Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League

The Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League (ACBL) is a collegiate summer baseball league operating in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The league has experienced moderate success in having alumni appear in Major League Baseball. Fourteen alumni of the league were invited to spring training with Major League Baseball clubs in 2010.[1]

Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League
ACBL logo
SportBaseball
Founded1967
MottoGateway To Professional Baseball
No. of teams8
Country United States
Most recent
champion(s)		Allentown Railers
Official websitewww.acbl-online.com

The ACBL is one of eleven leagues in the National Alliance of College Summer Baseball.[2]

Teams

The teams participating in the 2020 season are:[3]

Team City
Allentown Railers Allentown, Pennsylvania
Jersey Pilots Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
North Jersey Eagles Ridgefield Park, New Jersey
Ocean Gulls Ocean County, New Jersey
Quakertown Blazers Quakertown, Pennsylvania
Trenton Generals West Windsor, New Jersey
Ocean Ospreys Ocean County, New Jersey
New York Phenoms Staten Island, New York


Major league alumni

Key
ACRONYM MEANING
(AS) Denotes player was selected as an MLB All-Star
(CY) Denotes player was named Cy Young Award winner
(HOF) Denotes player was selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame

Former teams

Many different teams have played in the ACBL throughout the history of the league. The following is a list of former teams: Allentown Wings, Berkshire Red Sox, Brooklyn Clippers, Brooklyn-Queens Dodgers, Connecticut Yankees, Delaware Valley Gulls, Jersey City Colonels, Kutztown Rockies, Long Island Collegians, Long Island Flying A's, Long Island Nationals, Long Island Sound, Long Island Stars, Mercer Titans, Metro New York Cadets, Monmouth Royals, Mt. Vernon Generals, Nassau Collegians, New Jersey A's, New Jersey Colts, New York Generals, Peekskill Robins, Scranton Red Soxx, Staten Island Tide, Teaneck Teamsters, and the West Deptford Green Storm.[3]

References
  1. "Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League". Archived from the original on 2010-08-07. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
  2. "National Alliance of College Summer Baseball". Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
  3. "Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League". Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
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