The Edinburg Roadrunners were a professional baseball team based in Edinburg, Texas , in the United States. The Roadrunners were a member of the United League Baseball , an independent professional league which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball or Minor League Baseball . They played in United League Baseball from 2006 to 2010 and the North American League from 2011 to 2012. They played their home games at Edinburg Stadium . The city refused to extend a lease for the 2014 season and with nowhere to play the team shut down.
19-583: The Edinburg Roadrunners started play in the Texas–Louisiana League in 2001, an independent baseball league not affiliated with Major League Baseball or Minor League Baseball . All games were played at Edinburg Stadium . They won the league title that year, which was the last before a rebranding led to the league being known as the Central Baseball League. They won the 2004 title in a sweep. The league disbanded in 2005, with half of
38-645: A rival of both teams. Texas%E2%80%93Louisiana League The Central Baseball League , formerly the Texas–Louisiana League , was an independent baseball league whose member teams were not affiliated with any Major League Baseball (MLB) franchises. In 1991, potential owners, Dallas businessman Byron Pierce and U. S. Congressman John Bryant , became frustrated that the Texas League had no plans to expand into other Texas locations, and formed The Texas–Louisiana League. The league began play in 1994. After further expansion into Missouri and Mississippi ,
57-500: A six-team league that saw two teams fold), they won the championship. 2006 2007 2008 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Connections between the original and current Edinburg Roadrunners include the same name, logo, colors, mascot Rowdy the Roadrunner, manager Vince Moore, CBL/ULB All-Star Eric Gonzalez, Pitcher Pedro Flores, and playing at Edinburg Baseball Stadium . The Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings have been
76-904: The Northern League and the Golden Baseball League to form the North American League from 2011–2012. However, after the North American League folded at the end of the 2012 season, ULB was reformed. It dissolved for a second time in January 2015. The league began its first season on May 16, 2006, with six teams: the Alexandria Aces , Amarillo Dillas , Edinburg Coyotes , Laredo Broncos , Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings and San Angelo Colts . The San Angelo franchise previously played in
95-743: The United League , San Angelo . Edinburg also received a franchise in the United League , unrelated to the now-defunct Roadrunners of the Central League. The following teams were, at one time, either a member of the Central Baseball League or the Texas–Louisiana League. United League Baseball United League Baseball was an independent baseball league that operated in Texas . The league operated from 2006 to 2009. The league then temporarily merged with
114-688: The Coyotes, United League Baseball at a press conference on April 30, 2009 announced the franchise would become the Edinburg Roadrunners, named after the prior popular ball club, including its team logo and mascot. The Roadrunners played 2009 and 2010 in the ULB before moving on to the North American League in 2011, where they played two seasons. They played one final season in 2013 with the United League. In their final season (consisting of
133-479: The Texas–Louisiana League changed its name to the Central Baseball League. In 12 seasons, the league produced 10 different champions; Alexandria and Edinburg were the only teams to win a title twice. After the 2005 season, the eight-team Central Baseball League disbanded. Five teams joined the American Association : Pensacola , Shreveport , Fort Worth , Coastal Bend and El Paso ; and one joined
152-401: The United League playoffs will consist of 4 teams competing in 2 rounds. In the first round the top two teams at the end of the first half of the season will host the two remaining teams with the best overall winning percentage throughout the season in a best-of-three series. The winners then advance to the championship which will be played at both parks, with the lower seed hosting game one and
171-413: The championship best-of-five series. Format: for the 2009 season the United League playoffs consisted of 4 teams competing in 2 rounds, with the top 4 regular season teams making the playoffs. In the first round the regular season champion faced the 4th seed while seed 2 faced seed 3 in the best of 3 series. The winners then advanced to the championship best-of-five series. Format: for the 2008 season
190-501: The higher seed hosting games two and three of the best-of-three series. Format: for the 2007 season the United League played in a split season format, crowning a first half champion and a second half champion. The champions then played for the ULB Championship. If one team was to win both halves, the team with the second-best overall season record would have qualified for the playoffs as a wild card. The championship series
