Alaska Baseball League

Leagues such as the Alaskan and Cape Cod have players placed there by their college coaches.

They usually begin play in June and end in early August or late July

Competition wise there not any leagues better than the two mentioned above

TXbaseball1-If the Alaskan collegiate summer league is "sanctioned" by the NCAA(and I believe it is, although I've heard rumors they will no longer be involved) then your son will have to wait until after his freshman year to be invited. College coaches have contacts with all the summer collegiate leagues and try to "place" their players during the fall. Try this link for some info. http://www.ncaa-baseball.com/.

I've heard a lot of good things about the AL but also heard that the competition is slacking off recently. Better do your research. Also, lots
of HSBaseball Websters have sons who played there and can give you some
good insight.

This from BaseballAmerica


2005 Alaska League: Top 10 Prospects

By Allan Simpson
August 25, 2005

Once the nation’s premier summer league in terms of producing future major league talent, the Alaska League has fallen on hard times. Not only were league managers almost universal in denouncing the overall talent in the league this summer, but the league uncustomarily fared poorly at the National Baseball Congress World Series, where an Alaska team had won 16 championships in the previous 36 years. The Alaska Goldpanners, who have sent almost 200 players to the big leagues while winning a record six NBC titles, lapped the field in the Alaska League this summer, but went quietly in Wichita as the league’s lone representative with a lineup that featured few bona fide prospects.

Moc1 and TXbaseball1 ...

The Alaskan league was NOT one of the "sanctioned" leagues per the NCAA listing that used to exist. Though a player from an NCAA school can play in Alaska without jeopardizing their eligibility, the Alaskan league did not fulfill all the requirements of the NCAA ... e.g., they allow high school players who were not yet eligible; they allow former professional players (Alaskan residents are permitted to play and cannot be refused according to Alaskan law/regulations). The "sanctioning" that was formerly done by the NCAA involved very strict adherance to college eligibility, maximum number of players from one school on the same roster, etc. and as I remember, also involved MLB involvement in the way of financial support of the league. Based on a post quite a while back (by TPM, I believe) the NCAA no longer "sanctions" leagues, so that may change the way these leagues do business.

Just some info ...

Mary, Thanks, I wasn't sure about the sanctioning. I thought AJ had played there from one of your previous posts.

Well from what I know the coaches pick the players along with the GM's. I guess you could call them if you want. They also have a tryout, but I think it is for locals. As far as the sanctioning goes, there are some older players past the NCAA's ages. Fairbanks has a good pitcher that is like 30 and a couple years ago, Anchorage had a 36 year old utility player haha. If you have more questions, let me have em. I agere that the compitition hasa sloughed off a bit, but its is still very competitive and there is some great activities. And the summers are bona fide. If oyu have sons and they need a hookups about something, send me a PM and you'll be good to go. Hope I got it all!
Brad

FBM,

I didn't post that, but remember it being in a discussion. I can't find any info on it, so whoever posted could you please direct us to that info?

Found the previous discussion about sanctioning ... here is the link to the page which discusses the discontinuance of the certification/sanctioning program.

Collegiate summer leagues