California Collegiate League

The California Collegiate League
Classification	Collegiate Summer Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Founded	1993
President	Aaron Milam
Commissioner	Vacant
No. of teams	8
Country	United States
Most recent; champion(s)	Healdsburg Prune Packers
Most titles	Santa Barbara Foresters (12)
Official website	http://www.calsummerball.com

The California Collegiate League (CCL), founded in 1993, is a collegiate summer baseball league headquartered in Moorpark, California, United States.^[1] It is associated with both the National Baseball Congress^[2] and National Alliance of College Summer Baseball.^[3]

The CCL hosts a 40-game summer season including a north-vs.-south All-Star Game, televised nationally by Bally's Sports West.^[4] Players use wooden bats and professional-level baseballs to further their development as potential professional ballplayers.

History

The League was formed in 1993 and seen several changes through the years. The only two original members who still exist are the Santa Barbara Foresters and San Luis Obispo Blues. The league is considered one of top 10 collegiate summer leagues in the country. The league is known for the location of its teams and for holding a nationally televised all star game every July.

Timeline of recent events: Four new teams from Northern California joined the CCL in 2014 (Menlo Park Legends, Neptune Beach Pearl, Pacific Union Capitalists and Walnut Creek Crawdads).^[5]

Since 2014, the CCL has undergone significant growth and expansion, now chartering teams from Placerville to Orange County. Teams added to the league since the conclusion of 2013 postseason include, the Walnut Creek Crawdads, the Neptune Beach Pearl, the Menlo Park Legends (who have since left the league), and the Orange Country Riptide.

In 2015, the Texas Rangers, selected Dillon Tate with the fourth overall pick in the 2015 MLB Draft, marking the highest a CCL alumnus has been drafted.^[6]

In 2017, the California Collegiate League will expand to include the Rockville Rock Hounds, the Auburn Wildcats, the Long Beach Legends, and the Arroyo Seco Saints. This will bring the total number of teams from 10 to 14.

2020 League makes major changes: The California Collegiate League's 2020 season will have a new look in the upcoming summer as the league will now consist of a three division format: South, Central, and North Divisions.

Four teams will make up the new Northern Division, with the Healdsburg Prune Packers, Lincoln Potters and the Solano Mudcats making the transition from being members of the former Affiliate Division, into becoming full-members of the California Collegiate League in 2020. They will be joined by the fourth team of the new conference, the Walnut Creek Crawdads. The Central Division will have the San Luis Obispo Blues, Santa Barbara Foresters and Conejo Oaks. The Southern Division will have Arroyo Seco Saints, Academy Barons and Orange County Riptide.

Current teams

Team	Founded	Joined	City	Stadium	Capacity
North Division
Menlo Park Legends	2011	2024	San Mateo, California	College of San Mateo	N/A
San Luis Obispo Blues	1946	1993	San Luis Obispo, California	Sinsheimer Park	2,000
Sonoma Stompers	2014	2021	Sonoma, California	Arnold Field	1,500
Walnut Creek Crawdads	2006	2020	Concord, California	Monte Vista	N/A
South Division
MLB Academy Barons	2007	20??	Compton, California	MLB Youth Academy	N/A
Arroyo Seco Saints	2004	2017	Pasadena, California	Jackie Robinson Memorial Field	1,820
Conejo Oaks	2006	20??	Thousand Oaks, California	Sparky Anderson Field	N/A
Orange County Riptide	2015	2016	Orange County, California	Great Park Baseball Stadium	1,500
Santa Barbara Foresters	1991	1993	Santa Barbara, California	Pershing Park	1,500
Affiliates
Alameda Merchants	2012	2024	Alameda, California	Pat Bail Field	N/A
San Diego Sunrays	2024	2024	San Diego, California	Traveling team	N/A
San Francisco Seagulls	2003	2024	San Francisco, California	San Bruno Park	N/A
Ventura County Pirates	2011	2024	Los Angeles, California	Pote Field	N/A

Former teams

Healdsburg Prune Packers
Solano Mudcats
Lincoln Potters
Ventura Halos
Long Beach Legends
Southern California Catch
Rockville Rockhounds
Neptune Beach Pearl
Bakersfield Sound
Glendale Angelenos
Los Angeles Brewers
Monterey Bay Sox
Menlo Park Legends
Novato Knicks
PUF Capitalists
Team Vegas
Santa Maria Indians

Champions

Season	Winner	Runner-up	Result
2012	Santa Barbara Foresters
2013	Los Angeles Brewers	Santa Barbara Foresters
2014	Los Angeles Brewers	Neptune Beach Pearl
2015	Neptune Beach Pearl	Los Angeles Brewers
2016	Santa Barbara Foresters	Conejo Oaks
2017	Orange County Riptide	Healdsburg Prune Packers
2018	Conejo Oaks	Orange County Riptide
2019	Santa Barbara Foresters	Healdsburg Prune Packers
2021	Healdsburg Prune Packers	San Luis Obispo Blues
2022	Healdsburg Prune Packers	Conejo Oaks	2-0 series
2023	Healdsburg Prune Packers	Arroyo Seco Saints	2-0 series

Statistical leaders history

Batting

Year	Batting Average	Runs Scored	Runs Batted In	Home Runs	Stolen Bases
2014	Jon Torres, Los Angeles	Dylan Moore, Los Angeles	Granger Studdard, Santa Barbara	Nick Maguire/Tristan Gray	Granger Studdard, Santa Barbara
2015	Larry Barraza, Academy Barons	Larry Barraza, Academy Barons	Aaron Cisneros, Academy Barons	Aaron Cisneros, Academy Barons	Keyon Allen, Academy Barons
2016	Bret Boswell, Santa Barbara	Billy Wilson, Healdsburg	Martin Teague, Academy Barons	Chad Spanberger, Conejo	Billy Wilson, Healdsburg
2017	Dayton Provost, Ventura	Bryce Nagata, Healdsburg	Jamey Smart, Healdsburg	Lucas Halstead/James Free II	Bryce Nagata, Healdsburg

Pitching

Year	Earned Run Average	Wins	Strikeouts	Saves
2014	Matt Esparza, Los Angeles	Vance Tatum, San Luis Obispo	Jon Duplantier, Santa Barbara	Andrew Vinson/Evan Rutter/Eddie Muhl
2015	Angel Rodriguez, Conejo	Gary Cornish, Santa Barbara	Peter Bayer, Los Angeles	Adam Atkins, San Luis Obispo
2016	Kyle Johnston, Santa Barbara	Korey Anderson, San Luis Obispo	Tanner Murphy, Orange County	Reece Buska, Academy Barons
2017	Tanner Lawson, Santa Barbara	Ty Weist, Santa Barbara	Ty Weist, Santa Barbara	Justin Smith, Neptune Beach

Notable alumni of current teams

While all teams in the California Collegiate League have combined for over 100 years of history, not all teams have played in the CCL throughout their history. The notable alumni of the current teams who have played in the CCL or in their respective teams' previous leagues include: