Bravehearts Named 2017 Futures League Organization of the Year
Saturday, November 04, 2017
The Bravehearts also won the Futures League Organization of the Year Award in 2014 and 2016.
“It’s exciting to see what we’ve accomplished in four seasons. In the fall of 2013 we were a two-person staff working out of a tiny electrical closet, and now we have a full sales team and employ 40 people each summer who have one common goal: to make sure fans leave our ballpark with smiles on their faces. Each night I think about how lucky we are that the City of Worcester has embraced this team since its inception. We don’t win this award without that kind of support from our city,” said Bravehearts General Manager Dave Peterson.
The Bravehearts Over the Years
Since 2014, the Bravehearts have continually ranked at the top of the Futures League and near the top of the country in attendance. In the 2017 season, the Bravehearts’ average attendance of 2,356 fans per game was good for first in the Futures League, first among all New England collegiate teams, and seventh in the country among 153 summer collegiate baseball teams.
The team’s overall attendance of 65,957 was also first in New England and eighth in the country, according to Ballpark Digest.
On the field, the team advanced to the championship series for the fourth-consecutive season before falling to the Nashua Silver Knights.
"The Worcester Bravehearts have proven to be one of the best franchises— not just in New England but the entire country. They continually provide their fans with outstanding customer service, excellent food, fun music and just an overall wonderful family experience,” said Futures League Commissioner, Chris Hall.
Related Slideshow: The History of Baseball in Central Massachusetts
Baseball and Central Mass. go way back - to the 1860s. The local historical landmarks range from Mudville to Hotel Vernon to Fitton Field. A version of these highlights is posted on the site of the new, yet-to-be-formally-named Worcester Baseballteam of the three-year-old Futures Collegiate Baseball League.
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