New York Collegiate Baseball League
Founded in 1978, and comprised of the some of the top college players from across the country, the New York Collegiate Baseball League is one of the nation's premier Summer Collegiate Baseball leagues. Sanctioned by the NCAA, and partially funded by Major League Baseball as a player development league, all NYCBL players are NCAA eligible and are unpaid in order to maintain their eligibility. It was formerly known as the Northeastern Collegiate Baseball League. After the 2010 season seven teams left the league to create the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League.
Each team is operated in a similar manner to a professional minor league team, providing players an opportunity to play under the same conditions using wooden bats, minor league specification baseballs, experiencing overnight road trips and playing nightly before fans in a stadium. The league is part of the National Alliance of College Summer Baseball.
Current Teams[edit]
NYCBL Championship Teams[edit]
- 1978 Syracuse Chiefs
- 1979 Syracuse Chiefs
- 1980 Broome Rangers
- 1981 Broome Rangers
- 1982 Cortland Apples
- 1983 Broome Rangers
- 1984 Broome Rangers
- 1985 Broome Rangers
- 1986 Cochocton Red Wings
- 1987 Cochocton Red Wings
- 1988 Schenectady Mohawks
- 1990 Little Falls Diamonds
- 1991 Broome Rangers
- 1992 Little Falls Diamonds
- 1993 Little Falls Diamonds
- 1994 Ithaca Lakers
- 1995 Hornell Dodgers
- 1996 Ithaca Lakers
- 1997 Ithaca Lakers
- 1998 Geneva Knights
- 1999 Newark Raptors
- 2000 Hornell Dodgers
- 2001 Rome Indians
- 2002 Hornell Dodgers
- 2003 Amsterdam Mohawks
- 2004 Amsterdam Mohawks
- 2005 Hornell Dodgers
- 2006 Saratoga Phillies
- 2007 Elmira Pioneers
- 2008 Brockport Riverbats
- 2009 Amsterdam Mohawks
- 2010 Amsterdam Mohawks
- 2011 Oneonta Outlaws
- 2012 Syracuse Jr. Chiefs
Former Teams[edit]
- Adirondack Trail Blazers 2011-2012 (Left for Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League)
- Albany Dutchmen - 2009-2010 (Left for Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League)
- Alfred Athletics (Athletes In Action) - 2003-2005, Moved to Bolivar 2006
- Alfred Thunder -2012
- Allegany County Nitros -2012 changed name to Wellsville Nitros
- Amsterdam Mohawks - 2003-2010 (Left for Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League)
- Brockport Riverbats - 2007-2009, moved to Cooperstown in 2010
- Broome Rangers
- Bennington Bombers - moved to Albany in 2009
- Cochocton Red Wings
- Cooperstown Hawkeyes - 2010 (Left for Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League)
- Cortland Apples
- Elmira Pioneers - 2006-2010 (Left for Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League)
- Genesee Valley Riverbats - 2004-2006, Renamed Brockport in 2007
- Geneva Knights - 1994-1998
- Geneva Redlegs - 1999-2001
- Geneva Lakers - 2002
- Glens Falls Golden Eagles - 2004-2010 (Left for Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League)
- Horseheads Generals
- Ithaca Classics - 2003
- Ithaca Lakers - 1992-1999
- Knickerbocker Baseball Club of Little Falls
- Little Falls Diamonds- 1989-1994
- Little Falls Miners - changed name to Mohawk Valley in 2009
- Mohawk Valley Cobras - 2003-2005
- Mohawk Valley Diamond Dawgs - 2009-2010 (Left for Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League)
- Mohawk Valley Redlegs - 2002
- Newark Raptors - 1998-2000, Changed name to Wayne County 2002
- Oneida Indians - 1978-unknown Moved to Rome
- Oneonta Outlaws - 2010-2011 moved to Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League
- Pen Yan Raging Steamers - DNP
- Plattsburgh Thunder - 2002-2005
- Rochester Royals - 2006, Moved to Webster in 2007
- Rome Indians
- Rome Thunderbolts - 2011, Moved to Booneville and became Adriondack Trail Blazers
- Saratoga Phillies 2004-2009, Moved to Oneonta in 2010
- Schenectady Mohawks - Moved to Amsterdam in 2003
- Syracuse Braves
- Syracuse Chiefs
- Utica Brewers -2012 (Left for Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League)
- Watertown Wizards - 2000-2010 (Left for Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League)
- Wayne County Raptors - 2001-2005
- Webster Yankees -2012
NYCBL Year-By-Year[edit]
2007
- Eastern Division: Amsterdam, Bennington (Vt.), Glens Falls, Little Falls, Saratoga, Watertown
- Western Division: Allegany County, Bolivar, Brockport, Elmira, Geneva, Hornell, Niagara, Webster
2006
- Eastern Division: Amsterdam, Glens Falls, Little Falls, Saratoga
- Central Division: Genesee Valley, Geneva, Rochester, Watertown
- Western Division: Allegany County, Bolivar, Elmira, Hornell
2005
- Eastern Division: Amsterdam, Glens Falls, Mohawk Valley, Plattsburgh, Saratoga, Watertown
- Western Division: Allegany County, Alfred, Genesee Valley, Geneva, Hornell, Wayne County
2004
- Eastern Division: Amsterdam, Glens Falls, Mohawk Valley, Plattsburgh, Saratoga, Watertown
- Western Division: Allegany County, Alfred, Genesee Valley, Geneva, Hornell, Wayne County
2003
- Eastern Division: Amsterdam, Ithaca, Mohawk Valley, Plattsburgh, Watertown
- Western Division: Allegany County, Alfred, Geneva, Hornell, Wayne County
2002
- Eastern Division: Mohawk Valley, Plattsburgh, Rome, Schenectady, Watertown
- Western Division: Cortland, Geneva, Hornell, Wayne County, Wellsville
2001
- Eastern Division: Cortland, Rome, Schenectady, Watertown
- Western Division: Geneva, Hornell, Wayne County, Wellsville
2000
- Eastern Division: Cortland, Rome, Schenectady, Watertown
- Western Division: Geneva, Hornell, Newark, Wellsville
1999
- Eastern Division: Cortland, Ithaca, Rome, Schenectady
- Western Division: Geneva, Hornell, Newark, Wellsville
1998
- Eastern Division: Cortland, Ithaca, Rome, Schenectady
- Western Division: Geneva, Hornell, Newark, Wellsville
1997
- Eastern Division: Little Falls, Rome, Schenectady, Triple-Cities, Utica
- Western Division: Cohocton, Cortland, Geneva, Hornell, Ithaca
1996
- Eastern Division: Cortland, Little Falls, Schenectady, Utica-Rome
- Western Division: Cohocton, Geneva, Hornell, Ithaca
1995
- Cochocton, Cortland, Geneva, Hornell, Ithaca, Schenectady, Utica-Rome
1994
- Eastern Division: Little Falls, Schenectady, Utica-Rome
- Central Division: Broome, Cortland, Ithaca
- Western Division: Cohocton, Geneva, Hornell
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