Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League
ABCCL Announces GameChanger as Official Scoring Partner
Date:09/25/2023 Source:Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League
ABCCL Unveils GameChanger as the Official Scoring Platform of 2024! Get ready to ignite the excitement! The Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League (ABCCL) is thrilled to announce that GameChanger is now our official scoring platform for the 2024 season. At ABCCL, we are all about innovation and putting our players center stage. With GameChanger on board, we're taking the game to t...
Lombardi’s Complete Game, Fredo’s Hot Bat Lead Legends to 3-2 Victory Over Sportika in Must-Win Game
Date:07/31/2023 Source:Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League
By: Tyler Stephan BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. -- — On Sunday, July 30, Legends Baseball defeated Sportika 3-2 in game two of the best-of-three Championship Series. Sportika took game one on Saturday, July 29 in a back-and-forth affair, winning 13-9. This put the pressure on the Legends heading into game two, as a loss would send them home and make Sportika the 2023 ABCCL Champions. Game ...
Monsoons Cruise Past Gamers in the First Round of the 2023 ABCCL Playoffs
Date:07/23/2023 Source:Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League
By: Tyler Stephan BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. -- — In the first round of the 2023 ABCCL playoffs, the CGI Monsoons defeated Gamers Baseball 9-2. The Monsoons came in as the number one seed in the ABCCL North ,while the Gamers were the number four seed in the ABCCL North. The 21-4 Monsoons had dropped their last three games of the season after starting the season at a blistering p...
Ford, Baglino Lead Way in Legends 6-4 Victory Over CPBA
Date:07/19/2023 Source:Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League
By: Tyler Stephan LYNDHURST, N.J. -- — On Tuesday, July 18, Legends Baseball defeated CPBA 6-4 in a back-and-forth affair. Aidan Baglino reached base all four times for the Legends, recording three singles and a walk. Justin Ford drove three of the Legends’ six runs in on a double and a single. The Legends got to CPBA pitcher Frankie Venezia in the top o...
Legends Beat Untamed on Walk-Off Balk
Date:07/15/2023 Source:Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League
By: Tyler Stephan NEWARK, N.J. -- — On a hot evening at Weequahic Park, Legends Baseball came out on top 4-3 in a close seven-inning affair with Untamed Baseball. Untamed’s unforced errors were the difference in the game, as three errors and a balk accounted for three of the Legends’ four runs. Joseph LoPinto started on the mound for Legends Baseball. In...
Late Push Propels Clemente Baseball Past CPBA in Tight Battle
Date:07/15/2023 Source:Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League
By: Tyler Stephan LYNDHURST, N.J. -- — Clemente Baseball used a four-run eighth inning to defeat CPBA 8-7 at Breslin Park on Thursday, June 30. Both teams put up solid offensive numbers, with Clemente scoring eight runs on 11 hits and CPBA scoring seven runs on 10 hits. Clemente started the scoring in the top of the first inning off CPBA pitcher Ryan Rue. Chris Hopf...
Players of the Week
Date:07/11/2023 Source:Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League
The ABCCL has named John Wade (Wall Clippers), Jakob Anderson (Legends Baseball), Collin Feeney (Legends),and Alec Schwartz (Garden State Junebugs) as this past week’s players of the week. Get to Know the Player: John Wade Brick Township native, as well as Brick High School graduate, John Wade, is a rising junior at Brooksdale Community College. He is currently entering his ...
Untamed Powers Its Way Past Cubs in 13-7 Victory
Date:06/25/2023 Source:Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League
By: Tyler Stephan BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. -- Untamed Baseball faced the Essex Cubs in a doubleheader on Sunday, June 25, in a matchup featuring two teams in the bottom half of the ABCCL North division. Untamed relied on their bats to outslug the Cubs and win 13-7 on a hot and sunny day at Snyder Field. Both Christopher Valencia for the Cubs and Spencer Nicely for Untamed all...
Burke, Mele, Power Untamed to Victory Over Cubs
Date:06/22/2023 Source:Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League
CRANFORD, N.J. -- On Wednesday, June 21, the Essex Cubs took on Untamed Baseball at Walsh Field. The bats came alive for both teams, but Untamed Baseball came out on top behind a three-hit and two RBI performance from Jack Burke and a four-hit performance from Michael Mele. Untamed starter, Josh Cohen, relied on the breaking ball early. He cruised through the first three innings, fa...
Strong Pitching, Bats Propel Legends Baseball to 11-0 Victory Over Untamed Baseball
Date:06/22/2023 Source:Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League
LINDEN, N.J. -- On Tuesday, June 20, Legends Baseball defeated Untamed Baseball 11-0 in seven innings. Legends Baseball won behind strong pitching from Joey DiQuollo, Walter Schwartz, Joseph LoPinto, and William Collins, along with a strong offensive performance throughout the lineup, highlighted by an eight-run third inning. Legends Baseball struck first in the top of the first inning. C...
