5-648: The Johnson City Doughboys are a summer collegiate baseball team of the Appalachian League . They are located in Johnson City, Tennessee , and play their home games at TVA Credit Union Ballpark . From 1975 to 2020, Johnson City, Tennessee , was home to the Johnson City Cardinals , a Rookie affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals playing in the Appalachian League . In conjunction with
10-687: A contraction of Minor League Baseball beginning with the 2021 season, the Appalachian League was reorganized as a collegiate summer baseball league , and the Johnson City Cardinals were replaced by a new franchise in the revamped league designed for rising college freshmen and sophomores. The new team became known as the Johnson City Doughboys. The nickname is in reference to a statue behind their home stadium, TVA Credit Union Ballpark , named Spirit of
15-781: The American Doughboy . The statue honors U.S. infantrymen who died during World War I . Doughboys was a nickname for American soldiers during World War I until about the 1940s. Collegiate summer baseball Collegiate summer baseball leagues are amateur baseball leagues in the United States and Canada featuring players who have attended at least one year of college and have at least one year of athletic eligibility remaining. Generally, they operate from early June to early August. In contrast to college baseball , which allow aluminum or other composite baseball bats , players in these leagues use only wooden bats, hence
20-496: The collegiate summer season. These draftees can remain with their collegiate summer team until they sign a professional contract. During the season, players are housed by volunteer host families and bussed to and from road games. The leagues vary greatly in their attendances, quality of play, and ability to attract scouts. The Alaska Baseball League (ABL) and the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL) are considered
25-701: The common nickname of these leagues as "wood-bat leagues". Collegiate summer leagues allow college baseball players the ability to compete using professional rules and equipment, giving them experience and allowing professional scouts the opportunity to observe players under such conditions. To find a collegiate summer team, players work with their college coaches and prospective teams' general managers. They report to summer leagues after completing their spring collegiate season with their NCAA , NAIA , NJCAA , CCCAA , and NWAC teams. Some players arrive late due to their college team's postseason play, which sometimes runs into early June. In some cases, players are drafted during
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