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HCC to continue minor league negotiations
05/06/2008 19:32:55
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| Heartland Community College's Board of Trustees will make a final decision on possibly bringing a minor league team to Normal on May 20th. |
By Jim Fitzpatrick
Heartland Community College has decided to continue negotiations to possibly bring a minor league baseball team to Normal. Vice President of Business Services Robert Widmer says bids for the college's own athletic fields came in 51-percent over the projected cost.
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Baseball ad-hoc committee chairman Alan Sender says his group has explored all options in bringing a team to the Twin Cities, including discussions with ISU, which just broke ground for its own new stadium.
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Sender says the three viable ownership groups would be part of either the Northern League or Frontier League. Heartland officials will make a final decision on May 20th.
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