RANK |
LW |
Team |
ST |
League |
Record |
Accomplishment |
1 |
3 |
Eau Claire Express |
WI |
Northwoods |
52-24 |
League champion |
Express close deal, post NWL's best record, win playoffs; get big seasons from Augustana IF Drew Heithoff (.389-1-17), Texas A&M-CC RHP Ian Campbell (7-1, 1.36) |
2 |
4 |
Chillicothe Paints |
OH |
Prospect |
41-17 |
League champion |
Paints surge to best record/league title behind huge season of Michigan State OF Jeff Holm (.359-11-60, 38 SB), steady play of Wooster SS Greg Van Horn (.317-4-33) |
3 |
1 |
Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox |
MA |
Cape Cod |
32-19 |
Eastern Division regular-season champion |
Y-D falters in Cape playoffs with No. 1 rank on line; big seasons from undrafted juniors, Fresno State 1B Jordan Ribera (.259-7-26), Houston OF Caleb Ramsey (.311-1-18) |
4 |
9 |
Forest City Owls |
NC |
Coastal Plain |
43-21 |
League champion |
Nation's No. 1 team in 2009 repeats as CPL champs; Owls get big season from returning Middle Tennessee OF Will Skinner (.307-5-30, 3 HR in 8 playoff games) |
5 |
16 |
Liberal Bee Jays |
KS |
Jayhawk |
37-14 |
National Baseball Congress World Series champion |
Bee Jays roll to fifth NBC title; Texas Tech-bound SS Kelby Tomlinson (.339-1-28, 36 SB), Lubbock Christian RHP Paul Gonzalez (6-0, 1.98) spark charge |
6 |
2 |
Santa Barbara Foresters |
CA |
California |
45-11 |
League champion |
Talented Foresters win Cal League title, stumble in NBC World Series; Nevada OF Nick Melino (.365-5-28), Rice OF Jeremy Rathjen (.320-3-26) power offensive attack |
7 |
17 |
Cotuit Kettleers |
MA |
Cape Cod |
25-24 |
League champion |
Kettleers lose final 8 of regular season, win 6 of 7 for Cape title; UC Irvine 1B Jordan Leyland (.264-2-14), Arizona State SS Deven Marrero (.306-1-7) on fire in playoffs |
8 |
8 |
Mat-Su Miners |
AK |
Alaska |
33-15 |
League champion |
Miners repeat as Alaska champs behind Central Missouri SS Bret Schwartz (.420-0-13), player of year, and Florida Atlantic OF/RHP Andy Mee (.353-1-37, 4-0, 1.50) |
9 |
5 |
Orleans Firebirds |
MA |
Cape Cod |
25-22 |
|
Firebirds late-season charge falls short in playoffs; Hawaii 2B Kolten Wong (.341-3-11, 22 SB), Gonzaga LHP Ryan Carpenter (3-0, 2.56) cement status for 2011 draft |
10 |
6 |
Sedalia Bombers |
MO |
MINK |
38-10 |
League champion |
Bombers dominate MINK League, fall short at NBC; Florida International C Jose Behar (.433-0-26) wins bat title, LHP Mike Kickham (3-0, 0.29) signs for $400,000-plus |
11 |
12 |
Brewster Whitecaps |
MA |
Cape Cod |
27-19 |
|
Memphis OF Drew Martinez (.359-1-18, 22 SB), Long Beach State RHP Drew Gagnon (5-1, 2.10) can't offset mid-season loss of LSU RHP Anthony Ranaudo (3-0, 0.00) |
12 |
13 |
Hamilton Joe's |
OH |
Great Lakes |
29-15 |
League champion |
Joe Nuxhall namesake gets big playoff push, impressive seasons from previously-unheralded Lake Erie SS Ryan Rua (.333-2-22), Harvard LHP Brent Suter (5-0, 1.27) |
13 |
14 |
Amsterdam Mohawks |
NY |
New York |
33-15 |
League champion |
Marist SS Jon Gshwind (.292-4-39) powers Mohawks to best season record in NYCBL, Dartmouth LHP Kyle Hunter (5-0, 0.68 in season, 2-0, 0.00 in playoffs) to title |
14 |
19 |
Victoria Generals |
TX |
Texas |
34-17 |
League champion |
Steady pitching of Texas State RHP Joseph Dvorsky (7-0, 2.66) and Baylor RHP Kolt Browder (4-1, 0.65, 4 SV) lift Generals to TCL best record, league championship |
15 |
22 |
Luray Wranglers |
VA |
Valley |
33-18 |
League champion |
Wranglers storm through Valley playoffs behind defensive play of South Florida C Nick Rickles (.284-8-38), power hitting of Central Florida 1B Jon Griffin (.333-13-44) |
