The Amsterdam Mohawks are a

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team based in

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. The team plays in the

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(PGCBL). The Mohawks, who were located in

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prior to 2003, won the championship in 1988 under head coach and former team owner/president Bob Bellizzi. The team's first year in Amsterdam, the Mohawks captured the title in 2003 under head coach Bill Consiglio, and again in 2004 under head coach Nicholas Enriquez. In 2009, current head coach Keith Griffin took over. The team has since won 8 more championships, in 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019, and 2022. In 2011, after playing in the

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for over 30 years, the Amsterdam Mohawks became members of a newly formed league, the

which combined some of the better summer baseball franchises in the nation and partnered them with Perfect Game USA, the world's leader in scouting and reporting services. The

is a ten team summer league played throughout upstate New York. In addition to Amsterdam, the PGCBL consists of teams located in Albany, Alburn,

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, Boonville, Elmira,

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, Jamestown, Little Falls,

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. It is one of the most elite wood bat summer leagues in America. To be eligible to play in the PGCBL, a player must have completed at least one year of college and must still have at least one year of playing eligibility remaining. Each team is allowed two exceptions to that rule where graduating seniors are eligible to play, though the players must first be approved by Perfect Game USA. They must also be enrolled full-time at a college or university. Beginning in early June, each team in the league will play a 48-game schedule, which will wind down in early August. In addition, there have been over 100 former Mohawks who have signed professional baseball contracts, including

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). The Mohawks currently have 60 former players playing professional baseball.

League awards

Team single season records

All-time Team Records

References

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