Players officially checked in on Thursday at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium. 28 players will vie for 22 roster spots over the next week and a half. The Wingnuts will hold practices at home until Friday May 3rd when their exhibition schedule kicks off. Practices begin at 9am and are open to the public.
…and with the arrival of the team, baseball has officially returned to wichita. i was able to catch most of saturday’s practice, and it is clear that everyone is hungry to start playing. the team looks very good, which also means that the cuts that have to be made in the coming week will not be easy. this is definitely a good problem to have, as many independent teams are scrambling to fill those last two or three roster spots. as we get closer and closer to opening day, i’ll start posting season preview information as well as some essentials about independent baseball…
