Atlantic Baseball Confederation
Founded in 2002, the Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League is a 12-team collegiate summer baseball league composed of teams located throughout New Jersey.[1]
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
| North Division | CPBA |
|---|---|
| Clemente Baseball | |
| Essex County Cubs | |
| Gamers | |
| Locked In | |
| Monsoons | |
| Morris County Cubs | |
| Untamed Baseball | |
| 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
- Gordon Graceffo, minor league pitcher
- David Kubiak, minor league pitcher
- Joe Serrapica, minor league pitcher
- Howie Brey, minor league pitcher
- AJ Candelario, minor league pitcher
- Ron Marinaccio, major league pitcher
- Trey Dombroski, minor league pitcher
- Danny Wilkinson, minor league pitcher
- Ryan Lasko, minor league hitter
- Jay Harry, minor league hitter
- Justin Johnson, minor league hitter
- Nick Payero, minor league pitcher
- Zach Rogacki, minor league hitter
- Dylan Palmer, minor league hitter
Past champions
- 2025 - Untamed Baseball
- 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
| Year | MVP | Cy Young |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Shane Andrus, University of Maine (Sportika) | Tyler Kane, Rutgers (Sportika) |
| 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
- ^ Scott Stump. "Fielding A Winner: Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League going strong". Asbury Park Press. p. C1, C6.