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 The National Amateur Baseball Federation (NABF) is a nonprofit organization that serves as a governing body for amateur baseball in the United States. The organization was founded in Louisville, Kentucky in 1914 and is the oldest continually-operat ...
and
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...
. Each NYCBL team plays a 42-game schedule starting in 2017, down from 46 previously, from June to July with three teams from each division making a three-round playoff. Several players from this league have become Major Leaguers. The league has teams located in central and western New York.
Teams
West
*Dansville Gliders
*Genesee Rapids (
Houghton, New York
Houghton is a Hamlet (New York), hamlet (and census-designated place) located in the Town (New York), Town of Caneadea, New York, Caneadea in Allegany County, New York, Allegany County, western New York (state), New York, United States. The populat ...
)
*Hornell Steamers
*Mansfield Destroyers
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Olean Oilers
The Olean Oilers were a minor league baseball team located in Olean, New York which played primarily in the New York–Pennsylvania League from 1939 to 1966, with a hiatus in 1960. Starting in 1959, the team shared nicknames with its major league a ...
East
*Cortland Crush
*Rochester Ridgemen
*Sherrill Silversmiths
*Syracuse Salt Cats
*Syracuse Spartans
Champions
*2021 - Cortland Crush
*2020 - Season cancelled due to
COVID-19 pandemic
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*2019 –
Niagara Power
History
The Niagara Power is a collegiate summer baseball franchise which currently competes in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League, a league designed to give college-eligible players an opportunity to compete while furthering their devel ...
*2018 – Onondaga Flames
*2017 – Hornell Dodgers
*2016 –
Olean Oilers
The Olean Oilers were a minor league baseball team located in Olean, New York which played primarily in the New York–Pennsylvania League from 1939 to 1966, with a hiatus in 1960. Starting in 1959, the team shared nicknames with its major league a ...
*2015 –
Olean Oilers
The Olean Oilers were a minor league baseball team located in Olean, New York which played primarily in the New York–Pennsylvania League from 1939 to 1966, with a hiatus in 1960. Starting in 1959, the team shared nicknames with its major league a ...
*2014 – Hornell Dodgers
*2013 –
Oneonta Outlaws
The Oneonta Outlaws are a collegiate summer baseball team in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (PGCBL).
History Previous Oneonta teams
Oneonta, located just 30 minutes from the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, first app ...
*2012 – Syracuse Jr. Chiefs
*2011 –
Oneonta Outlaws
The Oneonta Outlaws are a collegiate summer baseball team in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (PGCBL).
History Previous Oneonta teams
Oneonta, located just 30 minutes from the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, first app ...
*2010 –
Amsterdam Mohawks
The Amsterdam Mohawks are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Amsterdam, New York. The team plays in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (PGCBL). The Mohawks, who were located in Schenectady prior to 2003, won the championship in ...
*2009 –
Amsterdam Mohawks
The Amsterdam Mohawks are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Amsterdam, New York. The team plays in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (PGCBL). The Mohawks, who were located in Schenectady prior to 2003, won the championship in ...
*2008 – Brockport Riverbats
*2007 –
Elmira Pioneers
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*2006 – Saratoga Phillies
*2005 – Hornell Dodgers
*2004 –
Amsterdam Mohawks
The Amsterdam Mohawks are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Amsterdam, New York. The team plays in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (PGCBL). The Mohawks, who were located in Schenectady prior to 2003, won the championship in ...
*2003 –
Amsterdam Mohawks
The Amsterdam Mohawks are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Amsterdam, New York. The team plays in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (PGCBL). The Mohawks, who were located in Schenectady prior to 2003, won the championship in ...
*2002 – Hornell Dodgers
*2001 – Rome Indians
*2000 – Hornell Dodgers
*1999 –
Newark Raptors
*1998 – Geneva Knights
*1997 – Ithaca Lakers
*1996 – Ithaca Lakers
*1995 – Hornell Dodgers
*1994 – Ithaca Lakers
*1993 – Little Falls Diamonds
*1992 – Little Falls Diamonds
*1991 – Broome Rangers
*1990 – Little Falls Diamonds
*1989 - Cortland Apples
*1988 – Schenectady Mohawks
*1987 – Cohocton Red Wings
*1986 – Cohocton Red Wings
*1985 – Broome Rangers
*1984 – Broome Rangers
*1983 – Broome Rangers
*1982 – Cortland Apples
*1981 – Broome Rangers
*1980 – Broome Rangers
*1979 – Syracuse Chiefs
*1978 – Syracuse Chiefs
Alumni
Active Major Leaguers:
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Mike Fiers
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JD Martinez
Julio Daniel Martinez (born August 21, 1987) is an American professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers, Arizona Diamondbacks, ...
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Tim Locastro
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Former Major Leaguers:
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Jeremy Accardo
Jeremiah Lee Accardo (born December 8, 1981) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, and Oakl ...
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Glen Barker
Glen F. Barker (born May 10, 1971, in Albany, New York) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played three seasons for the Houston Astros. He was a leadoff hitter who was known for his defensive skills and was used mainly as ...
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Clay Bellinger
Clayton Daniel Bellinger (born November 18, 1968) is a former Major League Baseball player. He played in MLB for the New York Yankees and the Anaheim Angels, winning the World Series twice as a member of the Yankees.
His son, Cody, was the 2019 ...
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Dallas Braden
Dallas Lee Braden (born August 13, 1983) is an American former professional baseball player and television sports commentator. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher from to as a member of the Oakland Athletics and, wh ...
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Scott Cassidy
Scott Robert Cassidy (born October 3, 1975) is a former relief pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2006. Cassidy played with the Toronto Blue Jays (2002), Boston Red Sox (2005) and San Diego Padres (2005–2006). Before his pr ...
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Archi Cianfrocco
Angelo Dominic "Archi" Cianfrocco (born October 6, 1966) is an American former professional baseball player. He played all or parts of seven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), mostly at first and third base, from 1992 to 1998.
Career
Cianfr ...
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Logan Darnell
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Rajai Davis
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Brendan Harris
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Tim Hudson
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Josh Kinney
Joshua Thomas "Josh" Kinney (born March 31, 1979) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago White Sox and Seattle Mariners. He threw a slider, four-seam fastb ...
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Steve Kline
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Greg Larocca
Gregory Mark LaRocca (born November 10, 1972) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) second baseman who played for the San Diego Padres and Cleveland Indians between 2000 and 2003. He also played in the Nippon Professional Baseball le ...
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Brad Lidge
Bradley Thomas Lidge (born December 23, 1976) nicknamed "Lights Out" is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Lidge played 11 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 2002–2012. He played for the Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phi ...
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Kirt Manwaring
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John McDonald
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Tim Naehring
Timothy James Naehring (born February 1, 1967) is an American former Major League Baseball infielder who played for the Boston Red Sox from 1990 to 1997, and who currently works in the front office of the New York Yankees.
Amateur career
Naehrin ...
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Hunter Pence
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Earl Snyder
Earl Clifford Snyder (born May 6, 1976) is a former Major League Baseball player who played in the Major Leagues for the Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox. In his short time in the majors, Snyder played first base, third base, and designated h ...
References
External links
New York Collegiate Baseball League websiteCollegiate Summer Baseball Register website
Summer baseball leagues
Sports in Rochester, New York
Sports leagues established in 1978
Baseball in Vermont
Baseball leagues in New York (state)
College baseball leagues in the United States
1978 establishments in New York (state)
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