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ECBL MERGES WITH NYCBL.
The New York Collegiate Baseball League founded in 1978 began a new journey November 7th. The league awarded franchises to the Utica Brewers, Sherrill Silversmiths, Syracuse Salt Cats, and Rome Thunderbolts from the Eastern Collegiate Baseball League (ECBL). A sixth franchise the Syracuse Chiefs is also joining the NYCBL.
The five new franchises join the Oneonta Outlaws in the East Division. The West Division franchises are the Allegany County Nitros, Alfred Thunder, Hornell Dodgers, Niagara Power, Webster Yankees and Geneva Red Wings. A 44 game schedule will get underway the second week of June and with the regular season ending the last week of July. A six-team playoff concludes during the first week of August with the NYCBL championship series. Following the NYCBL championship a representative of the league will compete in the NABF regionals held in Utica with the regional winner continuing on to the NABF World Series in Ohio.The annual NYCBL All-Star game/Scout Day will be held July 11th in Oneonta, NY.
• Utica plays at Murnane Field former home of the Utica Blue Jays of the New York Penn league.
• Rome plays at DeLutis Field former home of the NYCBL Rome Indians who opened the field in 1997.
• Sherrill plays at Noyes Park.
• Syracuse Salt Cats plays at Alliance Bank Stadium home of the AAA Syracuse Chiefs and also play at Falcon Park in Auburn, NY home of the Single-A Auburn Doubledays.
• Syracuse Junior Chiefs play at Alliance Bank Stadium home of the AAA Syracuse Chiefs.
Major League Baseball underwrites the NYCBL as a prospect development league. MLB underwriting requires conformance to strict set of principles. Over 120 NYCBL players have been taken in the last two MLB drafts and free agent signing periods. Notable NYCBL alumni include Dallas Braden (Hornell), Brad Lidge (Ithaca Lakers), and Tim Hudson (Hornell). Currently there are several hundred NYCBL alumni in the MLB affiliated system.
Beyond 2011 additional NYCBL franchises will be awarded in as many as six municipalities across the 2012 and 2013 seasons.
The NYCBL is expanding its mission in 2011 to include raising visibility of high school student-athletes. The league is employing a two-stage approach that includes exposing these athletes to collegiate and professional scouts. Stage one requires general nominations and stage two requires MLB scout nominations to participate.
The five new franchises join the Oneonta Outlaws in the East Division. The West Division franchises are the Allegany County Nitros, Alfred Thunder, Hornell Dodgers, Niagara Power, Webster Yankees and Geneva Red Wings. A 44 game schedule will get underway the second week of June and with the regular season ending the last week of July. A six-team playoff concludes during the first week of August with the NYCBL championship series. Following the NYCBL championship a representative of the league will compete in the NABF regionals held in Utica with the regional winner continuing on to the NABF World Series in Ohio.The annual NYCBL All-Star game/Scout Day will be held July 11th in Oneonta, NY.
• Utica plays at Murnane Field former home of the Utica Blue Jays of the New York Penn league.
• Rome plays at DeLutis Field former home of the NYCBL Rome Indians who opened the field in 1997.
• Sherrill plays at Noyes Park.
• Syracuse Salt Cats plays at Alliance Bank Stadium home of the AAA Syracuse Chiefs and also play at Falcon Park in Auburn, NY home of the Single-A Auburn Doubledays.
• Syracuse Junior Chiefs play at Alliance Bank Stadium home of the AAA Syracuse Chiefs.
Major League Baseball underwrites the NYCBL as a prospect development league. MLB underwriting requires conformance to strict set of principles. Over 120 NYCBL players have been taken in the last two MLB drafts and free agent signing periods. Notable NYCBL alumni include Dallas Braden (Hornell), Brad Lidge (Ithaca Lakers), and Tim Hudson (Hornell). Currently there are several hundred NYCBL alumni in the MLB affiliated system.
Beyond 2011 additional NYCBL franchises will be awarded in as many as six municipalities across the 2012 and 2013 seasons.
The NYCBL is expanding its mission in 2011 to include raising visibility of high school student-athletes. The league is employing a two-stage approach that includes exposing these athletes to collegiate and professional scouts. Stage one requires general nominations and stage two requires MLB scout nominations to participate.
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