North American – digitalballparks

In 2011, 3 major Independent Leagues… the long reknown upper midwest based Northern League, the California / Southwestern / Hawaii based Golden League and the Texas based United League, morphed into 1 big superleague… the North American League. The league would start play in 2011 with teams from from Hawaii to Alberta to Illinois to Arizona to Texas and back to California again. The plan was not only to compete with Miles Wolfe’s thriving new venture, the independent American Association… but to surpass it. (Wolfe had been the one to prove that indy baseball could thrive independent of Affiliated Minor League / Major League baseball, in places that the MiLB was afraid to venture to). Unfortunately … the league grew too big t0o fast and cracks immediately began to appear in the foundation. With such a wide expanse of travel, equal only to the Major Leagues (especially with several Hawaiian teams), the new sudden boost in fuel prices to over $4-5 per gallon (which in turn saw major increases in air travel) would very quickly kill what should have been a baseball league for the ages. Sadly many of these beautiful (including some former Triple-A) ballparks would never see professional baseball again.

Lake County FIELDERS

Fielders Stadium
Zion Illinois
2011

NA KOA IKAIKA Maui

Maehara Stadium
Wailuku Hawaii
Since: 2011

Edmonton CAPITALS

Telus Field
Edmonton Alberta
2011-2012

Edinburg ROADRUNNERS

Edinburg Stadium
Edinburg Texas
2011-2012

Rio Grande Valley
WHITE WINGS

Harlingen Field
Harlingen Texas
2011-2012

Yuma PANTHERS

Desert Sun Stadium
Yuma Arizona
2011

San Angelo COLTS

Foster Field
San Angelo Texas
Since: 2011

Calgary VIPERS

Foothills Stadium
Calgary Alberta
2011

Chico OUTLAWS

Nettleton Stadium
Chico California
2011

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