Talking Futures League, Worcester and Nashua

Nashua Telegraph columnist Tom King takes a look at the summer collegiate Futures Collegiate Baseball League and its move into Worcester (MA).  King believes Nashua made the right choice doing a deal with the FCBL when it launched in 2011.  Read more here.

New Futures League Site Up and Running, Mavericks on Deck?

The new website for the Futures Collegiate Baseball League has gone live at www.thefuturesleague.com.  It appears that the Seacoast (location TBD) Mavericks (a temporary name?) will be joining the Martha’s Vineyard (MA) Sharks and the new team in Nashua (NH) for the league’s inaugural 2011 season.

‘Name the Team’ Contest Underway in Nashua

Nashua Collegiate Baseball is holding a “name the team” contest for the new Futures Collegiate Baseball League franchise in Nashua (NH) that will be operated by the Single-A Lowell Spinners.  A maximum of one submission per person can be sent to nashuacollegiatebaseball@gmail.com until January 15.  Three finalists will be chosen and placed on a ballot to be voted on by students at

FCBL’s Nashua Team: Inaugural Staff Hires

PRESS RELEASE – Futures Collegiate Baseball League Commissioner Chris Hall announced on Monday the addition of a franchise in Nashua, N.H., to the league. The club will play at Holman Stadium, a 3,000-seat park which was formerly the home of professional teams in the Can-Am, Atlantic and Eastern Leagues.

Seacoast Makes 3 for Futures League

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The Seacoast will join Martha’s Vineyard and Nashua as inaugural teams in the new Futures Collegiate Baseball League.  The team will be owned by Dave Hoyt, who runs USA Training Centers in Newington (NH).  While no specific location for the franchise has been identified, Hoyt’s territory will encompass

More on the Futures Collegiate Baseball League

Nausha Telegram staff writer Tom King recently interviewed Chris Hall, commissioner of the new Futures Collegiate Baseball League.  The two talked about the development of the league, the availabity of quality talent, and potential markets.  Hall was the former GM of the Nashua Pride and American Defenders of New Hampshire.  The Martha’s Vineyard Sharks and a new team in Nashua run by the

Holman Stadium to Get New Team

Nashua (NH) Mayor Donnalee Lozeau’s office plans to announce at a press conference on Thursday that Holman Stadium will be getting a new franchise from a newly formed summer collegiate league.  The team will be owned and financed by Wisconsin businessman Eric Butlein, but it will be managed and operated by the Single-A Lowell Spinners.  The commissioner of the yet-to-be-unveiled league is Chris