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. Fourteen alumni of the league were invited to spring training with Major League Baseball clubs in 2010.
The ACBL is one of eleven leagues in the
National Alliance of College Summer Baseball The National Alliance of College Summer Baseball consists of 12 summer baseball leagues sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
Leagues
* Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League – Eastern Pennsylvania, Northern New Jersey ...
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Teams
The teams participating in the 2020 season are:
Former teams
Many different teams have played in the ACBL throughout the history of the league. The following is a list of former teams: Allentown Wings, Berkshire Red Sox, Brooklyn Clippers, Brooklyn-Queens Dodgers, Connecticut Yankees, Delaware Valley Gulls, Jersey City Colonels, Kutztown Rockies, Lehigh Valley Catz, Long Island Collegians, Long Island Flying A's, Long Island Nationals, Long Island Sound, Long Island Stars, Mercer Titans, Metro New York Cadets, Monmouth Royals, Mt. Vernon Generals, Nassau Collegians, New Jersey A's, New Jersey Colts, New York Generals, Peekskill Robins, Scranton Red Soxx, Staten Island Tide, Teaneck Teamsters, Torrington Titans, and West Deptford Green Storm.
Major league alumni
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Nick Ahmed
Nicholas Mark Ahmed (born March 15, 1990) is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Amateur career
Ahmed attended East Longmeadow High School in East Longmeadow, Massachuset ...
, infielder
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Garvin Alston, pitcher
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Scott Arnold, pitcher
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Mike Avilés, infielder
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Kevin Baez, infielder
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Kevin Barry, pitcher
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Kevin Bearse, pitcher
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Jason Bergmann, pitcher
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Craig Biggio, infielder (AS, HOF)
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Frank Brooks, pitcher
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Terry Bross, pitcher
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Kirk Bullinger, pitcher
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Nate Bump, pitcher
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Fred Cambria, pitcher
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Cody Carroll, pitcher
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Kevin Cash, catcher
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Rick Cerone, catcher
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Vinnie Chulk, pitcher
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Mark Ciardi
Mark Thomas Ciardi (pronounced ''CHAR-dee''; born August 19, 1961) is an American film producer and former Major League Baseball pitcher. He is currently the Founder and CEO of Apex Entertainment. Mark has a rich breadth of experience as a Fi ...
, pitcher
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Frank Cimorelli
Frank Thomas Cimorelli (born August 2, 1968) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Cimorelli played for the St. Louis Cardinals in .
Cimorelli attended Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School in Hyde Park, New York where he was teammates with ...
, pitcher
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Jeff Datz
Jeffrey William Datz (born November 28, 1959) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) catcher and coach who played for the Detroit Tigers in 1989, and who is currently a scout for the New York Yankees.
Playing career
A native of Camde ...
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Doug Davis, infielder
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Jason Dellaero
Jason Christopher Dellaero (born December 17, 1976) is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox in 1999.
Dellaero was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 17th round of the 1994 Major League Baseball dra ...
, infielder
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Rich DeLucia, pitcher
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Mark DiFelice, pitcher
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Benny Distefano, player
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John Doherty, pitcher
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Angel Echevarria, outfielder
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Brad Eldred
Bradley Ross Eldred (born July 12, 1980) is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Colorado Rockies, and Detroit Tigers and in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Hir ...
, infielder
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Frank Eufemia, pitcher
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Steve Falteisek
Steven James Falteisek (born January 28, 1972) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Falteisek was drafted in the tenth round of the 1992 Major League Baseball Draft by the Montreal Expos. He would reach the Major League level with the team i ...
, pitcher
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John Flaherty, catcher
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Scott Forster
Scott Christian Forster (born October 27, 1971) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Montreal Expos
The Montreal Expos (french: link=no, Les Expos de Montréal) were a Canadian p ...
, pitcher
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Willie Fraser, pitcher
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Danny Garcia, outfielder
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Ray Giannelli
Raymond John Giannelli (born February 5, 1966) is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays during the 1991 season and for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1995.
Giannelli ...
, infielder
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Keith Glauber
Keith Harris Glauber (born January 18, 1972) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Cincinnati Reds in and . He was selected in the 42nd round in 1994 as the 1169th player by the St. Louis Cardinals.
He was born in Brookl ...
, pitcher
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Zack Godley, pitcher
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Don Gordon, pitcher
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Reid Gorecki
Reid Evan Gorecki (born December 22, 1980, in Queens, New York) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Atlanta Braves in 2009.
Amateur career
Gorecki grew up in East Rockaway, New York, and graduated from Kellenberg Memor ...
, outfielder
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Tom Gregorio
Thomas Andrew Gregorio (born May 5, 1977) is an American former professional baseball catcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Anaheim Angels. He served as the bullpen catcher for the Los Angeles Angels from the latter part of ...
, catcher
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Kevin Gryboski
Kevin John Gryboski (born November 15, 1973) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher and current head coach of Wilkes University's baseball team.
Career
High school career
At Bishop Hoban High School in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania ...
, pitcher
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John Halama, pitcher
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Craig Hansen, pitcher
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Pete Harnisch
Peter Thomas Harnisch (born September 23, 1966) is an American former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He played in college at Fordham University from 1984 through 1987, and was an All-American pitcher. He played in Major League Baseba ...
, pitcher (AS)
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Joel Johnston, pitcher
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Skip Jutze, catcher
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Pat Kelly, infielder
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Matt Kinzer, pitcher
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Phil Klein, pitcher
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Mike Koplove
Michael Paul Koplove (; born August 30, 1976) is an American professional baseball scout and former player. He pitched for the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Cleveland Indians.
