(LOS ANGELES, CA) After celebrating the league’s 30th season in 2023, the California Collegiate League is pleased to announce the 2024 season schedule. Every league member will play a minimum of 30 league games. Opening Night of this year’s campaign is slated for Thursday, June 6, as 10 clubs will be in action:

• In the South Division:
  • The Orange County Riptide host the Conejo Oaks at the Great Park in Irvine.
  • The Ventura County Pirates travel to Pasadena to face the Arroyo Seco Saints.
  • The MLB Academy Barons welcome the San Diego Sunrays.
• Moving to the North Division:
  • The Menlo Park Legends take on the Alameda Merchants.
  • The Sonoma Stompers-Walnut Creek Crawdads matchup caps-off Opening Night festivities.

The nationally ranked Santa Barbara Foresters begin the CCL summer season on the road against a new addition to the North Division, the San Luis Obispo Blues, on June 8. The CCL will again feature two divisions across the state of California:

• North Division:
  • Menlo Park Legends
  • San Luis Obispo Blues
  • Sonoma Stompers
  • Walnut Creek Crawdads
• South Division:
  • MLB Academy Barons
  • Arroyo Seco Saints
  • Conejo Oaks
  • Orange County Riptide
  • Santa Barbara Foresters

The annual CCL All-Star Game, a showcase of the league’s most outstanding players, is slated for Wednesday, July 17, 2024, at the MLB Youth Academy in Compton, Calif. The 2024 edition of the CCL Postseason will again feature a Wild Card Round and Divisional Championship Game followed by a best two-out-of-three series to determine the 2024 CCL State Champion. The finale to the 2024 season will be played in the North Division at a location to be determined.

• 2024 CCL Postseason
  • CCL Postseason Wild Card Round: Tuesday, July 30
  • CCL Divisional Championship Game: Wednesday, July 31
  • CCL State Championship: Friday to Sunday, August 2-4

Inter division games will count toward league standings for the first time in recent years, with postseason standings determined by winning percentage. The Foresters and Blues will continue their longstanding rivalry facing each other eight times this season. The Walnut Creek Crawdads will make a trip to the South Division to face the Saints and Riptide. The Foresters will play host to the Legends, while San Luis Obispo will again face-off against traditional South Division foes. The CCL welcomes four new affiliate organizations from San Francisco to San Diego: the San Francisco Sea Gulls and Alameda Merchants in the North Division and the Ventura County Pirates and San Diego Sunrays in the South Division.