LORAIN — The Lorain County Ironmen will play ball this summer at Lorain’s Pipe Yard.

The newest addition to the Prospect League was announced at press conference this afternoon at Lorain City Hall.

Area residents voted by mail and e-mail, selecting Lorain County Ironmen over a host of other choices, including the Lorain Internationals, the Black River Barons, the Lorain County Steelmen, the Lake Erie Anglers and the Black River Raiders.

The Ironmen have not released their logo but said their Web site, which is not yet online, will be www.lcironmen.com. Their schedule has not been released either, but will go from the first week of June through the last week of August and consist of 28 home games and 28 away games.

Jerry Brove, who voted for the name Lorain County Ironmen, was the randomly selected winner of two season tickets to watch the Ironmen play.

Ticket prices for Ironmen games will be $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and $3 for children 12 and under. For a limited time, season tickets are available for $99.

According to the Prospect League Web site, the league is one of ten summer collegiate baseball leagues affiliated with the National Association of Summer Collegiate Baseball.

A news release on the site dated Dec. 3, announces three other expansion teams, which took the league from 11 to 14 members.

Other Prospect League teams include the DeKalb County (Ill.) Liners, DuPage (Ill.) Dragons, Hannibal (Mo.) Cavemen, Quincy (Ill.) Gems, Springfield (Ill.) Sliders, Danville (Ill.) Dans, Dubois County (Ind.) Bombers, Nashville Outlaws, Richmond (Ind.) RiverRats, Terre Haute (Ind.) Rex, Butler (Pa.) BlueSox, Chillicothe (Ohio) Paints, Slippery Rock (Pa.) Sliders and the West Virginia Miners.

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