The Coastal Plain League (CPL) is a wood-bat collegiate summer league, featuring college players

College baseball

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 from throughout the nation. The league takes its name from a Class D minor league baseball league

Coastal Plain League (Class D)

The Coastal Plain League was a minor league baseball affiliation which, except for the war years , operated in North Carolina from 1937 to 1952. It was classified as a "D" league. It grew out of a semi-pro league that operated from 1934 to 1936 under the same Coastal Plain League name.- Coastal...

 which operated in the same area from 1937 to 1952. The modern league was formed with six teams in 1997. The league currently comprises fifteen teams across North Carolina

North Carolina

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, South Carolina

South Carolina

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, and Virginia

Virginia

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. The expansion Morehead City Marlins

Morehead City Marlins

The Morehead City Marlins are a collegiate summer baseball team playing in the Coastal Plain League . The team is based in Morehead City, North Carolina and plays its home games at O'Neal Field at Big Rock Stadium in Morehead City...

 will begin play in 2010.

The 2009 Coastal Plain League champions were the Forest City (NC) Owls. The Owls were also voted as the top collegiate summer team in the country. In 2010, the CPL will feature a three-round playoff system. The 2010 All-Star Game will be in Forest City.

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

Valley Baseball League

The Valley Baseball League is an NCAA-sanctioned collegiate summer baseball league in the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia. Each Valley Baseball League season consists of 44 games played during summer. Many Valley Baseball League players have continued on to play in Major League Baseball.The...

 in Virginia

Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...

 to see his son, Jeff, play summer baseball. Bock, an experiences sports executive, wanted a collegiate summer league closer to his home. He acted on this and the Coastal Plain league began play for the 1997 season.

Petitt Cup Years

Year	Pettit Cup Winner	Runner-Up	Series Result	North Division winner	South Division winner	West Division winner
2010	Forest City Forest City Owls The Forest City Owls are a baseball team in the Coastal Plain League, a collegiate summer baseball league. The team played its inaugural 2008 season in Forest City, North Carolina after the same franchise , owned by Ken Silver, moved from Spartanburg, South Carolina in the offseason...	Edenton Edenton Steamers The Edenton Steamers are a collegiate summer baseball team located in Edenton, North Carolina, and one of fifteen teams that compete from May-August in the Coastal Plain League...	2 games to 1	Wilson Wilson Tobs The Wilson Tobs are an amateur baseball team playing in the Coastal Plain League, an NCAA-sanctioned collegiate summer baseball league. The team plays its home games at Historic Fleming Stadium in Wilson, North Carolina. The Tobs were one of the original teams in the Coastal Plain League when the...	Morehead City Morehead City Marlins The Morehead City Marlins are a collegiate summer baseball team playing in the Coastal Plain League . The team is based in Morehead City, North Carolina and plays its home games at O'Neal Field at Big Rock Stadium in Morehead City...	Forest City
2009	Forest City	Peninsula Peninsula Pilots The Peninsula Pilots are an amateur baseball team in the Coastal Plain League, collegiate summer baseball league. The team plays its home games at the War Memorial Stadium in Hampton, Virginia...	2 games to 0	Peninsula	Wilson Wilson Tobs The Wilson Tobs are an amateur baseball team playing in the Coastal Plain League, an NCAA-sanctioned collegiate summer baseball league. The team plays its home games at Historic Fleming Stadium in Wilson, North Carolina. The Tobs were one of the original teams in the Coastal Plain League when the...	Forest City
