Collegiate summer baseball explained

Collegiate summer baseball leagues are amateur baseball leagues in the United States and Canada featuring players who have attended at least one year of college and have at least one year of athletic eligibility remaining. Generally, they operate from early June to early August. In contrast to college baseball, which allow aluminum or other composite baseball bats, players in these leagues use only wooden bats, hence the common nickname of these leagues as "wood-bat leagues". Collegiate summer leagues allow college baseball players the ability to compete using professional rules and equipment, giving them experience and allowing professional scouts the opportunity to observe players under such conditions.

To find a collegiate summer team, players work with their college coaches and prospective teams' general managers. They report to summer leagues after completing their spring collegiate season with their NCAA, NAIA, NJCAA, CCCAA, and NWAC teams. Some players arrive late due to their college team's postseason play, which sometimes runs into early June. In some cases, players are drafted during the collegiate summer season. These draftees can remain with their collegiate summer team until they sign a professional contract. During the season, players are housed by volunteer host families and bussed to and from road games.[1]

The leagues vary greatly in their attendances, quality of play, and ability to attract scouts. The Alaska Baseball League (ABL) and the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL) are considered the two premier collegiate summer leagues.[2] [3]

Active leagues

This list is organized by federation.

National Alliance of College Summer Baseball

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Chicago Suburban Baseball League

National Baseball Congress

Minor League Baseball Prospect Development Pipeline

Other (unaffiliated) leagues

Defunct leagues

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grunebaum . Dave . Summer Baseball Grooms Players for Majors . VOANews.com . Voice of America . August 7, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120807210640/http://www.voanews.com/content/cape-cod-baseball-league-grooms-players-for-big-time/1456391.html . August 7, 2012 . August 6, 2012 . dead . mdy .
  2. Web site: BaseballAmerica.com: College: Summer Scene: Summer League Top Prospects: Summer College Leagues: Top 10 Prospects. www.baseballamerica.com. February 28, 2016.
  3. Web site: 10 Best College Baseball Summer Leagues. Made Man. en-US. February 28, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160301131503/http://www.mademan.com/mm/10-best-college-baseball-summer-leagues.html. March 1, 2016. dead.
  4. Web site: Home Page National Alliance of College Summer Baseball – Pointstreak Sites. www.nacsb.org. February 28, 2016. January 27, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100127073537/http://www.nacsb.org/. dead.
  5. Web site: Tournament and Showcase Baseball Events » GLBBA. Great Lakes Bay Baseball Association.
  6. Web site: Metro. Collegiate Summer Baseball of Illinois Home Page. HomeTeamsONLINE.
  7. Web site: St. Louis Metro Collegiate Baseball League » . Official Site.
  8. Web site: Tri-State Collegiate League . July 25, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150428004203/http://www.tsclb.com/ . April 28, 2015 . dead .
  9. Web site: Home Page | Alaska Baseball League.
  10. Web site: CenTex Collegiate Baseball League. CentexBBL.
  11. Web site: Coastal Collegiate League.
  12. Web site: Houston Collegiate Summer League is the premier summer college wood bat league in Houston, Texas. www.hcsleague.com.
  13. Web site: Ohio Valley League.
  14. http://www.pacificinternationalleague.com Pacific International League
  15. Web site: Rmblcolorado.com. www77.rmblcolorado.com.
  16. Web site: Home Page | Sunflower Collegiate League - Pointstreak Sites. sunflowerbaseball.pointstreaksites.com.
  17. Web site: westernbaseballassociation.com. westernbaseball.
  18. Web site: Home. Arizona Collegiate Wood Bat League.
  19. Web site: Bay Area Collegiate Baseball League. www.baclbaseball.com.
  20. Web site: Cascade Collegiate League. CCL.
  21. Web site: Official site of the Fort Collins Foxes Baseball Club. www.fortcollinsfoxes.com. February 28, 2016.
  22. Web site: Cotton States Baseball League. www.cottonstatesleague.com.
  23. Web site: Home Page | Golden State Collegiate Baseball League.
  24. Web site: Interstate Collegiate Baseball League. April 20, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180421030440/http://interstatecbl.com/Default.asp?org=INTERSTATECBL.COM. April 21, 2018. dead.
  25. Web site: Home. Kansas Collegiate League Baseball.
  26. Web site: Maryland Collegiate Baseball League Home Page. HomeTeamsONLINE.
  27. Web site: MINK Summer College Baseball League. www.minkleaguebaseball.com.
  28. Web site: Old North State League Baseball. Old North State League Baseball.
  29. Web site: Welcome.
  30. Web site: Pacific Empire League. PEL.
  31. Web site: Power Summer Collegiate League – PSCL BASEBALL. palmspringscollegiateleague.com.
  32. Web site: Sunset League .
  33. Web site: West Coast League Baseball. West Coast League.
  34. Web site: Wild Wild West League. Wild Wild West League.
  35. Web site: Mountain West Summer Collegiate Baseball League (COLORADO) . mtwestsummercollegebaseball.com . July 7, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181205001021/https://www.mtwestsummercollegebaseball.com/ . December 5, 2018.

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