Ferguson back in ball ... as an owner

Former Wild Things pitching coach Tim Ferguson is back in independent baseball, and this time he's an owner.

Ferguson has purchased the former Yuma Panthers, who last played in the North American Baseball League in 2011. The Yuma franchise was dark this summer and will play in 2013 as part of the new American West Baseball League, which will have teams on the West Coast in places such as Long Beach and Fullerton.

The website provides some background on Ferguson, who was the Wild Things' pitching last season until resigning prior to a July 5 game against Rockford, but doesn't mention his tenure in Washington.