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Niagara Power Hires New Manager
Friday, 28 Aug, 2009 – 21:23 | Comments Off
Niagara Power Hires New Manager

The Niagara Power of the New York Collegiate Baseball League has hired Eric Ebers to be their head coach for the 2010 season.  He replaces Sam Kirby who managed the team for the past three …

Apple Sox Win West Coast League Title
Friday, 21 Aug, 2009 – 13:52 | Comments Off
Apple Sox Win West Coast League Title

The Wenatchee Apple Sox defeated the Corvalis Knights two-games-to-none to win the West Coast League Championship.  Both teams finished first in their respective divisions during the regular season; Wenatchee in the East and Corvalis in …

Coastal Plain League Names Offensive, Defensive Players of the Year
Friday, 21 Aug, 2009 – 13:33 | Comments Off
Coastal Plain League Names Offensive, Defensive Players of the Year

The Coastal Plain League has named Phil Cerreto (Longwood University) of the Martinsville Mustangs as their Offensive Player of the Year.  The Defensive Co-Players of the Year are Forest City’s pitching duo of Ryan Arrowood …

Forest City Ends Season As Top Summer College League Team
Friday, 21 Aug, 2009 – 12:57 | Comments Off
Forest City Ends Season As Top Summer College League Team

After winning the Coastal Plain League championship in dominating fashion, the Forest City Owls were crowned the top college summer league team by PG Crosschecker/College Summer Ball .  The Owls spent most of the season in …

Rochester Claims Northwoods League Championship
Friday, 21 Aug, 2009 – 12:27 | Comments Off
Rochester Claims Northwoods League Championship

The Rochester Honkers defeated the La Crosse Loggers two-games-to-one to win the 2009 Northwoods League Championship.  It is Rochesters fifth championship in the sixteen year history of the Northwoods League.
After the Honkers won the first game and the Loggers took …

Quincy Crowned Prospect League Champs
Friday, 21 Aug, 2009 – 11:58 | Comments Off
Quincy Crowned Prospect League Champs

The Quincy Gems capped off an excellent season by defeating the Chillicothe Paints two-games-to-one to capture the championship of the Prospect League.  Entering the championship series, the Gems were the top rated team in the …

Coppell Wins Texas Collegiate League Championship
Friday, 21 Aug, 2009 – 11:23 | Comments Off
Coppell Wins Texas Collegiate League Championship

The Coppell Copperheads have claimed the 2009 Texas Collegiate League Championship by defeating the Victoria Generals in a best-of-three series.  The championship is the third for Coppell since the inception of the Texas Collegiate League …

Prospect League Announces Year-End Awards
Friday, 21 Aug, 2009 – 11:00 | Comments Off
Prospect League Announces Year-End Awards

The Prospect League has announced their year-end awards for the 2009 baseball season.  The winners include Player of the Year Tyler Bullock (Richmond River Rats), Pitcher of the Year Rusty Shellhorn (North Coast Knights), and …

Forest City Wins Coastal Plain League Title
Saturday, 15 Aug, 2009 – 8:40 | Comments Off
Forest City Wins Coastal Plain League Title

The Forest City Owls defeated the Peninsula Pilots two-games to-none to claim the 2009 Coastal Plain League championship.  The championship was the firs in the Owls’ brief two-year history.
Forest City won game one of the series …

Forest City Regains Number One Ranking
Thursday, 13 Aug, 2009 – 22:14 | Comments Off
Forest City Regains Number One Ranking

With the demise of the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox in the Cape Cod League playoffs, the Forest City Owls of the Coastal Plain League has regained the top position in the PG Crosschecker/College Summer Ball rankings of …

Elks Stadium to Get Off-Season Facelift
Thursday, 13 Aug, 2009 – 21:54 | Comments Off
Elks Stadium to Get Off-Season Facelift

The Kelowna Falcons of the West Coast League have announced that their home ballpark, Elks Stadium, will be getting a facelift during the off-season.  The City of Kelowna has received $1 million from the Recreational …

Schaeffer Named West Coast League Player of the Week
Thursday, 13 Aug, 2009 – 21:35 | Comments Off
Schaeffer Named West Coast League Player of the Week

The West Coast League has named Ronnie Schaeffer as their Player of the Week for the week ending August 9.  Schaeffer is the catcher for the Wenatchee Apple Sox.
For the week, Schaeffer hit .444 with …

Rapids Begin Search for New Manager
Thursday, 13 Aug, 2009 – 21:24 | Comments Off
Rapids Begin Search for New Manager

The Rockbridge Rapids announced that field manager Mark Mace will not be returning to the team in 2010.  Mace notified the Rapids front office that he wants to spend more time on his teaching career …

Haymarket Wins Valley Baseball League Championship
Thursday, 13 Aug, 2009 – 21:05 | Comments Off
Haymarket Wins Valley Baseball League Championship

Haymarket Senators
The Haymarket Senators won the 2009 Valley Baseball League Championship by beating the Covington Lumberjacks three-games-to-one in the best-of-five championship series.  It is the first championship for Haymarket in the organization’s six year history.
Following …

Players of the Week Named in Texas Collegiate League
Thursday, 13 Aug, 2009 – 20:22 | Comments Off
Players of the Week Named in Texas Collegiate League

The Texas Collegiate League has named Mark Hudson and Trevor Lundgrin, both of the Victoria Generals, and Preston Springer of the Coppell Copperheads as their Players of the Week for the week ending August 11.
Hudson …

Aspeitia Named Woodchucks Manager
Thursday, 13 Aug, 2009 – 19:51 | Comments Off
Aspeitia Named Woodchucks Manager

The Wisconsin Woodchucks of the Northwoods League have named Guido Aspeitia as their field manager for the upcoming 2010 season.  Aspeitia took over as manager of the Woodchucks on a interim basis in July and …

Corey Jones Named Northwoods League MVP
Thursday, 13 Aug, 2009 – 19:16 | Comments Off
Corey Jones Named Northwoods League MVP

The Northwoods League has handed out their 2009 post season awards and Corey Jones of the Rochester Honkers has been named the League MVP.
Jones, a shortstop from Cal State-Fullerton, had a solid offensive year, including …

Amsterdam Wins New York Collegiate Baseball League Championship
Thursday, 13 Aug, 2009 – 18:41 | Comments Off
Amsterdam Wins New York Collegiate Baseball League Championship

The Amsterdam Mohawks defeated the Hornell Dodgers two-games-to-none to capture the 2009 New York Collegiate Baseball League Championship.  The championship is the first for Amsterdam since the won back-to-back titles in 2002 and 2003.
In game …

New York Collegiate Baseball League Announces Post Season Awards
Thursday, 13 Aug, 2009 – 18:02 | Comments Off
New York Collegiate Baseball League Announces Post Season Awards

The New York Collegiate Baseball League has announced their 2009 Post Season awards.  The recipients include Braden Kapteyn (League MVP) and Keith Griffin (Coach of the Year).
Kapteyn, (Amsterdam Mohawks/University of Kentucky), hit .319 this year …

NECBL Crowns Newport Gulls 2009 Champions
Thursday, 13 Aug, 2009 – 17:37 | Comments Off
NECBL Crowns Newport Gulls 2009 Champions

The Newport Gulls defeated the Vermont Mountaineers two-games-to-none to win the New England Collegiate Baseball League Championship. 
Newport won game one behind the strong pitching of Andrew Kittredge (University of Washington).  He pitched 7.0 innings, scattering …