The Central Illinois Collegiate League (CICL) was a collegiate wooden bat summer

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league. It was composed of five teams from

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and

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. The CICL was founded in 1963 as a charter member of

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certified summer baseball. Although the NCAA dropped Summer baseball program in 2005, The CICL is one of ten summer collegiate baseball leagues affiliated with the

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(NASCB), which now takes over the duties of the NCAA and follows all NCAA requirements. The league was also is one of four summer college baseball leagues supported by

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. The Springfield Sliders ran away with the CICL's final Championship Title. The Sliders won the First Half, Regular Season and Playoff Championship. The 2008 season was the inaugural season for the Sliders and the final season of the CICL. On November 11, 2008, the CICL announced it was merging with the Prospect League.CICL to become Prospect League
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All-Time teams list

* Bloomington Bobcats (1963–79) * Bluff City Bombers (

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(1990–96) * Champaign-Urbana Colts (1963–64) * Charleston-Mattoon (1972–79) *

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(1980–81, 1989-08) * Decatur Blues (1986–2003) *

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) (2005–08) * DuPage Dragons (2005–08) *

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(2005) *

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(1987–94) *

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(1963–82, 2004–06) *

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(1969–74) *

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) (1985) *

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(1963–84) *

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(1997–2008) *

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(1974–88) * Springfield Capitals (1963–77) * Springfield Rifles (1983–2006) *

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(2008) *

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) (1982–2006) The

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were set to join the CICL for the 2009 season, but joined the Prospect League along with the rest of the CICL roster.

Notable alumni

This is a list of some players that played in the Central Illinois Collegiate League:

Baseball Hall of Fame alumni

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Notable alumni

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* Ryan Howard *

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* Jack Perconte *

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A list of all players that have made appearances on major league ballclubs can be accessed on the CICL website.

References

External links

Central Illinois Collegiate League
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