Coppell Copperheads

• Location: Coppell, TX
• League: Texas Collegiate League
• Stadium: Coppell ISD Sports Complex aka "The Snake Pit"

Team Bio

The Coppell Copperheads are a Summer Collegiate Baseball team playing in the Texas Collegiate League. The Copperheads debuted in 2004 as a founding member the TCL. The Copperheads, who playing their home games at "The Snake Pit" in Coppell, TX, won the TCL in its inaugural year. The Copperheads have quickly become a staple in Coppell, TX and remain dedicated to providing a quality environment for families to experience the game.

The Copperheads, like every other Summer Collegiate Baseball organization, are dedicated and designed to provide minor league-style competition for NCAA players that wish to continue on into professional baseball. The Coppell Copperheads operate in the model of a Minor League team: playing nightly before fans in stadiums which seat thousands, using wood bats and minor league specification equipment and experiencing road trips between games. The Copperheads actively recruit players and athletes are unpaid in order to maintain their NCAA eligibility and live with host families in the same manner as Single A and Independent League players.

2007 On-Field Staff

• Head Coach: Heath Autrey

Championships and Honors

• 2004 Texas Collegiate League Champions
• 2005 Texas Collegiate League Tris Speaker Division Champions
• 2006 Texas Collegiate League Tris Speaker Division Champions

Related Links

Coppell Copperheads Home Page Texas Collegiate League Home Page