Coastal Plain League

Sport	Baseball
Founded	1997
No. of teams	15
Country	United States
Most recent champion	Wilson Tobs (2025)
Most titles	High Point-Thomasville HiToms, Edenton Steamers, Savannah Bananas, Wilmington Sharks (3)
Official website	coastalplain.com

TheCoastal Plain League (CPL) is a wood-batcollegiate summer baseball league, featuringcollege players recruited from throughout the United States. The league takes its name from theClass D levelCoastal Plain League which operated in the area from 1937 to 1952.^[1]

The modern Coastal Plain League was formed with six teams in 1997.^[2] The league has expanded over the years with teams acrossNorth Carolina,South Carolina,Virginia, andGeorgia, with the 2024 addition of the Greenville Yard Gnomes being the most recent expansion, bringing the league to 15 teams.^[3][4] On May 24, 2025, Alexia Jorge became the first woman to play in the Coastal Plain League, which she did as a catcher for theHolly Springs Salamanders.^[5]

Capitol Broadcasting Company purchased the league in 2022.^[6]

The league was founded in 1997 by Pete Bock. Bock conceived the idea in the early 1990s while traveling long distances to theValley Baseball League inVirginia to see his son, Jeff, playsummer 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.^[7]

The following teams will be dormant for the 2026 season:

• Raleigh RedWolves (1997, moved toFlorence)
• Rocky Mount Rockfish (1997–98)
• Durham Braves (1997–2000, renamed Durham Americans)
• Durham Americans (2001–03, formerly Durham Braves)
• Spartanburg Stingers (2003–07, moved toForest City, renamed Owls)
• New Bern River Rats (2005–07, moved toMorehead City, renamed Marlins in 2010)
• Outer Banks Daredevils (1997, 1999–2011, changed leagues)
• Petersburg Generals (2000–2016)
• Edenton Steamers (1998–2019, changed leagues)
• Fayetteville SwampDogs (2001–2019)^[9]
• Gastonia Grizzlies (2002–2020, moved toSpartanburg, renamed Spartanburgers)^[10][11]
• Spartanburgers (2021, suspended operations)^[12]
• Savannah Bananas (2016–2022, left league to concentrate on its professional exhibition operation)^[13]

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

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