Quad county optimist baseball league

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Founded in 2002, the Quad County Optimist Baseball League is an amateur adult baseball league located in South-central Pennyslvania. The league consists of 10 teams from Lancaster, Lebanon, Berks and Montgomery counties.

1 Teams (as of 2006 season)
2 League Champions by Year
3 Quad County Alumni In Professional Baseball
4 2006 Standings
5 League Facts
6 Links

[edit] Teams (as of 2006 season)

Berkshire Blue Sox
Berkshire Red Sox
Ephrata Bluecoats
Jonestown
Lititz Pirates
Manheim Township
Memory 21
Pottstown A's
Smitty's Cardinals
SWS Nationals

[edit] League Champions by Year

2002: Jonestown (over Clover Park)
2003: Berkshire Red Sox (over Smitty's Cardinals)
2004: Smitty's Cardinals (over Berkshire Red Sox)
2005: Smitty's Cardinals (over Berkshire Red Sox)
2006: Berkshire Red Sox (over Lititz Pirates)

[edit] Quad County Alumni In Professional Baseball

Nick Evangelista..........Reading Phillies (Philadelphia)
Kyle Sadlowski............State College Spikes (St. Louis)
Chris Heisey..............Billings Mustangs (Cincinnati)

[edit] 2006 Standings

First 6 Qualify for Playoffs
1. Lititz Pirates (20-5-2)
2. Berkshire Red Sox (20-6-1)
3. Smitty's Cardinals (17-9-1)
4. Berkshire Blue Sox (16-11)
5. SWS Nationals (16-11)
6. Ephrata Bluecoats (13-15)
7. Manheim Township (12-16)
8. Memory 21 (11-16)
9. Pottstown A's (6-21)
10. Jonestown (3-24)

[edit] League Facts

Season consists of 27 games
Wood bats required
First and second place teams receive first-round playoff byes
Playoff Quarterfinals are best of 3 (1-1-1)
Playoff Semifinals and the League Championship series are best of 5 (2-2-1)
Minimum fee required to play is $40 (though most teams charge at least $100)