Coastal Plain League

Coastal Plain League
SportBaseball
Founded1997
No. of teams15
Country United States
Most recent
champion(s)
Morehead City Marlins (2019)
Most titlesHigh Point-Thomasville HiToms, Edenton Steamers (3)
Official websitecoastalplain.com

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

History

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]

Past champions

Petitt Cup years

Year Pettit Cup Winner Runner-up Series Result North Division winner South Division winner East Division winner West 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
Year Pettit Cup Winner Runner-up Series Result East Division winner West 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
2014 Peninsula Florence 2 games to 1 Peninsula Florence
2013 Peninsula Columbia 2 games to 0 Edenton Asheboro
2012 Columbia Fayetteville 2 games to 1 Edenton Forest City
Year Pettit Cup Winner Runner-up Series Result North Division winner South Division winner West Division winner
2011 Gastonia Edenton 2 games to 1 Edenton Fayetteville Thomasville
2010 Forest City Edenton 2 games to 1 Wilson Morehead City Forest City
2009 Forest City Peninsula 2 games to 0 Peninsula Wilson Forest City
2008 Thomasville Florence 7–4 Edenton Florence Thomasville
2007 Thomasville Peninsula 4–3 Edenton Fayetteville Thomasville
2006 Thomasville Peninsula 6–1 Edenton Fayetteville Martinsville
2005 Edenton Florence 9–1 Edenton Fayetteville Spartanburg
2004 Edenton Outer Banks 13–2 Edenton Wilson Thomasville
2003 Outer Banks Florence 7–2 Petersburg Durham Thomasville
2002 Outer Banks Petersburg 10–6 Outer Banks Wilmington Gastonia

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

Pre-Petitt Cup

Year Winner Runner-up Series Result North Division winner South Division winner
2001 Durham[5] Wilson Wilson Fayetteville
2000 Petersburg Asheboro Petersburg Asheboro
Year Winner Runner-up Series Result First Half winner Second Half winner
1999 Wilmington Outer Banks Wilmington Outer Banks
1998 Wilmington Rocky Mount Rocky Mount Wilmington
1997 Raleigh Wilson 2 games to 0 Raleigh Wilson

Teams

Coastal Plain League[6]
East Division
Team City Stadium Year founded
Florence RedWolves 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
Asheboro Copperheads 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. ^ a b "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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