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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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, NAIA, NJCAA, CCCAA, 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 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 Jerse ...

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 The California Collegiate League (CCL), founded in 1993, is a collegiate summer baseball league headquartered in Moorpark, California, United States. It is associated with both the National Baseball Congress and National Alliance of College Su ...

* Cape Cod Baseball League – Cape Cod area of Massachusetts * Florida Collegiate Summer League – 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 Collegiate Baseball League (HCBL) is a summer baseball organization located in The Hamptons in the U.S. state of New York. It is a seven-team league consisting of the Sag Harbor Whalers, Southampton Breakers, Westhampton Aviators, ...

– 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 – Central and western New York state * Southern Collegiate Baseball League – Charlotte metropolitan area (North and South Carolina) * Sunbelt Baseball League – Atlanta metropolitan area * Valley Baseball League – Shenandoah Valley and nearby areas (Virginia) Source:

National Amateur Baseball Federation

* Florida Collegiate Summer League *Great Lakes Bay Baseball Association *Great Lakes United Baseball League * Metropolitan Collegiate Summer Baseball League of Illinois * New York Collegiate Baseball League *

Northern League Northern League may refer to: Sport Baseball * Northern League (baseball, 1902–71), a name used by several minor leagues that operated in the upper midwestern U.S. and Manitoba from 1902 to 1971 * Northern League (baseball, 1993–2010), an indep ...

* St. Louis Metro Collegiate Instructional Baseball League *Tri-State Collegiate League

National Baseball Congress

* 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

Minor League Baseball Prospect Development Pipeline

* Appalachian League

Other (unaffiliated) leagues

* All-American Amateur Baseball Association - 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 b ...

- 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 * Collegiate Baseball League Europe *Connecticut Collegiate Baseball League *Corn Belt Baseball League *Cotton States Baseball League * Futures Collegiate Baseball League * Golden State Collegiate Baseball League *Greater Northeast Collegiate Baseball League (GNCBL) *Honor the Game College Wood Bat League *Hudson Valley Collegiate Baseball League *

Independence League Baseball Independence League Baseball is a collegiate summer baseball league in the United States with teams playing in Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. The league played its inaugural season in 2022 with ten teams. The league was annou ...

*Interstate Collegiate Baseball League *Kansas Collegiate League *Maryland Collegiate Baseball League * Mid-Plains League *Mile High Collegiate Baseball League * MLB Draft League – starting play in 2021 * M.I.N.K. Collegiate Baseball League *New Jersey Amateur Baseball League * Northwoods League *Ohio Valley Summer Collegiate Baseball League * Old North State League *Pacific Coast Collegiate League *Palm Springs Collegiate League * Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League *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 *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 South ...

* Wild Wild West League

Defunct leagues

Basin League The Basin League was an independent collegiate minor league, that operated from 1953 to 1973, featuring teams primarily from South Dakota and one from Nebraska. The league name reflected the number of teams situated along the Missouri River Basin ...

* Big States League * Central Illinois Collegiate League * Clark Griffith Collegiate Baseball League * Eastern Collegiate Baseball League * Expedition League * 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 part ...

* Hawaii Collegiate Baseball League * Horizon Air Summer Series *

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

* 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) *

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* Puget Sound Collegiate League * Saskatchewan Major Baseball League * 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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