Alton River Dragons

The Alton River Dragons are a collegiate summer league baseball franchise located in Alton, Illinois. The Alton River Dragons were founded in 2020 and will begin to play as members of the 2021 Prospect League. 
History.
On January 29, 2020, the Prospect League of summer collegiate baseball announced that Alton, Illinois had been granted a franchise for the upcoming season. Alton is slated to play home games at Lloyd Hopkins Field in Gordon Moore Park. Alton has 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 tabbed 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 2021 Alton River Dragons will play at Lloyd Hopkins Field At Gordon Moore Park. Renovations are being 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