16 |
28 |
North Shore Navigators |
MA |
New England |
31-20 |
League champion |
Navigators short on premium pro-level talent, but surge to NECBL title behind Columbia OF Jason Banos (.348-1-15), Baylor LHP Crayton Bare (3-1, 1.98) |
17 |
|
Wenatchee AppleSox |
WA |
West Coast |
33-20 |
League champion |
Apple Sox surge to fourth WCL title in six years on strength of Washington 1B Eric Peterson (.342-5-33), Gonzaga-bound LHP Marco Gonzales (5-1, 2.77, 52 IP/66 SO) |
18 |
15 |
Alaska Goldpanners |
AK |
Alaska |
34-15 |
|
Ex-San Diego State coach Jim Dietz energizes former national power, gets solid seasons from USC RHP Ryan Cabral (5-0, 2.47), Rice RHP Chase McDowell (3-2, 2.30) |
19 |
|
Wisconsin Woodchucks |
WI |
Northwoods |
43-30 |
|
Lose out to No. 1 Eau Claire in regular season/playoffs; ORU OF Brandon King (.392-3-24) tops team in hitting, UCLA LHP Mitch Beacom (2-1, 1.08, 6 SV) on mound |
20 |
20 |
Edenton Steamers |
NC |
Coastal Plain |
37-26 |
|
Steamers lose in CPL final, but get big seasons from relief tandem of Delta RHP Coty Saranthus (7-0, 0.68), Longwood RHP Mark Montgomery (12 SV, 28 IP/54 SO) |
21 |
21 |
Licking County Settlers |
OH |
Great Lakes |
31-13 |
Regular-season champion |
Settlers get big summers from Jacksonville OF Adam Walker (.344-8-35), Xavier OF John McCambridge (.444-0-20, 22 SB), but falter in Great Lakes playoff run |
22 |
|
Youse's Maryland Orioles |
MD |
Cal Ripken Sr. |
37-15 |
All-American Amateur Baseball Association champion |
After year's absence, perennial power O's return to AABA tournament, dominate field; get solid year from Stetson-bound RHP/3B Ben Carhart (.308-2-28; 3-0, 0.00, 6 SV) |
23 |
23 |
San Luis Obispo Blues |
CA |
California |
32-17 |
|
Blues enjoy successful return to CCL, get big seasons from Texas A&M OF/3B Matt Juengel (.378-2-23, 22 SB), Oral Roberts RHP Sean Johnson (0-0, 0.00, 13 SV) |
24 |
24 |
Newport Gulls |
RI |
New England |
30-17 |
Eastern Division regular-season champion |
Gulls feature NECBL's two best prospects, Stanford RHP Mark Appel (6-1, 1.37) and SS/3B Kenny Diekroeger (.324-2-19), but lose in playoffs, fail to repeat as champs |
25 |
25 |
North Fork Ospreys |
NY |
Atlantic |
31-15 |
League champion |
Connecticut OF Billy Ferriter (.373-2-15), Quinnipiac RHP Derek LaMacchia (5-1, 1.37) lead Ospreys to best record in regular season, easy run through ACBL playoffs |
26 |
26 |
Winter Park Diamond Dawgs |
FL |
Florida |
31-11 |
League champion |
Dawgs won 10 games in 2009, but surge to regular season, playoff titles; State College of Florida RHP Nick Goody (4-2, 1.84) steps up in 1-0 win in deciding game |
27 |
7 |
Haymarket Senators |
VA |
Valley |
33-16 |
Regular-season champion |
Solid seasons by Florida International 1B Rudy Flores (.405-4-30), Connecticut LHP Greg Nappo (5-1, 1.64) spark Senators to regular season title, but playoff setback |
28 |
27 |
Bethesda Big Train |
MD |
Cal Ripken Sr. |
29-17 |
League champion |
Big Train wins second straight Ripken playoff title on strength of big seasons by St. Pete JC RHP Cody Allen (3-2, 3.19), Charlotte RHP Bryan Hamilton (2-1, 0.42, 8 SV) |
29 |
29 |
Bourne Braves |
MA |
Cape Cod |
24-22 |
Western Division regular-season champion |
Braves fail to repeat as Cape champs, despite Vandy LHP Grayson Garvin (5-0, 0.74), league pitcher of year; Louisville RHP Tony Zych (0-0, 0.89, 12 SV), No. 1 prospect |
30 |
30 |
St. Cloud River Bats |
MN |
Northwoods |
40-30 |
|
River Bats post best record in Northern Division, boast Rutgers SS Steve Nyisztor (.306-8-56) and Loyola Marymount LHP Jason Wheeler (8-1, 1.35), but fall in playoffs |