Jayhawk Collegiate League

Last updated
Jayhawk Collegiate League
Sport Baseball
Founded1976
PresidentJ. D. Schneider, Pat Hon, Commissioner
No. of teams8 (as of May 26th, 2025)
CountriesFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Headquarters Wichita, Kansas
Continent North America
Most recent
champion(s)		Hutchinson Monarchs 2023
Official website The Jayhawk Collegiate League

The Jayhawk Collegiate League is a collegiate summer baseball league consisting of eight teams from Kansas. [1] The league was formed in 1976 and was a "Premier League" within the National Baseball Congress.

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History

The original league included the following teams: Derby Twins, Dodge City A's, El Dorado Broncos, Great Bend Bat Cats, Hays Larks, Haysville Aviators, Liberal Bee Jays, and the Mannsville Oklahomans ("Munsee") in Ardmore. [2] [3]

The Dodge City A's returned to the league in 2011 after leaving in 1981. [4]

In 2019, The Derby Twins, Great Bend Bat Cats, Haysville Aviators, and El Dorado (formerly Wichita) Broncos went to the Sunflower Collegiate League, leaving four teams behind: the Dodge City A's, Hays Larks, Liberal Bee Jays, and The City OK's (former Oklahoma City Indians and Oklahoma A's). [5] The Sunflower Collegiate League also has the Wellington Heat in Kansas and Woodward Winds in Oklahoma (former Jayhawk League teams in the 2000s). [6]

2025 Season

Team Information

TeamLocationStadium2025 Manager(s) / Staff
Great Bend Bat CatsGreat Bend, KansasAl Burns Memorial FieldRoger Ward – Manager
Haysville AviatorsHaysville, KansasPlagens-Carpenter Sports ComplexKyle Flax – Manager
Hutchinson MonarchsHutchinson, KansasHobart-Detter FieldMarc Blackim – Manager
Junction City BrigadeJunction City, KansasRathert FieldMicah Cannon – Manager
Kansas CannonsAugusta, KansasAugusta High SchoolDoug Law – Manager
Rod Stevenson – Manager
Phil Stephenson – Head Coach
Kingman IslandersKingman, KansasRiverside ParkJay Smith – Manager
Newton Sluggin' RebelsNewton, KansasKlein-Scott FieldChris Pate – Director of Operations
Kevin Pouch – Director of Operations
Derby TwinsDerby, KansasPanther FieldJeff Wells – Manager

NBC World Series Championships

The National Baseball Congress (NBC) World Series is an annual summer baseball tournament held in Wichita, Kansas since 1935. [7] [8] It features 16 top-tier amateur and collegiate-level teams from across the U.S., competing in a double-elimination format over about 16 days. [9]

Originally founded by Hap Dumont as a “Little World Series” showcasing town and industrial teams—including Satchel Paige’s legendary performance in the inaugural tournament—the event evolved into a platform for future Major League players. [10] [11] More than 800 alumni have gone on to MLB careers, among them legends like Roger Clemens, Ozzie Smith, Barry Bonds, Albert Pujols, and Tony Gwynn. [12] [13]

Today, games are played at Eck Stadium and Equity Bank Park in Wichita. [14]

Notable Alumni

All Star Ian Kinsler KinslerHeadshot.jpg
All Star Ian Kinsler

References

  1. ↑ "Jayhawk Collegiate Baseball Home Page".
  2. ↑ "League Teams | Jayhawk Baseball League". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  3. ↑ "Jayhawk Baseball League | Pointstreak Stats".
  4. ↑ "History". Dodge City A's Baseball. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
  5. ↑ "Jayhawk League facing uncertainty after exit of four teams".
  6. ↑ "Home Page | Sunflower Collegiate League - Pointstreak Sites".
  7. ↑ https://pacificinternationalleague.com
  8. ↑ https://baseball-reference.com
  9. ↑ https://pacificinternationalleague.com
  10. ↑ https://nbcbaseball.com
  11. ↑ https://pacificinternationalleague.com
  12. ↑ https://nbcbaseball.com
  13. ↑ https://baseball-reference.com
  14. ↑ https://nbcbaseball.com
  15. ↑ "Welcome to Jayhawk Baseball!". Jayhawkbaseballleague.org. Archived from the original on 2011-10-08. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
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