Fuessenich Park
Encyclopedia
Fuessenich Park is a baseball field located in downtown Torrington
, Connecticut
, USA, with a capacity of 1,500 fans. It is the home of the Torrington Titans
of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League
.
(NECBL) between 1997
and 2008
. It hosted two NECBL All-Star Games, one in 1998
and one in 2008
. The park was home to the Torrington Braves of the Colonial League
for the 1950 season.
Torrington, Connecticut
Torrington is the largest city in Litchfield County, Connecticut and the northwestern Connecticut region. It is also the core city of the largest micropolitan area in the United States. The city population was 36,383 according to the 2010 census....
, Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
, USA, with a capacity of 1,500 fans. It is the home of the Torrington Titans
Torrington Titans
The Torrington Titans are a collegiate summer baseball team playing in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League of New England. They played their inaugural season in the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League, a collegiate summer baseball league...
of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League
Futures Collegiate Baseball League
The Futures Collegiate Baseball League is a 6 team collegiate summer baseball league. The Futures League was co-developed by the New York-Penn League's Lowell Spinners owner Drew Weber, Weber formally developed and owned the New Hampshire Fisher Cats Double A Affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays...
.
Former Tenants
The field was home to the Torrington Twisters of the New England Collegiate Baseball LeagueNew England Collegiate Baseball League
The New England Collegiate Baseball League is a 12-team collegiate summer baseball league founded in 1993 and sanctioned by the NCAA and Major League Baseball. Each NECBL team plays an eight-week, 42-game schedule during June and July, with a playoff in early August...
(NECBL) between 1997
1997 NECBL season
The 1997 NECBL season was the fourth season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The league added a new franchise from Torrington, Connecticut, the Torrington Twisters. The league's Waterbury, Connecticut franchise dropped out after three seasons.In the semifinal playoff rounds,...
and 2008
2008 NECBL season
The 2008 NECBL season was the fifteenth season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league. The league's Holyoke, Massachusetts franchise, the Holyoke Giants moved to Lynn, Massachusetts and became the North Shore Navigators...
. It hosted two NECBL All-Star Games, one in 1998
1998 NECBL season
The 1998 NECBL season was the fifth season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The league expanded to seven teams with the addition of the Keene Swamp Bats of Keene, New Hampshire. The Swamp Bats were the league's first New Hampshire franchise.In the semifinal playoff rounds,...
and one in 2008
2008 NECBL All-Star Game
The 2008 NECBL All-Star Game was the 15th exhibition game between all-stars from the NECBL's Northern and Southern Divisions. The Southern All-Stars held off the Northern All-Stars 5-2. Mike Melillo of the Newport Gulls was named the game's MVP....
. The park was home to the Torrington Braves of the Colonial League
Colonial League (baseball)
The Colonial League was a mid-level American minor baseball league that existed from 1947 through mid-July 1950. It was graded Class B, four levels below the Major Leagues, and featured teams in Connecticut, New York and New Jersey....
for the 1950 season.