The newest team in the summer-collegiate West Coast League: The Victoria (B.C.) HarbourCats, who will begin play at Royal Athletic Park in 2013. Team ownership unveiled the team name and logo at a ceremony today. “We are excited to introduce the HarbourCats brand to the City of Victoria and to our fans,” said GM Holly […]
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Walkers expand baseball holdings to Klamath Falls
Jerry and Lisa Walker, owners of the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes (short season A; Northwest League), are adding to their baseball portfolio with the purchase of the Klamath Falls Gems (summer collegiate; West Coast League). The Gems had been owned by several other WCL owners and local investors. Terms of the purchase were not released. “We are […]
Showalter new head of operations for Northwoods League
Glen Showalter is the new vice president of operations for the summer-collegiate Northwoods League. Showalter comes to the league with 17 years of operations and management experience from Hearth & Home Technologies, Inc., a division of HNI Corporation. ”The Northwoods League is excited to have Glen on the team, and we know that the operations […]
Marra buys Schooners, ends ballpark debate
Tom Marra is proving to be even more of a baseball white knight for fans of the Mystic Schooners (summer collegiate; NECBL): he’s buying the team after donating a half-million dollars toward the renovation of the team’s home field. The donation actually came first, allowing the Schooners to begin play in 2011. Marra, the president and […]
Staff news in Pittsfield, Medford
We have some personnel moves to note: Kevin McGuire is the new GM of the Pittsfield Suns (summer collegiate; Futures League) and Chuck Heeman is GM of the new Medford team in the West Coast League. McGuire (shown to the right) ascends to the role after spending the 2012 season as the Suns’ assistant general manager, […]
Wizards pay ballpark debt
After a little bad publicity, the owner of the Watertown Wizards (summer collegiate; Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League) paid back rent and other fees for Alex T. Duffy Fairgrounds. City officials went public with the fact that the team owed $6,011.41 in back rent and other fees; that number isn’t really shocking, but given that previous tenants of the […]
Watertown seeks back rent from Wizards
The city of Watertown (N.Y.) is seeking $6,011.41 in back rent, revenue sharing and repair costs from the Watertown Wizards (summer collegiate; Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League). The effort has been stymied, say city officials, because they have have no point of contact with the team management, with team owner/ former GM Todd Kirkey unavailable because his […]
Luray Wranglers to Charles Town
The Luray Wranglers (summer collegiate; Valley Baseball League) are on the move after the league signed off on a transfer to Charles Town, W.Va. The new team will be known as the Charles Town Cannons. —- Share your news with the baseball community. Send it to us at editors@augustpublications.com. Are you a subscriber to the weekly […]
Endangered Beetles in Alexandria
After three years of losses, Shawn Reilly is ready to sell the Alexandria Beetles (summer collegiate; Northwoods League) for a relative pittance, as the challenges of operating in a small market caught up with him. Reilly bought the team three years ago from Jim and Jill Wagner, taking out loans to finance the deal. Since […]
2012 Baseball Attendance by Average
Here is the Big Kahuna of attendance rankings: we’ve combined our rankings of affiliated, independent and summer-collegiate attendance rankings into one, huge, 388-team list. This covers every affiliated, most independent and most summer-collegiate teams. A few indy leagues don’t report attendance, and many smaller summer-collegiate leagues either don’t charge for admission or track attendance. Still, […]
Baseball on the I-90/I-35 corridor: Changes coming up?
With no new ballpark likely for the Beloit Snappers (Low Class A; Midwest League) and some offseason issues for the Rockford RiverHawks (independent; Frontier League), we could see changes in the region in upcoming years. It’s no secret that the Snappers have ballpark issues; the condition of Pohlman Field has been a topic in league […]
Local businessman buying Oneonta Outlaws
Local businessman Gary Laing is in the process of buying the Oneonta Outlaws (summer collegiate; Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League) from Keith Rogers and Dan Scaring. The Outlaws play at Damaschke Field, the longtime home to Minor League Baseball in the city. Rogers and Scaring moved a NYCBL team to Oneonta once the Oneonta Tigers (short season […]
CPL grad Wilson to start season for NFL’s Seahawks
It’s special when a grad of a summer-collegiate ranks makes the bigs, but Russell Wilson, formerly of the Gastonia Grizzlies (Coastal Plain League), is going beyond that: he’s starting today for the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks. Wilson, who led the Wisconsin Badgers to the Rose Bowl last season, began his collegiate career as a football and […]