Minor league baseball Archives

Baseball’s back as Kane County Cougars open season

— April 26, 2019

Fickle April weather notwithstanding — several inches of snow followed by 70-degree temperatures — minor league baseball has returned for another season in the far western suburbs….

As baseball’s oldest independent league, the Frontier navigates uncertain times
— April 17, 2019

“Welcome to Baseball Heaven,” signs around St. Louis’ Busch Stadium proclaim. But there may be trouble in paradise. Across the nation, crowds at professional baseball games have…
Cougars add music garden, pre-game concerts to entertainment mix
— July 5, 2016

The Kane County Cougars are offering more than just baseball at Fifth Third Bank ballpark this summer. The new Cougars Music Garden is the Geneva-based team’s latest effort to give…

Former Evanston hurler Anderson hoping to make pitch for majors
— April 18, 2017

Jack Anderson was just another sophomore pitcher at Evanston in 2010, pitching a summer league game against rival New Trier. After Anderson threw, New Trier’s pitching coach,…
Spring makes early appearance as Cougars kick off 26th year in Geneva
— February 2, 2016

There were still traces of snow on the infield of the dimly lit diamond at Geneva’s Fifth Third Bank Ballpark last Friday. But it already felt like spring inside a spacious…