As part of a unique partnership with Tradition Brewing Company, the Peninsula Pilots (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League) are introducing a mug club for 2018. (more…)
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Study: $9.5M for War Memorial Stadium Renovation
With a study recommending a $9.5 million investment to improve War Memorial Stadium, Hampton, VA officials are now considering the fate of the home of the Peninsula Pilots (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League). (more…)
Peninsula to host 2013 Coastal Plain League ASG
The Peninsula Pilots will host the 2013 Coastal Plain League All-Star Game at War Memorial Stadium in Hampton, the first-ever league ASG in Virginia. “We are tremendously excited that our summer classic – the 2013 All-Star Game – will be hosted by the Peninsula Pilots and the City of Hampton,” said CPL commissioner Justin Sellers. […]
New for 2013: Nogales Desert Ghosts
We have a name for the newest team in the independent American West Baseball League: the Nogales (Az.) Desert Ghosts. The team will play at War Memorial Stadium beginning this season, with former major league player Jolbert Cabrera (brother of Orlando Cabrera and son of scout Jolbert Cabrera) signed as manager. The rather extensive ownership […]
Future of Greensboro’s War Memorial under debate
Greensboro officials are weighing options for the future of rapidly deteriorating War Memorial Stadium, the former home to professional baseball in that North Carolina city. Opening in 1926, War Memorial Stadium was built for football and adapted over the years for baseball. Currently used for high-school and college baseball, the condition of the ballpark has […]
Greensboro’s War Memorial Stadium lives — for now
After several attempts to find a new use for War Memorial Stadium, the Greensboro City Council is looking at tearing down most of the historic 1927 structure, preserving only the facade. The Greensboro City Council took on the issue of the old ballpark this week, debating whether to spend $1.4 million on a partial demolition […]
Coca-Cola Field turns 25 this season
It was the ballpark that truly opened the retro era in ballpark, presaging Oriole Park by five years: Coca-Cola Field, home of the Buffalo Bisons (Class AAA; International League), turns 25 this season. Oriole Park will get a lot of press this season, marking its 20th anniversary and rightly being hailed as the first retro […]
War Memorial Stadium / Greensboro Bats
With crowded concourses, limited parking and some odd sightlines, War Memorial Stadium in Greensboro did not provide the best atmosphere for baseball. But it was a classic ballpark from a different era, and that for that reason alone its departure from professional baseball next season will leave a hole for those who love old […]