Belleview Bulldogs
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The Belleview Bulldogs were a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league team located in Ocala, Florida
. The team was a member of the Florida Collegiate Summer League
(FCSL) and played its home games at the Ocala Rotary Sportsplex. The team joined the FCSL in the 2008 season. The franchise was disbanded following its inaugural 2008 season.
. However, they were defeated by the Clermont Mavericks
9-1.
Ocala, Florida
Ocala is a city in Marion County, Florida. As of 2007, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 53,491. It is the county seat of Marion County, and the principal city of the Ocala, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated 2007 population of 324,857.-History:Ocala...
. The team was a member of the Florida Collegiate Summer League
Florida Collegiate Summer League
The Florida Collegiate Summer League is a six-team wood bat collegiate summer baseball league located in the central Florida region of the southeastern United States. The league was founded in the fall of 2003 and began play in the summer of 2004...
(FCSL) and played its home games at the Ocala Rotary Sportsplex. The team joined the FCSL in the 2008 season. The franchise was disbanded following its inaugural 2008 season.
History
The Bulldogs joined the FCSL in 2008 as an expansion team, one of three franchises joining the league that year. This brought the total number of FCSL franchises to six. In their inaugural season, the Bulldogs reached the FCSL championship game at Tropicana FieldTropicana Field
Tropicana Field is a domed stadium in St. Petersburg, Florida, which has been the home of Major League Baseball's Tampa Bay Rays since the team's inaugural season in 1998, when they were the Devil Rays. It has also served as the host stadium for the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl, an NCAA-sanctioned college...
. However, they were defeated by the Clermont Mavericks
Clermont Mavericks
The Orlando Mavericks are a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league team located in Orlando, Florida. The team is a member of the Florida Collegiate Summer League and plays its home games at The First Academy...
9-1.
Playoff Appearances
Year | First round | Semifinals (best-of-3) | FCSL championship game | |||
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2008 | BYE | Winter Park Diamond Dawgs Winter Park Diamond Dawgs The Winter Park Diamond Dawgs are a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league team located in Winter Park, Florida. The team is a member of the Florida Collegiate Summer League and plays its home games at Alfond Stadium... |
W (2-0) | Clermont Mavericks Clermont Mavericks The Orlando Mavericks are a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league team located in Orlando, Florida. The team is a member of the Florida Collegiate Summer League and plays its home games at The First Academy... |
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