2008	Thomasville Thomasville Hi-Toms The Thomasville HiToms are a baseball team in the Coastal Plain League, a collegiate summer baseball league. The team plays its home games at Historic Finch Field in Thomasville, North Carolina. The HiToms were one of the earlier teams to compete in the Coastal Plain League and first started...	Florence Florence Red Wolves The Florence Red Wolves are an amateur baseball team that plays in Florence, South Carolina. The Florence Red Wolves are part of the Coastal Plain League, the collegiate summer baseball league located in the American Southeast.-History:...	7-4	Edenton Edenton Steamers The Edenton Steamers are a collegiate summer baseball team located in Edenton, North Carolina, and one of fifteen teams that compete from May-August in the Coastal Plain League...	Florence	Thomasville
2007	Thomasville	Peninsula	4-3	Edenton	Fayetteville Fayetteville Swampdogs The Fayetteville Swampdogs are a collegiate summer baseball team playing in the Coastal Plain League. The team plays its home games at J. P. Riddle Stadium, which is often nicknamed "The Swamp", in Fayetteville, North Carolina...	Thomasville
2006	Thomasville	Peninsula	6-1	Edenton	Fayetteville	Martinsville Martinsville Mustangs The Martinsville Mustangs are a baseball team in the Coastal Plain League, a collegiate summer baseball league. The team plays its home games at Hooker Field in Martinsville, Virginia. The Mustangs first started participating in the Coastal Plain League during the 2005 season compiling a record of...
2005	Edenton	Florence	9-1	Edenton	Fayetteville	Spartanburg Forest City Owls The Forest City Owls are a baseball team in the Coastal Plain League, a collegiate summer baseball league. The team played its inaugural 2008 season in Forest City, North Carolina after the same franchise , owned by Ken Silver, moved from Spartanburg, South Carolina in the offseason...
2004	Edenton	Outer Banks Outer Banks Daredevils The Outer Banks Daredevils are an amateur baseball team playing in the Coastal Plain League, a collegiate summer baseball league. The team plays its home games at the First Flight Baseball Complex in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. The Daredevils were one of the original teams in the Coastal...	13-2	Edenton	Wilson	Thomasville
2003	Outer Banks	Florence	7-2	Petersburg Petersburg Generals The Petersburg Generals are an amateur baseball team in the Coastal Plain League, a collegiate summer baseball league. The team plays its home games at the Petersburg Sports Complex in Petersburg, Virginia. The Generals first started participating in the Coastal Plain League in 2000...	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			Wilson	Fayetteville
2000	Petersburg			Petersburg	Asheboro Asheboro Copperheads The Asheboro Copperheads are an amateur baseball team playing in the Coastal Plain League. The team plays its home games at McCrary Park in Asheboro, North Carolina.-History:...
Year	Winner	Runner-Up	Series Result	First Half winner	Second Half winner
1999	Wilmington Wilmington Sharks The Wilmington Sharks are a baseball team in the Coastal Plain League, a collegiate summer baseball league. The Sharks play their home games at Buck Hardee Field at Legion Stadium in Wilmington, North Carolina. The Sharks are a pioneer member of the Coastal Plain League, and they have been part of...	Outer Banks		Wilmington	Outer Banks
1998	Wilmington	Rocky Mount		Rocky Mount	Wilmington
1997	Raleigh Florence Red Wolves The Florence Red Wolves are an amateur baseball team that plays in Florence, South Carolina. The Florence Red Wolves are part of the Coastal Plain League, the collegiate summer baseball league located in the American Southeast.-History:...	Wilson Wilson Tobs The Wilson Tobs are an amateur baseball team playing in the Coastal Plain League, an NCAA-sanctioned collegiate summer baseball league. The team plays its home games at Historic Fleming Stadium in Wilson, North Carolina. The Tobs were one of the original teams in the Coastal Plain League when the...	2 games to 0	Raleigh	Wilson

