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Yesterday the new Mid America League team to play in Abilene Texas (Walt Driggers Field) announced the final name chosen from its name the team promotion. The team will be named the Abilene Flying Bison, although on certain games it will play as the Abilene Blue Socks.
Here is the announcement:
https://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/news/abilene-baseball-franchise-announces-team-name-logo/
More DetailsWe found a recent news clip from the BigCountryHomePage YouTube channel which mentioned the upcoming Abilene team in the Mid America League. The news clip covers recent minor league teams in Abilene. Scott Kirk, President of the new Abilene team (team name still to be announced), spoke in this news clip as well.
Yesterday KXII-TV News 12 posted its video featuring the team name announcement for the Sherman Shadowcats. Here is the link to the video if you cannot see it embedded below:
More about the team name announcement, including photos from the press conference, can be seen in the previous post at this link: Sherman Shadowcats team name announcement
If you are interested in tickets, sponsorship, group outings, merchandise and other Shadowcats information then you are welcome to visit the website: Shadowcatsbaseball.com
More DetailsEarlier today, the new Mid America League team’s name was announced. The team will be called the Sherman Shadowcats.
The website is forthcoming (Shadowcatsbaseball.com), and in the meantime all inquiries for tickets, sponsorship, and employment are welcome to go to the league’s website page for the Shadowcats at this link:
The following photos from today’s announcement are credited to the City of Sherman (Facebook post confirmation at this link):
Credits to City of Sherman Facebook post
Also thanks to KXII (mention here) and the Herald Democrat (mention here) for their coverage of the team name announcement.
From the City of Sherman’s Facebook page as well:
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1132529301463564
More DetailsThe Mid America League recently added a page on Team Work Online’s website for general manager and other front office positions. The teams are planned to be located in Texas, Arkansas and possibly Louisiana and/or Oklahoma.
Here is the link to apply for the front office positions:
More DetailsThe Mid America League’s new Fort Smith team naming contest received local publicity in recent days for the team name finalists. Those names are:
Fans interested in choosing from one of the finalists may do so at the Fort Smith page on the official League website here:
Here are the recent news articles and video news clip about the team name finalists:
Fox West Texas earlier this week came out with an article about naming the new Abilene Mid America League team:
Team executive, Scott Kirk, was interviewed and discussed more about the new team and how to submit name suggestions:
Parties interested in naming the team may do so on the Abilene page of the official league website here:
On Tuesday November 14, the new Sherman baseball team had a ribbon cutting ceremony at Veterans Field in Sherman, Texas. Here are the recap news articles about the event:
Below are video clips from KTEN 10 and KXII 12 who sent reporters to cover the event:
KTEN 10’s video clip – Click Here
More DetailsIn the past few days there have been several news articles about the new Mid America League team to play in Fort Smith Arkansas. Below are links to those news stories:
Here are two videos from the official YouTube channels of the news outlets mentioned above:
If you would like to reach the team for the name the team contest, sponsorship opportunities, employment opportunities or ticket information then you may do so through the official league’s website page for the new Fort Smith team:
This week the Mid America League announced that White Oak Texas will host a new team called Piney Woods. This link is for the press release about the team announcement:
Here are some parts of that press release:
“We are thrilled to have a franchise in White Oak that represents the entire East Texas region,” said Matt Perry, President of the Mid America League, via press statement. “The East Texas region has produced some of the best baseball players in the State of Texas and we are excited to bring baseball back to East Texas after a long absence.”
The Piney Woods franchise will be led by David Upchurch. Upchurch, a former 19th-round draft pick in 1994 for the Kansas City Royals, will be president and part owner of the Piney Woods franchise.
“I am thrilled and humbled at the opportunity to bring premier development baseball back to the East Texas region,” Upchurch said via press release.
If you want to offer your suggestions for naming the new team, contacting the team about tickets, or finding out about sponsorship opportunities then visit the league’s official website Piney Woods page here:
A map to the stadium’s location can be found on this page: Piney Woods (White Oak)
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