Summer Collegiate Wooden Bat Leagues-Recruting well underway

Anyone have info on the Northwoods League

Very well regarded league. Most I would believe put it as the number 2 league in the country.

They play a lot of Game, in the 70's I believe. There is a lot of good talent playing in that league. Bum, a poster here had a son play in this league and he probably can give more detail, but every post I have seen on him about this topic, says it was a great experience for his son. 

If my son were to get an offer I am sure he would take it.

 

 

I heard that some teams use to be pretty hard on pitchers, lot of games and they had a rep of burning through pitchers, but heard the league started pitch count limits or inning limits to address that concern.

Could someone give me some general details about what is in a contract for a player in  a summer league.  I know leagues vary, but what are the player out of pocket costs involved.  I have not been able to find any info on the site that is very current.  If I have not been looking in the right place, please point me in the right direction.  Thanks.

It totally depends on the league, and the costs can vary greatly. Most, but not all, leagues now charge some sort of fee. At the Cape, players pay $800 for "housing", up front. And an extra $90 per week if the team makes the playoffs.  With a temporary contract, the player pays $90 per week, in advance. Host families at the Cape provide food I think as part of the deal. There are leagues where players pay in excess of $1000 to play. Some leagues require players to drive to their games while in others the teams provide transportation.   There are leagues that do not charge, such as our league, the Valley Baseball League, and players stay with host families.   Some teams provide post-game meals, some don't.

 

With NACSB Leagues  such as as the Cape Cod, Valley, NECBL, etc.(National Association of College Summer Baseball), the contract that you sign obligates you to that particular team for that year, and frequently the following year, if you are returning to that league.   The NACSB is all nonprofit leagues. Privately owned for profit teams-Coastal, Northwoods, etc. have their own contracts that generally require you to play for that particular team, for that summer. The Coastal Plains League has actually sued a player to prevent them from playing in another league (the suit was tossed out on a preliminary motion).

 

   As to any particular league, e-mail the League commissioner, or any team's GM if you are unsure. The things you really need to know: fees paid by player, what the fee covers, how transportation is handled, how housing is handled.

Thank you Hokieone.  Just the info I was looking for.

Bumping this up as Summer 2015 recruiting is now underway. A growing trend for colleges is to not place pitchers until the spring-most of the programs that would be considered "top tier" are doing this-they wait until spring as guys that throw a lot are shut down, and the staff sees how well guys have developed through the year.

Hey Hokie,

Heard anything on the Texas Collegiate League? My son is  freshman JUCO LHP, they are talking about sending him there for 2015 summer. Seems like a pretty good league from what I can find. Although not much outside their websites.

thanks in advance

Sorry, don't know much but I will check.

Solid league; if you can get a slot go for it.

Charlottesville, the newest franchise in the Valley Baseball League, has announced their team will be called the "Tom  Sox". They had a contest with 226 names suggested, and narrowed it to the Tom Sox, Sabres, Vines, or Presidents. The name is derived from that Jefferson guy that also found UVA.."Tom" as in Thomas Jefferson. Their logo design is underway, by a guy that previously designed logos for the Colorado Rockies.  Be thankful Mrs. Jefferson didn't name her son Mortimer...the "Mortimer Sox" would be a tough sell...   Looking like a very solid franchise, lots of C'Ville support.  With 12 teams, the VBL is back to 2 six team divisions and opens play on June 5, 2014.  

Wow, this thread started a long time ago...  bumping this up so that players/parents realize that summer team rosters, normally filled by mid-October (at least in our league) are now starting to develop openings due to grades, injuries, etc.  We've lost 3 in the past 2 weeks to injury, parental illness, and a need to earn serious money in a summer job. (We already filled the positions)  This is about the time of year that openings start to appear, with injuries and grades the normal culprits, although with pitchers, success can lead to a large number if spring innings which means summer shutdown.  Good D-2 and D-3 starting pitchers are well-received as a lot of the top D-1 programs shut down their starting pitchers arms for the summer. Good pitchers are always in demand. It's tougher to place position players as most teams carry as few position players as absolutely necessary so that playing time is maximized.  If you couldn't find a spot in the fall, now's the time to start checking again...especially pitchers.   (This was the first year I was brave enough to "over-sign" a little-but we've now added all of our "over-signs" to the roster.)

Hokie,

A year ago or so you announce that the Express was affiliating with a more local Woodbat team.

Is that affiliation still in place? How did it work out? I thought it was a great idea.

We have a "farm team", the Connecticut Titans, a pretty good wooden bat team in their own right, and if we have mid-season injuries, we contact them about prospects from their squad that may want to come fill our spot. We've pulled 3-4 players through the connection.

For next summer (2016)P

Any opinions on the Hamptons League?

Perfect Game College League?

 

Son is entering college (mid D1 ) this fall and have had discussions with a Hamptons contact.

realizing everything starts earlier nowadays.

I know that the Hamptons League is a spin off of the Atlantic. 2 years ago they were a division of the Atlantic. They Broke off because the Atlantic was having issues. I have heard good things about the league. They have 7 teams so you do not see as many different teams but that is not bad in and of itself. They are a part of the NACSB, if that means anything to you. 

The Perfect Game is a spin off of the NYCBL. The best teams left the NYCBL, because they felt the other members were more about the baseball part and were not into promotions or running their franchise like a minor league team. They wanted minimum requirements for stadiums etc. The other teams were happy to play on High School fields and recruit from smaller schools. Their was a pretty bitter split between the two. Neither to this day has anything nice to say about the other. 

Perfect Game wants to recruit from the big D1 conferences and compete with the Northwood's and Cape, Talent wise. They want to run their franchises like true minor league entities. Perfect games talent wise is very Good. I do not know enough abour the Hamptons to comment. 

When it comes down to it Go where his coach thinks he is the best fit and will get playing time.

 

Good luck.

Your college coach usually places his players.

 

Keewartson was supposed to play in the Hampton's league but had 2 hip labral surgeries this summer instead.  Games are fairly localized, the league provides host families, cost is minimal ($500 this summer), and what a terrific location!  

 

Looks like they had five 5 teams in 2009, so it is been around about 7 seasons.

 

I as looking forward to a vacation in the Hampton's this summer.  It pained me to delete my hotel reservations.

For several of those seasons they were a division of the Atlantic League. 

Thank you.

Hope Keewartson is all healed

 

The HC discussed this with my son and said he'd follow up early this fall. 

I am sure the Hamptons is not the worst way to spend a summer

 

Any opinions on the PG College league? 

Same story as Kewart but different league. Son was supposed to play in PGCBL but stayed home and had shoulder surgery.

We were favorably impressed by the quality of the team's communication and organization going into the season. They definitely had their act together and had worked to give the players a positive baseball experience at an affordable price.