Category Archives: independent baseball leagues

Pecos League News Updates

The Pecos League had two pieces of news come out in the last week which are of interest.  The first is that Rawlings was named the official baseball for the league, and that the Roswell team’s baseballs will have lime … Continue reading

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Alomogordo NM To Host 2012 Pecos League All Star Game and Tryout

Like 2011, the 2012 Pecos League All Star Game will be held in Alomogordo, NM which is the home of the White Sands Pupfish: http://pecosleague.com/pecosleague.asp?page=28&article_id=181 The article details the reasons for the change from the proposed location in Roswell, NM.  … Continue reading

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More Independent Baseball Team Stadium News

Last offseason (Fall 2010 to Spring 2011), the news was filled with leagues folding, realigning, and teams starting up and others going “dark.”  This offseason (Fall 2011 to Spring 2012) has been filled with lots of stadium-related news; and this … Continue reading

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Independent Baseball Stadium-Related News

This week has seen lots of news regarding stadiums for most of the independent leagues scheduled to play in 2012.  Here is the recap on a league-by-league basis: American Association Fort Worth Cats’ stadium, La Grave Field, has parent company … Continue reading

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Fort Worth Cats Part Of North American League

The Fort Worth Cats sold their team ownership stake to a group of investors which includes owners of teams which played in the United League and North American League.  The Cats will be a part of the NAL for the … Continue reading

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Stadium News For Pecos League Teams

There has been some news about stadium moving or renovations coming out the Pecos League: http://pecosleague.com/pecosleague.asp?page=28&article_id=172 http://pecosleague.com/pecosleague.asp?page=28&article_id=173 Upgrades of facilities are usually a good sign of health in any independent baseball league, so it is now up to the PL … Continue reading

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More On The Brockton Rox Situation

Now that the Brockton Rox team has officially declared that it will sit out the 2012 Can-Am League season, and it likely will go to a collegiate summer league, the finger-pointing has started.  Here is an article which quotes many … Continue reading

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Brockton Rox Not Playing In Can-Am League in 2012

An article came out today announcing that the Brockton Rox will not play in the Can-Am League in 2012: http://www.patriotledger.com/sports/x1386886347/Brockton-Rox-suspend-membership-in-Can-Am-League The team’s website (http://brocktonrox.com/) at this time does not reflect this news, but the Can-Am League’s website (http://canamleague.com/) has removed … Continue reading

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Pecos League RSS News Feed

Some of the website’s readers have asked to include news from the Pecos League on the sidebar like the other leagues have.  IndependentBaseball.net met with Andrew Dunn of the Pecos League, and the RSS feed was created in order for … Continue reading

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Kalamazoo Kings Independent Baseball Team Still Dark

The Kalamazoo Kings team, which played for several years in the Frontier League, went “dark” in 2011 citing low attendance figures.  Their decision to go dark early in 2011 opened the possibility for the Rockford Riverhawks to jump from the … Continue reading

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