Arizona Summer Collegiate League

It's a less intense league that most others. Anyone can play if they pay the fee and have some level of recommendation. Games can have time limits and are played at good facilities, including some of the spring training fields along with Grand Canyon University and several of the Arizona Community Colleges.

You will find a good level of competition with good coaching, talented players and a positive environment.

Thanks for the information. 4thGen and a couple of his HS teammates who are playing at schools around the country are planning on playing.

He's just looking for some at bats and would prefer to be home for the summer. He'll end up getting the AZ heat and the NE cold.

He'll get what he is looking for and have a good time.

I wanted to update this string after my son played in the AZ Collegiate Wood Bat League. He had a great time playing with a number of his HS teammates who have moved on to college. He got 75 at bats and faced some good pitching. I got the impression that the level of play in the league has improved year to year and they had a ton guys playing, enough for 22 teams. The level of competition was a bit uneven due to the distribution of pitchers and the make up of rosters. The facilities they played on ranged from pretty good to great. MLB spring training complexes and college fields were used. His coach did a good job distributing playing time and didn’t overuse any of the kids pitching. That also meant that most of the position players had to contribute with a few innings pitching.

The umpires were college umpires and pretty good. The out of state kids where put up in a new dorm at ASU and seemed to enjoy themselves. The games were not well attended, just a few parents or friends at games. A number of kids in the league did get offers from small schools based on how they played. Please let me know if you have any questions about this league or my son’s experience with it.