Teams

Coastal Plain League
North Division			South Division			West Division
Team	City	Stadium	Team	City	Stadium	Team	City	Stadium
Edenton Steamers Edenton Steamers The Edenton Steamers are a collegiate summer baseball team located in Edenton, North Carolina, and one of fifteen teams that compete from May-August in the Coastal Plain League...	Edenton, NC Edenton, North Carolina Edenton is a town in Chowan County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,966 at the 2008 census. It is the county seat of Chowan County. Edenton is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region. In recent years Edenton has become a popular retirement location and a destination for...	Historic Hicks Field Historic Hicks Field Historic Hicks Field is a baseball stadium located in Edenton, North Carolina. The stadium is home to the John A. Holmes High School Aces as well as the Edenton Steamers of the Coastal Plain League....	Columbia Blowfish Columbia Blowfish The Columbia Blowfish are an amateur baseball team in the Coastal Plain League, a collegiate summer baseball league. The team plays its home games at the Capital City Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina...	Columbia, SC Columbia, South Carolina Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 129,272 according to the 2010 census. Columbia is the county seat of Richland County, but a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. The city is the center of a metropolitan...	Capital City Stadium Capital City Stadium Capital City Stadium is a stadium in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. Originally built in 1927, it is primarily used for baseball and was the home for more than 20 years of the Capital City Bombers...	Asheboro Copperheads Asheboro Copperheads The Asheboro Copperheads are an amateur baseball team playing in the Coastal Plain League. The team plays its home games at McCrary Park in Asheboro, North Carolina.-History:...	Asheboro, NC Asheboro, North Carolina Asheboro is a city in Randolph County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 21,672 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Randolph County, and is the home of the state-owned North Carolina Zoo.-Geography:...	McCrary Park McCrary Park McCrary Park is a baseball venue in Asheboro, North Carolina, USA. It is home to the Asheboro Copperheads of the Coastal Plain League, a collegiate summer baseball league. The park opened in 1946 and has a capacity of 1,400 fans. In addition to the Copperheads, the field is home American Legion...
Outer Banks Daredevils Outer Banks Daredevils The Outer Banks Daredevils are an amateur baseball team playing in the Coastal Plain League, a collegiate summer baseball league. The team plays its home games at the First Flight Baseball Complex in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. The Daredevils were one of the original teams in the Coastal...	Kill Devil Hills, NC Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina Kill Devil Hills is a town in Dare County, North Carolina, USA. The population was 5,897 at the 2000 census.Nearby Kitty Hawk is frequently cited as the location of the Wright brothers' first controlled, powered airplane flights on December 17, 1903...	First Flight Baseball Complex First Flight Baseball Complex The First Flight Baseball Complex is a baseball venue in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. It is the home of the Outer Banks Daredevils of the Coastal Plain League, a collegiate summer baseball league. The team, which was founded for the 1997 season, began playing at the field in the 2006 season...	Fayetteville Swampdogs Fayetteville Swampdogs The Fayetteville Swampdogs are a collegiate summer baseball team playing in the Coastal Plain League. The team plays its home games at J. P. Riddle Stadium, which is often nicknamed "The Swamp", in Fayetteville, North Carolina...	Fayetteville, NC Fayetteville, North Carolina Fayetteville is a city located in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. It is the county seat of Cumberland County, and is best known as the home of Fort Bragg, a U.S. Army post located northwest of the city....	J. P. Riddle Stadium	Forest City Owls Forest City Owls The Forest City Owls are a baseball team in the Coastal Plain League, a collegiate summer baseball league. The team played its inaugural 2008 season in Forest City, North Carolina after the same franchise , owned by Ken Silver, moved from Spartanburg, South Carolina in the offseason...	Forest City, NC Forest City, North Carolina Forest City, formerly known as "Burnt Chimney," is a town in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 7,549 as of the 2000 census.-Geography:Forest City is located at ....	McNair Field McNair Field McNair Field is a 1,494-seat baseball stadium located in Forest City, North Carolina. It was built in 2008 as the home of the Forest City Owls baseball team...
Peninsula Pilots Peninsula Pilots The Peninsula Pilots are an amateur baseball team in the Coastal Plain League, collegiate summer baseball league. The team plays its home games at the War Memorial Stadium in Hampton, Virginia...	Hampton, VA Hampton, Virginia Hampton is an independent city that is not part of any county in Southeast Virginia. Its population is 137,436. As one of the seven major cities that compose the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, it is on the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula. Located on the Hampton Roads Beltway, it hosts...	War Memorial Stadium War Memorial Stadium (Hampton) War Memorial Stadium is a stadium in Hampton, Virginia. It is primarily used for baseball and has been the home of the various incarnations of the Peninsula Pilots, including the current Coastal Plain League incarnation. It is also the home for the Apprentice School Builders college baseball team...	Florence Red Wolves Florence Red Wolves The Florence Red Wolves are an amateur baseball team that plays in Florence, South Carolina. The Florence Red Wolves are part of the Coastal Plain League, the collegiate summer baseball league located in the American Southeast.-History:...	Florence, SC Florence, South Carolina -Municipal government and politics:The City of Florence has a council-manager form of government. The mayor and city council are elected every four years, with no term limits...	American Legion Field American Legion Field (Florence) American Legion Field is a baseball venue in Florence, South Carolina, USA. It is home to the Florence Red Wolves of the Coastal Plain League, a collegiate summer baseball league. The Red Wolves have played at the field since 1998. The venue was built sometime before 1981 and has a capacity of...	Gastonia Grizzlies	Gastonia, NC Gastonia, North Carolina Gastonia is the largest city and county seat of Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. It is also the third largest suburb of the Charlotte Area, behind Concord and Rock Hill. The population was 71,226 as of Gastonia is the largest city and county seat of Gaston County, North Carolina,...	Buddy Lewis Field at Sims Legion Park
