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WITH MILES AND MILES OF OPPORTUNITY, SOUTHPAW SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT, INC. IS BRINGING MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TO THE SOUTH PLAINS OF TEXAS.

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With miles and miles of opportunity, Southpaw Sports & Entertainment, Inc. is bringing minor league baseball to the South Plains of Texas.

Lubbock's rich history and affiliation with baseball makes it a perfect community for a minor league team. From the beginning, a love affair with our national pastime brought professional organizations such as the Lubbock Hubbers and the Lubbock Crickets to the Hub City. Baseball flourished in West Texas during the early part of the 20th Century with the addition of the Lubbock Hubbers in 1922 to the Class D West Texas League. In 1947 as part of the West Texas-New Mexico League, the Hubbers won 99 games and scored a stunning 1,247 runs, ranking them among the best baseball organizations of all time.

LUBBOCK - A RICH HISTORY WITH BASEBALL

Lubbock Crickets

Lubbock Crickets

In 1996, professional baseball arrived again with the Lubbock Crickets, a member of the Texas-Lousiana League. During their first two years, the Crickets set league attendance records with a combined average of 4,300 fans for home games.
Texas Tech University

Texas Tech University

Texas Tech University (TexasTech.com) boasts a thriving baseball program with over 25 players having played in the major leagues. Retired coach Larry Hays was the first collegiate baseball coach to be inducted into the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001 and the National College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014. Current head coach, Tech alumnus Tim Tadlock, coached Tech's baseball team to a berth in the College World Series in his first year as head coach in 2014! The team made a return trip to the College World Series in 2016.
College Baseball Hall of Fame

College Baseball Hall of Fame

Home to the College Baseball Hall of Fame (www.collegebaseballfoundation.org), Lubbock hosts the annual induction ceremony in early July. With the groundbreaking taking place across from Lubbock's Civic Center in 2015, Lubbock will build the George H.W. Bush College Baseball Museum, home to memorabilia from many generations of college baseball players and coaches across the country.
Little League

Little League

As with any American community, a love of baseball starts early. Providing every child an opportunity to play baseball, Lubbock hosts 7 geographical Little League organizations along with numerous Select Little Leagues. A proud community celebrated in 2007 as the Lubbock Western All-Stars Little League Baseball team made it to the final four of the Little League World Series.

Lubbock's love of baseball and its faithful community will serve as a successful city for a minor league baseball team. The charge forward comes from a passion to join all members of the community, both young and old, from the sandlots of yesterday to the stadiums of tomorrow.

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