The Watertown (N.Y.) entry in the summer-collegiate Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League will be known as the Rams, with the owner close to a new lease for Alex T. Duffy Fairgrounds. The status of the team has been a matter of speculation in recent days: there reportedly was an effort by another summer-collegiate team to […]
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Kenosha approves Simmons Field lease for Northwoods League team
It’s official: the Kenosha Common Council approved a lease and ballpark-improvement plan for Simmons Field with the owners of the Madison Mallards and Wisconsin Rapids Rafters, as a 2014 Northwoods League team is on the horizon. Simmons Field is the former home to Midwest League and Frontier League baseball in the Wisconsin community. Under the […]
Simmons Field lease approved for Northwoods League team
The summer-collegiate Northwoods League could return to Simmons Field in 2014, as the Kenosha Parks Commission approves a lease with the owners of the Madison Mallards and Wisconsin Rapids Rafters. The ballpark is the former home to the Kenosha Twins (Low Class A; Midwest League), the Kenosha Mammoths (independent; Frontier League) and the Kenosha Kroakers […]
Seacoast Mavericks moving to Portsmouth
The Seacoast Mavericks (summer collegiate; Futures Collegiate Baseball League) are shifting operations to Leary Field, located in downtown Portsmouth, N.H. Originally home to the Portsmouth Baseball Club and the powerhouse Atlantic Corporation league in the late 1800s, Leary Field also played host to the Sunset League, the oldest amateur baseball league in the country. Serving […]
Worcester aims for 2014 ballpark deal
There will be no pro ball at Hanover Insurance Park at Fitton Field in 2013, as local officials reject overtures from the independent Can-Am League to return to Worcester in 2013. The reality, says City Manager Michael V. O’Brien, is that it’s too late for the league — or any other league, for that matter […]
Navigators staff up for 2013
The North Shore Navigators (summer collegiate; FCBL) have laid in plans for the 2013 season, bringing back four employees to build on a successful 2012 season. The announcement came from General Manager Bill Terlecky on Tuesday afternoon at Fraser Field. Ashley Laramie, a Lynn resident, has been promoted from Director of Community Relations to the […]
Perfect Game League expands for 2013
Another year of growth for the summer-collegiate Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League, adding two more teams for the 2013 season. The Utica Brewers and the Adirondack Trail Blazers are moving from the New York Collegiate Baseball League. “Teams from upstate New York are gravitating to the high standards set on and off the field by […]
New for 2013: Medford Rogues
The newest team in the summer-collegiate West Coast League: the Medford Rogues, playing out of Harry and David Field. The team name was announced yesterday by GM Chuck Heeman. The team’s logo was designed by Keith Flynn of Flynnagain Productions; he’ll also be designing team uniforms and other logos. “It’s a great day for our […]
Martinsville looks to outsource Mustangs management
Martinsville officials are looking to outsource management of the Martinsville Mustangs (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League), as the city works to decrease the amount of taxpayer money spent on the team. The issue: the desire to keep the team versus the desire to reduce money spent on the franchise. The Mustangs perpetually lose money: Martinsville […]
Handelsman set to return to SwampDogs dugout
Good news for everyone: Darrell Handelsman is set to return in 2013 as coach of the Fayetteville SwampDogs (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League), after a nasty accident marred his 2012 season. Handelsman and his father, Lew Handelsman, own the SwampDogs. In the past Darrell has served as GM as well as coach, but that changed […]
Terlecky named FCBL Executive of the Year
Our old friend Bill Terlecky received a nice honor today: the general manager of the North Shore Navigators was named the summer-collegiate Futures Collegiate Baseball League’s 2012 Executive of the Year. The announcement was made by FCBL commissioner, Chris Hall, as part of the league’s annual post-season awards. This represents the inaugural Executive of the […]
Gems record loss for 2012
Quincy Civic Center Authority members expressed concern that the Quincy Gems (summer collegiate; Prospect League) posted a $23,178 loss in 2012. The Gems took in $225,749 in revenue and spent $248,927. The team management was expecting more on the revenue front, but ticket revenue and beer sales were down this past season. At the end of […]
Front-office changes in Klamath Falls, New Bedford
We have a couple of personnel changes to note: Grant Wilson is the new GM of the Klamath Falls Gems (summer collegiate; West Coast League), while Mike Friar is new GM of the New Bedford Bay Sox (summer collegiate; NECBL). Wilson was formerly GM of the Cowlitz Black Bears in the same circuit. He’s the […]