Los Angeles, CA — After 11 weeks of coordination and exhausting all potential scenarios within our power to conduct the 2020 summer season, the California Collegiate League is regretful to announce that we will suspend operations for 2020. With that, comes the cancellation of our 2020 Championship Season, our nationally-televised All-Star Prospect Game, and our first-ever State Tournament.
The CCL has met weekly over the last two months working to formulate a plan that would allow a season to occur, while operating within ever-changing state and local guidelines and restrictions. Unfortunately, our drop-dead date of June 3 arrived before we were able to discern a path to effectively operate a season. Our geography, the physical distance between our teams, and the different regulations as they vary by county, played a primary role in preventing the league to operate homogenously. In addition, the residual socioeconomic effects of the coronavirus pandemic have hindered the possibility of normal operations for many of our teams.
While 2020 has effectively concluded for us, we are anxiously looking to the future and know that 2021 has the potential to be our best season yet. We will return 10 strong, quality teams that are focused on continuing our mission of being player-centric while providing the highest level of collegiate summer baseball. To all of those involved–players, coaches, parents, volunteers, and fans–we will miss you this summer and we are looking forward to seeing you in 2021.
For questions or more information, contact Aaron Milam at (626) 695-6903 or aaron@arroyosecobaseball.com.
June 5, 2020
February 13, 2020
(LOS ANGELES, CA) — The California Collegiate League is proud to announce new formats for both the 2020 season and 2020 playoffs. This year the CCL will have a regional style, 5-team double elimination tournament with a winner takes all championship game.
The State Championship Tournament presented by Placer Valley Tourism will be held in Lincoln, Calif. at McBean Stadium, home of the Lincoln Potters. The tournament will run from Friday, July 31, through Sunday, August 2.
The CCL regular season will have a 3-Division format featuring North, Central and South Divisions. The North Division features the Healdsburg Prune Packers, Lincoln Potters, Solano Mudcats, and Walnut Creek Crawdads. Central Division teams include the San Luis Obispo Blues, Santa Barbara Foresters, and Conejo Oaks. The South Division teams are the Arroyo Seco Saints, MLB Academy Barons, and the Orange County Riptide.
Each division winner will qualify for the 5-team tournament. There will be two wild card teams joining the division winners–one wild card from the North and one wild card from the Central and South divisions.
The league will host its annual mid-season All-Star Prospect game on July 15 at the MLB Youth Academy in Compton, Calif. The CCL showcase will be televised nationally on Fox Sports.
Follow your favorite teams all summer long here on the website, on Twitter @CCL_Baseball, and on Instagram: @calsummerball.
July 10, 2019
Santa Barbara, CA
The top professional prospects of the California Collegiate League will participate in the nationally-televised 2019 CCL Prospect Game and Scouts Showcase tonight at 7pm. The prospects representing the seven CCL teams were nominated by the CCL team managers and will compete as two teams, the CCL Nationals and the CCL Americans.
Bill Pintard (Santa Barbara Foresters) and Clemente Bonilla (Orange County Riptide) will be the managers of the CCL Nationals and CCL Americans teams, respectively, having earned the honor by virtue of compiling the two best winning percentages in league play as of July 1.
The CCL Prospect Game will be played at the MLB Youth Academy, 901 E Artesia Blvd, Compton, CA 90221. Game time is 7PM. Fox Sports West will broadcast the event live to a national audience and replay the broadcast several times regionally in July and August (check your local listings for tune-in instructions).
The online ticket shop for reserving seating for the game is now closed.
Tickets can be purchased at the front gate. Gates open at 3:30pm.
Location:
MLB Youth Academy
901 E Artesia Blvd
Compton, CA 90221
Before the game, the position player prospects will also participate in a pregame workout for scouts and college coaches. Start time for this scouting combine is 4PM.
Click here for the Rosters of the 2019 CCL Prospect Game.
The CCL’s annual Prospect Game is set for 7pm July 10, 2019 at the MLB Youth Academy in Compton, CA and will be televised live to a national audience by Fox Sports. Game time is 7pm. Players invited to participate in this showcase event will be the players the CCL team managers feel are the top professional prospects in the league, not necessarily the top performers (all-stars) halfway through the season. An individual skills workout for MLB scouts will be held at 4pm.
The online ticket shop for reserving seats for the Prospect Game will open as the game approaches. Stay tuned to the CCL website for notification of when you can reserve seats.
Tickets can also be purchased the day of the event at the front gate. Gates open at 3:30pm.
