Sunbelt Baseball League

Sunbelt Baseball League

Sport	Baseball
Founded	2009[1]
Commissioner	Bobby Bennett
Motto	Georgia's Premier Collegiate Summer Baseball League
No. of teams	8[2]
Country	United States
Most recent champion(s)	Atlanta Crackers (2016)
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.^[3] 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.

Current League Teams^[4]

Division	Team	Head Coach	Location	Home Field	Website	Established
West	Carrollton Clippers	Todd Pratt	Carrollton, GA	Carrollton High School	Facebook.com/CarrolltonClippersBSB	2009
	Marietta Patriots	Gil Navarro	Powder Springs, GA	McEachern High School	Facebook.com/SunbeltPats	2014
	Norcross Astros	Marty Kelly	Norcross, GA	Norcross High School	Facebook.com/NorcrossAstros	2016
	Phenix City Crawdads	Mike Getkin	Phenix City, AL	Glenwood School	PhenixCityCrawdads.com	2014
East	Alpharetta Braves	Brandon Boggs	Alpharetta, GA	Veterans Field (American Legion Post 201)	Facebook.com/AlpharettaBraves	2010
	Atlanta Crackers	Kevin Miestickle	Norcross, GA	Norcross High School	Facebook.com/AtlCrackerBaseball	2009
	Brookhaven Bucks	Corey Patterson	Brookhaven, GA	Oglethorpe University	BrookhavenBucks.com	2011
	Gwinnett Tides	Jeff Moyer	Lawrenceville, GA	Georgia Gwinnett College	Facebook.com/GwinnettTides	2009

Past Champions & Runners-Up

Year	Champion	Runner-Up
2016	Atlanta Crackers	Carrollton Clippers
2015[5]	Atlanta Crackers	Phenix City Crawdads
2014[6]	Atlanta Crackers	Phenix City Crawdads
2013[7]	Atlanta Crackers	6-4-3 DP Cougars
2012[8]	Douglasville Bulls	Windward Braves
2011[9]	Berkeley Lake Tides	Douglasville Bulls
2010[10]	Berkeley Lake Tides	Douglasville Bulls
2009	Rockdale A's	Atlanta Crackers

Former League Teams

• Douglasville Bulls (2009-2015) became Carrollton Clippers
• East Cobb Patriots (2014-2015) became Marietta Patriots
• Home Plate Chukars (2010-2014) became Peachtree City Chukars (2015)
• Windward Braves (2010-2014) became Alpharetta Braves
• Berkley Lake Tides (2009-2013) became Gwinnett Tides
• 6-4-3 DP Cougars (2011-2013)
• OTC Bearcats (2012-2013)
• Rockdale Roadrunners (2011)
• South Atlanta Bearcats (2011)
• Rockdale A's (2009-2010)
• Signature Park Grizzlies (2010)
• South Atlanta Phillies (2010)
• Atlanta Astros (2009-2010)
• Fulton Grizzlies (2009)
• Alpharetta Phillies (2009)
• Johns Creek Wood Ducks (2009)

References

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

External links

• Sunbelt Baseball League
• National Alliance of College Summer Baseball