The Southern California Collegiate Baseball League is a
collegiate summer baseball league, formerly the SCCBA (Association). Founded in 2007, the SCCBL is a member of the
National Baseball Congress
National Baseball Congress World Series or NBC World Series is an annual collegiate and semi-pro baseball tournament held in Wichita, Kansas, United States. The next series will happen on July 24 to August 2, 2025. It will be held at Eck Stad ...
. The SCCBL League Champion represents the league annually at the
National Baseball Congress World Series
National Baseball Congress World Series or NBC World Series is an annual collegiate and semi-pro baseball tournament held in Wichita, Kansas, United States. The next series will happen on July 24 to August 2, 2025. It will be held at Eck Stad ...
in
Wichita, Kansas
Wichita ( ) is the List of cities in Kansas, most populous city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Sedgwick County, Kansas, Sedgwick County. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the city was 397, ...
. The 2012 SCCBA champions are the
Palm Springs POWER of
Palm Springs, California
Palm Springs (Cahuilla language, Cahuilla: ''Séc-he'') is a desert resort city in Riverside County, California, United States, within the Colorado Desert's Coachella Valley. The city covers approximately , making it the largest city in Rivers ...
, the most successful team to date, by defeating the
East L.A. Dodgers. The Power was the
Pacific Southwest Baseball League (PSWBL) champions in 2009.
The Palm Springs POWER was a member of the
Palm Springs Collegiate League which currently has 6 teams for the 2019 season.
2019 teams (returns in 2021)
East Los Angeles Dodgers,
Inland Empire Buccaneers in
Jurupa Valley
Jurupa Valley ( Serrano: ''Hurumpa'') is a city in northwestern Riverside County, California, United States. It was the location of one of the earliest non-native settlements in the county, Rancho Jurupa. The Rancho was initially an outpost of t ...
,
Orange County Angels,
Riverside Bulldogs,
San Diego Force and
So Cal Bombers in
Moreno Valley
Moreno Valley is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, and is part of the Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario metropolitan area. It is the second-largest city in Riverside County by population and one of the Inland Empire's pop ...
.
They play games with the
Cal Jays based in
Imperial Valley
The Imperial Valley ( or ''Valle Imperial'') of Southern California lies in Imperial and Riverside counties, with an urban area centered on the city of El Centro. The Valley is bordered by the Colorado River to the east and, in part, the S ...
,
Canada Jays of
Ontario, California
Ontario is a city in southwestern San Bernardino County, California, United States, east of downtown Los Angeles and west of downtown San Bernardino, the county seat. Located in the western part of the Inland Empire metropolitan area, it lies ...
,
Palmdale 'Stros and
So Cal Stros of
Corona, California
Corona (Spanish language, Spanish for "Crown") is a city in northwestern Riverside County, California, United States, directly bordering Orange County, California, Orange and San Bernardino County, California, San Bernardino counties. Its curre ...
.
History
2017 and 2018 seasons
*
Arroyo Seco Sentinels in
Pasadena, California
Pasadena ( ) is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, northeast of downtown Los Angeles. It is the most populous city and the primary cultural center of the San Gabriel Valley. Old Pasadena is the city's original commerci ...
. (left league)
*
Blythe Heat
The Blythe Heat were a professional baseball team based in Blythe, California. They played in the Arizona Winter League, a short-season instructional winter league affiliated with the North American League. They began play in 2007 and played t ...
in
Blythe, California
Blythe () is a city in eastern Riverside County, California, United States. It is in the Palo Verde Valley of the Lower Colorado River Valley region, an agricultural area and part of the Colorado Desert along the Colorado River, approximatel ...
. (left league)
*
Diamond Valley Sabers of
Hemet, California
Hemet is a city in the San Jacinto Valley in Riverside County, California, United States. It covers a total area of , about half of the valley, which it shares with the neighboring city of San Jacinto, California, San Jacinto. The population w ...
(left league)
*
High Desert Haymakers of
Morongo Basin, California (left league)
*
Inland Valley (Azusa) Bucks of
Azusa, California
Azusa ( Tongva: ''Azuksa'', meaning "skunk") is a city in the San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County, California, United States, at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains and located east of downtown Los Angeles.
Its population wa ...
*
Inland Valley Pirates
*
Orange County Riptide of
Huntington Beach, California
Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County, California, United States. The city was originally called Pacific City, but it was changed in 1903 to be named after American businessman Henry E. Huntington. The population was 198,711 as of ...