A sidearm relief pitcher, Koplove threw with a different arm angle t ...
, pitcher
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Kyle Kubitza
Kyle Andrew Kubitza (born July 15, 1990) is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels.
Career
Kubitza attended Colleyville Heritage High School in Colleyvill ...
, infielder
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Jeff Kunkel, infielder
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Al Lachowicz
Allen Robert Lachowicz (born September 6, 1960) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. The right-hander was drafted by the Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1981 Major League Baseball draft, ...
, pitcher
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Rick Lancellotti, infielder
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John Lannan
John Edward Lannan (born September 27, 1984) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Washington Nationals in 2007 against the Philadelphia Phillies; he was ejected from his first ...
, pitcher
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Gene Larkin, player
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Dennis Leonard, pitcher
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Brian Lesher, outfielder
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Brian Looney, pitcher
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Mike Loynd
Michael Wallace Loynd (born March 26, 1964) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher with the Texas Rangers.
College career
Michael Wallace was drafted in June 1986 out of Florida State University and made the jump from college to the big leag ...
, pitcher
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Rob Lukachyk
Robert James Lukachyk (born July 24, 1968) is a former American professional baseball player. Lukachyk played briefly for the Montreal Expos of Major League Baseball (MLB) during their 1996 season.
Career
Lukachyk was selected by the Chicago W ...
, pinch hitter
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Zach Lutz
Zachary "Zach" Craig Lutz (born June 3, 1986) is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball an ...
, infielder
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Joe Martinez, pitcher
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Jim Mecir, pitcher
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Frank Menechino
Frank Menechino (born January 7, 1971) is an American former professional baseball infielder and most recently the hitting coach for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Oakland Athletics and Toronto Blue ...
, infielder
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Ray Montgomery, outfielder
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Dan Morogiello, pitcher
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Matt Morris, pitcher (AS)
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Jamie Moyer, pitcher (AS)
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Terry Mulholland, pitcher (AS)
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Sean Nolin
Sean Patrick Nolin (born December 26, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Minnesota Twins organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics, and Washington Nat ...
, pitcher
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Keith Osik
Keith Richard Osik (born October 22, 1968), is a former Major League Baseball catcher who played in the major leagues from -. He played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles, and Washington Nationals. He was drafted i ...
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Charlie Puleo, pitcher
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Steve Ratzer
Steven Wayne Ratzer (born September 9, 1953) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) player pitching for the Montreal Expos in 1980 and 1981.
Early years
Ratzer was born in Paterson, New Jersey, and is Jewish. He attended John Bowne H ...
, pitcher
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Chris Reed, pitcher
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C. J. Riefenhauser
Charles Joseph Riefenhauser (born January 30, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays. He is the head baseball coach at Yorktown High School, a position he has held sinc ...
, pitcher
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Wayne Rosenthal, pitcher
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Mo Sanford, pitcher
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Jeff Schaefer, infielder
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Rich Scheid, pitcher
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Frank Schwindel
Frank J. Schwindel (born June 29, 1992), nicknamed "Frank The Tank", is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played in Major League Baseball for the Kansa ...
, infielder
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Frank Seminara
Frank Peter Seminara (born May 16, 1967) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. Seminara played for the San Diego Padres and the New York Mets from to . He threw and batted right-handed.
Seminara graduated from Columbia College o ...
, pitcher
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Jim Stoops, pitcher
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Drew Sutton
Stephen Drew Sutton (born June 30, 1983) is an American former professional baseball infielder and outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, and Pittsburgh Pirates ...
, outfielder
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Nick Tropeano, pitcher
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Bob Tufts, pitcher
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John Valentin, infielder
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Anthony Varvaro, pitcher
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Frank Viola, pitcher (AS, CY)
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Ryan Vogelsong, pitcher (AS)
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Pete Walker, pitcher
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Allen Watson
Allen Kenneth Watson (born November 18, 1970) is an American former Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher who played for several teams between 1993 and 2000, and a current high school baseball coach.
Amateur career
Allen Watson was ...
, pitcher
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Walt Weiss, infielder (AS)
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Ed Whited
Edward Morris Whited (born February 9, 1964) is an American former Major League Baseball third baseman who played in 36 games for the Atlanta Braves during their 1989 season.
Biography
A native of Bristol, Pennsylvania, Whited attended Rider U ...
, infielder
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Darrin Winston
Darrin Alexander Winston (July 6, 1966 – August 15, 2008) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), both for the Philadelphia Phillies, and also played in the Montreal Expos a ...
, pitcher
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Ron Witmeyer
Ronald Herman Witmeyer (born June 28, 1967) is an American former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Oakland Athletics during their 1991 season. Listed at 6' 3", 215 lb., he batted and threw left handed.
Amateur career
B ...
, infielder
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Eric Young, infielder (AS)
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Pete Zoccolillo
Peter Jude Zoccolillo (born February 6, 1977) is a former professional baseball outfielder. He played part of the 2003 season in Major League Baseball for the Milwaukee Brewers.
Career
He played college baseball at Rutgers University where ...
, outfielder
References
External links
Official website
{{College Summer Baseball
Summer baseball leagues
College baseball leagues in the United States
Baseball leagues in New Jersey
Baseball leagues in New York (state)
Baseball leagues in Pennsylvania
1967 establishments in the United States
Sports leagues established in 1967