Collegiate summer baseball leagues are amateur baseball leagues in the

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featuring players who have attended at least one year of college and have at least one year of athletic eligibility remaining. Generally, they operate from early June to early August. In contrast to

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, which allow aluminum or other composite

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, players in these leagues use only wooden bats, hence the common nickname of these leagues as "wood-bat leagues". Collegiate summer leagues allow college baseball players the ability to compete using professional rules and equipment, giving them experience and allowing professional scouts the opportunity to observe players under such conditions. To find a collegiate summer team, players work with their college coaches and prospective teams' general managers. They report to summer leagues after completing their spring collegiate season with their

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, and NWAC teams. Some players arrive late due to their college team's postseason play, which sometimes runs into early June. In some cases, players are drafted during the collegiate summer season. These draftees can remain with their collegiate summer team until they sign a professional contract. During the season, players are housed by volunteer host families and bussed to and from road games. The leagues vary greatly in their attendances, quality of play, and ability to attract scouts. The Alaska Baseball League (ABL) and the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL) are considered the two premier collegiate summer leagues.

Active leagues

This list is organized by federation.

National Alliance of College Summer Baseball

Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League The Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League (ACBL) is a collegiate summer baseball league operating in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The league has experienced moderate success in having alumni appear in Major League Baseball. Fourt ...

– Eastern Pennsylvania; Northern New Jersey; Staten Island, New York * Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League – Washington–Baltimore metropolitan area * California Collegiate League * Cape Cod Baseball League – Cape Cod area of Massachusetts *

Florida Collegiate Summer League The Florida Collegiate Summer League (FCSL) is a six-team wood bat collegiate summer baseball league located in the Central Florida region of the southeastern United States. The league was founded in the fall of 2003 and began play in the summe ...

– Orlando area *

Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League The Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League (GLSCL) is a collegiate summer baseball league in the Great Lakes region of the United States. It is affiliated with the National Alliance of College Summer Baseball and comprises teams with college baseb ...

– Mostly in Ohio, also with teams in Michigan, Indiana, and the Canadian province of Ontario * Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League – The Hamptons (Eastern Long Island, New York) *

New England Collegiate Baseball League The New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) is a 13-team collegiate summer baseball wooden bat league founded in 1993 and sanctioned by the NCAA and Major League Baseball. Each NECBL team plays an eight-week, 44-game schedule during June ...

– New England *

New York Collegiate Baseball League The New York Collegiate Baseball League (NYCBL) is a collegiate summer baseball league founded in 1978 and sanctioned by the National Alliance of College Summer Baseball, National Amateur Baseball Federation and Major League Baseball. Each NYCB ...

– Central and western New York state *

Southern Collegiate Baseball League TheSouthern Collegiate Baseball League (SCBL) is a non-profit, wooden bat collegiate summer league affiliated with the National Alliance of College Summer Baseball. Established in 1999, the league has six teams located in the Charlotte metropolit ...

– Charlotte metropolitan area (North and South Carolina) *

Sunbelt Baseball League The Sunbelt Baseball League (SBL) is a non-profit collegiate summer baseball league with teams located in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, Columbus and Oxford, Alabama. The SBL is a member of the National Alliance of College Summer Baseball, which ...

– Atlanta metropolitan area *

Valley Baseball League The Valley Baseball League is an NCAA and MLB-sanctioned collegiate summer baseball league in the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia. The league was started in 1923 and sanctioned by the NCAA in 1961. It has been a wooden bat league since 199 ...

– Shenandoah Valley and nearby areas (Virginia) Source:

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*Great Lakes Bay Baseball Association *Great Lakes United Baseball League *

Metropolitan Collegiate Summer Baseball League of Illinois The Metropolitan Collegiate Summer Baseball League of Illinois is a collegiate summer baseball league consisting of eight teams based in Illinois. Formed in 1978, the league is affiliated within the National Amateur Baseball Federation. The maj ...

* Northern League *

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*Tri-State Collegiate League

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* Alaska Baseball League *CenTex Collegiate League *Coastal Collegiate League *Houston Collegiate Summer League *Ohio Valley League *Pacific International League *Rocky Mountain Baseball League *Sunflower Collegiate League *Western Baseball Association

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* Appalachian League

Other (unaffiliated) leagues

All-American Amateur Baseball Association The All-American Amateur Baseball Association (AAABA) is an amateur/ collegiate wood bat baseball organization that holds an annual tournament that takes place every August at Point Stadium in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The annual event features 16 ...

- Pennsylvania *Arizona Collegiate Wood Bat League *

Atlantic Baseball Confederation Founded in 2002, the Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League is a 12-team collegiate summer baseball league composed of teams located throughout New Jersey. The league President is Mike Kolesar. The ABCCL aims to prepare collegiate ba ...

- New Jersey *Ban Johnson Amateur Baseball League *Bay Area Collegiate League *Beach Collegiate Summer Baseball League *Blue Chip Collegiate Baseball League (Formerly known as the LICBL) *Cascade Collegiate League *Centennial State League - Northern Colorado *

Coastal Plain League The Coastal Plain League (CPL) is a wood-bat collegiate summer baseball league, featuring college players recruited from throughout the nation. The league takes its name from the Class D level Coastal League which operated in the area from 19 ...

Collegiate Baseball League Europe Collegiate Baseball League Europe (CBLE) is a Collegiate summer baseball, wood bat summer collegiate league based in Oosterhout, the Netherlands. The league currently consists of two divisions, the East Division (Vienna Emperors, Prague Dragons a ...

