Atlantic Coast League

The Atlantic Coast League was a four-team independent league in the southeastern USA that opened in 1995 and closed the same June after teams had played 15-17 games. Adam Butler is the only future big leaguer to have played in the circuit.

Cities Represented

• Florence, SC: Florence Flame 1995
• Gastonia, NC: Gastonia King Cougars 1995
• Greenwood, SC: Greenwood Grizzlies 1995
• Spartanburg, SC: Spartanburg Alley Cats 1995

Teams and Statistics

1995

1995 Independent Atlantic Coast League
President: Patrick Gaffney

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Attend	Managers
Gastonia King Cougars	12	3	.800	0	3,644	Jamie Nelson
Spartanburg Alley Cats	7	8	.467	5	1,793	Buzz Capra
Florence Flame	7	10	.412	6	6,282	Mark McKnight
Greenwood Grizzlies	6	11	.353	7	2,643	Mark Johnston

The league disbanded June 20.

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Eric Burroughs	Spartanburg	BA	.345		Ralph Niebla	Gastonia	W	3
Roberto Singer	Gastonia	Runs	18		Adam Butler	Florence	SO	24
Tippy Passaeu	Florence	Hits	22		Jeff Thomas	Gastonia	ERA	0.00
Ryan Ferby	Florence	Hits	22		Roberto Singer	Gastonia	RBI	17
Roberto Singer	Gastonia	HR	8		Edwin Salceda	Gastonia	HR	8

New league

A new league with the name Atlantic Coast League for Professional Baseball was set to begin play in either 2009 or 2010, but it does not appear to have done so. Its president was Michael Harden. [1]

Source

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball:Second Edition.