The irrepressible Tim Bennett is back with another proposal for affiliated baseball in the Biloxi area, this time in the neighboring town of Gulfport. He’s floating a proposal for a new ballpark — presumably for a Class AA Southern League team (at one time Bennett was in talks to buy that circuit’s Jackson Generals when the […]
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New for 2011: Jackson Generals
The West Tenn Diamond Jaxx (Class AA; Southern League) played their last game this weekend; the team will be known as the Jackson Generals beginning next season. According the Kevin McCann, author of Jackson Diamonds–Professional Baseball in Jackson, “the name Jackson Generals has a rich history of unusual plays and colorful players. Some of the […]
Tennessee, Jacksonville awarded SL All-Star Games
The Tennessee Smokies have been awarded the 2012 Southern League All-Star Game, announced today by the Southern League of Professional Baseball. Voted upon by the Southern League Board of Directors, the 2012 Game will be played at Smokies Park. It will mark the third time the event has been at Smokies Park; the Smokies also […]