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Professional baseball is returning to Skylands Stadium in Frankford, according to a published report. The Sussex Skyhawks, the last time to call to the venue home, folded after the 2010 season.

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FRANKFORD — Four years after the Sussex Skyhawks folded, Skyland Park is getting a new baseball team, according to a published report.

Stadium owner Al Dorso Sr. told NJHerald.com the team will begin play in 2015 and play in the Canadian-American League. The league is independent, meaning its teams are not affiliated with Major League Baseball. An official announcement is expected within days.

About 80 percent of a $2 million renovation of the 4,200-seat facility is finished. The team will play 56 regular-season games at the facility, the report said.

Dorso paid $850,000 for the stadium in late 2013.

The facility housed the New Jersey Cardinals, a Single-A New York-Penn League team, from 1994 to 2005.

The New Jersey Jackals, who play at Yogi Berra Stadium in Little Falls, are also members of the Can-Am League.

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