The Rockingham County Baseball League is a summer baseball league in

Rockingham County, Virginia Rockingham County is a county located in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 83,757. Its county seat is the independent city of Harrisonburg. Along with Harrisonburg, Rockingham County forms the Harrisonburg, ...

and neighboring areas. It was founded in 1924, and has included teams from across Rockingham County and up and down the

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. As of 2023, the league has 8 teams and has a 28-game regular season schedule where every team plays each other 4 times. The first round of the playoffs is the best out of three games, the second round is best out of five games, and the third and final round is best out of seven games.

Teams

* Grottoes Cardinals - Shifflett Field * New Market Shockers – Rebel Park
Stuarts Draft Diamondbacks
– The Diamond Club * Bridgewater Reds – Ray Heatwole Field
Broadway Bruins
– Broadway High School * Clover Hill Bucks – Buck Bowman Park * Montezuma Braves – Ruritan Park * Elkton Blue Sox - Stonewall Memorial Park

Championships

* Clover Hill – 18 * Bridgewater – 17 * Linville – 11 * Grottoes – 9 * Stuarts Draft - 4 * Mt. Crawford – 4 * Dayton – 3 * Broadway – 3 * Harriston – 2 * Elkton – 2 * Keezletown – 2 * Ottobine – 2 * Spring Creek – 2 * Harrisonburg – 1 * Twin County – 1 * Waynesboro – 1 * Weyers Cave - 1 * Fishersville – 1 * Briery Branch- 1 * Montezuma – 1 * New Market – 1

Former teams

* Linville Patriots * Fishersville Rangers * Fishersville Cardinals * Briery Branch Braves * Twin County Twins * Harrisonburg Chic's * Luray Cavemen * Luray Colonials * Shenandoah Indians * Spring Creek * Ottobine

Famous alumni

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* Alan Knicely *

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* Wayne Comer * Brian Bocock *

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* Erik Kratz * Brenton Doyle *

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RCBL Champions

External links

* {{College Summer Baseball Summer baseball leagues Rockingham County, Virginia College baseball leagues in the United States Baseball leagues in Virginia Sports leagues established in 1924 1924 establishments in Virginia