Thanks to the tremendous interest in playing in our college league this year, we have added 2 more new teams for a total of 10. We welcome Scott Fleming and Nolan Stevens as they join us to coach the Swampers and the Lookouts.
#excitedforbaseball
No rain outs during the entire 2022 season (first time ever) UNTIL TODAY!! Congrats to the Generals
@Generalscotton
for their 2022 Cotton States collegiate championship!!
The sun has set on our 2021 collegiate season and our high school and junior high July league!! We will always cherish the new friendships and the renewal of old ones, as well as the great plays, hustle, spirit, and effort we saw this summer. Thank you all!!
#HaveFunGetBetter
As the sun sets on our 2022 July season, we owe all of you a huge Thank You!! From players, coaches, umpires, parents,
@BNABankPark
staff, and Cotton States staff, you handled the largest July season ever with aplomb. Thank you!!
There is a beautiful, unanticipated, yet fantastic surprise/update waiting for you this fall in our Cotton States high school league!! Thank you
@BNAParkGrounds
. Field 8 looks marvelous.
#elevateandcelebrate
The DeSoto Xplorers are your 2020 CSBL Champions!!! Led by Chris Swanberg-
@MemphisBaseball
with a 4-4 day at the plate, and 6 solid innings from Adam Dill-
@BMC_BSB
(2R, 2H). Thank you to everyone for making the summer of 2020 our best one yet, see you next summer!
A solo HR by Rye McGlothin and 13 K's by Eli Jackson propel the
@Generalscotton
to a 6-3 win over the Mudcats in our nightcap. See you tomorrow for a full day of baseball
@BNABankPark
starting at 1:30.
Congrats to Coach Greg Bates of the Tribe for his 500th Cotton States victory!!
@tribe_country
. Coach Bates has coached and won in all 3 of our Cotton States leagues!!
A big congratulations The Golden Triangle Jets, as they defeated the Tallahatchie Rascals to win our 2020 July Jr. High League Championship, and congratulations to the Traceway Trappers as the defeat the Woodall Mountain Lookouts to win our 2020 July High School Championship.
We should have an exciting League Championship Series this Friday (5:00 & 7:30), Saturday (1:00 & 3:30), and Sunday (2:00)!!
@W_OwlsBaseball
@ICCBaseball
Final from the Pony Field- The Generals get a 6 inning, 4 hit, 1 run, 14K performance from
@Jackson_Eli11
-
@BMC_BSB
as they defeat the Thunder 10-2 to advance to face the Dealers tomorrow at 1:30 on Legion Field.
We were finally able to start approving our high school players today!! The extra cost for this year is associated with starting early-if we can pull it off, it is our intent to start on June 19th and still take a break for July 4th for a total of 14 games.
#baseballisback
Congrats to the Tribe for their collegiate championship as they beat the Lookouts 7-4. Thanks for the great 2021 to all 8 of our teams!!
#HaveFunGetBetter
FInal form the Pony Field- The Rascals get an 8th inning, 2 run HR from Finn Synder-Umpqua CC and a complete game (1 hit, 14K) outing from
@Jus_Medlin21
-
@MT_Baseball
to eliminate the Lookouts. The Rascals advance to take on the winner of the Xplorers and Tribe tomorrow at 1:30.
We can’t wait to get the premier collegiate wood bat league in the south started this afternoon!! Fans/families/friends - please remember to bring your chairs and maintain social distance from non-family members. The bleachers have been removed for your safety.
CSBL Commissioner and State Representative Sam Creekmore with former MVSU head baseball coach and Jackson City Commissioner Doug Shanks. In honor of Coach Shanks’ legacy of leadership, he has been selected to throw out the first pitch of our 12th season this summer!!
Final from Legion-
@parker_1500
-
@CSUBucsBaseball
with a 2 run HR to lead the Generals to a 10-3 win over the Jets to wrap up each team's regular season. Playoffs begin Friday night
@BNABankPark
. Lookouts-Rascals coming up at 6:30 to wrap up our regular season schedule.
Here are the current standings for our collegiate league headed into the weekend. Come catch one or more of our 15 games between Friday and Monday!! We will also be enjoying the start of our high school league this weekend.
