Springfield's Robin Roberts Field to Host 2012 All-Star Game

The 2012 Prospect League All-Star game will be held in Springfield Illinois at Robin Roberts Field.




The All-Star break will be from July 10-12th with the All-Star game scheduled for July 11th, 2012.  The winning team will have home field advantage in the Championship Series scheduled for August 9-12th.

Hannibal Updates Clemens Field

The Hannibal Caveman announced updates to the Historic Clemens Field in Hannibal Missouri for the 2012 summer collegiate season.


A new Daktronics scoreboard and message center will replace the manual scoreboard behind the right center field wall.  A radar gun will be placed over the visitors dugout and will be visible for the fans.  Installation of a new canopy to cover the press area and the planting of trees near the Clemens Club.


Hannibal's upgrades portrays the message that the Cavemen are here to stay and there will be summer collegiate baseball in Hannibal Missouri.

League Stadium Damaged Again Wednesday

League Stadium in Huntingburg Indiana was damaged again from the storms that hit on Wednesday.  The center field wall was knocked down and is expected to be repaired in time for the season opener for the Dubois County Bombers.

League Stadium was original grandstand was built in 1894 and stabilized in 1985.  In 1991 the stadium was completely renovated for the movie "A League of Their Own".

League Stadium Hit with Major Damage From Spring Storms

Severe storms that passed through Huntingburg Indiana hit League Stadium and caused major damage to grandstand roof.  Most of the grandstand roof on the third base side was ripped off along with right field wall was knocked down.

League Stadium (home of the DuBois County Bombers of the Prospect League) will follow the lead of City of Huntingburg officials if the stadium can be repaired in time for the season opener on June 2nd.

Safety Issues at Clemens Baseball Field in Hannibal

The Hannibal Cavemen are scheduled to start their third season in the Prospect League at Clemens Field on June 2nd but according to co-owner Larry Owens, the ballpark is far from ready.

"It's just not safe for people and players" said Owens.  During a visit to the ballpark last week Owens found numerous maintenance items had yet to be addressed since the conclusion of the 2010 season.  Owens thought that co-owner Bob Hemond, who lives in California, had someone under contract to get things done.  The windows are broken, part of the center field fence is laying on the ground and some work in right field required by the fire department has not been done.  

In January Owens reached an agreement to sell his share of the 2 year old team to an unidentified group, however, three months later the deal has yet to be finalized.  What Owens is trying to understand is how the income of over 1 million dollars is spent when you don't pay the players or maintain the field.

Even though the maintenance issues exist it won't delay the start of the season. 

Prospect League Baseball Moves to Two Divisons for 2011

The Prospect League has moved to two divisions for the 2011 summer season due in order to have the teams on a more uniform travel schedule.

The League moved to the division breakdown below:


East Division
Butler Blue Sox
Chillicothe Paints
Richmond RiverRats
Slippery Rock Sliders
West Virginia Miners
Lorain County Ironmen

West Division
Dekalb County Liners
Hannibal Cavemen
Quincy Gems
Terre Haute Rex
Danville Dans
Dubouis County Bombers
Nashville Outlaws
Springfield Sliders

RS Entertainment Purchases Lorain's Baseball Franchise

RS Entertainment, run by Ex-Indian Kevin Rhomberg and Bob Scheonsky, purchased Lorain's baseball franchise in the Prospect League and took over the lease at the Pipe Yard.

RS Entertainment now controls the lease at the Pipe Yard for three years and is responsible for the upkeep and use of the facility.  Plans to improve the facility include  a permanent concession stand, permanent locker rooms, a party deck for fans and a seating area on the lawn beyond the outfield fence.