(now in OCCL)
* Palm Springs POWER - oldest member before leaving in 2019.
* Riverside Bulldogs in
Riverside, California
Riverside is a city in and the county seat of Riverside County, California, United States. It is named for its location beside the Santa Ana River. As of the 2020 census, the city has a population of 314,998. It is the most populous city in th ...
- as of 2017.
* San Diego Force
*
Team San Diego (left league)
* SoCal Bombers of
Carson, California
Carson is a city in the South Bay (Los Angeles County), South Bay and the Los Angeles Harbor Region, Harbor regions of Los Angeles County, California, located south of downtown Los Angeles and approximately away from Los Angeles International ...
2015 and 2016 seasons
Six or 7 (2016) teams played in the SCCBL, depending on how many teams lasted a season.
The Pirates
were replaced by the
Arroyo Seco Sentinels for the 2016 season.
The SCCBL plays games with the Orange County Collegiate League (OCCL) which consists of 6 teams.
Seasons under the SCCBA era
2009 and 2010 seasons
*
California Mariners, later
Newport Beach Storm (left the SCBBA).
* East L.A. Dodgers, L.A. Thrashers and Palm Springs Power.
*
Orange County Pioneers of Orange, California (left the SCBBA).
*
Trombly Thunder (formerly of Brea, California) (left the SCBBA).
*
Tijuana Toros (del Tecate) -
Chula Vista, California
Chula Vista ( ; , ) is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. It is the second-most populous city in the San Diego metropolitan area, the Largest cities in Southern California, seventh-most populous city in Southern California ...
and
Tecate, Baja California
Tecate () is a city in Tecate Municipality, Baja California. It is across the Mexico–US border from Tecate, California. As of 2019, the city had a population of 108,860 inhabitants, while the metropolitan area has a population of 132,406 inh ...
.
In the 2010 season, they admitted four collegiate teams: the Elite Kings then in
El Cajon, California
El Cajon ( , ; Spanish language, Spanish: El Cajón, lit. 'the box') is a city in San Diego County, California, United States, east of downtown San Diego. The city takes its name from Rancho El Cajon, Rancho El Cajón, which was named for the ...
, the San Diego Stars, the
So Cal Cardinals of
Carlsbad, California
Carlsbad is a beach city in the North County area of San Diego County, California, United States. The city is north of downtown San Diego and south of downtown Los Angeles. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of ...
and Tijuana Toros. In 2011, only the Stars and Elite Kings remained in the SCBBA.
2011 season
*
Azusa Pirates/Bucks -
Azusa, California
Azusa ( Tongva: ''Azuksa'', meaning "skunk") is a city in the San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County, California, United States, at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains and located east of downtown Los Angeles.
Its population wa ...
.
*East L.A. Dodgers/Eagles -
El Monte, California
El Monte is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city lies in the San Gabriel Valley, east of the city of Los Angeles.
El Monte's slogan is "Welcome to Friendly El Monte" and is historically known as "The End of the San ...
.
*
Elite Kings - Escondido, California.
*
Inland Empire Aces -
Ontario, California
Ontario is a city in southwestern San Bernardino County, California, United States, east of downtown Los Angeles and west of downtown San Bernardino, the county seat. Located in the western part of the Inland Empire metropolitan area, it lies ...
.
*
L.A. Thrashers - Carson, California.
* Palm Springs Power - Palm Springs, California.
*
San Diego Stars - El Cajon, California.
*
So Cal Action/Athletics -
Brawley, California
Brawley (formerly Braly) is a city in Imperial County, California, United States within the Imperial Valley.
The population was 26,416 at the 2020 census, up from 24,953 at the 2010 census. Year-round agriculture is an important economic act ...
.
In 2011, the Cardinals/Waves, Mariners/Storm, Pioneers,
Yuma Bandits of the PSWL, and Team Thunder (now
Team San Diego) and the Toros are in the
Sou. Cal. League, a competing collegiate baseball league in the region.
In 2011, the SCCBA played games with other leagues' teams: the
Orange County Waves/Wolves of
Fountain Valley, California
Fountain Valley is a suburban city in Orange County, California. The population was 57,047 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census.
