CarShield Collegiate League

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CarShield Collegiate League
SportBaseball
Inaugural season2020
DirectorDavid Schmoll
No. of teams4
Country United States
Venue(s)CarShield Field
Most recent
champion(s)		O'Fallon Hoots (2020)
ClassificationCollegiate summer baseball
Sponsor(s)
CarShield Company Logo.png
Related
competitions		Prospect League
Official websitehttps://ofallonhoots.com/

The CarShield Collegiate League is a collegiate summer baseball league based at CarShield Field in O'Fallon, Missouri. The league was formed in 2020 after COVID-19 forced the cancellation of the Prospect League, which had the location host O'Fallon Hoots as a member. The CarShield Collegiate League began play as a six–team league on July 1, 2020, with all games being played at CarShield Field. The CarShield Collegiate League continued play in the 2021 season as a four–team league.

History[]

For the 2020 season, the collegiate summer baseball O'Fallon Hoots were scheduled to play as a member of the Prospect League. However, the multi–state Prospect League ceased play in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The O'Fallon Hoots, based in suburban St. Louis, Missouri, created a six–team league structure and served as host to the league at CarShield Field. With each team scheduled for 30 game seasons, the CarShield Collegiate League began play on July 1, with a schedule of 7–inning games. The season ended on August 14.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Limited tickets were made available to fans beginning June 8, 2020. In addition, CarShield Collegiate League games were broadcast live through Prospect League TV and CarShield Collegiate League TV.[4][6][8][11]

"The CarShield Collegiate League will showcase local, high-caliber college baseball players to our great O’Fallon community," said O'Fallon Hoots General Manager David Schmoll."This spring and summer has seen players lose their seasons and fans lose sports. We are excited to still be able to provide community entertainment in a safe and responsible fashion."[4]

The O'Fallon Hoots won the 2020 CarShield Collegiate League Championship with a record of 15–11–3.[12][13][14][15]

On November 13, 2020, the Hoots announced that the league would return in 2021, with CarShield Collegiate League games played alongside the existing O'Fallon Hoots/Prospect League scheduled games. In their second season of play, the 2021 season will feature a four–team league, with each team scheduled to play 45 7–inning games. The team monikers were announced as the T-Ravs (Toasted Ravioli), Shredded Cheese, Rubber Chickens and Adidas Athletics. The three names, besides the already existing Adidas Athletics team, were selected by fan vote.[16][17][18]

On June 5, 2021, Carshield Field hosted a home run derby featuring former major league baseball players against selected Carshield Collegiate League players. Jim Edmonds, Rick Ankiel, Brandon Moss and Adam Kennedy participated in the event.[19][20]

The ballpark[]

All CarShield Collegiate League games are played at CarShield Field. Built in 1999, CarShield Field opened as TR Hughes Ballpark. Owned by the City of O'Fallon, the ballpark has a capacity of 5,150 people and dimensions of (left–center–right) 320 feet (98 m)–382 feet (116 m)–299 feet (91 m). The field is synthetic turf. The ballpark is located at 900 TR Hughes Boulevard, O'Fallon, Missouri.[21][22]

2021 standings[]

Team W L T PCT GB Managers
Adidas Athletics 25 10 0 .714 —
Rubber Chickens 18 16 0 .529 6.5
Shredded Cheese 14 20 0 .412 10.5
T-Ravs 12 23 0 .343 13

[23]

2020 standings[]

Team W L T PCT GB Managers
O'Fallon Hoots 15 11 3 .568 —
Cornbelters 15 12 2 .551 0.5
Falcons 15 13 1 .534 1.0
Eagles 15 15 0 .500 2.0
Cavemen 12 14 4 .466 3.0
Gems 10 17 2 .379 5.5

[13][14][15][24][25][26]

References[]

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  2. ^ Durando, Stu. "College baseball players find a summer home in O'Fallon, Mo". STLtoday.com.
  3. ^ "CarShield Collegiate League to play in O'Fallon this summer". ksdk.com.
  4. ^ a b c "Hoots Launch CarShield Collegiate League – O'Fallon Hoots".
  5. ^ "Prospect League Cancels 2020 Season Due To COVID-19 | Prospect Collegiate Baseball LLC". www.prospectleague.com.
  6. ^ a b Viquez, Marc (12 June 2020). "Summer Collegiate Leagues are Morphing Into Mini-Leagues | Stadium Journey".
  7. ^ https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2020/06/05/covid-19-pivot-minor-league-team-takes-swing-at-n.html[bare URL]
  8. ^ a b "Schedule – O'Fallon Hoots".
  9. ^ "CarShield Collegiate League". gc.com.
  10. ^ "CarShield Collegiate League". gc.com.
  11. ^ "CarShield Collegiate League TV - YouTube". www.youtube.com.
  12. ^ https://twitter.com/carshieldcl?lang=en[bare URL]
  13. ^ a b "O'Fallon Hoots | Summer 2020 | College Baseball". GameChanger.io.
  14. ^ a b – via Wikipedia.
  15. ^ a b "Cornbelters | Summer 2020 | College Baseball". GameChanger.io.
  16. ^ "CarShield Collegiate League Returns to O'Fallon – O'Fallon Hoots". Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  17. ^ "CarShield Collegiate League announces team names | 70 West Sentinel". www.70westsentinel.com. March 19, 2021.
  18. ^ "CarShield Collegiate League returns to CarShield Field in 2021 | 70 West Sentinel". www.70westsentinel.com. November 14, 2020.
  19. ^ "Rizzuto Show and Fast Lane Competition Added to Star Studded Derby – O'Fallon Hoots".
  20. ^ "CarShield Field Announces Summer Baseball Schedule | CSBN News".
  21. ^ "Tickets – O'Fallon Hoots".
  22. ^ "Events – O'Fallon Hoots".
  23. ^ "Carshield Collegiate League | Summer 2021 | College Baseball". GameChanger.io.
  24. ^ "Cavemen | Summer 2020 | College Baseball". GameChanger.io.
  25. ^ "Gems | Summer 2020 | College Baseball". GameChanger.io.
  26. ^ "Falcons | Summer 2020 | College Baseball". GameChanger.io.
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