209-651: The league closing. In its place would be a new team in Edinburg christened the Edinburg Coyotes .The Coyotes began their existence by winning a historic 17 games without a loss, a minor league record, completing over 5 series before finally losing to the San Angelo Colts . The Coyotes went on to win the inaugural United League regular season title before losing to the Alexandria Aces in the league championship. After spending its first three seasons as
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#1732783009024228-444: The league returned for the 2013 season the United League paired the top two regular season teams in a best of 5 ULB Championship series. Format: for the 2010 season the United League playoffs consisted of 4 teams competing in 2 rounds, with the top 4 regular season teams making the playoffs. In the first round the regular season champion faced the 4th seed while seed 2 faced seed 3 in the best of 3 series. The winners then advanced to
247-504: The league. Its format in 2008 featured the United League all-stars versus the Golden League all-stars. In 2006 the first All-Star Game pitted the best team against the all-stars from the rest of the United League. In 2007 the second All-Star Game pitted Team North (All-Stars from Alexandria, Amarillo and San Angelo) against Team Rio Grande (All-Stars from Edinburg, Laredo and Rio Grande Valley). The ULB's all-star festivities were
266-805: The middle of August, and featured the Edinburg Roadrunners , the Fort Worth Cats , the Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings , the San Angelo Colts , the Texas Thunder , and the Alexandria Aces . Alexandria and Texas were shut down mid-season. Edinburg did not field a team for 2014 and they were replaced by the Brownsville Charros . The San Angelo Colts announced on July 2, 2014, that they had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Although it
285-491: The now-defunct Central Baseball League , while the Amarillo Dillas previously played in the now-defunct Texas–Louisiana League . The United League was originally owned by an investor group United Sports Equity LLC followed by former Congressman John Bryant . In 2013, following the dissolution of the North American League, United League Baseball was reincorporated. The league played an 80-game season from late May to
304-476: The teams ( Fort Worth Cats , Shreveport-Bossier Sports , Pensacola Pelicans , Coastal Bend Aviators , and El Paso Diablos ) electing to join the American Association of Professional Baseball while the other half ( Alexandria Aces , Amarillo Dillas , Laredo Broncos , Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings and San Angelo Colts ) joined to make United League Baseball . However, the Roadrunners had folded prior to
323-1295: Was scheduled to meet with city officials in October 2014. In November 2014, it was announced that the City of Ft. Worth had not renewed the lease at LaGrave Field for the Ft. Worth Cats, thus leaving them without a home for the 2015 season. Through the mismanagement of the league by Bryant and Pierce and having one remaining stadium lease in Harlingen the league was formally disbanded in January 2015. ^ Clinched Playoff Spot * Clinched 1st Half Title ** Clinched 2nd Half Title *** Clinched Regular Season Title * Clinched 1st Playoff Seed ** Clinched 2nd Playoff Seed *** Clinched 3rd Playoff Seed **** Clinched 4th Playoff Seed ^ Clinched Regular Season Championship * Clinched 1st Playoff Seed ** Clinched 2nd Playoff Seed *** Clinched 3rd Playoff Seed **** Clinched 4th Playoff Seed ^ Clinched Regular Season Championship * Clinched 1st Playoff Seed ** Clinched 2nd Playoff Seed *** Clinched 3rd Playoff Seed **** Clinched 4th Playoff Seed ^ Clinched Regular Season Championship Format: When
342-562: Was stated at the time that operations would not be affected, the team announced on August 11, 2014, that the final eight games of the 2014 regular season would not be played. Originally scheduled to end August 24, the league's 2014 regular season ended August 15, with the best-of-five championship series between the Cats and the WhiteWings starting August 16. The United League Baseball was looking into possibly expanding to Del Rio, Texas , and
361-493: Was the best 4 out of 7 games, to be played home and away in a 2–3–2 site format, with home field advantage awarded to the first half champion. Format: for the 2006 season the top four teams in the regular season standings made the playoffs, including the regular season champion and 3 wild card teams. The playoffs then commenced with two rounds of games to determine the United League champion: United League Baseball hosted an annual All-Star Game which rotated host cities throughout
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