Midwest Collegiate League Announces Addition of Michigan City Lakers

PRESS RELEASE – The  Midwest Collegiate League has announced the addition of a new team for the 2015 season. The Michigan City Lakers have reached an agreement to join the MCL, bringing with them a team tradition that dates back to 1973.

Brigade Join Newly Formed Great Plains League

The summer collegiate Junction City Brigade have joined the newly formed Great Plains League – not to be confused with the Great Plains Baseball League turned Midwest Collegiate League.

Hounds Announce Two New Front Office Hires

PRESS RELEASE – The DuPage County Hounds (Midwest Collegiate League) announced today the hiring of Bryan Anderson to the new position of Assistant General Manager of Sponsorship Sales and Thomas Norden to the new position of Assistant General Manager of Ticket Sales.

Oilmen Announce Departure of GM, Search for Replacement Will Begin Shortly

PRESS RELEASE – Northwest Indiana Oilmen Team President Don Popravak has announced that General Manager Jim Taipalus has left the team to pursue other interests, effective immediately.

MLB’s Midwest Professional Showcase to Begin Today at Oil City Stadium

PRESS RELEASE – Although the Northwest Indiana Oilmen season concluded on Sunday, the Oil City Stadium diamond will not remain dormant for long.  Major League Baseball’s newest high school scouting effort will make its way to Whiting on Tuesday and Wednesday in the form of the first ever Midwest Professional Showcase.

Oilmen Launch Marketing Campaign During ’42’ Movie Debut

PRESS RELEASE – The Northwest Indiana Oilmen are pleased to announce that they will kick off their 2013 marketing efforts with a new commercial that will air in conjunction with the release of the movie “42” on Friday, April 12.

Aviators Take Over Marinelli Field, Foresters Will Play On the Road

The indy pro Rockford Aviators (formerly Rockford RiverHawks) (Frontier League) have signed a one-year lease agreement (with one-year options for the next four years) with the Rockford (IL) Park District to operate Marinelli Field.  As a result, the summer collegiate Rockford Foresters (Midwest Collegiate League), which

Midwest Collegiate League Welcomes Lexington Snipes

PRESS RELEASE – The Midwest Collegiate League announced today that the Lexington Snipes Summer Collegiate Baseball Club have become the newest member of the MCL and are set to begin play for the 2013 season.

Foresters’ Stefani Heading Up New Mirroring Summer Collegiate Lacrosse League

PRESS RELEASE – The Prospect Lacrosse League, which is the first professionally organized summer collegiate lacrosse league in North America, officially announced its presence today. The league, which will play its first games in the Summer of 2013, will consist of four-teams in its Inaugural Season all based in the Chicago and surrounding markets.

Players Claim Teams Owe Rent for Housing, Toole Responds

As previously reported, Jamie Toole pulled his summer collegiate Will County CrackerJacks and Illinois Lincolns out of the Midwest Collegiate League near the end of the season amid unadmitted financial troubles.  Players are now crying foul, as they have received bills for unpaid rent for housing the teams were allegedly supposed

Toole Announces ‘Rise Up’ Campaign for 2013, Questions Remain

One day after the summer collegiate Midwest Collegiate League announced that Jamie Toole had pulled the Will County CrackerJacks and Illinois Lincolns out of the league, he announced his “Rise Up” campaign/slogan representing a new, fresh start for the 2013 season in a yet-to-be-identified new circuit for his teams.

Toole: Withdrawal of Teams Not Financially Motivated

As reported Friday, Jamie Toole, owner and operator of the summer collegiate Will County CrackerJacks and Illinois Lincolns, withdrew his teams from the Midwest Collegiate League.  The league believes his action was taken for financial reasons.  Toole says the move was driven by philosophical differences.  His two teams will

Toole Pulls CrackerJacks, Lincolns Out of Midwest Collegiate League

PRESS RELEASE – The Midwest Collegiate League’s Commissioner, Don Popravak, has announced that effective immediately, the Will County CrackerJacks and the Illinois Lincolns baseball clubs have resigned from the League.

Hounds to Host 2012 Midwest Collegiate League All-Star Game

PRESS RELEASE – The DuPage County Hounds Baseball Team, DuPage’s summer collegiate wood bat team, announced today that the Hounds would be hosting the league’s All-Star Game for the 2012 season. The Midwest Collegiate League All-Star Game will take place at 7pm on Wednesday, July 11 at the Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex, located in Lisle, IL. Gates for the All-Star

GM Leaves Mustangs for Oilmen

Jim Taipalus, the general manager of the summer collegiate Martinsville Mustangs (Coastal Plain League), has resigned his post to take the same job with the expansion summer collegiate Northwest Indiana Oilmen (Midwest Collegiate League).  Read more here.  Read the official press release from the Oilmen below:

Oil City Stadium Gets Expansion Team

PRESS RELEASE – It was announced today that Oil City Stadium in Whiting, IN, will be the new home of the Northwest Indiana Oilmen Baseball Club, opening play this June.  Club owners Don Popravak, Northwest Indiana’s Legend and White Sox Slugger Ron Kittle along with Whiting Mayor Joe Stahura made the announcement today at Whiting City Hall.

