News: Release the Hounds! Long-Awaited Stadium Project in Ashburn Breaks Ground; Edelman Financial Field will House Loudoun Hounds Baseball, Virginia Cavalry FC Soccer Clubs

They, literally, released the hounds on Tuesday!

(June 4, 2013) - It took Bob Farren and VIP Sports & Entertainment nearly 12 years but their dream of a sports stadium in Ashburn took a giant step towards reality Tuesday with the official groundbreaking for the project at One Loudoun.

The stadium at the immediate southwest corner of the Route 7 and Loudoun County Parkway interchange will house both the professional baseball Loudoun Hounds as well as the professional soccer Virginia Cavalry FC clubs.

"This is a long-overdue moment in the history of VIP Sports & Entertainment and beginning construction on the Ballpark at One Loudoun is another major milestone for the organization," said Farren, founding President and CEO of VIP. "We are now within sight of the finish line: Opening Day in 2014. I am thankful to our many wonderful business partners, our civic leaders and most importantly our legions of excited fans for making this sports landmark a reality in Loudoun."

In other news from the groundbreaking, it was announced that the stadium would be named Edelman Financial Field, after the Northern Virginia financial services powerhouse.

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News: Loudoun County Approves Construction of Ashburn Stadium

(April 4, 2013) - The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Wednesday to approve the request to build a privately financed 5,500-seat stadium in Ashburn within the One Loudoun development at the interchange of Route 7 and Loudoun County Parkway.

News: Ashburn Stadium Backers Plan "Rally for the Ballpark" at Tuesday's Planning Commission Meeting

(Feb. 18, 2013) - The group planning the new stadium in Ashburn, that is the hopeful future home of the Loudoun Hounds minor league baseball club and Virginia Cavalry North American Soccer League franchise, is planning a "Rally for the Ball Park" prior to the Tuesday, Feb. 19 planning commission public hearing on the development.

Starting at 4:45 pm. on the lawn at the Loudoun County government center in Leeesburg (1 Harrison Street, SE) the rally will include former Major League Baseball player Frank Howard and also former D.C. United and U.S. Men's Soccer star John Harkes.

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News: Not Everybody in Love with Proposed Baseball, Soccer Stadium Location at One Loudoun

(Nov. 13, 2012) - Not everybody is a fan of the proposed mixed-used 10,000 fan stadium -- plans call for a minor league baseball team and a North American Soccer League franchise to call it home -- to be located at One Loudoun in Ashburn as a grassroots group has organized in opposition with a website recently launched title "No Stadium on Route 7".

The stadium, spearheaded by the VIP Sports & Entertainment group that is trying to establish a minor league baseball team in Loudoun (Loudoun Hounds), was originally slated for the Kincora Project but in October it was announced that stadium would now be build nearby in the One Loudoun development.

Earlier this month the group announced that it has been awarded a franchise in the North American Soccer League that would debut in 2014 with its home games at the future ballpark.

The opposition group says in the No Stadium on Route 7 website: "We are Democrats, Independents, and Republicans but most of all we are concerned citizens of Loudoun County, Virginia. We are a 100 percent volunteer and grass roots effort similar to the fight in 2009 to stop the rezoning of the Broadland's in Loudoun County to build a hospital in the middle of an established community. We realize that we are the underdogs in this fight and face an uphill battle but we will not back down. Placing a large stadium on Loudoun's primary East and West route and close to established neighborhoods is a very bad idea."

News: Here Comes the Pitch ... and It's a Change-Up! Proposed Loudoun Hounds Stadium Moves from Kincora Project to One Loudoun

(Oct. 1, 2012) - The Loudoun Hounds, a proposed minor league baseball team that had hoped to be playing ball by 2011, may have found a home after it was announced today that their future stadium would not be built in the Kincora Project as originally planned but will now be part of the nearby One Loudoun development in Ashburn. First pitch is now planned for 2014.

News: Loudoun Hounds Official Change Stadium Opening to 2013

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(Oct. 21, 2011) - Virginia Investment Partnership, LLC (VIP), the parent company of the Loudoun Hounds Professional Baseball Club, continues preparations to begin construction on the Ballpark at Kincora and the updated timeline slates its opening for the Spring of 2013. VIP also announces the creation of VIP Sports and Entertainment Inc. whose focus is to bring additional professional sports, concerts, fairs, festivals and other community events to the ballpark such as high school and collegiate competitions.

News: Kincora Project Breaks Ground on Pacific Blvd. Extension, Loudoun Hounds Not on 2012 Atlantic League Schedule

(Oct. 20, 2011) - There was some good news for Loudoun minor league baseball fans Wednesday as the Kincora development broke ground on the Pacific Blvd. extension which will help guide traffic into the 424-acre mixed-use community that includes plans for the Loudoun Hounds stadium, but it appears that a 2012 first pitch date is slipping away from the franchise as the Hounds are not on the 2012 schedule released earlier this month by the Atlantic League.

News: Loudoun Hounds Announce More Big Leaguers for FanFest

Ashburn (Jan. 26, 2011) - The Loudoun Hounds Professional Baseball Club announced Wednesday more former Big Leaguers to the lineup for their inaugural FanFest. Joining the event are Frank “Hondo” Howard, Bobby Richardson and Boog Powell -- the three combined for 755 home runs, 16 All Star Games, 12 World Series appearances with 6 Championships -- as well as former pros Mike Colangelo, Ellie Rodriguez and Pete Sierra.

FanFest, the first major fan-related event for the newest team in the independent Atlantic League of professional baseball, will be held from noon to 6 p.m. on Feb. 13 at Stone Bridge High School in Ashburn.

Baseball: Release the Hounds! Loudoun's Minor League Team Unveils Name, Logo

Ashburn (Sept. 23, 2010) - Release the Hounds! VIP Baseball, the partnership bringing professional baseball to Loudoun County, unveiled the Loudoun Hounds Tuesday as the Atlantic League's newest team.

The Hounds were introduced at a press event featuring Hall of Famer and former Washington Senator slugger Harmon Killebrew, along with the usual "dignitaries" from across the region’s political and sports scenes.

According the the Hounds: The team name and logo reflects the equestrian traditions intrinsic in the history of Loudoun County and the wider region. The team introduced the name, logo and its new team website: http://www.LoudounHounds.com where you can sign up for season tickets, get the latest news or buy Hounds Gear.

"Today, I am proud to unleash the Hounds," announced Bob Farren, President and CEO of VIP Baseball. "The Hounds will quickly become the heart and soul of the region, and we are set to establish rivalries with great teams like the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs, the York Revolution and all of the Atlantic League in 2012."