M.I.N.K. Collegiate Baseball League

Last updated
M.I.N.K. Collegiate Baseball League
Sport Baseball
Founded2009
Inaugural season2009
PresidentKy Turner
No. of teams9
Countries United States
Continent North America
Most recent
champion(s)
St. Joseph Mustangs
(2019)
Most titlesSt. Joseph Mustangs (6)
Official website http://www.minkleaguebaseball.com

The M.I.N.K. Collegiate Baseball League is a collegiate summer baseball league consisting of nine teams. Currently, seven teams are from Missouri, two from Iowa. The league was formed in 2009 and was affiliated with the National Baseball Congress until 2015. [1]

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History

The M.I.N.K. name derives from the 1910 to 1913 Missouri-Iowa-Nebraska-Kansas League minor league of the same name. That league used the acronym M.I.N.K., as teams were represented by Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas. [2]

The Carroll Merchants moved from the MINK to the Pioneer Collegiate Baseball League after the 2016 season. [3]

In November, 2019, The M.I.N.K. Collegiate Baseball League announced that Des Moines, Iowa and Chanute, Kansas would join the M.I.N.K in 2020, forming a nine team league, with the departure of the Ozark Generals.

On May 27, 2020, the MINK League announced the cancellation of the 2020 season due to COVID-19. [4] [5]

The league notes that: "All MINK Baseball League players are unpaid in order to maintain their NCAA eligibility. Each team is operated in a similar to a professional minor league baseball team, providing players an opportunity to play under the same conditions using wood bats, minor league specification baseballs, experiencing overnight road trips and playing an intense summer league schedule." [6]

Prior to the M.I.N.K., the Clarinda A's won the 1981 National Baseball Congress World Series. The Nevada Griffons were runners up in 1997 and 1998.[ citation needed ]

Teams

TeamLocationStadiumFirst Season
Chillicothe Mudcats Chillicothe, Missouri Shaffer Stadium2002
Clarinda A's Clarinda, Iowa Eberly Field2009
Carroll Merchants Carroll, Iowa Merchants Park2016
Des Moines Peak Prospects Des Moines, Iowa McBride Field2020
Jefferson City Renegades Jefferson City, Missouri Ernie Vivion Field2017
Joplin Outlaws Joplin, Missouri Joe Becker Stadium 2009
Nevada Griffons Nevada, Missouri Lyons Stadium2009
St. Joseph Mustangs St. Joseph, Missouri Phil Welch Stadium 2009
Sedalia Bombers Sedalia, Missouri Liberty Park Stadium2009

Former teams

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Chanute Hoots
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Mudcats
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Clarinda A's
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Prospects
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Renegades
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Outlaws
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Nevada
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Mustangs
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Current team locations:
   MINK south division teams
   MINK north division teams
  Inactive teams

Champions

MINK champions
SeasonWinner
2009Chillicothe Mudcats
2010Sedalia Bombers
2011St. Joseph Mustangs
2012St. Joseph Mustangs
2013 Clarinda A's
2014St. Joseph Mustangs
2015St. Joseph Mustangs
2016Sedalia Bombers
2017St. Joseph Mustangs
2018Sedalia Bombers
2019St. Joseph Mustangs [7]
2020none (season cancelled)
2021St. Joseph Mustangs
2022St. Joseph Mustangs

Notable alumni

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References

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  3. "Carroll Merchants". TeamPages.com. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  4. "2020 MINK League season canceled". Ballpark Digest. May 28, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "No Griffon baseball as MINK League shelves 2020 season". Nevada Daily Mail. May 29, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  7. "St. Joseph Mustangs Set New Attendance Record". St. Joseph Mustangs. September 17, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "A's MLB Alumni". Clarinda A's Baseball.

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