Sportika blew out the SI Orioles, 12-0
Date:06/18/2023 Source:Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League
On a perfect Thursday evening in South Amboy, Sportika blew out SI Orioles by the score of 12-0 in 7 innings. Sportika had everything going for them in this one. Sportika jumped out to an early lead but blew the game open in an action packed 3rd inning. Eli Gries-Smith who had a great game started off the 5 run third inning with a solo homer to give Sportika a 4-0 lead. What followed next...
Frazier routs Obsessed 15-2 behind Vaughn’s 5 RBIs
Date:06/16/2023 Source:Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League
By: Tyler Stephan HOLMDEL, N.J. -- Obsessed Baseball entered their contest on Thursday, June 15, against Frazier Baseball in search of their first win of the season. Frazier Baseball had other plans, continuing their solid start to the year with a dominant 15-2 victory, capped by a 12-run seventh inning. Connor Baksh started on the mound for Obsessed Baseball, giving up a leadof...
4 MONSOONS WITH MULTIPLE RBIS IN GAME 1 ROUT VS JUNEBUGS
Date:07/30/2022 Source:Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League
By: Shane Petagna BERKELEY HEIGHTS—Game One of the 2022 ABCCL Championship Series between the Garden State Junebugs and the CGI Monsoons had two of the most potent offenses in the league on full display. CGI relied on the heart of their order to cruise to a 13-5 victory. The Monsoons, the No.2 seed out of the North Division, was able to host the top seeded Junebugs from the Shore Divisio...
Monsoons Offense Explodes as they advance to Championship, defeating CPBA 12-6
Date:07/28/2022 Source:Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League
By: Noah Martinez Tuesday night at Breslin Field was not your typical low-scoring playoff duel, as the two teams' offenses exploded in the first inning for a combined nine runs. The scoring started for the Monsoons in the top of the first as Tyler Ruban was hit by a pitch and CJ Tomalavage ripped a single to put two men on base for the red-hot Christopher Giacalone. He delivered once agai...
CLIPPERS IMPLODE LATE, JUNEBUGS WIN SHORE DIVISION
Date:07/28/2022 Source:Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League
By: Shane Petagna WALL— The No. 1 seed Garden State Junebugs hosted the third-seeded Wall Clippers in the Shore Division Championship on Tuesday night. For the underdog Clippers, it was going to take a full team effort to pull off the upset just like they did two days prior against Frazier Baseball in the Quarterfinal round. In that game, Alex Jankowski threw six scoreless innings and th...
Monsoons Win 8-4 Behind Timely Hitting and Great Pitching to Advance to North Division Final
Date:07/25/2022 Source:Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League
Sunday Night at Rutgers-Newark epitomized what makes playoff baseball so captivating, as the Legends and CGI Monsoons met to decide who would advance to the North Division Final. All-star pitchers Orin Winslow (Legends) and Nick Durso (Monsoons) battled it out on the mound, as two of the league’s best faced each other when the stakes were at their highest. Both of these pitchers have bee...
2022 ABCCL PLAYOFF PREVIEW
Date:07/23/2022 Source:Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League
By: Shane Petagna As the 2022 ABCCL regular season comes to a close and the heat turns up, so will the action on the field when the playoffs begin. Just eight teams remain, the top four from each division with games throughout the day for Sunday’s Quarterfinal round. The top seed in the North Division is Complete Performance Baseball Academy, who boast a 19- 9-1 record for the best in th...
Former ABCCL Star AJ Candelario Making Waves in the Minor Leagues
Date:07/21/2022 Source:Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League
Just two short summers ago, AJ Candelario was starring as a pitcher for the CGI Monsoons as they pushed to win an ABCCL championship, but fell just shy of that goal. Now, Candelario is making waves in minor league circuits, as the pitcher has showcased promising velocity and off-speed pitches that just might see him called up to the big leagues eventually. After starring on the mound at Miami...
Walk-off Hero Matthew Myers Wins it for CPBA Behind an Incredible Pitching Display
Date:07/18/2022 Source:Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League
CPBA’s pitching and defense has been exceptional all season, and Sunday at Breslin Field was no different. Through six and a half innings of ball, Untamed and CPBA were deadlocked at zero, as hits and runs were non-existent as both pitchers dominated. CPBA’s starter Zach Wernick was locked in, as he tossed 5.1 shutout innings allowing only one hit and two walks, for a total of only...
TOP MLB DRAFT PROSPECT TREY DOMBROSKI IS IN COMMAND
Date:07/16/2022 Source:Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League
Former ABCCL All-Star and Manasquan, NJ native Trey Dombroski has been shooting up MLB Draft prospect rankings since 2021. Rated with the best command in the class according to MLB.com, he projects as a future major league starting pitcher. Dombroski, a 6’5” left-hander, played in the ABCCL in 2020 with the Giants and made the North Division All-Star roster. In that season, he m...
