Grand Opening Saturday for Skylands Stadium Sports Academy

Champions Way Sports Academy, a 17,000-square-foot training facility operating in coordination with the Sussex County Miners (Independent Professional, Can-Am League), will hold its grand opening from 12:30-4 p.m. Saturday at the Skylands Stadium Event Center.  Read more here.  Thanks to John Cerone for the heads up.

Front Office Changes in Store for Miners

After a two-year stint with the Sussex County Miners (Independent Professional, Can-Am League), general manager Dave Chase has moved on.  Read more here.  Thanks to John Cerone for the link.

Miners Sign-On for Three More Seasons

Al Dorso, owner of the Sussex County Miners and Skylands Stadium in Frankford Township (NJ), will soon sign a new three-year contract with the Can-Am League that will keep the Miners on the Skylands diamond through the 2019 season.  Read more here.  Thanks to John Cerone for the link.

Miners Broadcaster No Quitter, Beats Odds

Vernon (NJ) resident Bret Leuthner can be called many things.  He is a husband to wife Adina, a father to twins, a cancer fighter and the new voice of the Sussex County Miners (Independent Professional, Can-Am League).  One thing Leuthner is not is a quitter.  Read more here.  Thanks to John Cerone for the link.

Skyland Stadium Hosts Grand Slam Beer Fest

The smell of bratwurst filled the air as attendees sipped beer and watched a game of baseball at the first Grand Slam Beer Fest, held at Skylands Stadium over the weekend. The ballpark is home of the Sussex County Miners (Independent Professional, Can-Am League).  Read more and view photo here.  Thanks to John Cerone for the link.

Miners Announce Full State of Family Fun Entertainment

PRESS RELEASE – The Sussex County Miners, New Jersey’s newest professional baseball team, are bringing more family fun back to Sussex County this summer with an exciting slate of promotions during the 2016 baseball season at the all-new Skylands Stadium.

Ice Sculpture Extravaganza at Skylands Stadium

As an encore to their “Dazzling Christmas Light Show” Skylands Stadium is now creating “Frozen in Ice” — the ballpark’s first-ever ice sculpture extravaganza that will run for 19 days starting on Friday, Feb. 5.  Read more here.  View photos here.  Thanks to John Cerone for the heads up.

Book About Skylands Park, New Jersey Cardinals Released

Rob Hilliard has released a book called The Circus is in Town — A Baseball Odyssey, a 790-page manuscript chronicling every detail of the deal to build Skylands Park in Frankford Township (NJ) and the relocation of the Hamilton Redbirds (Single-A, New York-Penn League) to the new stadium as the renamed New Jersey Cardinals.  The book also traces his lifelong love of baseball from his childhood days to his cameo appearance as a sports writer in the 2013 movie 42 about Jackie Robinson.  Read more here.  Thanks to John Cerone for the link.

Wheelhouse Kitchen & Bar Set to Open at Skylands Stadium

When Al Dorso and a group of investors purchased Skylands Park in October 2013 he took a tour of the 4,200-seat stadium and began formulating a vision of what he wanted the stadium to look like.  The vision included a restaurant, which after two years of being a dream is on the cusp of opening.  Read more here.  Read about the end of the Miners season here.  Thanks to John Cerone for the links.

Ballpark Visit ALERT: Skylands Stadium (Augusta, NJ)

Amanda Lippert from BaseballStadiumReviews.com recently visited Skylands Stadium (formerly Skylands Park), the new home of the first-year Sussex County Miners (Indy Pro, Can-Am League).  View photos here.

Pro Ball Returns to Sussex Stadium

The Sussex County Miners (Indy Pro, Can-Am League) opened their inaugural home stand on Monday night in front of a crowd of 3,819 at Skylands Stadium.  This is the first time the ballpark has hosted professional baseball since the Sussex Skyhawks (Indy Pro, Can-Am League) folded in 2011.  Read more here.  View photo here.

Miners Hold Exhibition Game Before Inaugural Home Opener on Memorial Day

Saturday’s game between the Sussex County Miners and the New Jersey Jackals (Indy Pro, Can-Am League) was just an exhibition, but it was the first time since the Sussex Skyhawks (Indy Pro, Can-Am League) closed up shop in 2011 that professional baseball players took the field at Skylands Stadium.  The team’s first home game will be on Memorial Day, May 25, at 7:05 p.m.  Read more here.

New Videoboard Up at Skylands Stadium

Skylands Stadium (formerly Skylands Park) will debut a new videoboard when the Sussex County Miners (Indy Pro, Can-Am League) take the field on May 25 for the team’s inaugural home opener.  View videoboard photo gallery here.  Thanks to John Cerone for the heads up.

Miners Getting New Video Board

The old scoreboard at at Sklylands Stadium (formerly Skylands Park), home of the first-year Sussex County Miners (Indy Pro, Can-Am League), is gone.  A new video board is expected to arrive soon.  Read more here.  Thanks to John Cerone for the heads up.

Old scoreboard at Skylands Stadium, Sussex County Miners Facebook photo

Miners Unveil Logos, Launch Website

The indy pro Sussex County Miners (Can-Am League) have released their official logos for their inaugural 2015 season.  The team has also launched a new website at SussexCountyMiners.com.  Thanks to John Cerone for the heads up.

It’s the ‘Sussex County Miners’

PRESS RELEASE – Sussex Professional Baseball, LLC today announced that its new professional baseball team, set to start playing at Skylands Stadium on Memorial Day, May 25, 2015 has a new name, team colors and general manager. The team will be called The Sussex County Miners and will be led by General Manager Dave Chase, a nationally known baseball executive who brings over 35 years of

Chase Hired as GM for New Skylands Stadium Team

Al Dorso Jr., who bought Skylands Stadium and will own a new franchise in the indy pro Can-Am League, has hired former minor league and Baseball America executive Dave Chase as his team’s general manager.  Read more here.  Thanks to John Cerone for the heads up.

No Public Marketplace for Skylands Park Property

The Frankford (NJ) Land Use Board voted 6-1 Wednesday night to deny an application that would have allowed the use of the currently vacant Skylands Park property as the site of a marketplace.  There has been no new news on the possibility of bringing baseball back to the still-vacant 4,200-seat ballpark.  The facility has been without a baseball team since the indy pro Sussex Skyhawks