***Press Release***
June 11, 2013. Sterling, Colorado. As plans for a Sterling expansion team with
the Mountain Collegiate Baseball League (MCBL) for the 2014 baseball season
move forward, the 2013 season is currently underway by the league.
Teams within
the league this summer include the Casper (Wyo.) Cutthroats, the Cheyenne
(Wyo.) Grizzlies, the Colorado Springs Blue Sox and the Northern Colorado
(Johnstown) Toros. Games are played
through June and July with an average of 24 home games and 24 away games, plus
exhibition games. Championship playoffs are scheduled for Aug. 1-3 at a
location to be determined later.
With the
recent start of their season, the MCBL teams have expressed enthusiasm “for
exciting home games” and “new competition to compete against.”
The local
steering committee for the Sterling team believes the opportunity for an
expansion team here would provide significant economic development
contributions to the community from visiting teams and their fans shopping,
eating and spending the night here. Future plans involve the development of a
sports complex on the Plainsmen Field site with partnerships between
Northeastern Junior College, the City of Sterling and other athletic
organizations.
“The local
steering committee continues to work on the details for the Sterling expansion
team next summer,” said Laurie Jones, Logan County Economic Development
Corporation. “The committee members are excited to help bring this opportunity
to Sterling and look forward to the first pitch of the 2014 season.”
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