The Dash will play at old Ernie Shore through June 17

(Winston-Salem Journal) - The Winston-Salem Dash, Winston-Salem's minor league baseball team, announced today that the club would play all of its home games through June 17 at the former Ernie Shore Field.

The Dash home opener against the Wilmington Blue Rocks is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday at Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball Park. The city of Winston-Salem sold the field to Wake Forest University after the 2008 minor league season.

The Dash, owned by local entrepreneur Billy Prim, were supposed to start the 2009 season in a new ballpark downtown; negotiations between Prim and his former business partner, Andrew "Flip" Filipowski, have stalled construction. In making the announcement, the Dash did not promise to open the new stadium at that time.