The CICL was a collegiate wooden bat summer baseball

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 league. It was composed of five teams from Illinois

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 and Indiana

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.The CICL was founded in 1963 as a charter member of National Collegiate Athletic Association

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 certified summer baseball. Although the NCAA dropped Summer baseball program in 2005, The CICL is one of ten summer collegiate baseball leagues affiliated with the National Association of Summer Collegiate Baseball (NASCB), which now takes over the duties of the NCAA and follows all NCAA requirements. The league was also is one of four summer college baseball leagues supported by Major League Baseball

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The Springfield Sliders ran away with the CICL's final Championship Title. The Sliders won the First Half, Regular Season and Playoff Championship. The 2008 season was the inaugural season for the Sliders and the final season of the CICL.

On November 11, 2008, the CICL announced it was merging with the Prospect League

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All-Time CICL Teams List

• Bloomington Bobcats (1963–79)
• Bluff City Bombers (Alton, Illinois
  Alton, Illinois
  Alton is a city on the Mississippi River in Madison County, Illinois, United States, about north of St. Louis, Missouri. The population was 27,865 at the 2010 census. It is a part of the Metro-East region of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area in Southern Illinois...
  
  ) (1998–2004)
• Champaign County Colts (1990–96)
• Champaign-Urbana Colts (1963–64)
• Charleston-Mattoon (1972–79)
• Danville Dans
  Danville Dans
  The Danville Dans are a collegiate summer league baseball team located in Danville, Illinois. The team plays in the Prospect League, which their former league, the NCAA sanctioned Central Illinois Collegiate League, was absorbed into....
  
   (1980–81, 1998-08)
• Decatur Blues (1986–2003)
• Dubois County Bombers
  Dubois County Bombers
  The Dubois County Bombers are a collegiate summer league baseball team located in Huntingburg, Indiana. The team plays in the Prospect League, which their former league, the NCAA sanctioned Central Illinois Collegiate League, was absorbed into....
  
   (Huntingburg, Indiana
  Huntingburg, Indiana
  -Notable people:* Baseball pitcher Alex Graman was born in Huntingburg.* Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Mitch Stetter was born and raised in Huntingburg.* Retired professional basketball player Don Buse was born in Huntingburg.* Gordon St...
  
  ) (2005–08)
• DuPage Dragons
  Dupage Dragons
  The DuPage Dragons are a collegiate summer league baseball team located in Lisle, Illinois. The team plays in the Prospect League, which their former league, the NCAA sanctioned Central Illinois Collegiate League, was absorbed into...
  
   (2005–08)
• East Peoria Scrappers (2005)
• Fairview Heights Mets (1987–94)
• Galesburg Pioneers (1963–82, 2004–06)
• Jacksonville (1986)
• Lincoln Railsplitters (1963–68, 1988–90)
• Macomb Macs (1969–74)
• Metro (Edwardsville, Illinois
  Edwardsville, Illinois
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  ) (1985)
• Peoria Pacers (1963–84)
• Quincy Gems
  Quincy Gems
  The Quincy Gems are a collegiate summer league baseball team located in Quincy, Illinois. The team plays in the Prospect League, which absorbed their former league, the Central Illinois Collegiate League.Records- Records :CareerGames...
  
   (1997–2008)
• Quincy Rivermen (1974–88)
• Springfield Capitals (1963–77)
• Springfield Rifles (1983–2006)
• Springfield Sliders
  Springfield Sliders
  The Springfield Sliders are a collegiate summer league baseball team in the Prospect League. They play at Robin Roberts Field at Lanphier Park and are based in the city of Springfield, Illinois. The Sliders formed in November 2007 and were an expansion franchise for the 2008 season...
  
   (2008)
• Twin City Stars
  Twin City Stars
  The Twin City Stars was a Central Illinois Collegiate League baseball team located in Bloomington, Illinois. The Stars' homefield was on the campus of Illinois Wesleyan University. The team was founded in 1982 by Illinois State University Hall of Fame Coach Buford "Duffy" Bass and Eldon Warfield....
  
   (Normal, Illinois
  Normal, Illinois
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  ) (1982–2006)

The Hannibal Cavemen

Hannibal Cavemen

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 were set to join the CICL for the 2009 season, but joined the Prospect League along with the rest of the CICL roster.

Famous alumni

This is a list of some players that started their careers in the Central Illinois Collegiate League:

• Bob Brenly
  Bob Brenly
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• Neal Cotts
  Neal Cotts
  Neal James Cotts is a left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who is currently a Free Agent-College career:...
  
  
• Joe Girardi
  Joe Girardi
  Joseph Elliott Girardi is a former Major League Baseball catcher and current manager of the New York Yankees. During a 15-year playing career, he played from 1989–2003 for the Chicago Cubs, the Colorado Rockies, the New York Yankees, and St. Louis Cardinals...
  
  
• Ryan Howard
  Ryan Howard
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• Jon Papelbon
• Jack Perconte
  Jack Perconte
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• Mike Schmidt
  Mike Schmidt
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The rest of the list of all 167 players that have made appearances on major league ballclubs can be accessed on the CICL website.

External links

• Central Illinois Collegiate League