Western Major Baseball League

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Western Major Baseball League
WMBLlogo.jpg
Western Major Baseball League logo
Sport Baseball
Founded 1948
No. of teams 11
Country(ies)  Canada
Most recent champion(s) Okotoks Dawgs
Official website www.wmbl.ca

The Western Major Baseball League or WMBL is a summer collegiate baseball league. The league can trace its roots back to 1948, as it has gone by many names over the years, including the Alberta-Saskatchewan Baseball league, Western Canadian Baseball League and Saskatchewan Baseball League before settling on its current name in 2000.

The WMBL is a wood bat league along the lines of such American collegiate circuits as the Cape Cod League, the New England Collegiate Baseball League, the Coastal Plain League, the Northwoods League, the Horizon Air Summer Series, the Pacific International League and the West Coast League. It is officially classified as semi-pro and plays intraleague games on some occasions.

[edit] Member teams

2008 WMBL Membership consisted of 11 teams, in three division play. The top three teams in both the East and West divisions qualified for the post-season, along with the top two teams from the Central Division.

With the Edmonton Prospects (formerly St. Albert Prospects) resuming operations in 2009, the league will shift to two division play (Saskatchewan/Alberta).

Team Centre 2008 Record Finish
East Division
Regina Red Sox Regina, Saskatchewan 19-17 1st
Melville Millionaires Melville, Saskatchewan 18-17 2nd
Yorkton Cardinals Yorkton, Saskatchewan 15-21 3rd
Weyburn Beavers Weyburn, Saskatchewan 12-24 4th
Central Division
Swift Current Indians Swift Current, Saskatchewan 26-10 1st
Saskatoon Yellow Jackets Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 20-16 2nd
Moose Jaw Miller Express Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan 10-25 3rd
West Division
Okotoks Dawgs Okotoks, Alberta 30-12 1st
Sherwood Park Dukes Sherwood Park, Alberta 25-17 2nd
Lethbridge Bulls Lethbridge, Alberta 19-23 3rd
Medicine Hat Mavericks Medicine Hat, Alberta 15-27 4th

[edit] League champions

Recent WMBL champions:

[edit] External links