#BaseballisBack
Join us at 1:00 today for our Opening Day for the 2018 season!! Players from 8 states and over 45 different colleges and universities are participating in our 10th season. Kids 9 and under get in free - come enjoy the spray park and then watch collegiate wood bat baseball!!
The start of a great day of baseball!! 14 games. We leave here tonight with 2 finalist in our collegiate league, 4 semi-finalist in our high school league, and 2 finalist in our junior high league.
The Dealers down the Tribe 3-1 behind a solid outing from
@11walkerj
-
@ECCCBaseball
(5.0 ip, 3H, 8K, 1R), and were paced by
@woogie_lee123
-
@GoChoctawsBB
with 3 hits.
Coming up at 7:30, Rascals-Swamp Monsters on Legion Field and Generals-Mudcats on the Pony Field.
We can't WAIT to get our Fall season started this Saturday and Sunday!! Bring your chairs, be early if you need a uniform (returning players should wear theirs from this summer), and let's get after it.
I had an awesome view tonight until the rain and lightening kept building behind me and pushing our way. Thanks for the great Opening Day!! Way to
#getafterit
!!
Congrats to the Black Prairie Mudcats on their 2023 Fall High School championship!! We appreciate all of you who helped us have a successful league. Hope you all have a great spring on your respective school teams.
#GetBetterHaveFun
The big bat of Robby Broseus (
@LyonCollege
) comes through with a 2 out, 3 run HR in the top of the 7th to break a 4-4 tie to lead the Generals to a 7-4 win over the Lookouts in our first game of the day on Legion Field.
Great interview with the Collegiate Summer Baseball Network. One clarification-college teams will play either Fri., Sat., and Sun. or Sat., Sun., and Mon.!! Thanks Skyler! We can't wait to get started-our draft is just over a week away. Great coaches, players, and facilities!!!
Final from Legion Field- The Dealers get 12 hits, including a
@CadeSpratlin
-
@NWCCBaseball
2 run HR to clinch the regular season championship with a record of 13-3. Generals @ Jets coming up next on Legion at 4:00.
Faced with a rare weather event during this time of the year, the Cotton States Baseball Leagues are cancelling all games for Saturday and Sunday so that we will not have players & families traveling through what might become blustery weather.
We continue to prepare and get excited about starting our 2020 season next weekend!! A quick tribute to the Pine Bluff Judges as we celebrate our rich history.
What a great outing by
@bradenq24
in the collegiate championship game today!! We promised that we would tweet at him today!!
@Harding_Base
. He achieved a one hitter. Take notice!!
We are also thankful for the number of high school and jr. high applications we have received for our July season. As soon as we are sure that we will be able to play, we will start approving them. We still have plenty of time to begin on time on July 6th!!!
2 updates concerning our High School & Jr High leagues- HS teams have been selected & will begin play on June 19th. Jr High players will be approved this week and start as originally scheduled on 7/6. We appreciate your patience as we put the pieces together now that we can play!
7 different pitchers for the Jets and a 5 RBI day for
@keltonhalll
(
@NWCC_Rangers
) were too much for the Rascals in our final game of the day. Enjoy the short break and have a happy and safe 4th of July!!
Final From Legion-The Jets get a grand slam from Brayland Skinner-
@HailStateBB
, but fall 1 run short to the Dealers, who were lead by a 2R HR from
@wessilver6
-
@ECCCBaseball
. The Dealers advance to face the winner of the Thunder-Generals tomorrow at 1:30 in the semi finals.
The Opening Day games for our 11th season are just over 1 hour away!! Join us
@BNABankPark
for Thunder v. Tribe and Jets v. Rascals. Dealers v. Generals at 3:30.
It is "the 3rd of June" and we are excited about kicking off our 14th season of collegiate wood-bat baseball in New Albany!! Come join us this afternoon at 5:00 and 7:30
@BNABankPark
to see some of the top picks in the area. We will be joined by
@MaxxSouthSports
.
Wow! What a great way to end our best year ever!! Congrats to the Jr High Dealers and the High School Lookouts for their LCS championships tonight. And thanks to all of the coaches, scorers, umpires, field crew, players and their families for a great season!!
The Tribe down the Jets in our final collegiate game of the night 5-1. Josh Bledsoe (
@KyWesleyan
) with a solo HR for the Tribe, and also came in and recorded the final 3 outs on the hill. See you tomorrow night
@BNABankPark