The future of the summer-collegiate Martinsville Mustangs depends on approaching a break-even point on the books — and it looks like the team will come close to that this season. The team has been subsidized by the city in recent years, but facing their own budget issues, leaders say the team much approach break-even or […]
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It’s what for dinner: the two-foot brat
Sunday night we had the best food of this season at a ballpark: a two-foot brat served up by the Madison Mallards at the Duck Pond. Not a gimmick: it was surprisingly good. The brat itself is from Stoddard’s of Cottage Grove, who also supplies brats and other meats (smoked turkey legs, smoked brisket, smoked […]
WCL looks to future expansion in Humboldt, Medford, Redding
With 10 teams slated for the 2011 season with the addition of Klamath Falls, the summer-collegiate West Coast League is also looking at adding more teams on the southern part of the league’s territory: Humboldt, Medford and Redding. With 10 teams slated for the 2011 season with the addition of Klamath Falls, the summer-collegiate West […]
Joannes Stadium / Green Bay Bullfrogs
Mark Twain once remarked, “Clothes make the man.” While this statement is often true when it comes to ballparks, such is not the case at Joannes Stadium. Through no fault of their own, the Green Bay Bullfrogs’ home field has little outside beauty connected to it. There are no trees swirling behind an outfield fence. […]
New Bullfrogs ballpark on hold
A lack of funding is forcing owner Jeff Royle to put a new Green Bay Bullfrogs (summer collegiate; Northwoods League) ballpark on ice. Royle has proposed a new downtown ballpark on the Fox River that could serve as a community resource, hosting other events. He’s asking the city for land but has been working on […]
Klamath Falls Gems slated to join WCL in 2011
The Klamath Falls Gems will begin play next season as the 10th team in summer-collegiate West Coast League, playing at historic Kiger Stadium. Klamath Falls, Oregon will join the West Coast League for the 2011 season, becoming the 10th active franchise. Klamath Falls Gems Baseball, LLC, will operate the summer-collegiate team, according to WCL president […]
Franklin Rogers Park / Mankato MoonDogs
Franklin Rogers Park is one of those older ballparks you can find scattered across the United States: too small to house a minor-league baseball team but large enough to attract the attention of entrepreneurs looking to bring in a summer collegiate team. Such is the case with Franklin Rogers Park, home of the Mankato MoonDogs. […]
2009 Minor-League Attendance by Average — Summer Collegiate
Now that the end of the 2009 season is upon us, it’s time to pass along attendance figures. Here are the attendance figures, by average, for the summer-collegiate leagues. Now that the end of the 2009 season is upon us, it’s time to pass along attendance figures. Here are the attendance figures, by average, for […]
2008 Minor-League Attendance by Average — Summer Collegiate
# Team League Total Games Average 1 Madison Mallards NorthWL 207,949 34 6,116 2 La Crosse Loggers NorthWL 106,196 32 3,319 3 Forest City Owls CPL 63,931 28 2,283 4 Orleans Cardinals CCL 48,591 22 2,209 5 Fayetteville Swampdogs CPL 54,904 26 2,111 6 Wisconsin Woodchucks NorthWL 63,179 34 1,858 7 Chatham A’s CCL 40,567 […]
Damaschke Field / Oneonta Outlaws
Most in baseball remember Damaschke Field as the former home of the NY-Penn League’s Oneonta Tigers, a place with strong community ownership and no beer sold at the ballpark. Things have changed: the ballpark was renovated in 2007, the Tigers now are in Norwich, and a summer-collegiate team has taken up residence. One thing remains […]
Bullfrogs pitching new Green Bay ballpark
The Northwoods League team has already outgrown Joannes Stadium and is looking at downtown sites for a new home.The Green Bay Bullfrogs (summer collegiate; Northwoods League) have already outgrown Joannes Stadium and is looking at downtown sites for a new home. Joannes Stadium is, quite honestly, a bare-boned facility with little in the way of […]
Finch Field / Thomasville HiToms
Finch Field has been the home of Thomasville baseball since 1937, when the Thomasville Chairmakers posted a 63-48 record in the Class D Carolina State League, Since then, the ballpark has hosted teams in the North Carolina State League and the Carolina League, where current Florida skipper Jack McKeon won a championship in 1968. Today, […]
Fraser Field / North Shore Navigators
Built in 1940, Fraser Field has hosted Eastern League and independent baseball; it’s now home to summer-collegiate ball. FAST FACTS Year Built: 1940 Capacity: 3,804 Dimensions: 320L, 400C, 320R Parking: There is some limited street parking in front of the ballpark, but beware: there are some inconsistent restrictions on parking in the area, and the […]