Sunbelt Baseball League

Sunbelt Baseball League

Sport	Baseball
Founded	2009[1]
Director	Andy Collins
President	Todd Pratt
Commissioner	Bobby Bennett
Motto	Georgia's Premier Collegiate Summer Baseball League
No. of teams	8[2]
Country	USA
Most recent champion(s)	Atlanta Crackers (2015)[3]
Official website	SunbeltLeague.com

The Sunbelt Baseball League (SBL) is a non-profit collegiate summer baseball league with teams located in North Georgia and East Alabama in the United States of America. The SBL is a member of the National Alliance of College Summer Baseball, which is partially funded by Major League Baseball.^[4] Games are played with wooden bats. The season starts in early June and runs through the end of July/early August, with playoffs determining the league champion. Todd Pratt, owner of the Douglasville Bulls, became president of the league in 2014.^[5]

Current League Teams^[6]

Division	Team	Head Coach	Location	Home Field	Website
West	Douglasville Bulls	Todd Pratt	Douglasville, GA	Douglas County Sports Complex	DouglasvilleBulls.com
	Marietta Patriots	Gil Navarro	Marietta, GA	Marietta High School
	Norcross Astros	TBA	Norcross, GA	TBA
	Phenix City Crawdads	Mike Getkin	Phenix City, AL	Glenwood School	PhenixCityCrawdads.com
East	Atlanta Crackers	Kevin Miestickle	Norcross, GA	Norcross High School	Facebook.com/AtlCrackerBaseball
	Brookhaven Bucks	Corey Patterson	Brookhaven, GA	Oglethrope University	BrookhavenBucks.com
	Gwinnett Tides	Steve Less	Lawrenceville, GA	Georgia Gwinnett College	Facebook.com/GwinnettTides
	Alpharetta Braves	Ed Black	Alpharetta, GA	Veterans Field (American Legion Post 201)

Past Champions & Runners-Up

Year	Champion	Runner-Up
2015[7]	Atlanta Crackers	Phenix City Crawdads
2014[8]	Atlanta Crackers	Phenix City Crawdads
2013[9]	Atlanta Crackers	6-4-3 DP Cougars
2012[10]	Douglasville Bulls	Windward Braves
2011[11]	Berkeley Lake Tides	Douglasville Bulls
2010[12]	Berkeley Lake Tides	Douglasville Bulls
2009	Rockdale A's	Atlanta Crackers

Former League Teams

• Peachtree City Chukars
• East Cobb Patriots renamed to Marietta Patriots
• 6-4-3 DP Cougars
• Atlanta Astros
• Rockdale A's
• Rockdale Roadrunners
• OTC Bearcats
• Berkeley Lake Tides renamed to Gwinnett Tides
• Windward Braves renamed to Alpharetta Braves
• Home Plate Chukars renamed to Peachtree City Chukars

References

1. "Sunbelt wooden-bat league grows in metro area". Retrieved December 3, 2014.
2. "Sunbelt Baseball League Teams". Retrieved December 3, 2014.
3. "Crawdads swept by Crackers in Sunbelt Championship series". Retrieved July 30, 2015.
4. "National Alliance of College Summer Baseball". Retrieved September 2, 2014.
5. "Todd Pratt to Move from Dugout to Front Office in 2014". Retrieved December 3, 2014.
6. "Sunbelt Baseball League Teams". Retrieved December 3, 2014.
7. "Crawdads swept by Crackers in Sunbelt Championship series". Retrieved July 30, 2015.
8. "Crackers win second consecutive Sunbelt title". Retrieved December 3, 2014.
9. "Atlanta Crackers win the Sunbelt League Championship". Retrieved December 3, 2014.
10. "Coach Todd Pratt". Retrieved December 3, 2014.
11. "Bulls Fall Short in Championship". Retrieved December 3, 2014.
12. "Marshall helps Berkeley Lake to title". Retrieved December 3, 2014.

External links

• Sunbelt Baseball League
• National Alliance of College Summer Baseball