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 two new teams for the upcoming season.

One of these new teams will be the Syracuse Salt Cats.  Mike Martinez will serve as the team’s GM and field manager.  Martinez brings over 20 years of baseball experience to the Salt Cats including four years as a coach at Solvay High School in Solvay, NY.  At the moment, it is unclear where the Salt Cats will play their home games.  The Eastern Collegiate Baseball League and the Salt Cats are working out the details and hope to make an announcement soon.

The other new team in the ECBL will be the Herkimer Bandits.  The Bandits will be led by Keith Hendricks.  Hendricks is a former All-American baseball player at Herkimer County Community College.  He led the Generals to a 3rd place finish in the Junior College World Series in 2007 before moving on to complete his college career at Flagler College in St. Augustine, FL.  Following his playing career, Hendricks returned to Herkimer County Community College where he now serves as an assistant coach and recruiter for the Generals baseball team.

With the addition of the two new teams, the Eastern Collegiate Baseball League is now up to eight teams and has split the league into two divisions.  The East Division features the Utica Brewers, Herkimer Bandits, Amsterdam (Tri-County) Bees, and the Schenectady Pirates.  The West Division will consist of the 2009 ECBL Champion Rome Thunderbolts, Sherrill Silversmiths, Syracuse Salt Cats, and the Oriskany Blazers.

More information can be found on the Eastern Collegiate Baseball League website.

Popularity: 18% [?]