Collegiate Baseball League Europe (CBLE) was a wood bat summer collegiate baseball league based in Oosterhout, Netherlands.
The league consisted of the East Division (Vienna Emperors, Prague Dragons, Amsterdam Bombers) and the West Division (London Cavaliers, Sant Boi Falcons of Barcelona, La Rochelle Admirals). Players had the opportunity to choose their preferred division. Each year in April, the coaching staff drafted their team rosters.
History The league's president was Jan Maarten Kops. The inaugural tournament was held in July 2012 with 56 players from 10 countries. All games were played at "Sportpark de Slotbosse Toren", home of the Twins Oosterhout.
In 2014 the league expanded to London, Barcelona, and La Rochelle. On April 17, 2014, the CBLE announced an agreement with the Northwoods League to offer their top players the opportunity to play with the Elite College players in the US.
In September 2014, 10 CBLE alumni represented 5 countries at the European Baseball Championship in Germany and the Czech Republic. In December 2014, the CBLE announced it added venues in Vienna, Prague and Amsterdam. CBLE's hometown Oosterhout hosted the East vs. West All Star game, the CBLE Championship Series playoffs and the Championship Game.
On the list in both total wins and winning percentage, the Sant Boi Barcelona Falcons are the all-time leaders (33, .635). The remaining list comprises La Rochelle Admirals (29, .635), Praha Dragons (14, .467), Amsterdam Bombers (13, .406), Vienna Emperors (13, .481) and London Cavaliers (11, .344).
Teams Collegiate Baseball League Europe Team Entered Head coach Manager La Rochelle Admirals 2012 Jay Hemond Serge Meijer London Cavaliers 2012 Mitchell Berghmans Frank Cramer Sant Boi Falcons of Barcelona 2012 Chris Cummings Mike Graham Amsterdam Bombers 2012 David Yamana Felix Brown Prague Dragons 2015 expansion Mark Wisthoff René Fischer Vienna Emperors 2015 expansion
Regular-season champions and runners-up 2015: Sant Boi Falcons of Barcelona, Praha Dragons 2016: Sant Boi Falcons of Barcelona, Vienna Emperors 2017: Sant Boi Falcons of Barcelona, La Rochelle Admirals
CBLE Championship Series champions and finalists 2012: Sant Boi Falcons of Barcelona, London Cavaliers 2013: La Rochelle Admirals, Sant Boi Falcons of Barcelona 2014: La Rochelle Admirals, Sant Boi Falcons of Barcelona 2015: Sant Boi Falcons of Barcelona, Praha Dragons 2016: La Rochelle Admirals, Sant Boi Falcons of Barcelona 2017: La Rochelle Admirals, Amsterdam Bombers
Notable CBLE alumni Jesse Aussems Stijn van der Meer Owen Ozanich Mathew Smith Quentin Becquey Oscar Combes Daniel Schmidt
See also London Mets Amsterdam Pirates Tempo Titans Praha
References
External links CBLE Official Website CBLE on Facebook Sant Boi Barcelona Falcons on Facebook Sant Boi Barcelona Falcons on Twitter AAU USA International Collegiate Baseball