Durham area will see even more baseball, as Holly Springs moves ahead with a plan to build a new ballpark for a summer-collegiate Coastal Plain League team. We reported on the potential of a new Holly Springs ballpark a year ago, when Pete Bock pitched local officials on an economic study of a […]
Navigators prepay seven-year lease on Fraser Field
The North Shore Navigators (summer collegiate; Futures League) are committed to Fraser Field through 2020 after agreeing to a new lease that calls for a $45,262.15 prepayment. Prepaying the rent didn’t field the Navs any breaks on the total amount, but it does give Lynn the money to buy a new synthetic turf to replacing […]
Victoria HarbourCats sell out inaugural game
It’s all downhill from here, as the Victoria HarbourCats sold out Royal Athletic Park for the franchise’s first match in the summer collegiate West Coast League. A crowd of 3,026 was on hand to see the HarbourCats host the Kelowna Falcons. The game was delayed 55 minutes after the Falcons bus broke down on the […]
Kalamazoo, Northwoods League agree on Stryker Field lease
UPDATED: The Kalamazoo (Mich.) City Commission approved a lease with the summer-collegiate Northwoods League for Homer Stryker Field, former home to pro baseball in the city. The league has been working with the city on a lease proposal for several months, a process delayed by the appointment of a new parks and rec director in […]
Madison Mallards unveil new ticket office
Another improvement at Warner Park: The Madison Mallards (summer collegiate; Northwoods League) unveiled a new ticket office at the Duck Pond. The 1,600-square foot building was added on to the existing office at the Duck Pond. “For years we’ve taken great pride in how productive we’ve been in a very tight office space,” said Mallards […]
Medford preps ballpark for arrival of Rogues
The upgrading of Harry & David Field to accommodate summer-collegiate ball is almost complete, as the Medford Rogues (West Coast League) prep for a May 31 ballpark opening. Harry & David Field was built to host youth and Legion baseball, not summer-collegiate ball, so serious upgrades to the ballpark were needed to accommodate the Rogues. […]
Wilson steps down as WCL prez
Ken Wilson has stepped down as president of the summer-collegiate West Coast League, but will remain with the circuit as a consultant through the end of the season. According to a published report. current WCL Vice President Eddie Poplawski will run the league on a daily basis until a successor is announced. Under Wilson, the […]
WCL expands to Yakima for 2014, subject to ballpark lease
The summer-collegiate West Coast League is working on a lease for Yakima County Stadium, beginning in 2014, as a group led by Walla Walla Sweets ownership has been announced. Yakima County Stadium was formerly home to the Yakima Bears (short season A; Northwest League). The team ended operations in Yakima last year after several years […]
Mississippi River flooding hits Clemens Field
Davenport’s Modern Woodmen Park isn’t the only ballpark to be impacted by Mississippi River flooding: Clemens Field, home of the Hannibal Cavemen (summer collegiate; Prospect League), is currently underwater. Downtown Hannibal has been protected by levees, but the protection doesn’t extend to the historic WPA ballpark. Still, despite the ballpark being underwater now, Cavemen Director […]
New Martinsville management off to strong start
The new management of the Martinsville Mustangs (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League), Team Cole & Associates, is off to a strong start for the 2013 season. For the last seven years the city has owned the Mustangs and subsidized losses. This year, the city decided to go with Team Cole — which also manages the […]
Future uncertain for Sal Maglie Stadium
Sal Maglie Stadium, home to the Niagara Power (summer collegiate; NYCBL) and a former pro venue, faces an uncertain future as the local school board will ends its management of the historic facility. Besides hosting Power and Niagara University games, the historic ballpark also hosts local high-school matches. The ballpark opened in1939 as a football […]