What are some of the top college summer leagues around Illinois? Mostly the northern part of Illinois?
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You can try this site for teams in Illinois...
baseballinillinois@blogspot.com
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Does anyone have any experience with or opinion of Cal Ripken Sr's Collegiate Baseball League?
JK
Check out the Suburban Power League - SPBL
Its run by one of the best travel coaches in our time
Check out the Suburban Power League - SPBL
Its run by one of the best travel coaches in our time
A legend in his own mind....
Good to hear from you.. How is Mike doing down south?
Good to hear from you.. How is Mike doing down south?
Doing well ..working hard
looking forward to the season
hope all is well with Sean in the sunshine state
looking forward to the season
hope all is well with Sean in the sunshine state
Just finished last night, game three in the Green and Gold series.. Two shutout innings in a 10-2 loss. Everyone's on pitch counts. Getting on a plane Tues. to come home for Turkey. He may see the snow flurries and get back on the plane.. Mike still hitting those moonshots? I hear that the school is recruiting aggressively.. Will he be at 1B or OF? Any idea?
Sean got an invite to play Cal Ripken over the summer but don't know much about it... Was hoping someone had some knowledge of it, good or bad.
Sean got an invite to play Cal Ripken over the summer but don't know much about it... Was hoping someone had some knowledge of it, good or bad.
If you want to play every day of the summer, very competetive league, a real minor league experience, try to hook up with the Madison Mallards in the Northwoods League. Not far from home either. Great town. Biggest draw in summer collegiate baseball. Average about 6000 fans per game. Only complaint. They need to stop playing the music between every pitch! Very annoying and bush league. Other than that, first class all the way.
Kevin
Kevin
Kevin,
The Mallards, like most Northwoods League teams, already have their roster completed for the 2010 season.
The Mallards are certainly the biggest drawing team in the NWL, and may be the biggest in all of summer collegiate baseball.
Also within striking distance of Chicago for NWL, are the Green Bay Bullfrogs, Eau Claire Express, LaCrosse Loggers, and Wisconsin Woodchucks (Wausau).
The Mallards, like most Northwoods League teams, already have their roster completed for the 2010 season.
The Mallards are certainly the biggest drawing team in the NWL, and may be the biggest in all of summer collegiate baseball.
Also within striking distance of Chicago for NWL, are the Green Bay Bullfrogs, Eau Claire Express, LaCrosse Loggers, and Wisconsin Woodchucks (Wausau).
There is a new team in the Prospect League coming this summer, the DeKalb Liners, who will play out of Sycamore, IL.
Steve Schmitt from the Shoe Box owns the Mallards and has done a great job! If your a Cardinals fan, you have to visit the Shoe Box!
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Does anybody have any information on the Chicago Suburban Baseball League? My son is at a midwest D2. He is looking for some summer options.
Try The Melrose Indians. Bill Dwoinen Sr. or Jr.
Jr. posts on this site once in awhile. I've found him to be very helpful. If he doesn't have a slot available, he'll probably be able to point you in a good direction.
Good Luck!
Jr. posts on this site once in awhile. I've found him to be very helpful. If he doesn't have a slot available, he'll probably be able to point you in a good direction.
Good Luck!
We will do that, thanks. That is nice and close to home too.
My son played in the Chicago Suburban League this past summer. I think the level of play is better than what most people might think. A good mix of college players on all levels and older guys including a few ex-pro players. Lombard, Crystal Lake, Vee Pak, Crestwood, Oak Forest and Melrose all good programs. My son played for Vee Pak and couldn't have been treated better. We played in Standard Bank Field, free food, beverages for the fans and players. If your a player that wants to stay at home or need to take some summer school classes this is a good league. Only negative is that it's not heavily scouted.
catcher25mom,
My son played for a team in the CSBL (Crystal Lake Cardinals) and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. The Cardinals belonged to a couple of different leagues (the CSBL and the Metro Collegiate Summer Baseball League of Illinois) and then travelled at the end of the summer to the NABF (National Amateur Baseball Federation) College Division World Series in Toledo, Ohio.
Here is a link to the CSBL Website in case you don't already have it. If you click the "Teams" tab, and then click on each of the individual team names, you can find various levels of information on each team. Most also include a link to their team website. Hope this proves of some use to you. Good luck to your son and his search for a summer league team!
Mike
My son played for a team in the CSBL (Crystal Lake Cardinals) and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. The Cardinals belonged to a couple of different leagues (the CSBL and the Metro Collegiate Summer Baseball League of Illinois) and then travelled at the end of the summer to the NABF (National Amateur Baseball Federation) College Division World Series in Toledo, Ohio.
Here is a link to the CSBL Website in case you don't already have it. If you click the "Teams" tab, and then click on each of the individual team names, you can find various levels of information on each team. Most also include a link to their team website. Hope this proves of some use to you. Good luck to your son and his search for a summer league team!
Mike
quote:Originally posted by JKennedy:
Does anyone have any experience with or opinion of Cal Ripken Sr's Collegiate Baseball League?
I have both.
