Wichita Business Journal, by Pat Sangimino-
Wichita's newest professional sports team will officially be named Friday.
In addition the team will unveil a team logo and announce its field manager and pitching coach during a ceremony at the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame.
Wichita Pro Sports Inc., which owns and operates the Wichita Thunder of the Central Hockey League, was selected by the city of Wichita during the summer to run a minor league baseball team.
"This is something new and exciting," says Josh Robertson, the team's general manager. "It's an expansion team that we get to build from scratch."
Team president Chris Presson says more than 30 candidates for the manager's job had been interviewed.
"There has been a lot of interest in the job," he says.
The team will play in the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball and will play its games at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium. The season begins in early May.
The Wichita Wranglers, the Double-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals, relocated to Springdale, Ark.
