M.I.N.K. Collegiate Baseball League

American collegiate summer baseball league

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M.I.N.K. Collegiate Baseball LeagueSport| Baseball

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Founded| 2009
First season| 2009
President| Ky Turner
No. of teams| 9
Countries| United States
Continent| North America
Most recent
champion(s)| St. Joseph Mustangs
(2019)
Most titles| St. Joseph Mustangs (6)
Official website| http://www.minkleaguebaseball.com

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 was affiliated with the National Baseball Congress until 2015.[1]

## History[edit]

The M.I.N.K. name derives from the 1910 to 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.[2]

The Carroll Merchants moved from the MINK to the Pioneer Collegiate Baseball League after the 2016 season.[3]

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.[4][5]

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."[6]

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.[citation needed]

## Teams[edit]

Team  | Location  | Stadium  | First Season

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Chillicothe Mudcats | Chillicothe, Missouri | Shaffer Stadium  | 2002
Clarinda A's | Clarinda, Iowa | Eberly Field  | 2009
Carroll Merchants | Carroll, Iowa | Merchants Park  | 2016
Des Moines Peak Prospects | Des Moines, Iowa | McBride Field  | 2020
Jefferson City Renegades | Jefferson City, Missouri | Ernie Vivion Field  | 2017
Joplin Outlaws | Joplin, Missouri | Joe Becker Stadium | 2009
Nevada Griffons | Nevada, Missouri | Lyons Stadium  | 2009
St. Joseph Mustangs | St. Joseph, Missouri | Phil Welch Stadium | 2009
Sedalia Bombers | Sedalia, Missouri | Liberty Park Stadium  | 2009

### Former teams[edit]

* Branson Merchants
* Excelsior Springs Cougars
* Omaha Diamond Spirit
* Ozark Generals

Chanute Hoots

Mudcats

Clarinda A's

Prospects

Renegades

Outlaws

Nevada

Mustangs

Sedalia

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Current team locations:

MINK south division teams

MINK north division teams

Inactive teams

## Champions[edit]

MINK champions  Season  | Winner

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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[7]
2020  | none (season cancelled)
2021  | St. Joseph Mustangs
2022  | St. Joseph Mustangs

## Notable alumni[edit]

* Tony Cingrani Clarinda
* Von Hayes Clarinda
* Ozzie Smith Clarinda[8]

## References[edit]

1. ^ news
2. ^ Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.
3. ^ "Carroll Merchants". TeamPages.com. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
4. ^ "2020 MINK League season canceled". Ballpark Digest. May 28, 2020.
5. ^ "No Griffon baseball as MINK League shelves 2020 season". Nevada Daily Mail. May 29, 2020.
6. ^ "MINK Summer College Baseball League". Minkleaguebaseball.com. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
7. ^ "St. Joseph Mustangs Set New Attendance Record". St. Joseph Mustangs. September 17, 2019.
8. ^ "A's MLB Alumni". Clarinda A's Baseball.

## External links[edit]

MINK League

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Collegiate Summer Baseball

National Alliance of College Summer Baseball

* Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League
* California Collegiate League
* Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League
* Cape Cod Baseball League
* Florida Collegiate Summer League
* Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League
* Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League
* New England Collegiate Baseball League
* New York Collegiate Baseball League
* Sunbelt Baseball League
* Valley Baseball League

National Amateur Baseball Federation

* Continental Collegiate Wood Bat League
* Florida Collegiate Summer League
* Metropolitan Collegiate Summer Baseball League of Illinois
* New York Collegiate Baseball League
* Northern League
* Tri-State Collegiate League

National Baseball Congress

* Alaska Baseball League
* California Collegiate League
* CenTex Collegiate League
* Coastal Baseball League
* Jayhawk Collegiate League
* Kansas Collegiate League Baseball
* Mountain Collegiate Baseball League
* Northern Illinois Baseball League
* Pacific International League
* Rocky Mountain Baseball League
* Sooner Collegiate League
* Southern California Collegiate Baseball Association
* Western Baseball Association

Unaffiliated Leagues (full list)

* Atlantic Baseball Confederation
* Appalachian League
* CarShield Collegiate League
* Coastal Plain League
* Expedition League
* Futures Collegiate Baseball League
* Golden State Collegiate Baseball League
* Great West League
* Hawaii Collegiate Baseball League
* Horizon Air Summer Series
* KIT League
* M.I.N.K. Collegiate Baseball League
* MLB Draft League
* Mid-Plains League
* Northwoods League
* Pacific Empire League
* Palm Springs Collegiate League
* Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League
* Pioneer Collegiate Baseball League
* Prospect League
* Puget Sound Collegiate League
* Rockingham County Baseball League
* Sunflower Collegiate League
* Texas Collegiate League
* West Coast League
* Western Canadian Baseball League
* Wild Wild West League

Defunct Leagues

* Central Illinois Collegiate League
* Clark Griffith Baseball League
* Walter Johnson League
* Western Baseball Association
* Far West League

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