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 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.
19-602: United League may refer: Sports [ edit ] United League Baseball , an independent baseball league, founded in 2006, which operates in Texas United Baseball League (proposed) , a planned third North American baseball major league that folded without playing a game in 1996 United League (football) , a short-lived professional association football (soccer) league in England which existed during
38-654: A two-day event, the first day featuring various celebrations and recognitions, followed on the second day by the Home Run Derby and the All-Star Game. Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings The Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings was a professional baseball team based in Harlingen, Texas , in the United States. The WhiteWings was a member of United League Baseball , an independent professional league which
57-495: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages United League Baseball 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 the now-defunct Central Baseball League , while
76-721: Is not affiliated with Major League Baseball or Minor League Baseball . From the 1994 season to 2014, the WhiteWings played its home games at Harlingen Field . Baseball in the region of the Rio Grande Valley had been played before in the Gulf States League (Class A ball), which lasted one season (1976) with six teams, one of which played in Harlingen, Texas by the name of the Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings . Eighteen years later,
95-754: 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
114-552: The Texas–Louisiana League was formed, done on the frustrations of Dallas businessman Byron Pierce and U.S. Congressman John Bryant of the Texas League not having plans for expansion. The Rio Grande Valley would receive a team as a charter member, which was called the WhiteWings and play at Harlingen Field , which had dimensions of 310' for the corners and 380' in center field for a crowd of 4,000. The WhiteWings won
133-550: 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 the middle of August, and featured
152-570: The Texas–Louisiana League Championship in 2000, upsetting the San Angelo Colts and Amarillo Dillas to win the pennant under manager Eddie Dennis (two years later, the league rebranded as the Central Baseball League). After falling on hard times, the WhiteWings suspended operations in 2003. In late 2005 , United League Baseball announced that the WhiteWings would resume play as the first charter member of
171-464: 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
190-413: 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
209-501: 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
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247-444: 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
266-504: 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
285-599: The new league in 2006 . They played the 2006 and 2007 seasons before deciding to rebrand in 2008. That year, they rebranded as the Harlingen WhiteWings . After three seasons, they changed the name back to the Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings , announcing it as such in May 2009. In 2011 and 2012, the WhiteWings played in the North American League , where they made the playoffs twice. They returned to
304-423: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title United League . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=United_League&oldid=1209083397 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
323-1350: 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
342-503: 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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