The Rockingham County Baseball League is a summer baseball league in

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and neighboring areas. It was founded in 1924 and is one of the oldest continuous baseball leagues in the country. The league has included teams from across Rockingham County and up and down the

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. As of 2024, the RCBL has 8 teams and has a 24-game regular season schedule where every team plays each other 3 to 4 times. The quarterfinal round of the playoffs is best out of three games, the semifinal round is best out of five games, and the championship round is best out of seven games.

Teams

* Grottoes Cardinals - Shifflett Field * Massanutten Mountaineers – Spotswood High School
Stuarts Draft Diamondbacks
– The Diamond Club *

Bridgewater Reds The Rockingham County Baseball League is a Collegiate summer baseball, summer baseball league in Rockingham County, Virginia and neighboring areas. It was founded in 1924 and is one of the oldest continuous baseball leagues in the country. The le ...

– Ray Heatwole Field
Broadway Bruins
– Broadway High School * Clover Hill Bucks – Buck Bowman Park * Montezuma Braves – Ruritan Park * Elkton Blue Sox - Stonewall Memorial Park

Championships

* Clover Hill – 19 * Bridgewater – 17 * Linville – 11 * Grottoes – 9 * Stuarts Draft - 4 * Mt. Crawford – 4 * Dayton – 3 * Broadway – 3 * Shockers - 2 * Harriston – 2 * Elkton – 2 * Keezletown – 2 * Ottobine – 2 * Spring Creek – 2 * Harrisonburg – 1 * Twin County – 1 * Waynesboro – 1 * Weyers Cave - 1 * Fishersville – 1 * Briery Branch- 1 * Montezuma – 1

Former teams

* Linville Patriots * Fishersville Rangers * Fishersville Cardinals * Briery Branch Braves * Twin County Twins * Harrisonburg Chic's * Luray Cavemen * Luray Colonials * Shenandoah Indians * Spring Creek * Ottobine * New Market Shockers

Famous alumni

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* Travis Harper *

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* Wayne Comer * Brian Bocock *

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* Reggie Harris *

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* Brenton Doyle *

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* Brenan Hanifee *

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RCBL Champions

References

External links

* {{College Summer Baseball Summer baseball leagues Rockingham County, Virginia College baseball leagues in the United States Baseball leagues in Virginia Sports leagues established in 1924 1924 establishments in Virginia