South Georgia Waves to be owned by Mattingly, Ripken

ALBANY - Baseball greats Don Mattingly and Cal Ripken Junior will become partial owners of the Class A South Georgia Waves.<br> <br> Waves owner David Heller says he has arranged to sell minority shares of the team, a member of the South Atlantic League and an affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers.<br> <br> The Waves arrived in Albany in March, but poor attendance led Heller to move the team to Evansville, Indiana, which is Mattingly&#39;s home town.<br> <br> The team is expected to move in 2004. <br> <br> Evansville&#39;s mayor has proposed building a new downtown 6,000-seat stadium. The Waves had an average home attendance of about one thousand and a 75-63 record in 2002.