Location:
MLB Youth Academy
901 E Artesia Blvd
Compton, CA 90221
Jan 28, 2010 – Moorpark, CA
The CCL annual golf competition
Monday, Jan 28
Moorpark Country Club
11800 County Club Dr.
Moorpark, CA 93021
REGISTRATION: 8:30-10AM
SHOTGUN START: 10:30AM
BBQ LUNCH PROVIDED AT TURN
BANQUET, SILENT & LIVE AUCTION: 3:30-5PM
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$200 PER PLAYER
Jul 28, 2018
Last updated: 7/28/2018 9:00PM
The Conejo Oaks and Orange County Riptide will meet to determine the 2018 CCL Championship Sunday at Sparky Anderson Field on the campus of California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks. Game time is noon.
Conejo advanced to the championship game by beating the Santa Barbara Foresters 3-2 Saturday, while Orange County advanced by beating the Healdsburg Prune Packers 11-9. The game tomorrow is a winner-takes-all single game that will determine the 2018 CCL Champions.
The CCL Championship Game will be streamed live on YouTube. Announcers Jonathan Rifkind and Jordan Brenner will provide the play-by-play. Text comments or questions during the broadcast to 805.630.6428.
Click on the following links to watch the CCL Championship Game live
Championship Game – 11:45am Sunday
Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Watch the CCL Championship Game on YouTube
July 30, 2016
The playoffs will be played this year at the MLB Urban Youth Academy in Compton, CA and will feature the champions of each of the three CCL Divisions, North, Central and South, plus a wildcard team. The divisional champions are determined by the top winning percentage among the teams in each division, the winning percentages including games within the division as well as those against all CCL teams in all divisions. The wildcard berth to the playoffs, similarly, is awarded to the remaining team with the top winning percentage against all CCL opponents whether the opponents are in their division or not.
The format of the CCL Playoffs is double-elimination. Each of the four playoff teams will play one game on Friday. The two losing teams and the two winning teams from Friday will then meet in the first two games on Saturday. A third game on Saturday will pit the winner of the losers game versus the loser of the winners game in the third game on Saturday. And, on Sunday, the two remaining teams will face each other in one or, if necessary, two games to determine the 2016 CCL Champion.
CCL Playoff Schedule
MLB Urban Youth Academy
901 E Artesia Blvd.
Compton, CA 90221
Game 1 – 7/29/2016 2:00 PM – Santa Barbara Foresters 3 – Neptune Beach Pearl 1 box
Game 2 – 7/29/2016 6:00 PM – Conejo Oaks 5 – Academy Barons 4 box
Game 3 – 7/30/2016 10:00 AM – Neptune Beach Pearl 6 – Academy Barons 5 box
Game 4 – 7/30/2016 2:00 PM – Santa Barbara Foresters 5 – Conejo Oaks 0 box
Game 5 – 7/30/2016 6:00 PM – Conejo Oaks 7 – Neptune Beach 6 box
Game 6 – 7/31/2016 10:00 AM – Santa Barbara Foresters vs Conejo Oaks
Game 7 – 7/31/2016 2:00 PM – Santa Barbara Foresters vs Conejo Oaks (if necessary)
The CCL’s annual all-star game and prospect showcase is set for 7pm July 13, 2016 at the MLB Urban Youth Academy in Compton, CA and will be televised live to a national audience by Fox Sports. Game time is 7pm. The Prospect Showcase for MLB scouts will be held at 3pm.
Online ticket shop is now closed. Please purchase tickets at the front gate. Gates open at 2:30pm.
Location:
MLB Urban Youth Academy
901 E Artesia Blvd
Compton, CA 90221
July 16, 2022
The California Collegiate League Showcase Game Selection Committee has announced the participants for the 2022 CCL Showcase Game presented by the Amateur Baseball Development Group (ABDG).
2022 North Division Roster
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Manager // Bob Miller, SLO
South Division Roster
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Manager // Aaron Milam, AS
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Team Designations // MLB – MLB Academy Barons, AS – Arroyo Seco Saints, CON – Conejo Oaks, HLD – Healdsburg Prune Packers, LIN – Lincoln Potters, OCR – Orange County Riptide, SLO – San Luis Obispo Blues, SBF – Santa Barbara Foresters, SOL – Solano Mudcats, WCC – Walnut Creek Crawdads
By CCL Reporter Sean Brennan
(COMPTON, CA) – Terry Jordan, better known as TJ, doesn’t back down from any obstacles that stand in his way. Instead, he attacks them head-on.
This fearless mindset is why he moved nearly 400 miles from home to Los Angeles to pursue a sports management career. It’s also what helped him become the General Manager of the California Collegiate League’s MLB Academy Barons less than three years after receiving his bachelor’s degree.