The League is getting better in talent every year since in existence. Small Attendance Numbers.
Several of the ball fields are in much better shape than fields at the Cape!
What other information do you seek?
quote:Originally posted by CPLZ:
The Mallards, already have their roster completed for the 2010 season.
Absolutely not true. CJ keeps a couple of roster spots open until opening day. And of course, roster changes take place due to injuries, no shows, change of summer plans, draft, etc
quote:Originally posted by jarthur:
Steve Schmitt ...!
Itch knows what and how w/r running several business's and the Mallards!
Bear, I did notice on the Mallards website that a couple of athletes from LSU signed recently (within the last two or three weeks) which would indicate that their roster is not yet complete.
Regarding Cal Ripken, what is your opinion of freshman (college) playing summer ball? I don't see many on any of the rosters I have looked at... Mostly sophs and juniors. And was your experience with the Cal Ripken league as a player, coach, spectator?
Regarding Cal Ripken, what is your opinion of freshman (college) playing summer ball? I don't see many on any of the rosters I have looked at... Mostly sophs and juniors. And was your experience with the Cal Ripken league as a player, coach, spectator?
quote:Originally posted by Bear:quote:Originally posted by CPLZ:
The Mallards, already have their roster completed for the 2010 season.
Absolutely not true. CJ keeps a couple of roster spots open until opening day. And of course, roster changes take place due to injuries, no shows, change of summer plans, draft, etc
What's he doing with those two spots? Holding on to them and keeping them open, which would mean he has effectively completed his roster for this fall. My point was that you can't find a roster spot on the Mallards any longer this fall, it's complete, as are most of the teams in the NWL.
JK, just because the announcements came out this week doesn't mean that he's still actively recruiting players. Those players could have committed back in September and only recently gotten their contracts signed and back to the club. The Mallards had concluded their recruitment process before the end of September.
For anyone interested in playing next summer, Play Ball USA will be hosting a college team and will compete in the MCSBL (supplemented by some non-league games and a tournament).
Please refer to the website for more information: http://www.hometeamsonline.com...=c&s=baseball&p=home
or
www.pbpatriots.com
Please refer to the website for more information: http://www.hometeamsonline.com...=c&s=baseball&p=home
or
www.pbpatriots.com
Has anyone ever heard of the Great Plains Baseball League? Also does anyone know of a new team out of Rockford il: http://rockfordsnewteam.com/news/?article_id=10. Any info would be appreciated.
Does your current college team/coach offer any assistance in placing you in a summer league or are you on your own?
Do the leagues (especially the big ones like Cape Cod, NWL, etc) recruit players?
Do the leagues (especially the big ones like Cape Cod, NWL, etc) recruit players?
biggerpapi,
The leagues don't really recruit as much as the players apply for the team/league, usually through their coach. The coach has a pretty good idea of where the player either fits, or league might have interest.
Rambo,
Yes, I've heard of Great Plains, what kind of information are you looking for?
The leagues don't really recruit as much as the players apply for the team/league, usually through their coach. The coach has a pretty good idea of where the player either fits, or league might have interest.
Rambo,
Yes, I've heard of Great Plains, what kind of information are you looking for?
Just went to the Rockford site and googled Great Plains. Not much info there. Anyone know what other teams will be in this league? Rockford has confirmed 2 players, one from LaGrange and one from Rochelle. Should be interesting to follow, prices are up to $8 a game, low at $4.
Hope to see them succeed.
Hope to see them succeed.
Sean's college coach discussed a couple of opportunities with him, but left the decision up to him with some general guidelines to follow.
Folks,
Thanks for the info. I had a tough time finding out info on this team/league. Perhaps it is time to just speak to the coach himself. But if anyone thinks this would be a good and could provide why this is good, would appreciate the information.
Thanks for the info. I had a tough time finding out info on this team/league. Perhaps it is time to just speak to the coach himself. But if anyone thinks this would be a good and could provide why this is good, would appreciate the information.
Blue Island Park District has a Wooden Bat League forming for teams or individuals 18+. For more information contact Annie West 708-388-6421 or www.blueislandparks.org
Rambo,
It appears that 2010 is the inaugural league for the Great Plains Baseball League based in Illinois and northwest Indiana. The teams currently listed as being in the league are the Rockford Forestors, Cal Sag Channel Cats, Chicago Zephyrs, Homewood Ranchers, Illinois Jayhawks, Indiana Breakers, Southland Vikings, and Steel City Aces. It appears to be an amateur league for college players with eligibility remaining. Not much information out there on the league.
http://summercollegeleagues.co...ams-for-2010-season/
It appears that 2010 is the inaugural league for the Great Plains Baseball League based in Illinois and northwest Indiana. The teams currently listed as being in the league are the Rockford Forestors, Cal Sag Channel Cats, Chicago Zephyrs, Homewood Ranchers, Illinois Jayhawks, Indiana Breakers, Southland Vikings, and Steel City Aces. It appears to be an amateur league for college players with eligibility remaining. Not much information out there on the league.
http://summercollegeleagues.co...ams-for-2010-season/