Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League
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Sport | Baseball |
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Founded | 1967 |
Motto | Gateway To Professional Baseball |
No. of teams | 8 |
Country | United States |
Most recent champion(s) | Allentown Railers (2019) |
Official website | http://www.acblbaseball.org |
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.[1]
The ACBL is one of eleven leagues in the National Alliance of College Summer Baseball.[2]
Teams
The teams participating in the 2020 season are:[3]
Team | City |
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Allentown Railers | Allentown, Pennsylvania |
Jersey Pilots | Berkeley Heights, New Jersey |
North Jersey Eagles | Ridgefield Park, New Jersey |
Ocean Gulls | Ocean County, New Jersey |
Quakertown Blazers | Quakertown, Pennsylvania |
Trenton Generals | West Windsor, New Jersey |
Ocean Ospreys | Ocean County, New Jersey |
New York Phenoms | Staten Island, New York |
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.[3]
Major league alumni
AS | Indicates an MLB All-Star |
CY | Indicates a Cy Young Award winner |
HOF | Indicates a members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame |
- Nick Ahmed, infielder
- Garvin Alston, pitcher
- Scott Arnold, pitcher
- Mike Avilés, infielder
- Kevin Baez, infielder
- Kevin Barry, pitcher
- Kevin Bearse, pitcher
- Jason Bergmann, pitcher
- Craig Biggio, infielder (AS, HOF)
- Frank Brooks, pitcher
- Terry Bross, pitcher
- Kirk Bullinger, pitcher
- Nate Bump, pitcher
- Fred Cambria, pitcher
- Cody Carroll, pitcher
- Kevin Cash, catcher
- Rick Cerone, catcher
- Vinnie Chulk, pitcher
- Mark Ciardi, pitcher
- Frank Cimorelli, pitcher
- Jeff Datz, catcher
- Doug Davis, infielder
- Jason Dellaero, infielder
- Rich DeLucia, pitcher
- Mark DiFelice, pitcher
- Benny Distefano, player
- John Doherty, pitcher
- Angel Echevarria, outfielder
- Brad Eldred, infielder
- Frank Eufemia, pitcher
- Steve Falteisek, pitcher
- John Flaherty, catcher
- Scott Forster, pitcher
- Willie Fraser, pitcher
- Danny Garcia, outfielder
- Ray Giannelli, infielder
- Keith Glauber, pitcher
- Zack Godley, pitcher
- Don Gordon, pitcher
- Reid Gorecki, outfielder
- Tom Gregorio, catcher
- Kevin Gryboski, pitcher
- John Halama, pitcher
- Craig Hansen, pitcher
- Pete Harnisch, pitcher (AS)
- Joel Johnston, pitcher
- Skip Jutze, catcher
- Pat Kelly, infielder
- Matt Kinzer, pitcher
- Phil Klein, pitcher
- Mike Koplove, pitcher
- Kyle Kubitza, infielder
- Jeff Kunkel, infielder
- Al Lachowicz, pitcher
- Rick Lancellotti, infielder
- John Lannan, pitcher
- Gene Larkin, player
- Dennis Leonard, pitcher
- Brian Lesher, outfielder
- Brian Looney, pitcher
- Mike Loynd, pitcher
- Rob Lukachyk, pinch hitter
- Zach Lutz, infielder
- Joe Martinez, pitcher
- Jim Mecir, pitcher
- Frank Menechino, infielder
- Ray Montgomery, outfielder
- Dan Morogiello, pitcher
- Matt Morris, pitcher (AS)
- Jamie Moyer, pitcher (AS)
- Terry Mulholland, pitcher (AS)
- Sean Nolin, pitcher
- Keith Osik, catcher
- Charlie Puleo, pitcher
- Steve Ratzer, pitcher
- Chris Reed, pitcher
- C. J. Riefenhauser, pitcher
- Wayne Rosenthal, pitcher
- Mo Sanford, pitcher
- Jeff Schaefer, infielder
- Rich Scheid, pitcher
- Frank Schwindel, infielder
- Frank Seminara, pitcher
- Jim Stoops, pitcher
- Drew Sutton, outfielder
- Nick Tropeano, pitcher
- Bob Tufts, pitcher
- John Valentin, infielder
- Anthony Varvaro, pitcher
- Frank Viola, pitcher (AS, CY)
- Ryan Vogelsong, pitcher (AS)
- Pete Walker, pitcher
- Allen Watson, pitcher
- Walt Weiss, infielder (AS)
- Ed Whited, infielder
- Darrin Winston, pitcher
- Ron Witmeyer, infielder
- Eric Young, infielder (AS)
- Pete Zoccolillo, outfielder
References
- ^ "Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League". Archived from the original on 2010-08-07. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
- ^ "National Alliance of College Summer Baseball". Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
- ^ a b "Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League". Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
External links
- 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
- College baseball in New York (state)
- College baseball in Pennsylvania