The Elkhart County Miracle is a collegiate baseball team based in Elkhart County, Indiana; the team plays in the collegiate Northern League.
History Originally set to be a charter member of a newly resurrected Northern League in independent professional baseball which was titled "Northern League of Professional Baseball", the Miracle was set to play in 2014 following the construction of a stadium located at the former American Countryside Farmer's Market site in Elkhart.Northern League Announces New Team and Construction of New Stadium in Elkhart, IN , Northern League website, June 7, 2013Elkhart County baseball team will call onetime farmers market its new home , STeve Krah, The Elkhart Truth, June 21, 2013With Elkhart County Miracle coming, the question is what is independent baseball all about? , Steve Krah, The Elkhart Truth, June 22, 2013Take me out to the ball game, almost , Tricia Harte, WNDU.com, June 29, 2013Elkhart County Miracle Break Ground, Ballpark Business, July 1, 2013
As of mid-2014, stadium construction delays ended any chance of Elkhart fielding a team for that season. In October 2014, team president and founder Craig Wallin said that a 2015 start was also doubtful, but remained confident the stadium would be built and the Miracle would take the field. Ultimately, the new Northern League was never resurrected, meaning the Elkhart County Miracle never came to fruition.
On March 23, 2023, it was announced that the Elkhart County Miracle would join a different incarnation of the Northern League in collegiate baseball. The team's first home stadium was NorthWood Field of Dreams in Nappanee, Indiana. The Miracle played its first game on May 31, 2023.Minor League Baseball Team Coming to Elkhart County https://www.wndu.com/2023/03/21/minor-league-baseball-team-coming-elkhart-county/
The Miracle won the Northern League championship in 2024.
References
External links Official team Facebook Northern League official website