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The ownership of Ballparks of America in Branson, Missouri, in partnership with Sports Facilities Management, has named Scott Bailes as the new general manager of the complex. Bailes, who is a former baseball player whose MLB career spanned 10 seasons, was also the founder of Sports World, an indoor training facility. He also worked with […]
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There’s no denying that coronavirus pandemic has changed how sports events will take place. Around the world, the sports-event industry has moved to transform many of its venues to support health officials in their local regions. Going forward, finding unique venues to host our events will be more important than ever. Click here to download […]
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After more than a decade, Major League-affiliated baseball is back in Wichita, Kansas. And it’s coming with a new ballpark, a new pedestrian bridge over the Arkansas River and a rejuvenated riverfront area that the city hopes will be a catalyst for future events. Wichita officials have been trying to land a Minor League Baseball […]
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The World Baseball Classic championship round will be held away from the Western United States for the first time, as the 2021 finals will be staged at Marlins Park in Miami. The announcement of the tournament sites and championship round host was made by Major League Baseball at Marlins Park, home of the Miami Marlins. […]
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Ripken Baseball has announced a partnership with National Sports ID to ensure safer play for participants at its four venues by offering a system to verify the ages of youth baseball players at tournaments. Through the agreement, National Sports ID will make its technology available to provide youth sports age and grade verification for participants. […]
Continue ReadingThe qualifying rounds for the 2021 World Baseball Classic will be held in March 2020 at the Kino Sports Complex in Tucson, Arizona, with four teams out of the 12 attending getting advancement into the 2021 WBC main bracket. Each pool will feature six teams with the top two finishers in each advancing. Pool 1, […]
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Sports-event industry veteran Hill Carrow has been inducted into the George Whitfield Baseball Clinic Hall of Fame. The 47th Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony was held at Wayne Community College in Goldsboro, North Carolina. George Whitfield, a member of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame and an influential leader in high school, legion and […]
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The 2020 Babe Ruth World Series for ages 16 to 18 will return to Mobile, Alabama, for the second year in a row. The tournament will be held August 1–8 at Hank Aaron Stadium, named after the Hall of Fame icon who grew up in Mobile. Mobile hosted the 2019 event for the first time […]
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The ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex and Ripken Baseball have announced a partnership to bring several premier youth baseball tournaments to the venue beginning in 2020. The deal will begin with Ripken Baseball tournaments for ages 6–18 at the venue at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando. The Ripken Experience at Walt Disney World […]
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The battle for supremacy in the highest level of Minor League Baseball will be coming to the new Las Vegas Ballpark in 2020. The Ephesus Sports Lighting Triple-A National Championship Game will be played at the Las Vegas Ballpark on September 22, 2020, featuring the champions from the Pacific Coast League and International League. The […]
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Fraser Bullock was officially named executive chair and president for the Organizing Committee for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City while former Utah Speaker of the House Brad Wilson was named as chief executive officer.
The @MountainWest Conference, in partnership with the Arizona Sports and Entertainment Commission, will host the 2025 Credit Union 1 Baseball Championship at Sloan Park in @VisitMesa, Arizona, May 21–24.
.@usavolleyball has announced that Denver will host the 2025 ParaVolley Pan America Sitting Volleyball Zonal Championships on May 24–28, an event which will run alongside the 2025 USA Volleyball Open National Championship.
The Sports Facilities Companies has been selected to operate Destination KP, a new youth sports venue located on Long Island, New York, withTim O’Connell appointed as general manager.
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