Atlantic Baseball Confederation
{{Short description|American college summer baseball league}}
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Founded in 2002, the Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League is a 12-team collegiate summer baseball league composed of teams located throughout New Jersey.{{cite news|title=Fielding A Winner: Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League going strong|author=Scott Stump|work=Asbury Park Press|page=C1, C6}}
The league President is Mike Kolesar.
The ABCCL aims to prepare collegiate baseball players for their spring seasons and to play professionally post-graduation. Many ABCCL alums have played in the major, minor, and independent baseball leagues.
Current teams
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rowspan=8|North Division
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Clemente Baseball |
Essex County Cubs |
Gamers |
Locked In |
Monsoons |
Morris County Cubs |
Untamed Baseball |
rowspan=6|Shore Division
|Frazier Baseball |
Garden State Junebugs |
Obsessed Baseball |
SI Orioles |
Sportika |
Wall Clippers |
Notable alumni
- Ryan Buchter, major league pitcher
- Ryan Doherty, minor league pitcher
- Ryan Doolittle, major league pitcher
- Ryan Kalish, outfielder
- Cole Kimball, pitcher
- Fernando Perez, outfielder
- [https://www.milb.com/player/gordon-graceffo-700669 Gordon Graceffo], minor league pitcher
- [https://www.milb.com/player/david-kubiak-607608 David Kubiak], minor league pitcher
- [https://www.milb.com/player/joe-serrapica-670467 Joe Serrapica], minor league pitcher
- [https://www.milb.com/player/howie-brey-670319 Howie Brey], minor league pitcher
- [https://www.milb.com/player/a-j-candelario-668826 AJ Candelario], minor league pitcher
- [https://www.mlb.com/player/ron-marinaccio-676760 Ron Marinaccio], major league pitcher
- [https://www.mlb.com/player/trey-dombroski-690667?stats=career-r-pitching-minors&year=2022 Trey Dombroski], minor league pitcher
- [https://www.milb.com/player/danny-wilkinson-700673 Danny Wilkinson], minor league pitcher
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=lasko-000rya Ryan Lasko], minor league hitter
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=harry-000jay Jay Harry], minor league hitter
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=johnso005jus Justin Johnson], minor league hitter
- [https://www.mlb.com/player/nick-payero-809579?stats=career-r-pitching-minors&year=2023 Nick Payero], minor league pitcher
Past champions
- 2024 - Monsoons
- 2023 - Sportika
- 2022 - CGI Monsoons
- 2021 - Union County Gamers
- 2020 - Langan Falcons
- 2019 - Freehold Clippers
- 2018 - Ocean Giants
- 2017 - New Brunswick Matrix
- 2016 - Freehold Clippers
- 2015 - Monmouth Monarchs
- 2014 - Monmouth Monarchs
- 2013 - Monmouth Monarchs
- 2012 - Toms River Hurricanes
- 2011 - Monmouth Monarchs
- 2010 - Protocall Stars
- 2009 - Monmouth Monarchs
- 2008 - Manchester Yankees
- 2007 - Jersey Shore Tides
- 2006 - Freehold Clippers
- 2005 - Toms River Black Sox
- 2004 - Toms River Black Sox
League Awards
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Year | MVP | Cy Young |
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2024 | Christian Bauman, Felician University (Clippers) | Paden Mather, Wagner College (Untamed) |
2023 | Jacob Ramirez, MCCC (Frazier) | James Pazdera, Ramapo (Monsoons) |
2022 | Tyler Ruban, William Paterson (Monsoons) | Orin Winslow, St. Thomas Aquinas (Legends) |
2021 | Joe Brong, Saint Elizabeth University (Gamers) | Dan Merkel, Wagner College (Elite) |
2020 | Shore: Justin Kapuscinski, Marist College (Langan) North: Justin Johnson, Lafayette College (Gamers) | Shore: Oliver McCarthy, Duke University (Langan) North: Ryan Monroy, Susquehanna University (Monsoons) |
References
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- [http://abccl.com ABCCL Website]
- [https://www.instagram.com/abccl_nj/?hl=en ABCCL Instagram]
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