Sport | Baseball |
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Founded | 1997 |
No. of teams | 15 |
Country | United States |
Most recent champion(s) | Lexington County Blowfish (2023) |
Most titles | High Point-Thomasville HiToms, Edenton Steamers, Savannah Bananas (3) |
Official website | coastalplain |
The Coastal Plain League (CPL) is a wood-bat collegiate summer baseball league, featuring college players recruited from throughout the nation. The league takes its name from the Class D level Coastal Plain League which operated in the area from 1937 to 1952. [1]
The modern Coastal Plain League was formed with six teams in 1997. [2] The league has expanded over the years with teams across North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Georgia, with the 2023 addition of the Boone Bigfoots being the most recent expansion, bringing the league to 14 teams. [3]
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. [4]
Year | Pettit Cup Winner | Runner-up | Series Result | East Division winner | West Division winner | ||
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2023 | Lexington County | Wilmington | 2 games to 1 | Morehead City | Lexington County | ||
2022 | Savannah | Wilson | 2 games to 0 | Morehead City | Savannah | ||
2021 | Savannah | Morehead City | 2 games to 1 | Peninsula | Savannah | ||
Year | Pettit Cup Winner | Runner-up | Series Result | North Division winner | South Division winner | East Division winner | West Division winner |
2019 | Morehead City | Macon | 2 games to 1 | Wilson | Savannah | Morehead City | Gastonia |
2018 | Morehead City | Thomasville | 2 games to 0 | Peninsula | Savannah | Morehead City | Thomasville |
Year | Pettit Cup Winner | Runner-up | Series Result | East Division winner | West Division winner | ||
2017 | Gastonia | Wilmington | 2 games to 0 | Wilmington | Forest City | ||
2016 | Savannah | Peninsula | 2 games to 1 | Peninsula | Forest City | ||
2015 | Edenton | Gastonia | 2 games to 0 | Edenton | Asheboro | ||
2014 | Peninsula | Florence | 2 games to 1 | Peninsula | Florence | ||
2013 | Peninsula | Columbia | 2 games to 0 | Edenton | Asheboro | ||
2012 | Columbia | Fayetteville | 2 games to 1 | Edenton | Martinsville | ||
Year | Pettit Cup Winner | Runner-up | Series Result | North Division winner | South Division winner | West Division winner | |
2011 | Gastonia | Edenton | 2 games to 1 | Edenton | Fayetteville | Thomasville | |
2010 | Forest City | Edenton | 2 games to 1 | Wilson | Morehead City | Gastonia | |
2009 | Forest City | Peninsula | 2 games to 0 | Peninsula | Wilson | Forest City | |
2008 | Thomasville | Florence | 7–4 | Peninsula | Wilson | Thomasville | |
2007 | Thomasville | Peninsula | 4–3 | Edenton | Fayetteville | Thomasville | |
2006 | Thomasville | Peninsula | 6–1 | Peninsula | Fayetteville | Martinsville | |
2005 | Edenton | Florence | 9–1 | Edenton | Florence | Gastonia | |
2004 | Edenton | Outer Banks | 13–2 | Edenton | Wilson | Thomasville | |
2003 | Outer Banks | Florence | 7–2 | Petersburg | Durham | Thomasville | |
2002 | Outer Banks | Petersburg | 10–6 | Outer Banks | Wilmington | Gastonia |
Playoff seedings based on overall record, so division champions listed are based on overall record.
Year | Winner | Runner-up | Series Result | North Division winner | South Division winner |
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2001 | Durham [11] | Wilson | Wilson | Fayetteville | |
2000 | Petersburg | Asheboro | Petersburg | Asheboro | |
Year | Winner | Runner-up | Series Result | First Half winner | Second Half winner |
1999 | Wilmington | Outer Banks | Wilmington | Outer Banks | |
1998 | Wilmington | Rocky Mount | Wilmington | Rocky Mount | |
1997 | Raleigh | Wilson | 2 games to 0 | Raleigh | Wilson |
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