M.I.N.K. Collegiate Baseball League

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 is affiliated within the National Baseball Congress.

M.I.N.K. Collegiate Baseball League
SportBaseball
Founded2009
Inaugural season2009
PresidentKy Turner
No. of teams9
CountriesUnited States
ContinentNorth America
Most recent
champion(s)		St. Joseph Mustangs
(2019)
Most titlesSt. Joseph Mustangs (6)
Official websitehttp://www.minkleaguebaseball.com

History

The M.I.N.K. name derives from the 1910-1913 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.[1]

The Carroll Merchants moved from the MINK to the Pioneer Collegiate Baseball League after the 2016 season.[2]

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.[3][4]

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."[5]

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.[6][7]

Teams
Team Location Stadium First Season
Chillicothe MudcatsChillicothe, MissouriShaffer Stadium 2002
Clarinda A'sClarinda, IowaEberly Field 2009
Clinton CreaturesClinton, MissouriWagoner Memorial Field 2021
Des Moines Peak ProspectsDes Moines, IowaGranger, Iowa 2020
Jefferson City RenegadesJefferson City, MissouriErnie Vivion Field 2017
Joplin OutlawsJoplin, MissouriJoe Becker Stadium 2009
Nevada GriffonsNevada, MissouriLyons Stadium 2009
St. Joseph MustangsSt. Joseph, MissouriPhil Welch Stadium 2009
Sedalia BombersSedalia, MissouriLiberty Park Stadium 2009

Former teams
  • Branson Merchants
  • Carroll Merchants
  • Excelsior Springs Cougars
  • Omaha Diamond Spirit
Chanute Hoots
Chillicothe Mudcats
Clarinda A's
Des Moines Prospects
Jefferson City Renegades
Joplin Outlaws
Nevada
St. Joseph Mustangs
Sedalia
Current team locations:
  2019 MINK Teams

Champions
MINK champions
Season Winner
2009 Chillicothe Mudcats
2010 Sedalia Bombers
2011 St. Joseph Mustangs
2012 St. Joseph Mustangs
2013 Clarinda A's
2014 St. Joseph Mustangs
2015 St. Joseph Mustangs
2016 Sedalia Bombers
2017 St. Joseph Mustangs
2018 Sedalia Bombers
2019 St. Joseph Mustangs[8]
2020 none (season cancelled)

Notable alumni

References
  1. "MINK League - BR Bullpen". Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  2. "Carroll Merchants". TeamPages.com. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  3. "2020 MINK League season canceled". Ballpark Digest. May 28, 2020.
  4. "No Griffon baseball as MINK League shelves 2020 season". Nevada Daily Mail. May 29, 2020.
  5. "MINK Summer College Baseball League". Minkleaguebaseball.com. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  6. "M.I.N.K. Baseball League - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
  7. "National Baseball Congress World Series - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
  8. "St. Joseph Mustangs Set New Attendance Record". St. Joseph Mustangs. September 17, 2019.
  9. "A's MLB Alumni". Clarinda A's Baseball.

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