Petersburg Generals Petersburg Generals The Petersburg Generals are an amateur baseball team in the Coastal Plain League, a collegiate summer baseball league. The team plays its home games at the Petersburg Sports Complex in Petersburg, Virginia. The Generals first started participating in the Coastal Plain League in 2000...	Petersburg, VA Petersburg, Virginia Petersburg is an independent city in Virginia, United States located on the Appomattox River and south of the state capital city of Richmond. The city's population was 32,420 as of 2010, predominantly of African-American ethnicity...	Petersburg Sports Complex Petersburg Sports Complex The Petersburg Sports Complex is a multi-purpose athletic venue located in Petersburg, Virginia, USA. The facility includes four softball and one baseball field. In addition to the field, the facility features a concession stand, restrooms, press boxes, offices, a public address system, and a...	Morehead City Marlins Morehead City Marlins The Morehead City Marlins are a collegiate summer baseball team playing in the Coastal Plain League . The team is based in Morehead City, North Carolina and plays its home games at O'Neal Field at Big Rock Stadium in Morehead City...	Morehead City, NC Morehead City, North Carolina Morehead City is a port city in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 8,661 at the 2010 census. Morehead City celebrated the 150th anniversary of its founding on May 5, 2007...	O'Neal Field at Big Rock Stadium O'Neal Field at Big Rock Stadium O'Neal Field at Big Rock Stadium is a baseball venue in Morehead City, North Carolina, USA. Also known as simply Big Rock Stadium, the venue is home to the Morehead City Marlins of the Coastal Plain League, a collegiate summer baseball league...	Martinsville Mustangs Martinsville Mustangs The Martinsville Mustangs are a baseball team in the Coastal Plain League, a collegiate summer baseball league. The team plays its home games at Hooker Field in Martinsville, Virginia. The Mustangs first started participating in the Coastal Plain League during the 2005 season compiling a record of...	Martinsville, VA Martinsville, Virginia Martinsville is an independent city which is surrounded by Henry County, Virginia, United States. The population was 13,821 in 2010. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Martinsville with Henry County for statistical purposes...	Hooker Field Hooker Field Hooker Field is a stadium in Martinsville, Virginia. It is primarily used for baseball and was the home of Martinsville Astros. It is now the home of the Martinsville Mustangs of the Coastal Plain League...
Wilson Tobs Wilson Tobs The Wilson Tobs are an amateur baseball team playing in the Coastal Plain League, an NCAA-sanctioned collegiate summer baseball league. The team plays its home games at Historic Fleming Stadium in Wilson, North Carolina. The Tobs were one of the original teams in the Coastal Plain League when the...	Wilson, NC Wilson, North Carolina Wilson is a city and the county seat of Wilson County in the Coastal Plain region of the U.S. state of North Carolina. The 18th largest city in the state, Wilson had a population of 49,167 according to the 2010 census.- Geography :...	Fleming Stadium Fleming Stadium Fleming Stadium is a sports stadium in Wilson, North Carolina. It is primarily used for baseball and is the home of the Wilson Tobs of the Coastal Plain League. It opened in 1936 and has a capacity of 3,000 people. The grounds are also home to the North Carolina Baseball Museum. It also has...	Wilmington Sharks Wilmington Sharks The Wilmington Sharks are a baseball team in the Coastal Plain League, a collegiate summer baseball league. The Sharks play their home games at Buck Hardee Field at Legion Stadium in Wilmington, North Carolina. The Sharks are a pioneer member of the Coastal Plain League, and they have been part of...	Wilmington, NC Wilmington, North Carolina Wilmington is a port city in and is the county seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population is 106,476 according to the 2010 Census, making it the eighth most populous city in the state of North Carolina...	Buck Hardee Field at Legion Stadium Buck Hardee Field at Legion Stadium Buck Hardee Field at Legion Stadium is a baseball venue in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA. It is home to the Wilmington Sharks of the Coastal Plain League, a collegiate summer baseball league...	Thomasville Hi-Toms Thomasville Hi-Toms The Thomasville HiToms are a baseball team in the Coastal Plain League, a collegiate summer baseball league. The team plays its home games at Historic Finch Field in Thomasville, North Carolina. The HiToms were one of the earlier teams to compete in the Coastal Plain League and first started...	Thomasville, NC Thomasville, North Carolina Thomasville is a city in Davidson County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 21,354 at the 2010 census. The city is notable for its furniture industry as are its neighbors of High Point and Lexington. This Piedmont Triad community was established in 1852 and hosts the state's...	Historic Finch Field

Former Teams

• Durham Americans (2001–03, formerly Durham Braves)
• Durham Braves (1997–2000, renamed Durham Americans)
• New Bern River Rats (2005–07)
• Raleigh Red Wolves
  Florence Red Wolves
  The Florence Red Wolves are an amateur baseball team that plays in Florence, South Carolina. The Florence Red Wolves are part of the Coastal Plain League, the collegiate summer baseball league located in the American Southeast.-History:...
  
   (1997, moved to Florence
  Florence Red Wolves
  The Florence Red Wolves are an amateur baseball team that plays in Florence, South Carolina. The Florence Red Wolves are part of the Coastal Plain League, the collegiate summer baseball league located in the American Southeast.-History:...
  
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• Rocky Mount Rockfish (1997–98)
• Spartanburg Stingers (2003-07, moved to Forest City
  Forest City Owls
  The Forest City Owls are a baseball team in the Coastal Plain League, a collegiate summer baseball league. The team played its inaugural 2008 season in Forest City, North Carolina after the same franchise , owned by Ken Silver, moved from Spartanburg, South Carolina in the offseason...
  
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External links

• Official site