Coastal Plain League

The Coastal Plain League (CPL) is a wood-bat collegiate summer baseball league, featuring college players recruited from throughout the nation. The league takes its name from the Class D level Coastal League which operated in the area from 1937 to 1952.[1]

Coastal Plain League
SportBaseball
Founded1997
No. of teams15
Country United States
Most recent
champion(s)
Savannah Bananas (2021)
Most titlesHigh Point-Thomasville HiToms, Edenton Steamers (3)
Official websitecoastalplain.com

History

The modern Coastal Plain League was formed with six teams in 1997.[2]

The league has expanded over the years with teams across North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Georgia, with the 2021 addition of the Spartanburgers being the most recent addition.[3]

As of 2020, the league consists of 15 teams who all play in states along the Atlantic seaboard, including Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.

Founding

The league was founded in 1997 by Pete Bock. Bock conceived the idea in the early 1990s while traveling long distances to the Valley Baseball League in Virginia to see his son, Jeff, play summer baseball. Bock, an experienced sports executive, wanted a collegiate summer league closer to his home. He acted on it and the Coastal Plain league began play for the 1997 season.[4]

Petitt Cup years

YearPettit Cup WinnerRunner-upSeries ResultEast Division winnerWest Division winner
2021 Savannah Morehead City 2 games to 1 Peninsula Savannah
YearPettit Cup WinnerRunner-upSeries ResultNorth Division winnerSouth Division winnerEast Division winnerWest Division winner
2019 Morehead City Macon 2 games to 1 Wilson Savannah Morehead City Gastonia
2018 Morehead City Thomasville 2 games to 0 Peninsula Savannah Morehead City Thomasville
YearPettit Cup WinnerRunner-upSeries ResultEast Division winnerWest Division winner
2017 Gastonia Wilmington 2 games to 0 Peninsula Forest City
2016 Savannah Peninsula 2 games to 1 Peninsula Forest City
2015 Edenton Gastonia 2 games to 0 Edenton Asheboro
2014PeninsulaFlorence2 games to 1PeninsulaFlorence
2013PeninsulaColumbia2 games to 0EdentonAsheboro
2012ColumbiaFayetteville2 games to 1EdentonForest City
YearPettit Cup WinnerRunner-upSeries ResultNorth Division winnerSouth Division winnerWest Division winner
2011GastoniaEdenton2 games to 1EdentonFayettevilleThomasville
2010Forest CityEdenton2 games to 1WilsonMorehead CityForest City
2009Forest CityPeninsula2 games to 0PeninsulaWilsonForest City
2008ThomasvilleFlorence7–4EdentonFlorenceThomasville
2007ThomasvillePeninsula4–3EdentonFayettevilleThomasville
2006ThomasvillePeninsula6–1EdentonFayettevilleMartinsville
2005EdentonFlorence9–1EdentonFayettevilleSpartanburg
2004EdentonOuter Banks13–2EdentonWilsonThomasville
2003Outer BanksFlorence7–2PetersburgDurhamThomasville
2002Outer BanksPetersburg10–6Outer BanksWilmingtonGastonia

Playoff seedings based on overall record, so division champions listed are based on overall record.

Pre-Petitt Cup

YearWinnerRunner-upSeries ResultNorth Division winnerSouth Division winner
2001Durham[5]WilsonWilsonFayetteville
2000PetersburgAsheboroPetersburgAsheboro
YearWinnerRunner-upSeries ResultFirst Half winnerSecond Half winner
1999WilmingtonOuter BanksWilmingtonOuter Banks
1998WilmingtonRocky MountRocky MountWilmington
1997RaleighWilson2 games to 0RaleighWilson

Teams

Coastal Plain League[6]
East Division
Team City Stadium Year founded
Florence Flamingos Florence, SC Sparrow Stadium 1997 (relocated 1998)
Holly Springs Salamanders Holly Springs, NC Ting Park 2015
Morehead City Marlins Morehead City, NC O'Neal Field at Big Rock Stadium 2010
Peninsula Pilots Hampton, VA War Memorial Stadium 2000
Tri-City Chili Peppers Colonial Heights, VA Shepherd Stadium 2020
Wilmington Sharks Wilmington, NC Buck Hardee Field at Legion Stadium 1997
Wilson Tobs Wilson, NC Fleming Stadium 1997
West Division
Team City Stadium Year founded
Asheboro ZooKeepers Asheboro, NC McCrary Park 1999
Forest City Owls Forest City, NC McNair Field 2008
High Point-Thomasville HiToms Thomasville, NC Finch Field 1999
Lexington County Blowfish Lexington, SC Lexington County Baseball Stadium 2006
Macon Bacon Macon, GA Luther Williams Field 2018
Martinsville Mustangs Martinsville, VA Hooker Field 2005
Savannah Bananas Savannah, GA Grayson Stadium 2016
Spartanburgers Spartanburg, SC Duncan Park 2021

Former teams

References

  1. "Coastal Plain League (D) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference.com.
  2. Parsons, Keith (July 18, 2005). "CPL not just a Cape Cod imitation". The Daily Advance. Associated Press. Archived from the original on May 12, 2006.
  3. "City introduces newest baseball franchise 'The Spartanburgers'". WSPA-TV. February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  4. "Today's CPL". coastalplain.com. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  5. "RTRP: Sports". researchtriangle.org. Research Triangle Regional Partnership. Archived from the original on May 4, 2007. Retrieved May 24, 2010. The Americans have found success in recent years, including a league championship in winning the 2001 Petit Cup (as the Durham Braves).
  6. "2021 Coastal Plain League Schedule Released!". Coastal Plain League (Press release). October 20, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  7. Hughes, Joe (October 22, 2020). "'The roar is gone': Grizzlies bolt south for new name, fresh start". The Gaston Gazette. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  8. Spedden, Zach (October 4, 2019). "SwampDogs Leaving Fayetteville, Will Sit Out 2020". Ballpark Digest. August Publications. Retrieved February 18, 2020.


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