Bennett Sues Shuckers

Tim Bennett is suing the owner of the Biloxi Shuckers, Biloxi Baseball LLC, and managing member Ken Young over access to the stadium and money Bennett says he is owed.  Young called the allegations in the lawsuit “baseless.”  Read more and watch news report here.  Read back story here.

Team Biloxi Names GM, Launches Name the Team Contest

Buck Rogers, an 18-year Minor League Baseball executive, has been named the first General Manager in the history of the Biloxi Baseball Club.  The announcement was made today by team president Ken Young at a press conference held at the Biloxi Visitors Center.  Read more here.  Meanwhile, the team launched a Name The Team Contest starting at 12:01 a.m. Thursday morning.  Click below to submit your entry:

Biloxi Team Owner-To-Be Seeking Action on Ballpark Proposal

Minor-league team owner Ken Young said Thursday that he’s hoping for a vote by the end of the month on the proposed new downtown Biloxi (MS) stadium so it can be built in time for the start of the 2015 season.  With the first pitch just 18 months away, Young said “it’s important for us to get moving on it.”  Read more here.

Getting Ugly in Frederick

As the City of Frederick (MD) begins to explore its options to lease Harry Grove Stadium, the Single-A Frederick Keys are fighting hard to protect their turf from the Atlantic League wolves.  Not only did the Keys issue a public letter to fans asking for their support, Keys’ owner Ken Young absolutely hammered  indy ball in a number of