History
Indigenous
The Indigenous people of the Fountain Valley area are the Tongva. The closest ...
and
San Diego Waves of
Oceanside, California
Oceanside is a beach city in the North County (San Diego area), North County area of San Diego County, California, United States. The city had a population of 174,068 at the 2020 United States census, making it the most populous city in the Nort ...
; the
San Diego Force of
Vista, California
Vista (; Spanish language, Spanish for "view") is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. It is a medium-sized city within the San Diego-Carlsbad metropolitan statistical area. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, V ...
; the
Bay Cal Yankees of
Calistoga, California
Calistoga (Wappo language, Wappo: ''Nilektsonoma'') is a city in Napa County, California, United States. Located in the North Bay (San Francisco Bay Area), North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the city had a population of 5,228 as of ...
; and the
San Francisco Seals (2011) and
San Francisco Seagulls of the
San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a List of regions of California, region of California surrounding and including San Francisco Bay, and anchored by the cities of Oakland, San Francisco, and San Jose, California, S ...
.
2012 season
In 2012, formerly the SCCBA consisted of 9 other teams: the Palm Springs Power, the High Desert Heat (formerly of
Lake Havasu City, Arizona
Lake Havasu City (, ) is a city in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 57,144, up from 52,527 in 2010. It is served by Lake Havasu City Airport.
History
The community first started du ...
); the L.A. Thrashers of
Brea, California
Brea (; ) is a city in northern Orange County, California, United States. The population as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census was 47,325. It is southeast of Los Angeles. Brea is part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
The city ...
; the Long Beach Legends; the
Orange County Hitmen of
Orange, California
Orange is a city located in northern Orange County, California, United States. It is approximately north of the county seat, Santa Ana, California, Santa Ana. Orange is unusual in this region because many of the homes in its Old Town District ...
; the
Pasadena Pros; the
SoCal Athletics of
Irvine, California
Irvine () is a Planned community, planned city in central Orange County, California, United States, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. It was named in 1888 for the landowner James Irvine. The Irvine Company started developing the area in the ...
; the
SoCal Bombers of
Carson, California
Carson is a city in the South Bay (Los Angeles County), South Bay and the Los Angeles Harbor Region, Harbor regions of Los Angeles County, California, located south of downtown Los Angeles and approximately away from Los Angeles International ...
; the
So Cal Sklz of
Escondido, California
Escondido (Spanish language, Spanish for "Hidden") is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. Located in the North County (San Diego area), North County region, it was incorporated in 1888, and is one of the oldest cities in San ...
;
and the
Diamond Valley Sabres of
Hemet, California
Hemet is a city in the San Jacinto Valley in Riverside County, California, United States. It covers a total area of , about half of the valley, which it shares with the neighboring city of San Jacinto, California, San Jacinto. The population w ...
. In the schedule the SCBBA played with 5 non SCCBA teams - the
Pomona Pride of
Pomona, California
Pomona ( ) is a city in eastern Los Angeles County, California, United States. Pomona is located in the Pomona Valley, between the Inland Empire and the San Gabriel Valley. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city's population was ...
; the
Banning Hermits of
Banning; the System 5 (
Moreno Valley Yuppies) team of
Moreno Valley
Moreno Valley is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, and is part of the Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario metropolitan area. It is the second-largest city in Riverside County by population and one of the Inland Empire's pop ...
, the Inland Empire Aces/
California Dreamers of Riverside; and the
El Centro Aces of
El Centro, California
El Centro ( Spanish for "The Center") is a city and county seat of Imperial County, California, United States. El Centro is the most populous city in the Imperial Valley, the east anchor of the Southern California Border Region, and the core ...
representing the
Imperial Valley
The Imperial Valley ( or ''Valle Imperial'') of Southern California lies in Imperial and Riverside counties, with an urban area centered on the city of El Centro. The Valley is bordered by the Colorado River to the east and, in part, the S ...
.
The
Western Baseball Association based in San Diego have 8 teams in 2010, 4-6 teams as of the 2011 and 4 of them in the 2012 seasons to represent an area left out by the SCBBA and Sou. Cal Leagues. They are the San Diego Stars,
La Jolla Fire (in San Diego),
Mira Mesa Mavericks (also in San Diego),
Coronado SeaGulls Coronado may refer to:
People
* Coronado (surname)
* Francisco Vázquez de Coronado (1510–1554), Spanish explorer often referred to simply as "Coronado"
* Coronado Chávez (1807–1881), President of Honduras from 1845 to 1847
Places United S ...
