Pioneer Collegiate Baseball League

Pioneer Collegiate Baseball League League
Sport Baseball
Founded 2017
No. of teams 5
Countries  United States
Most recent
champion(s)		 Albert Lea Lakers (2018)
Most titles Albert Lea Lakers, Storm Lake Whitecaps (1)
Official website www.pioneerbaseballleague.com

The Pioneer Collegiate Baseball League is a collegiate summer baseball league comprising teams of the top college players from North America and beyond. All players in the league must have college eligibility remaining in order to participate. Players are not paid, so as to maintain their college eligibility.

History

PCBL formed in the summer of 2017 with five member teams competing.[1][2][3][4] Teams play a 32-game regular season beginning in June followed by a league playoff.

Carroll Merchants finished season one with the best regular season record and swept their way to the championship game eliminating Bancroft Bandits in two games. Second place Storm Lake Whitecaps needed three games in their semifinal series against Sioux Falls Gold to advance then won the first league championship by defeating Carroll 8-5.[5]

Albert Lea pitcher Ben Madison of Central Baptist College (NAIA) became the first PCBL player drafted by an Major League Baseball team when the San Francisco Giants selected him in the 2018 MLB Draft.[6][7]

Teams

PCBL teams
Team Location Stadium First season
Albert Lea Lakers Albert Lea, Minnesota Hayek Field 2017
Bancroft Bandits Bancroft, Iowa Bancroft Memorial Park 2017
Carroll Merchants Carroll, Iowa Merchants Park 2017
Peak of Ames Granger, Iowa Centennial Baseball Field 2018
Storm Lake Whitecaps Storm Lake, Iowa Memorial Field 2017

Former teams

  • Sioux Falls Gold (2017)

Champions

Season Champion Runner-up Result
2017 Storm Lake Whitecaps Carroll Merchants 8-5
2018 Albert Lea Lakers Storm Lake Whitecaps 2-0 (best-of three)

References

  1. ↑ "Whitecaps return to Storm Lake for first time since 1940". The Tack Online. November 16, 2016.
  2. ↑ "College summer baseball returns with Sioux Falls Gold". Argus Leader. May 23, 2017.
  3. ↑ "77-year wait ends in game-winner for Whitecaps". Storm Lake Times. June 7, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Lakers coach hopes to set players and city up for success". Albert Lea Tribune. June 19, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Merchants' championship rally falls short". Daily Times Herald. August 7, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Round 9, Pick #256: college RHP Ben Madison". McCovey Chronicles. June 5, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Lakers ace drafted into MLB". Albert Lea Tribune. June 10, 2018.
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