United League Baseball Winter League
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| Founded | 2006 |
| Class | Independent |
| Headquarters | Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex |
| Chief Executive | Byron Pierce |
| Official Website | ULB Winter League |
The United League Baseball Winter League is the winter professional baseball league of United League Baseball. Announced on October 25, 2006 and headquartered in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, it is an independent baseball league which is the only professional winter baseball league in the continental United States. The Winter League plays in Harlingen, Texas with teams based out of cities in the lower Rio Grande Valley: Brownsville, Edinburg, Harlingen and Laredo. Like the regular United League, the Winter League operates with cities not served by Major or Minor League Baseball teams and is not affiliated with either. The Winter League uses the designated hitter, and will begin play in 2007.
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[edit] League Format
The ULB Winter League features 4 teams playing a 24-game schedule from mid-January through mid-February of each year. These teams are winter counterparts to the regular United League Baseball teams, including wintertime versions of the Edinburg Coyotes, Laredo Broncos and Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings, along with a new team based out of Brownsville, Texas. All games will be played at Harlingen Field. Each team will have a 25-player roster, and the teams will play doubleheaders each day with 4 days off during the regular season. A best-of-three league championship between the top two teams is played in a two-day series shortly after the close of the regular season. This league operates as a winter counterpart to the regular United League with its own identity, teams, standings and statistics.
[edit] Winter League Teams
| Team | Base | Summer Ballpark | |
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| Brownsville | Brownsville, Texas | N/A | |
| Edinburg Coyotes | Edinburg, Texas | Edinburg Stadium | |
| Laredo Broncos | Laredo, Texas | Veterans Field | |
| Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings | Harlingen, Texas | Harlingen Field |
[edit] Current Standings
Regular Season begins on January 19, 2007
| Winter League | W | L | Win % | GB | |
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Brownsville | 0 | 0 | .000 | --- |
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Edinburg Coyotes | 0 | 0 | .000 | --- |
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Laredo Broncos | 0 | 0 | .000 | --- |
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Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings | 0 | 0 | .000 | --- |
** Clinched Regular Season Title
* Clinched Playoff Spot
[edit] Playoffs
When the Winter League's season ends in mid-February the top two teams in the regular season standings make the playoffs, including the regular season champion and 1 wild card team. Those teams then play a best-of-three league championship over two days.
Playoffs begin on February 16, 2007
[edit] External Links
| United League Baseball | ||
| Alexandria Aces | Amarillo Dillas | Edinburg Coyotes | Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings | Laredo Broncos | San Angelo Colts | ||