It’s the ‘Illinois Lincolns of Will County’

PRESS RELEASE – There is a new club in the Midwest Collegiate League. The Illinois Lincolns of Will County will join the league for the 2012 season. The Lincolns will play out of Wayne King Jr. Field located on the campus of Joliet Junior College in Joliet, Illinois.

CrackerJacks to Play in Romeoville

PRESS RELEASE – The Will County CrackerJacks have announced that the club has entered into a rental agreement with Lewis University to make Brennan Field the host facility of CrackerJacks’ home games in 2012.

Midwest Collegiate League Adds DeKalb Liners

PRESS RELEASE – The Midwest Collegiate League announced today that the DeKalb Liners Summer Collegiate Baseball Club have become the newest member of the MCL and are set to begin play for the 2012 season.

CrackerJacks Unveil New Stadium Logo, Renderings

The summer collegiate Will County CrackerJacks (Midwest Collegiate League) unveiled plans for the new Will County Stadium on Oct. 20 at a World Series party at Limestone Brewery in Plainfield (IL).  The team’s ownership is hoping to open the new ballpark in time for the 2014 season.  More information is expected to be released soon.  Watch stadium video here.

City, Oil City Stadium Earn Award

The City of Whiting (IN) has received a 2011 Community Achievement Award from the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns for developing Oil City Stadium.  Read more here.  As you may recall, the new ballpark played host to the 2011 Midwest Collegiate League All-Star Game in July.

It’s the ‘DuPage County Hounds’

PRESS RELEASE – Windy City Sports & Entertainment announced today that the DuPage County Hounds will be coming to the Village of Lisle as a new expansion team in the Midwest Collegiate League, a nationally known summer collegiate league based in the Chicagoland area.  The team has a long-term lease at the Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex and will begin

Midwest Collegiate League Expands, Replaces Prospect League in Lisle (IL)

PRESS RELEASE – The Midwest Collegiate League announced today that an expansion franchise was awarded today to Windy City Sports & Entertainment, which will play at Benedictine University in Lisle beginning in 2012. This will mark the second expansion franchise granted for the 2012 season with the first being Kankakee, IL, which was announced earlier this week.

Midwest Collegiate League Expands to Kankakee (IL)

PRESS RELEASE – Summer Collegiate Baseball is coming to Kankakee beginning in the summer of 2012. Summer College Baseball has become an increasingly popular summer attraction over the past decade with more than 150 teams participating in various leagues across the country.

Whiting’s New Oil City Stadium to Host 2011 Midwest Collegiate League’s All-Star Game

PRESS RELEASE – The City of Whiting Indiana will be hosting the 2011 Midwest Collegiate League All-Star Game at their new Oil City Stadium at Standard Diamonds Park 1700 119th Street on July 13th at 7:05 PM. There will be a scout evaluation and workout by the MCL All-Star Players the day before beginning at 5:00 PM.

Foresters to Host ‘Tea Party Night’ with Congressmen

PRESS RELEASE – The Rockford Foresters Baseball Team announced today it will be hosting “Tea Party Night” at the game on Saturday, July 9 at 6pm at Historic Marinelli Field in Rockford.  Special guests for the night include Congressman Joe Walsh and Congressman Bobby Schilling, both of Illinois.

Former JackHammers GM Launches Summer Collegiate Club

Jamie Toole, former general manager of the now-defunct Joliet (IL) JackHammers, has launched the Will County CrackerJacks, a new franchise in the Midwest Collegiate League, formerly the Great Plains League.  The team will play at Wayne King, Jr. Field on the campus of Joliet Junior College.  Prior to his stint with the JackHammers, Toole was co-founder and CEO of the defunct South Coast League.  Read more here.

Foresters Announce ‘Senatorists Night’

PRESS RELEASE – The Rockford Foresters Baseball Team, a summer collegiate wood bat team in Rockford, announced this morning “Senatorist Night” where once missing Wisconsin State Senators are invited back to Rockford to once again be tourists on Saturday, July 16 at 6pm at historic Marinelli Field.

Foresters Offer Free Tickets to the Unemployed

PRESS RELEASE – The Rockford Foresters announced today that a popular promotion from the 2010 season would be extended to the 2011 season and expanded.  On game days, fans that are unemployed can get two free tickets to a game simply by showing their Illinois Department of Employment Security paperwork and a valid ID.

Great Plains Baseball League Repackaged as Midwest Collegiate League

PRESS RELEASE – The Great Plains Baseball League announced tonight the rebranding of their league, which will now be called the Midwest Collegiate League. The rebranding of the league will better reflect the geographical area in which the league will be expanding into for the 2012 and 2013 seasons as well as where current teams are currently located.