The 2017 West Coast League (Summer Collegiate) All-Star Game will be played tonight at Yakima County Stadium in Yakima (WA), home of the Yakima Valley Pippins. The first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 pm. Mariner Moose, the Seattle Mariners mascot, will be in attendance. Read more here.
Selected Freedom and Liberty Division All-Stars will battle it out Wednesday night in Bridewater (NJ), as the 20th Atlantic League (Independent Professional) All-Star Game will be played at TD Bank Ballpark, home of the Somerset Patriots, starting at 7:10 p.m. EST. Read more here. Get more details here.
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The Joliet Slammers (Independent Professional, Frontier League) are giving away Joliet prison replicas to the first 1,000 fans on Wednesday, July 12, at the 2017 All-Star Game to be held at Slammers Stadium. The giveaway is presented by the City of Joliet (IL) and Joliet Area Historical Museum. Read more here.
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Pecos League commissioner Andrew Dunn freely acknowledges the irony of Bakersfield hosting one of the league’s All-Star Games on Wednesday night a year after the city lost its longtime California League franchise because no one wanted to go to the games. Read more here.
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PRESS RELEASE – The Amsterdam Mohawks are pleased to announce that they will be hosting the 2017 Perfect Game Collegiate League All-Star Game on Tuesday July 18. The entire day will be dedicated to PGCBL All-Star events and is being tabbed as ‘The First Annual PGCBL Baseball Fest’. Continue reading
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PRESS RELEASE – Great West League owners have voted to utilize a unique format for the league’s 2017 All-Star Game. Rather than select two All-Star Teams to meet in the game, the owners have decided to have one All-Star Team and the team will play the host Chico Heat. Continue reading
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As the Olean Oilers (Summer Collegiate, New York Collegiate Baseball League) begin to make preparations for hosting the 2017 NYCBL All-Star Game on Thursday, July 13, at Bradner Stadium, J.P. Butler from the Olean Times Herald takes a look back at the ball field’s storied history, including a visit by Jackie Robinson. Read more here. View Bradner Stadium photos here. Read Bradner renovation news from 2014 here and here.
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