In today’s episode of “Ballparks Around The World,” we pay attention to Fergie Jenkins Field at Rotary Park, home of the Chatham-Kent Barnstormers of the Canadian Baseball League (former Intercounty Baseball League). This time, not a ballpark in the US but in Canada. Ontario to be exact. Fergie Jenkins Field is not as old as…
In today’s episode of “Ballparks Around The World” we pay attention to another little gem: Joe Campbell Memorial Stadium in Rossville KS. In April 1922, the city council of Rossville agreed on an $8,000 bond issue for a city park. Thanks to some hassle about the site and negotiations with the ground owner, it would…
In today’s episode of “Ballparks Around The World” we pay attention to Sullivan Field in Grand Rapids MI. This ballpark was renamed in 1996 after a person who had big ties with Dutch baseball. Sullivan Field is a neighborhood ballpark on the corner of Sixth Street and Valley Avenue on Grand Rapids’ west side. The park…
In today’s episode of “Ballparks Around The Word” we pay attention to ISG Field, home of the Mankato Moondogs of the Northwoods League. As the name of the collegiate team already suggests, ISG Field is located in Mankato, MN. It is a small cosy ballpark with a capacity of 2,200. The ballpark was constructed in…
In this episode of “Ballparks Around The World,” we talk about Dominico Field, located at the Christie Pits Park in Toronto, home of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Toronto Maple Leafs is the oldest name in Canadian Baseball. Back in the late 1800s, there was a club with that name already. The current club was…
In today’s episode of “Ballparks Around The World,” we pay attention to PK Park in Eugene, Oregon, home of the NCAA’s (Pac-12 Conference) Oregon Ducks and MiLB’s Eugene Emeralds. After three decades of being nothing more than a club sport, the baseball program at the University of Oregon was revived in 2009. A club sport…
In this episode of Ballparks Around The World, we pay attention to Jackie Robinson Stadium, home of the baseball team of the UCLA Bruins. The ballpark is located in West Los Angeles, adjacent to Interstate 405. Compared to the college ballparks shown in the previous weeks, the ballpark isn’t as super-duper but it is a…
In today’s episode of “Ballparks Around The World,” we pay attention to the home of the Oklahoma State Cowboys (Big 12 Conference), O’Brate Stadium, a state-of-the-art ballpark, located in Stillwater Oklahoma, that opened its doors in 2020. The dedication was on May 21, 2021, when former US President George W. Bush threw out the first…
In today’s episode of “Ballparks Around The World,” we pay attention to a brand new ballpark. It is even so brand new that it hasn’t opened its doors yet. We are talking about ABC Supply Stadium, (near) future home of the Beloit Snappers. It can easily be said that ABC Supply Stadium saved baseball for…
In today’s episode of “Ballparks Around the World,” we pay attention to a ballpark you likely will never have heard of: Bancroft Memorial Park in Bancroft Iowa. I bumped into this little wooden ballpark when watching the documentary “Summer Ball.” It is about the Bancroft Bandits, which plays in the Pioneer Collegiate Baseball League. This…
