Milwaukie (Ore.) has a week to decide if a new ballpark for a summer-collegiate West Coast League team is in the city’s future — or whether a team is unable to justify the revenue necessary for a large-scale project. Spurned by the short-season Northwest League, the city has turned to the WCL as a possible […]
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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 […]
2012 Summer-Collegiate Attendance by League
Hard to believe, but the summer-collegiate leagues have wrapped up their regular seasons, so it’s time to assemble the attendance stats. We begin with a look at summer-collegiate attendance by league. We list the numbers for 2012 and 2012 to give you an idea of how teams and leagues fared year to year. Be warned […]
Coeur d’Alene, WCL talking team in 2014
The summer-collegiate West Coast League is talking with the organizers of a proposed Coeur d’Alene ballpark about bringing a team to Idaho for the 2014 season. We’ve written about this project before; former Yankees great Don Larsen is leading a fundraising drive for a new Cherry Hill Park ballpark. What has changed: a $2.5-million, 800-seat facility has been […]
Milwaukie to study economic impact of summer-collegiate ball
The Milwaukie (Ore.) City Council voted to spend $5,000 on updated economic studies to determine the impact of a summer-collegiate team team at a new ballpark — but declined to start negotiating with the West Coast League. The city had been negotiating with the short-season Northwest League about the possible move of a franchise, but […]
West Coast League to Milwaukie? Highly unlikely
In one of the most improbable pitches ever, the summer-collegiate West Coast League says it would be happy to pursue public funding for a new Milwaukie (Ore.) ballpark after the Northwest League failed to meet a deadline. The Portland suburb has been talking with the short-season circuit about a new $25-million ballpark for the 2014 […]
Milwaukie: Efforts to bring Northwest League team to new ballpark are done
The inability of the short-season Northwest League to commit a team to a new ballpark has led Milwaukie (Ore.) officials to drop work on funding for such a new facility. The league and the city were facing a July 31 deadline for a team. Last week the league informed the city that a team commitment […]
Medford takes initial steps toward WCL team
A summer-collegiate West Coast League team could set up shop in uncompleted Harry & David Field if Medford (Ore.) city officials agree to a lease. Reps from the league, the potential ownership group (Consolidated Sports Holdings International, led by Gary Gelinas, an experienced minor-league-hockey operator) and the Medford Youth Baseball Society announced the plan yesterday. Harry & David Field […]
WCL expands to Victoria for 2013
It’s official: Baseball returns to Victoria’s Royal Athletic Park in 2013, as the summer-collegiate West Coast League signs a three-year lease for the historic facility. We reported on negotiations for this move last fall. John McLean and Dwight Willet will own the team after coming to a lease agreement. Pro ball was played at Royal […]
Yakima: Bears didn’t seem interested in staying
Yakima (Wash.) officials are assessing the probable loss of the Yakima Bears (short season A; Northwest League) and the possibility that affiliated ball could be lost indefinitely. We’re not talking a small market here: There are 242,000 people in Yakima County, and population is on the rise. And while the Bears certainly were profitable (the […]
Hillsboro approves offer sheet with Yakima Bears
The Yakima Bears (short season A; Northwest League) will be relocating to Hillsboro (OR), as the city approved an offer sheet that calls for a new $15.2-million ballpark for the 2013 season. Hillsboro and Milwaukie had been engaged in a race of sorts to bring affiliated baseball back to the greater Portland area. The Bears […]
Streakers hit Walla Walla ballpark
Boy, here’s a blast from the past: one male and one female streaker interrupted Friday night’s opener for the Walla Walla Sweets (summer collegiate; West Coast League) at Borleske Stadium. The pair ran onto the field and raised a fuss before they were chased down by staff. (No, no pictures.) Logan Mace Emlet, 20, of Walla […]