*Connecticut Collegiate Baseball League *Corn Belt Baseball League *Cotton States Baseball League *

Futures Collegiate Baseball League The Futures Collegiate Baseball League (FCBL) is an eight-team collegiate summer baseball league. It has four franchises in Massachusetts, two in Connecticut, and one each in New Hampshire and Vermont. Format The Futures League is a wood-bat ...

Golden State Collegiate Baseball League The Golden State Collegiate Baseball League (GSCBL) is a collegiate wood-bat baseball league based out of San Jose, California. It is a 5-team league that was created in 2012 following the folding of the Pacific West Baseball League, and featu ...

*Greater Northeast Collegiate Baseball League (GNCBL) *Honor the Game College Wood Bat League *Hudson Valley Collegiate Baseball League * Independence League Baseball *Interstate Collegiate Baseball League *Kansas Collegiate League *Maryland Collegiate Baseball League * Mid-Plains League *Mile High Collegiate Baseball League *

MLB Draft League The MLB Draft League is a collegiate summer baseball league that began play in 2021. Created by Major League Baseball (MLB) and ''Prep Baseball Report'', the league serves as a showcase for top draft-eligible prospects leading up to each summer' ...

– starting play in 2021 *

M.I.N.K. Collegiate Baseball League The M.I.N.K. Collegiate Baseball League is a collegiate summer baseball league consisting of nine teams. Currently, seven teams are from Missouri, two from Iowa. The league was formed in 2009 and was affiliated with the National Baseball Congre ...

*New Jersey Amateur Baseball League *

Northwoods League The Northwoods League is a collegiate summer baseball wooden bat league. All players in the league must have NCAA eligibility remaining in order to participate. The league is amateur, and players are not paid, so as to maintain their college el ...

*Ohio Valley Summer Collegiate Baseball League *

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*Pacific Coast Collegiate League *Palm Springs Collegiate League *

Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League The Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (PGCBL) is a 16-team Collegiate summer baseball, collegiate summer baseball league founded in 2010. As of 2022, all teams are within New York (state). All players in the league must have National Colle ...

*Piedmont Collegiate Baseball League *Play Ball Collegiate League * Prospect League * Rockingham County Baseball League * Southern California Collegiate Baseball League *Sunset Baseball League *

Texas Collegiate League The Texas Collegiate League (TCL) is a collegiate summer baseball league made up of teams from the states of Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. The league's headquarters are in Coppell, Texas. Uri Geva, owner of the Brazos Valley Bombers, is the lea ...

*Tidewater Summer League *

West Coast League The West Coast League (WCL) is a collegiate summer baseball wooden bat league founded in 2005, comprising teams from Washington, Oregon, British Columbia and Alberta. The WCL was previously named the West Coast Collegiate Baseball League (WCCB ...

Western Canadian Baseball League The Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) is a collegiate summer baseball league based in Saskatchewan and Alberta that descends from leagues dating to 1931. History The league can trace its roots back to 1931, via its predecessors. The Sout ...

* Wild Wild West League

Defunct leagues

* Basin League * Big States League *

Central Illinois Collegiate League The Central Illinois Collegiate League (CICL) was a collegiate wooden bat summer baseball league. It was composed of five teams from Illinois and Indiana. The CICL was founded in 1963 as a charter member of National Collegiate Athletic Associatio ...

Clark Griffith Collegiate Baseball League The Clark C. Griffith Collegiate Baseball League (CGL) was a Collegiate summer baseball, collegiate summer baseball league, with teams located in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. All league players had to be enrolled at a National Collegia ...

* Eastern Collegiate Baseball League *

Expedition League The Expedition League is a collegiate summer baseball league in the Great Plains region of the United States and Canada. The league was founded in 2015 in Rapid City, South Dakota, by Steve Wagner, who also serves as president. The league's inaug ...

* Far West League *

Great West League The Great West League (GWL) was a collegiate summer baseball league founded in 2014, comprising teams from California and Oregon. The league was designed to develop college talent, and only current college eligible players are allowed to parti ...

* Hawaii Collegiate Baseball League *

Horizon Air Summer Series The Horizon Air Summer Series was a unique 11-week baseball competition among Collegiate summer baseball, collegiate summer baseball clubs. History The Summer Series was founded in 2005 by Bob Bavasi, former owner of the Everett Aqua Sox, of the ...

Jayhawk Collegiate League The Jayhawk Collegiate League was a collegiate summer baseball league consisting of seven teams from Kansas and one team from Oklahoma. The league was formed in 1976 and was a "Premier League" within the National Baseball Congress. Teams The le ...

* KIT Summer Collegiate Baseball League * Lewis & Clark Baseball League * Mountain Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League * Mountain West Summer Collegiate Baseball * Northern League (1936–1941, 1946–1950, 1952; mainly in New York and Vermont) *

Pacific West Baseball League The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continen ...

Puget Sound Collegiate League Founded in 2010, the Puget Sound Collegiate League (PSCL) is a collegiate summer baseball league based in the Olympia, Washington area. The league also manages a summer youth league, camps and tournaments. In addition, a high school league, Pudge ...

Saskatchewan Major Baseball League The Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) is a collegiate summer baseball league based in Saskatchewan and Alberta that descends from leagues dating to 1931. History The league can trace its roots back to 1931, via its predecessors. The South ...

* Sierra Baseball League * Thorobred Collegiate Baseball League

References

External links

Collegiate Summer Baseball websiteBallpark DigestBaseball America Summer SceneCollegiate Summer Baseball Register
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