St. Cloud Commons

The entrance to St. Cloud Commons, Jul-1994.

Mike Lauterhahn of the Huntington Cubs bats in an 18-6 rout.

• Location: Jackson Avenue at 19th Street West, Huntington, W.Va.
• Opened: 1990 (as professional park)
• Home team: Huntington Cubs, Appalachian League (1990-94); Huntington Rail Kings, Heatland League (1998)
• Capacity: 3,100

Rating: 3 baseballs

St. Cloud Commons, a nice little ballpark about a mile off the Ohio River, found itself in the Appalachian League in the early 1990s, when I saw it. The trouble was that the town was just too far away from the rest of the Appy League, and the club left after 1994.

Since then, the park has hosted independent ball for one season. I am told that teams are loath to consider St. Cloud Commons these days because it is in a flood plain.