Coastal Plain League


The Coastal Plain League is a wood-bat collegiate summer league, featuring college players recruited from throughout the nation. The league takes its name from a Class D minor league baseball league which operated in the area from 1937 to 1952. The modern league was formed with six teams in 1997. The league has expanded over the years with teams across North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Georgia, with the 2018 addition of the Macon Bacon being the most recent addition.

History

Founding

The league was founded in 1997 by Pete Bock. Bock conceived the idea in the early 1990s while traveling long distances to the Valley Baseball League in Virginia to see his son, Jeff, play summer baseball. Bock, an experienced sports executive, wanted a collegiate summer league closer to his home. He acted on it and the Coastal Plain league began play for the 1997 season.

Past champions

Petitt Cup years

YearPettit Cup WinnerRunner-UpSeries ResultNorth Division winnerSouth Division winnerWest Division winner
2011GastoniaEdenton2 games to 1EdentonFayettevilleThomasville
2010Forest CityEdenton2 games to 1WilsonMorehead CityForest City
2009Forest CityPeninsula2 games to 0PeninsulaWilsonForest City
2008ThomasvilleFlorence7-4EdentonFlorenceThomasville
2007ThomasvillePeninsula4-3EdentonFayettevilleThomasville
2006ThomasvillePeninsula6-1EdentonFayettevilleMartinsville
2005EdentonFlorence9-1EdentonFayettevilleSpartanburg
2004EdentonOuter Banks13-2EdentonWilsonThomasville
2003Outer BanksFlorence7-2PetersburgDurhamThomasville
2002Outer BanksPetersburg10-6Outer BanksWilmingtonGastonia

Playoff seedings based on overall record, so division champions listed are based on overall record.

Pre-Petitt Cup

Teams

Former teams