.jpg) CICL logo | |
| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1963 |
| Ceased | 2008 |
| Motto | Real Wood |
| No. of teams | 5 in final season |
| Country | United States |
| Last champion | Springfield Sliders |
| Official website | Official website |
TheCentral Illinois Collegiate League (CICL) was a collegiate wooden bat summerbaseball league. It was composed of five teams fromIllinois andIndiana. The CICL was founded in 1963 as a charter member ofNational Collegiate Athletic Association certified summer baseball. Although the NCAA dropped Summer baseball program in 2005, The CICL is one of ten summer collegiate baseball leagues affiliated with theNational Association of Summer Collegiate Baseball (NASCB), which now takes over the duties of the NCAA and follows all NCAA requirements. The league was also is one of four summer college baseball leagues supported byMajor League Baseball.[1]
The Springfield Sliders ran away with the CICL's final Championship Title. The Sliders won the First Half, Regular Season and Playoff Championship. The 2008 season was the inaugural season for the Sliders and the final season of the CICL.
On November 11, 2008, the CICL announced it was merging with theProspect League.[2]
TheHannibal Cavemen were set to join the CICL for the 2009 season, but joined the Prospect League along with the rest of the CICL roster.
This is a list of some players that played in the Central Illinois Collegiate League:
A list of all players that have made appearances on major league ballclubs can be accessed on the CICL website.