Oneonta Outlaws

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Oneonta Outlaws
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League PGCBL (2012, 2016-Present) (East Division)
Location Oneonta, New York
Ballpark Damaschke Field
Founded1966;58 years ago (1966)
League championships(NYPL): 1968, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1998
(NYCBL): 2011, 2013
(PGCBL): None
Former name(s) Oneonta Red Sox (1966)
Oneonta Yankees (1967–1998)
Oneonta Tigers (1999–2009)
Former league(s) NYCBL (2010-2011, 2013-2015)
NYPL (1966-2009)
OwnershipGary Laing [1]
ManagerJoe Hughes (2018-present)
Website oneontaoutlaws.com

The Oneonta Outlaws are a collegiate summer baseball team in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (PGCBL).

Contents

History

Previous Oneonta teams

Oneonta, located just 30 minutes from the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, first appeared on the baseball map in 1890 with the Oneonta Indians and was a mainstay in the New York–Penn League (NYPL) for more than 40 years, beginning with the arrival of the Oneonta Red Sox in 1966. [2] From 1967 to 2009 the team competed in NYPL as the Oneonta Yankees/Tigers, and won 12 league championships, the most among all league franchises. [3]

On January 27, 2010, Oneonta Mayor Dick Miller announced in a press release saying that the Tigers would be leaving Oneonta for Norwich, Connecticut for the 2010 season, and essentially ending its run as a pro team. [4] [5]

Collegiate summer team

In conjunction with team shifting operations to Norwich, the Saratoga Phillies transferred their rights in the wood-bat New York Collegiate Baseball League (NYCBL) to Oneonta, [6] and announced that the team would play in Damaschke Field. [7] The team would later be named "Outlaws".

After winning the 2011 NYCBL title, the team moved to the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (PGCBL) for the 2012 season, [8] but returned a year later after local businessman Gary Laing bought the team. [9] The Outlaws won another NYCBL title in 2013, but rejoined the PGCBL before the 2016 season. [10]

Season results

SeasonLeagueW-LManagerPostseasonMisc
2021 PGCBL 14-21Joe HughesNo
2020 PGCBL ------Season canceled due to COVID-19
2019 PGCBL 18-28Joe HughesNo
2018 PGCBL 16-29Joe HughesNo
2017 PGCBL 14-30Atlee PearsonNo
2016 PGCBL 24-24Atlee PearsonYes (0-1)
2015 NYCBL 26-18Joe HughesYes (4-3)
2014 NYCBL 27-19Joe HughesYes (4-4)
2013 NYCBL 25-15Joe HughesYes (4-1)NYCBL Championship
2012 PGCBL 25-22Greg ZackrisonNo
2011 NYCBL 29-15Greg ZackrisonYes (5-0)NYCBL Championship
2010 NYCBL 26-16Greg ZackrisonYes (0-2)

Notable alumni

As of January 2021 there are 41 Outlaws alumni who got drafted in the MLB Draft and 52 players that continued to pro career. [11]

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