And for the 31-year-old, a dauntless way of thinking is nothing new.
“I feel like that’s always been the case for me,” Jordan said. “When people say something’s impossible, I like to be ‘let me see if I can do this.’ I like that challenge, I feel like I’ve always had that.”
The earliest examples of his determination are from playing sports as a youth – specifically basketball. Despite being on the smaller side for his age, the Phoenix, Ariz. native often elected to join the older kids’ pickup games simply because it presented a bigger challenge. While his athletic days concluded after high school, Jordan knew his tenacious approach could apply to all walks of life.
“I always liked to challenge myself and my abilities against the older guys,” Jordan recalled. “I guess that’s where [my approach] transitioned from. I took that and instilled [it] into daily tasks and life in general.”
Jordan attended Arizona State University, where he’d work towards a degree in sports management. During his senior year in 2020, he landed an internship with a city’s recreation department. While the length of the internship was abbreviated due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Jordan benefitted from unique circumstances resulting in a heavy workload, a challenge he unsurprisingly welcomed with open arms.
“My supervisor…was going on maternity leave,” Jordan said. “It pretty much turned my internship into taking over for her…”
An expanded role quickly provided Jordan a true taste of working in sports, as his extensive list of responsibilities ranged from human resources like interviewing and training staff to operations like managing scheduling and equipment.
He felt he’d gained enough experience from this rigorous internship to make a career out of sports management and naturally, when an opportunity in the CCL arose, Jordan didn’t hesitate to pack his bags and head to the Golden State.
“I graduated from ASU, and I saw on Indeed that the Arroyo [Seco] Saints posted an internship,” Jordan said. “So I applied, got it, and ended up making the move from Arizona to California, just with the money I saved up. Because I knew it was going to be an unpaid internship, but I’ve been wanting to move out [to the Los Angeles area] since I was a little kid. So I had the chance to do that and work in sports, which I’m really passionate about.”
Jordan served as an operations intern for the Saints during the 2021 season, where his responsibilities included stadium operations, equipment management, and scoring games. Starting a career in a completely new city could be seen as daunting coming out of college, but not for Jordan, who pounced on the opportunity and became a dependable and well-respected member of the Saints’ staff.
And above all, his contributions in Pasadena eventually opened new doors for him.
“Getting that opportunity with the Saints was a really big stepping stone for me,” Jordan said. “That summer gave me so much experience and led to me seeing a post on LinkedIn for the [MLB Youth] Academy. It was as a baseball instructor role…“
Major League Baseball’s Urban Youth Academy is a not-for-profit organization that aims to ‘grow the game of baseball and softball while promoting diversity in all aspects of the game’ and ‘provide safe and organized recreational activities for youth.’ The Academy was founded in Compton, Calif. in 2006 and has produced MLB talent such as Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Trayce Thompson and New York Mets infielder Dominic Smith. Darrell Miller, the former catcher and outfielder for the California Angels, serves as Vice President of Facilities and Youth Development and oversees all day-to-day operations at the Academy.
The MLB Academy is also home to the Barons, one of the CCL’s 11 collegiate summer baseball organizations which provides players valuable competitive and developmental experience.
“During my interview process, they told me I’d be able to help with the Barons in the same way I was with the Saints,” Jordan said. “So that got me more experience with the press box setup, stats, and live scoring the games.”
Jordan’s tireless work paid off once again. Earlier this year, Jordan was named the Barons’ General Manager when his predecessor accepted a role with the Chicago Cubs, leaving an opening for the position. Not surprisingly, the Academy felt Jordan was the most qualified and named him GM of the Barons in February.
And of course, the best part for Jordan is the fact that he now has an even tougher task ahead of him.
“I love challenging myself and accepting challenges from other people who want to see me succeed,” Jordan said. “So I took that opportunity they gave me, and I’m just taking it full force, trying to give 110% and seeing where this opportunity can take me.”
At first, Jordan’s main goal was getting up to speed and gaining all the information necessary to operate a collegiate baseball program. He has quickly begun to assume all day-to-day responsibilities of the club.
Entering his first summer as the Barons’ GM, Jordan’s main objective is to make a positive impact on student-athletes. While baseball is what brings everyone at the Academy together, Jordan wants to help the organization and its players in every way possible.
“I want to show them I’m appreciative that they gave me the chance, I want to leave my mark,” Jordan said. “Whether that be with Barons players, parents, staff, anyone…I’ve still got that mental ability that I can give to the guys… Off the field, on the field, whatever way I can help them be a success in life in general.”
If history is any indication of what’s to come, Jordan and the Barons’ future is bright.