Monday was a big day in Zion, Illinois. The Lake County Fielders have yet to play a Northern League game, but their store is now open.
That’s right, June 1 was the scheduled opening of the new Lake County Fielders retail outlet in Gurnee Mills Mall, a brand new store selling official team merchandise and tickets for the 2010 season.
The newest Northern League franchise isn’t fooling around. Last week, the team unveiled its new nickname and logo and is now in the retail business. The team owned by actor Kevin Costner and Schaumburg Flyers owner Rich Ehrenreich is moving forward at breakneck speed.
“The Fielders name and design logo really jumped out with Kevin (Costner) and I as the type of nostalgic, Midwestern image that we're trying to capture,” Ehrenreich said in a written statement. “We think fans will love the name and concept.”
After the six-week Allstate Name the Team contest ended last week, five names survived into the final before “Fielders” was chosen by the ball club. Costner loved the concept of relating his new ball club to W.P. Kinsella’s book, Field of Dreams, which was also made into a successful, popular movie in which he starred.
Meanwhile, not only will Costner and Ehrenreich own the team, they will also be behind the construction of its ballpark near the Six Flags amusement park in nearby Lake County.
Groundbreaking for the state-of-the-art, 8,000 capacity facility is expected in July with completion slated for May of 2010.
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