Plano Blue Sox

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Team History[edit]

Originally based in Highland Park, TX the Highland Park Blue Sox were founding members of the Texas Collegiate League. The team played in Highland park for two seasons before the Blue Sox suffered fincancial constraints and were forced to relocate to Plano, TX following the 2005 season. The Plano Blue Sox made their home in Graham Field which is named after Dr. Jack Graham, pastor of Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas and located on the campus of Prestonwood Christian Academy. After only a single season, the Blue Sox again suffered financial strains were forced to fold following the 2006 season.

The Blue Sox operated in the model of a typical Summer Collegiate Baseball team: recruiting players, playing nightly before fans in stadiums, using wood bats and minor league specification equipment and experiencing road trips between games. Like all other summer collegiate players, Blue Sox athletes were unpaid in order to maintain their NCAA eligibility, and lived with host families in the same manner as Single A and Independent League players.

2006 On-Field Staff[edit]

  • Head Coach: Mike Maack
  • Assistant Coach: Sam Blackmon
  • Assistant Coach: Mark Flatten
  • Mascot: Dinger

Blue Sox Alumni in Professional Baseball in 2007[edit]

Related Links[edit]

Plano Blue Sox Home Page Texas Collegiate League Home Page

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