, Elite Kings of
El Cajon, California
El Cajon ( , ; Spanish language, Spanish: El Cajón, lit. 'the box') is a city in San Diego County, California, United States, east of downtown San Diego. The city takes its name from Rancho El Cajon, Rancho El Cajón, which was named for the ...
,
Escondido Coyotes
Escondido may refer to:
Places
* Escondido, California, a city and valley near San Diego, United States
* Escondido Lake, in Argentina
* Escondido Valley AVA, a wine area in Texas, United States
Rivers
* Escondido River (Coahuila), tributary ...
,
San Marcos Knights again a non-league member team,
Carlsbad/Oceanside Cougars and
Oceanside Reds whom folded right before the 2012 season.
2013/2014 seasons
The SCCBL have six teams: the High Desert Heat in
Victorville, California
Victorville is a city in Victor Valley in San Bernardino County, California. Its population as of the 2020 census was 134,810.
Victorville is the principal city of a Victor Valley–based urban area defined by the United States Census Bureau: ...
; Inland Valley Pirates in
Pomona, California
Pomona ( ) is a city in eastern Los Angeles County, California, United States. Pomona is located in the Pomona Valley, between the Inland Empire and the San Gabriel Valley. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city's population was ...
;
Long Beach Legends of
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a coastal city in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is the list of United States cities by population, 44th-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 451,307 as of 2022. A charter ci ...
; Palm Springs Power;
Riverside Rebels in
Riverside, California
Riverside is a city in and the county seat of Riverside County, California, United States. It is named for its location beside the Santa Ana River. As of the 2020 census, the city has a population of 314,998. It is the most populous city in th ...
; and Team San Diego in
San Diego, California
San Diego ( , ) is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a population of over 1.4 million, it is the List of United States cities by population, eighth-most populous city in t ...
. They play some games with ten non-SCCBL teams - the
Long Beach Elite;
Los Angeles Brewers of
Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...
;
So Cal Catch of
Carlsbad, California
Carlsbad is a beach city in the North County area of San Diego County, California, United States. The city is north of downtown San Diego and south of downtown Los Angeles. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of ...
;
So Cal Sklz of
Escondido, California
Escondido (Spanish language, Spanish for "Hidden") is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. Located in the North County (San Diego area), North County region, it was incorporated in 1888, and is one of the oldest cities in San ...
;
Arroyo Seco Saints of
Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...
;
Bisbee Ironmen of
Bisbee, Arizona
Bisbee is a city in and the county seat of Cochise County, Arizona, Cochise County in southeastern Arizona, United States. It is southeast of Tucson, Arizona, Tucson and north of the Mexican border. According to the 2020 United States census, ...
;
Casa Grande Cotton Kings of
Casa Grande, Arizona
Casa Grande (O'odham language, O'odham: ''Wainom Wo:g'') is a city in Pinal County, Arizona, Pinal County, approximately halfway between Phoenix, Arizona, Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona, Tucson, in the U.S. state of Arizona. According to the 2020 ...
;
Orange County Cannons/
Newport Beach Sharks of
Newport Beach, California
Newport Beach is a coastal city of about 85,000 in southern Orange County, California, United States. Located about southeast of downtown Los Angeles, Newport Beach is known for its sandy beaches. The city's harbor once supported maritime indu ...
;
Merced Black Bears
Merced (; Spanish for "Mercy") is a city in, and the county seat of, Merced County, California, United States, in the San Joaquin Valley. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 86,333, up from 78,958 in 2010. Incorporated on April ...
of
Merced, California
Merced (; Spanish for "Mercy") is a city in, and the county seat of, Merced County, California, United States, in the San Joaquin Valley. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 86,333, up from 78,958 in 2010. Incorporated on Apri ...
and
Tucson Nationals of
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson (; ; ) is a city in Pima County, Arizona, United States, and its county seat. It is the second-most populous city in Arizona, behind Phoenix, Arizona, Phoenix, with a population of 542,630 in the 2020 United States census. The Tucson ...
.
Other non-league
San Diego has the US Armed Forces League: the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard and Border Patrol amateur baseball teams, they would play some games with SCCBA teams.
References
External links
Southern California Collegiate Baseball League (SCCBL)official web site
{{College Summer Baseball
Summer baseball leagues
College baseball leagues in the United States
Baseball leagues in California
2007 establishments in California
Sports leagues established in 2007