Alton River Dragons
The Alton River Dragons are a collegiate summer baseball team located in Alton, Illinois. The Alton River Dragons were founded in 2020 and began play in 2021 as members of the Prospect League. History. On January 29, 2020, the Prospect League of collegiate summer baseball announced that Alton, Illinois had been granted a franchise for the upcoming season. Alton previously hosted a minor league team when the 1917 Alton Blues played as members of the Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League. The Alton franchise owner was announced as Steve Marso, who owned previous franchises in summer collegiate baseball. Dallas  Martz was hired as the Alton General Manager. The "River Dragons" moniker was announced for the Alton franchise on August 14, 2020. The name was chosen after a public submittal process. On November 12, 2020, the Alton River Dragons announced the hiring of Darrell Handelsman to manage the 2021 Alton team. The Alton franchise had previously hired Brock Moss to manage the first team, but Moss had since accepted a position at Texas A&M International University, making him unavailable to coach Alton in the summer. The ballpark. The Alton River Dragons play at Lloyd Hopkins Field in Gordon Moore Park . Renovations were discussed for the ballpark in anticipation of the 2021 season. The ballpark had previously hosted the Bluff City Bombers of the Central Illinois Collegiate League. The ballpark is located at 98 Arnold Palmer Road, Cottage Hills, Illinois, 62018.