McKinney Marshals

• Location: McKinney, TX
• League: Texas Collegiate League
• Stadium: Gabe Nesbitt Field

Team Bio

The McKinney Marshals are a Summer Collegiate Baseball team playing in the Texas Collegiate League. The Marshals debuted in 2004 as a founding member the TCL. The Marshals, who play their home games at Gabe Nesbitt Field in McKinney, TX, known Locally as "The Gabe", fell short of the TCL championship in their inaugural year losing out to the Coppell Copperheads in the Divisional series. The Marshals have quickly become a staple in McKinney, TX. In 2006, the McKinney Marshals claimed their first TCL title, and remain dedicated to providing a quality environment for families to experience the game.

The Marshals, 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 McKinney Marshals 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 Marshals 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: Kyle Hope
• Assistant Coach: Kemp Lowery
• Assistant Coach: Tom McLamore
• Assistant Coach: Joe Ray Halsey

Championships and Honors

• 2006 Texas Collegiate League Champions

Related Links

McKinney Marshals Home Page Texas Collegiate League Home Page "The Gabe"