Northwoods League Coming to Kalamazoo

You knew this was eventually going to happen.  The Kalamazoo (MI) City Commission on Monday approved a contract with Kalamazoo Baseball LLC to bring a summer collegiate Northwoods League franchise to Homer Stryker Field in 2014.  The team will pay $35,000 per year to lease the ballpark.  Read more here.

Outdoor College Hockey Event at Ballpark a Success

This story didn’t get as much national ink as the NHL’s Winter Classic, but 25,864 fans showed up at Progressive Field, home of the Cleveland Indians, on Sunday to watch Michigan defeat Ohio State 4-1 in the Frozen Diamond Faceoff.  Read more here.  View photo gallery here.

McComb County Eyeing Former Cruisers

After Summit Professional Baseball pulled the plug on placing the former Oakland County Cruisers (Frontier League) in Clawson (MI), McComb County Executive Mark Hackel said he would like to help the owners find a home for the team in nearby McComb County.  Read more here.

No Frontier League Baseball in Clawson

Summit Professional Baseball, which purchased the rights to the indy pro Frontier League’s former Oakland County Cruisers, have withdrawn a $1 million proposal to renovate Clawson (MI) City Park, amidst questions and concerns raised during a four-hour public hearing on Tuesday night.  Read more here.

New Stadium Talk in Port Huron (MI)

It is nothing more than talk right now, but veteran Port Huron (MI) City Councilman Jim Fisher is back at the table shopping an idea for a proposed new 2,500-seat ballpark for an indy pro Frontier League franchise.  Port Huron, known as the “Maritime Capital of the Great Lakes,” is 60 miles north of Detroit along the edges of Lake Huron and the St. Clair River.  Read more here.