Six heads are better than one.

That appears to be the case as the Butler BlueSox have solidified their future in baseball.

With Leo Trich completing the sale of controlling interest to William "Wink" Robinson, Ray Conlon, Mike Fiorina, Gordon Marburger and Matt Clement, the BlueSox now have a board of directors instead of a single owner.

Trich's keeping 10 percent of his share gives this group a guy with knowledge of the Prospect League and what it takes to assemble a competitive roster.

The BlueSox have fallen just one game short of the playoffs in each of its first two seasons.

The other five make this franchise a truly local one.

Each of these individuals is a community-minded person who jumped at the opportunity to help ensure the BlueSox would stay in Butler.

Fiorina went as far as to describe the Blue Sox and Pullman Park as a "civic treasure."

These guys have coached Little League baseball in the area, have played at Pullman Park or have some connection to baseball.

Fiorina's father once tried out for the New York Yankees at Pullman. Robinson played in the Prep League there.

Marburger's family owns a baseball field in Callery. Clement, of course, went on to a solid major league career on the mound.

This quintet has children or grandchildren and want to see Butler remain a viable community for them.

A lot of people talk about serving their community, getting involved and making a difference.

These five came together and gained controlling interest of the BlueSox within 48 hours of talking about it.

Their motivation and passion about this town and their team is evident.

By having multiple local owners, marketing of the team will reach areas in Butler County in which Trich had no previous contact.

While Trich is a solid and successful baseball man, he lives in Washington County. By his own admittance, he'd taken the BlueSox franchise as far as he could take it.

The team averaged about 600 fans per home game over two years, needing a little more than half that much to break even.

Not bad for an expansion team in a test market, the circumstances under which this team was born.

Upcoming meetings, planning sessions and marketing strategies involving this new board of owners can only expand upon the foundation Trich has put in place.

With the potential to expand seating at Pullman Park and plans to improve the entrance to the ballpark, coupled with a local ownership group demonstrating vision and enthusiasm, there's no telling where this might lead.

An era of entertaining summer collegiate and/or minor league baseball in this town may just be beginning.

John Enrietto is sports editor of the Butler Eagle