South Coast League shuts down after 1 season

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South Coast League shuts down after 1 season, hopes to return next year - MLB - Yahoo! Sports

ALBANY, Ga. (AP)—The 1-year-old South Coast League, an independent circuit with teams in Georgia, South Carolina and Florida, suspended operations for this season.

The league cited unrest throughout its organization and weakness in the economy, which left no hope of having its finances in order for the scheduled opening day of May 15. The SCL held out hope of returning next year.

“Now, an evaluation process begins on where we go from here and who the owners want to keep on to help rebuild the league for 2009,” spokesman J.D. Hardin said Friday. “And that’s something I want to make clear to everyone: We may have suspended our operations, but we have not folded, and we plan to return next year.”

The league suspended operations three days after the resignation of CEO and co-founder Jamie Toole. Hardin said the league’s debt was “quite considerable.”

They hope to resume play next year. Doubtful with all their problems.

The league is probably best known for being the home of former DBacks manager Wally Backman (hired and fired in less than a week).