Rockingham County Baseball League
| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1924 |
| No. of teams | 9 |
| Country |
 United States |
| Most recent champion(s) | Clover Hill |
| Official website | rcblonline.com |
The Rockingham County Baseball League is a summer baseball league in Rockingham County, Virginia. The RCBL is the second oldest continuous baseball league in the country - trailing only major league baseball. It was founded in 1924, and has included teams from across Rockingham County and up and down the Shenandoah Valley, it currently has 9 teams. In 2015 the RCBL added a new team the Grottoes Cardinals who had been dormant.
Teams
- Bridgewater Reds – Ray Heatwole Field at John Wayland
- Broadway Bruins – Broadway High School
- Clover Hill Bucks – Buck Bowman Park
- Elkton Blue Sox – Stonewall Memorial Park
- Luray Cavemen - Bulldog Field
- Montezuma Braves – Ruritan Park
- New Market Shockers – Rebel Field
- Stuarts Draft Diamondbacks – Diamond Club Field
- Grottoes Cardinals
Championships
- Clover Hill – 17
- Bridgewater – 15
- Linville – 11
- Grottoes – 9
- Mt. Crawford - 4
- Stuarts Draft – 3
- Dayton – 3
- Broadway – 2
- Harriston – 2
- Elkton – 2
- Keezletown – 2
- Ottobine – 2
- Spring Creek – 2
- Harrisonburg – 1
- Twin County – 1
- Waynesboro – 1
- Weyers Cave - 1
- Fishersville – 1
- Briery Branch- 1
- Montezuma – 1
Former teams
- Linville Patriots
- Fishersville Rangers
- Fishersville Cardinals
- Briery Branch Braves
- Grottoes Cardinals
- Twin County Twins
- Harrisonburg Chic's
- Luray Colonials
- Shenandoah Indians
- Spring Creek
Famous alumni
- Dell Curry
- Travis Harper
- Maven Huffman
- Alan Knicely
- Larry Sheets
- Wayne Comer
- Clint Curry
- Brian Bocock
- Lorenzo Bundy
- Tom Brookens
- Ian Ostlund
- Daryl Irvine
- Reggie Harris
- Erik Kratz
- Jerry May
RCBL Champions
| Year | RCBL Champion |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Broadway |
| 1925 | Weyers Cave |
| 1926 | Spring Creek |
| 1927 | Bridgewater |
| 1928 | Spring Creek |
| 1929 | Dayton |
| 1930 | Dayton |
| 1931 | Waynesboro |
| 1932 | Harrisonburg |
| 1933 | No League |
| 1934 | No League |
| 1935 | No League |
| 1936 | No League |
| 1937 | No League |
| 1938 | Broadway |
| 1939 | Elkton |
| 1940 | Linvile |
| 1941 | Keezletown |
| 1942 | World War II |
| 1943 | World War II |
| 1944 | World War II |
| 1945 | World War II |
| 1946 | Mt. Crawford |
| 1947 | Mt. Crawford |
| 1948 | Mt. Crawford |
| 1949 | Mt. Crawford |
| 1950 | Ottobine |
| 1951 | Ottobine |
| 1952 | Bridgewater |
| 1953 | Grottoes |
| 1954 | Dayton |
| 1955 | Clover Hill |
| 1956 | Grottoes |
| 1957 | Grottoes |
| 1958 | Grottoes |
| 1959 | Linville |
| 1960 | Linville |
| 1961 | Linville |
| 1962 | Bridgewater |
| 1963 | Clover Hill |
| 1964 | Keezletown |
| 1965 | Harriston |
| 1966 | Grottoes |
| 1967 | Harriston |
| 1968 | Briery Branch |
| 1969 | Grottoes |
| 1970 | Harriston |
| 1971 | Grottoes |
| 1972 | Twin County |
| 1973 | Linville |
| 1974 | Linville |
| 1975 | Clover Hill |
| 1976 | Clover Hill |
| 1977 | Bridgewater |
| 1978 | Bridgewater |
| 1979 | Linville |
| 1980 | Linville |
| 1981 | Linville |
| 1982 | Clover Hill |
| 1983 | Grottoes |
| 1984 | Bridgewater |
| 1985 | Clover Hill |
| 1986 | Linville |
| 1987 | Clover Hill |
| 1988 | Bridgewater |
| 1989 | Bridgewater |
| 1990 | Bridgewater |
| 1991 | Bridgewater |
| 1992 | Bridgewater |
| 1993 | Bridgewater |
| 1994 | Bridgewater |
| 1995 | Bridgewater |
| 1996 | Grottoes |
| 1997 | Clover Hill |
| 1998 | Briery Branch |
| 1999 | Bridgewater |
| 2000 | Linville |
| 2001 | Fishersville |
| 2002 | Elkton |
| 2003 | Clover Hill |
| 2004 | Clover Hill |
| 2005 | Clover Hill |
| 2006 | Montezuma |
| 2007 | Clover Hill |
| 2008 | Clover Hill |
| 2009 | Clover Hill |
| 2010 | Clover Hill |
| 2011 | Clover Hill |
| 2012 | Stuarts Draft |
| 2013 | Stuarts Draft |
| 2014 | Stuarts Draft |
| 2015 | Clover Hill |
External links
Administration
2013 RCBL Officers/ Commissioner: Mike Burtner/ Vice Commissioner : Steve Lough/ Secretary: Lisa Jones-Hart/ Treasurer: Martha McCoy
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