Volunteers who successfully restored The Ballpark in Old Orchard Beach are looking to take things to the next level, with some improvements and changes slated for 2013. You’ll recall the ballpark as being home to the Maine Guides (Class AAA; International League), then falling into disrepair after the team’s departure. Left for dead by local authorities and […]
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It’s all sunny in Pittsfield for summer-collegiate ball
We may have the perfect tenant for historic Wahconah Park, as the Pittsfield Suns (summer collegiate; Futures League) and the Goldklang Group wrap up a successful debut season. Baseball has been a hard sell in Pittsfield in recent years; independent and summer-collegiate teams all failed over the last decade. Enter the Goldklang Group, as Jeff […]
Vendors seeking back payments from Will County, Illinois teams
A bad summer could end up being much worse for Will County CrackerJacks and Illinois Lincolns owner Jamie Toole, as creditors seek payment for housing and promotional expenses. Toole shut down both teams from play in the summer-collegiate Midwest Collegiate League before the end of the year, arguing philosophical differences with league ownership. The league […]
Holly Springs talking new CPL ballpark
The greater Raleigh-Durham area could see more baseball if Holly Springs moves ahead with a plan to build a new ballpark for a summer-collegiate Coastal Plain League team. We’re talking modest here — the city has about 25,000 residents, but is expecting growth as the nearly Research Triangle expands — as in a 2,500-seat ballpark […]
Jeremy Aagard new GM in Fayetteville
The Fayetteville SwampDogs (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League) have a new GM: assistant GM Jeremy Aagard has been promoted to the top spot. Aagard joined the team in October 2006 as the assistant general manager. The Wadena, MN native joined the SwampDogs staff following a two-year stint in the Northwoods League as the assistant general […]
RedWolves commit to Sparrow Stadium for two more years
The Florence RedWolves (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League) are on the verge of signing a two-year lease for Sparrow Stadium, extending the team’s stay at Francis Marion University. Team owner Kevin Barth made the announcement at a local Rotary meeting. From SCnow: “We’re still trying to figure out all the logistical issues,” Barth said, “but […]
Jones GM for new Victoria team
Holly Jones is the first general manager of the new Victoria (B.C) team in the summer-collegiate West Coast League. Jones, a former assistant GM with the Corvallis Knights in the same circuit, brings marketing experience from JetBlue, CAA and the NBA to her new position. She’ll be charged with everything on the business side of the […]
Milwaukie: No thanks to summer-collegiate ball
No surprise: Milwaukie (Ore.) officials decided to walk away from a ballpark deal for a West Coast League team after city officials couldn’t determine the economic impact of such an investment. We predicted this would happen. The reasons are pretty obvious. When a Minor League Baseball team walks into a community, it has a host of […]
Sad fact: Not every old ballpark can be saved
As Alexandria (La.) begins to debate the future of Bringhurst Field, there’s one important fact to remember: not every old ballpark can be saved. Over the 10 years this site has existed, we’ve reported lots of sad stories about old ballparks that had deteriorated to the point where they couldn’t be saved. Flash back to […]
Knights name Kerkvliet GM
Bre Kerkvliet is the new general manager of the Corvallis Knights (summer collegiate; West Coast League), the first female GM in that circuit. A Corvallis native and a graduate of Corvallis High School and Oregon State, Kerkvliet was the team’s assistant general manager and director of business development for the past two seasons under team president Dan […]
Will pro baseball return to Columbia?
From yesterday’s Ballpark Digest newsletter: with the Columbia Blowfish (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League) season over and Cap City Stadium sold, the future of baseball there is in serious flux. UPDATED! By all measures, Columbia (S.C.) should be a pretty good market for Minor League Baseball: the city has a population of 129,272 and sits in the middle […]
2012 Summer-Collegiate Attendance by Average
We conclude our listings of 2012 summer-collegiate attendance with a look at average attendance — perhaps the most accurate way to measure the health of a franchise. Because of the small number of games in many leagues, the attendance can vary greatly year to year, so you’re going to see more fluctuations here than in, […]
2012 Summer-Collegiate Attendance by Total
Continuing our look at the 2012 summer-collegiate attendance stats: here a look at total attendance by team, with comparisons to the 2011 numbers. We list the numbers for 2011 and 2012 to give you an idea of how teams fared year to year. # Team LGE TOTAL GMS 2011 +/- 1 Madison Mallards NorthWL 217,143 […]