Sunbelt Baseball League
Sunbelt Baseball League| Sport |
Baseball |
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| Founded |
2009[1] |
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| Director |
Andy Collins |
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| President |
Todd Pratt |
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| Commissioner |
Bobby Bennett |
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| Motto |
Georgia's Premier Collegiate Summer Baseball League |
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| No. of teams |
8[2] |
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| Country |
USA |
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| Most recent champion(s) |
Atlanta Crackers (2015)[3] |
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| Official website |
SunbeltLeague.com |
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The Sunbelt Baseball League (SBL) is a non-profit collegiate summer baseball league with teams located in North Georgia and East Alabama in the United States of America. The SBL is a member of the National Alliance of College Summer Baseball, which is partially funded by Major League Baseball.[4] Games are played with wooden bats. The season starts in early June and runs through the end of July/early August, with playoffs determining the league champion. Todd Pratt, owner of the Douglasville Bulls, became president of the league in 2014.[5]
Current League Teams[6]
Past Champions & Runners-Up
| Year |
Champion |
Runner-Up |
| 2015[7] |
Atlanta Crackers |
Phenix City Crawdads |
| 2014[8] |
Atlanta Crackers |
Phenix City Crawdads |
| 2013[9] |
Atlanta Crackers |
6-4-3 DP Cougars |
| 2012[10] |
Douglasville Bulls |
Windward Braves |
| 2011[11] |
Berkeley Lake Tides |
Douglasville Bulls |
| 2010[12] |
Berkeley Lake Tides |
Douglasville Bulls |
| 2009 |
Rockdale A's |
Atlanta Crackers |
Former League Teams
- Peachtree City Chukars
- East Cobb Patriots renamed to Marietta Patriots
- 6-4-3 DP Cougars
- Atlanta Astros
- Rockdale A's
- Rockdale Roadrunners
- OTC Bearcats
- Berkeley Lake Tides renamed to Gwinnett Tides
- Windward Braves renamed to Alpharetta Braves
- Home Plate Chukars renamed to Peachtree City Chukars
References
- ↑ "Sunbelt wooden-bat league grows in metro area". Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ↑ "Sunbelt Baseball League Teams". Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ↑ "Crawdads swept by Crackers in Sunbelt Championship series". Retrieved July 30, 2015.
- ↑ "National Alliance of College Summer Baseball". Retrieved September 2, 2014.
- ↑ "Todd Pratt to Move from Dugout to Front Office in 2014". Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ↑ "Sunbelt Baseball League Teams". Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ↑ "Crawdads swept by Crackers in Sunbelt Championship series". Retrieved July 30, 2015.
- ↑ "Crackers win second consecutive Sunbelt title". Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ↑ "Atlanta Crackers win the Sunbelt League Championship". Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ↑ "Coach Todd Pratt". Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ↑ "Bulls Fall Short in Championship". Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ↑ "Marshall helps Berkeley Lake to title". Retrieved December 3, 2014.
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