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Clarinda A’s Bounce Back From Adversity
Thursday, 29 Apr, 2010 – 14:05 | 3 Comments
Clarinda A’s Bounce Back From Adversity

Clarinda is the capital of Page County, Iowa.  About 5,700 people live in the town that sits in the southwest corner of Iowa.  If you travel a few miles south you’ll end up in Missouri.  …

Eastern Collegiate Baseball League Adds Two Teams For 2010 Season
Thursday, 8 Apr, 2010 – 9:04 | Comments Off
Eastern Collegiate Baseball League Adds Two Teams For 2010 Season

Like all summer college leagues, the Eastern Collegiate Baseball League is preparing for the 2010.  However, things will be a little different for the ECBL in 2010.  The league has announced that they have added …

Future Looking Bright For Texas Collegiate League
Thursday, 18 Mar, 2010 – 10:01 | 3 Comments
Future Looking Bright For Texas Collegiate League

Texas has a rich tradition of having some of the best baseball players in the country.   But in 2003, Texas did not have anywhere for their college baseball stars to play in the summer.  As …

Clark Griffith League To Suspend Play in 2010
Friday, 26 Feb, 2010 – 14:55 | One Comment
Clark Griffith League To Suspend Play in 2010

SummerCollegeLeagues.com has learned that the Clark Griffith Collegiate Baseball League has decided to suspend play for the 2010 season.  The decision comes after much deliberation by league Commissioner Tom Davis and the team owners.
A week …

The Future Of The Clark Griffith Collegiate Baseball League
Thursday, 25 Feb, 2010 – 23:36 | Comments Off
The Future Of The Clark Griffith Collegiate Baseball League

2009 was not a particularly good year for the Clark Griffith Collegiate Baseball League.  The five-team league had a normal regular season, but once the season ended, things were not normal at all.
First, the Southern …

Big Changes In Store For The Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League
Saturday, 30 Jan, 2010 – 11:36 | One Comment
Big Changes In Store For The Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League

The Atlantic Colegiate Baseball League will have a very different look in 2010 than they did in 2009.  One team will be leaving, one team will be moving, one team will be changing their name, …

Getting To Know The Prospect League
Monday, 18 Jan, 2010 – 14:55 | 2 Comments
Getting To Know The Prospect League

The Prospect League has had a busy off season.  The league has added three new teams and changed the ownership group for one of their existing teams.  If you follow summer college league baseball at …

Greskoff, Heid Named SCL Co-Players of the Year
Wednesday, 30 Dec, 2009 – 14:18 | 3 Comments
Greskoff, Heid Named SCL Co-Players of the Year

What would happen if you put all of the players who play summer college league baseball together in one bucket?  Who would rise to the top?  Who would come out the “best of the best?”  …

New League, New Team Announced in Illinois
Thursday, 5 Nov, 2009 – 0:32 | 2 Comments
New League, New Team Announced in Illinois

The Great Plains Baseball League will debut next summer as the newest summer collegiate wood bat league.  The league and its first team, in Rockford, Illinois, were introduced by team principle, Joe Stefani at a news …

Profile: Florida Collegiate Summer League
Thursday, 24 Sep, 2009 – 10:19 | Comments Off
Profile: Florida Collegiate Summer League

Florida Collegiate Summer League
 

“Find a need and fill it.” 
–Ruth Stafford Peale
 
Sara Whiting looked around Central Florida in 2003 and saw a need.  Her son was playing baseball at Duke University at the time and his …

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 …

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 …

Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox Claim Top Spot
Saturday, 8 Aug, 2009 – 20:39 | Comments Off
Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox Claim Top Spot

For the second week in a row the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League have claimed the top spot in the PG Crosschecker/College Summer Ball rankings of the top summer college league teams.  …

Forest City Remains Top Team in the Nation
Thursday, 23 Jul, 2009 – 22:34 | Comments Off
Forest City Remains Top Team in the Nation

The Forest City Owls of the Coastal Plain League remained the top team in the PG Crosscheck/College Summer Ball rankings of the top 25 summer collegiate league teams.  Other teams in the top 25 include the Yarmouth-Dennis …

Forest City, Cape Cod League Remain Atop Power Rankings
Wednesday, 15 Jul, 2009 – 0:50 | Comments Off
Forest City, Cape Cod League Remain Atop Power Rankings

 
The Forest City (NC) Owls of the Coastal Plain League remained the number one team on the PG Crosschecker listings of the top summer college league teams.  The rankings are compiled by PG Crosschecker and …

Cape Cod Places Five Teams in PG Crosschecker Top 25
Thursday, 2 Jul, 2009 – 11:20 | Comments Off
Cape Cod Places Five Teams in PG Crosschecker Top 25

The Forest City Owls of the Coastal Plain League took over the top spot in the July 2, 2009 ranking of the top 25 summer college league teams compiled by PG Crosschecker and College Summer …

Cape Cod League Leads Top 25 Rankings
Friday, 26 Jun, 2009 – 23:33 | Comments Off
Cape Cod League Leads Top 25 Rankings

The PGCrossChecker.com rankings of Summer College League teams is out and the top five have been shuffled significantly from last week.  The Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League remain the top team in …

Rosa Still Keeping the Faith
Tuesday, 16 Jun, 2009 – 16:28 | Comments Off
Rosa Still Keeping the Faith

by Sam Bundy
Florence Morning News
 
In his mind, Christian Rosa still hears his mother crying over the telephone.
 
Upon receiving a contract offer from the St. Louis Cardinals while playing independent league baseball in Illinois last June, …

2009 Road Trips: Madison, WI
Monday, 8 Jun, 2009 – 22:45 | Comments Off
2009 Road Trips: Madison, WI

June 4, 2009
Waterloo Bucks vs Madison Mallards
Warner Park (The Duck Pond)
Madison, WI
Let me start with a disclaimer.  A couple of days before attending the Mallards game on June 4, I visited the Shoe Box in …

2009 Road Trips: La Crosse, WI
Monday, 8 Jun, 2009 – 22:20 | Comments Off
2009 Road Trips: La Crosse, WI

The first road trip of the year took me to Wisconsin to see a Northwoods League game in La Crosse (vs Battle Creek).  The game was a lot of fun and the presentation was fantastic.  Here’s a …