FRAZIER 6-2 WIN VS LANGAN SHAKES UP SHORE PLAYOFF PICTURE
Date:07/15/2022 Source:Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League
MANALAPAN-- Langan Baseball hosted Frazier Baseball Thursday night in a crucial Shore Division matchup. Langan entered the evening coming off an emotional 15-12 loss to NJ Elite on Tuesday, marking their ninth loss in their last 10 games. The free fall in the standings put them in a three-way tie for the last two playoff spots in the Shore division. Frazier began the night trending in the oppo...
LANGAN MAGIC PROVIDES A SPLIT OF DH VS NJ ELITE
Date:07/13/2022 Source:Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League
MANALAPAN—With the All-Star break fully in the rearview mirror, the focus around the ABCCL shifts to the playoff push as the regular season enters the home stretch. Just one game in the standings separated Langan Baseball and NJ Elite entering the day as they met for a doubleheader. Along with the Wall Clippers, all three teams will be fighting for the last two playoff spots in the Shore d...
STRONG PITCHING, TIMELY OFFENSE LEADS TO CBPA WIN
Date:07/09/2022 Source:Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League
WALL—The second half of the ABCCL season started on Thursday, as a full slate of games across the league included an inter-division matchup between Complete Performance Baseball Academy and the Wall Clippers. The Clippers and CPBA started the game as two teams heading in completely different directions. Wall entered at 8-11, trying to snap a three-game losing streak and work their way back...
NORTH DIVISION SURVIVES SHORE IN ASG THRILLER
Date:07/06/2022 Source:Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League
LITTLE FALLS—The stars of the ABCCL were on full display at the grand stage of Yogi Berra Stadium as the best of the North Division took on the best of the Shore. In typical fashion for an All-Star Game, there were many substitutions on both sides with every player on each roster getting a chance to showcase their skills. Even against the best pitching the league has to offer, there was no...
CHRISTIAN BAUMAN WINS THE HOMERUN DERBY
Date:07/06/2022 Source:Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League
LITTLE FALLS-- With over 70 total home runs hit in the competition, and plenty of moonshots, the 2022 ABCCL Home Run Derby was filled with excitement from start to finish. The field started at 12, with each team in the league having a representative. The format of the derby included three rounds, lasting two minutes each with one 30-second timeout per round. The top five totals advanced to round...
The ‘Bugs Stay Hot With Doubleheader Sweep vs Wall
Date:07/05/2022 Source:Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League
HOLMDEL— As the ABCCL season turns the calendar into the month of July, the Garden State Junebugs are as hot as any team after sweeping the Wall Clippers in a doubleheader at St. John Vianney High School. Both sides of the ball have been clicking for Garden State as of late, and the story remained the same today. Strong pitching and hitting was present throughout both contests, and Ryan Po...
JUNEBUGS COMBINE FOR 16 STRIKEOUTS IN 7-3 WIN
Date:07/05/2022 Source:Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League
RED BANK—Two teams near the top of the Shore Division standings, Langan Baseball and the Garden State Junebugs, squared off at Count Basie Park on Thursday night. Just half a game separated both squads entering the night with sole possession of second place on the line. Power was the theme of this game, with long balls and plenty of strikeouts to go around. Langan would open the scoring in...
Outstanding Pitching, Bats Wake up Late for CPBA in Comfortable 5-0 Win over CGI Monsoons
Date:06/27/2022 Source:Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League
Pitching was again the story when CPBA and CGI squared off at Ridgefield High School Sunday morning, as two of the league’s best pitchers dueled on the hill. It was another outstanding start for Max Oliver, as he gave up three hits and four walks over four shutout innings. Oliver has been exceptional this season, as another shutout lowered his ERA to 1.06 which puts him in third place am...
Former ABCCL Star Gordon Graceffo Shines in Minors
Date:06/27/2022 Source:Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League
Cranford, N.J. native and ABCCL alumnus has been nothing short of spectacular in his professional baseball career. A right-handed starting pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization, he has caught the eye of the front office as he’s developed into a 100 mile per hour flamethrower. Graceffo played one season in the ABCCL as a member of the Giants. He made five appearances in the 2020 s...
FRAZIER HOLDS OFF CLIPPERS COMEBACK FOR 9-7 WIN
Date:06/24/2022 Source:Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League
WALL—The Wall Clippers were looking for revenge Thursday night, as Frazier Baseball used a seven-run sixth inning for a comeback two days before. However, this battle saw the Clippers put on a comeback attempt that would fall just short. Frazier relied on their best hitters, and some of the best in the entire league, to jump out to a 7-1 lead after three and a half innings. Runs cam...
