5-774: The Pittsfield Suns are an inactive summer collegiate baseball team based in Pittsfield, Massachusetts , USA, that plays in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League (FCBL) of New England. The team's home games are played at Wahconah Park in Pittsfield. Jamie Keefe, previously the general manager of the Pittsfield Colonials , was named as the first general manager of the Pittsfield Suns ahead of when they began play in
10-540: 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 the common nickname of these leagues as "wood-bat leagues". Collegiate summer leagues allow college baseball players
15-739: The 2012 FCBL season. Keefe had been the Can-Am League 's Manager of the Year in 2011. The Suns did not play the 2024 season due to Wahconah Park requiring renovations. The team was temporarily replaced by a travel team known as the Futures League Road Warriors. In August 2024, it was announced the Suns also would not play in 2025 due to the renovations not being completed. Collegiate summer baseball Collegiate summer baseball leagues are amateur baseball leagues in
20-584: 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
25-496: 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
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