Skylands Stadium Jack O’Lantern Experience

The Sussex County Miners’ Jack O’Lantern Experience & Fall Festival is underway at Skylands Stadium. The Halloween extravaganza runs from Sept. 25 through Nov. 1. Thanks to John Cerone for the heads up.  Read more here.

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.

Skylands Ice Sculpture Extravaganza a Success

There wasn’t any snow covering the baseball field at Skylands Stadium on Saturday, but inside the stadium’s event center, it was a winter wonderland during the stadium’s “Frozen in Ice” ice sculpture extravaganza.  Read more and view photo here.  Thanks to John Cerone for the link.

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.

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

Semi-Pro Football Returns to Resuscitated Skylands Park/Stadium

The Sussex County Miners (Indy Pro, Can-Am League) won’t be the only team taking up residence at Skylands Stadium this season.  A football team called the Sussex Stags (Semi-Pro, Empire Football League), Formerly the New Jersey Stags when they played at then-Skylands Park from 2010-11, will be back playing this summer after a four-year hiatus.  Read more here.  Thanks to John Cerone for the heads up.

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.

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.

Skylands Stadium: Future Home of Can-Am League Franchise to Host Christmas Light Show

PRESS RELEASE – Skylands Stadium today announced that it will hold a spectacular drive-through Christmas Light Show every weekend throughout the holiday season, featuring breathtaking light sculptures set to joyous holiday music. The light exhibit will showcase picturesque nativity scenes, a twinkling snowflake forest, adorable skating penguins, traditional Victorian scenes, jolly snowmen

It’s Official: Skylands Stadium Announces Official Return of Baseball in Spring 2015

PRESS RELEASE – Skylands Stadium today announced that professional baseball will officially return to the stadium this Spring 2015. The still-to-be-named team will join the newly invigorated Can-Am Association of Professional Baseball. In its inaugural season, the new Skylands team will play 55 home games starting mid-May through Labor Day, plus playoff games at the recently renovated