CGL News

Clark Griffith League Announces New Commissioner, Congressman Tom Davis
Congressman Davis has always been a known baseball enthusiast, and he figures to be an integral part of the future planning and development of the Clark Griffith League.

Teixeira and Papelbon head long list of former CGL stars playing MLB in 2008 PDF file


CGL Announces 2007 All-League Team & MVP/MOP Awards
2007 Year in Review Robbie Shields (Raiders) & Aaron Loup (Senators) were voted MVP/MOP awards by the league's managers & each team placed at least one representative on the 2007 All-League team. Click here for the full 2007 Year in Review

Baseball America & PG Cross Checker rank CGL Prospects
PG Crosschecker Top CGL Prospects These players may someday join the more than 250 former CGL stars now playing professionally More

Senators win 2007 Jacobs Cup with 6-2 victory over Nationals
Jacobs Cup The Fairfax Nationals and the Vienna Senators played a close and exciting contest in the championship game of the Jacobs Cup tournament More

CGL Announces Player/Pitcher of the Week Awards for Week 7
CGL PoW Awards Juan Mujica (Grays) & Billy Tinsley (Senators) win weekly awards for the seventh week of 2007 CGL season More

CGL Announces Player/Pitcher of the Week Awards for Week 6
CGL PoW Awards Ryan Metzroth (Raiders) & Scott Eastment (Nationals) win weekly awards for the sixth week of 2007 CGL season More

CGL Announces Player/Pitcher of the Week Awards for Week 5
CGL PoW Awards Sam Honeck & Nate Newman (Senators) win weekly awards for the fifth week of 2007 CGL season More

CGL Announces Player/Pitcher of the Week Awards for Week 4
CGL PoW Awards Lee Bolyard (Blue Caps) & Gabe Rios (Nationals) win weekly awards for the fourth week of 2007 CGL season More

CGL bests MCBL in 2007 Joe Branzell All-Star Game
CGL 2007 Joe Branzell All-Star Game The 2007 Joe Branzell All-Star Game and Home Run Derby between the top stars of two premier wooden bat summer collegiate baseball leagues—the Clark Griffith League and the Maryland Collegiate Baseball League—was a smashing success More

CGL Announces Player/Pitcher of the Week Awards for Week 3
CGL PoW Awards Alex Gregory (Nationals) & Nate Newman (Senators) garner weekly awards for the third week of 2007 CGL season More

Former CGL Stars and Top Prospects are taken on Day 1 of the MLB Draft
Brett Cecil
Brett Cecil (pictured at left), Kullen Kulbacki, Brandon Guyer and Adam Olbrychowski are selected in the top 5 rounds of 2007 draft. More

CGL Announces Player/Pitcher of the Week Awards for 1st 2 weeks

CGL PoW Awards Robbie Shields (Raiders), Mike Manfro (Nationals), LaDale Hayes (Grays) & Aaron Loup (Senators) win weekly awards More

Former CGL position player Robertson makes it to the show as a relief pitcher
Connor Robertson
The road to the big leagues is never easy, but it can be even harder for a player who is selected in the 31st round in the draft. But just 3 years after being selected in the 31st round from Birmingham-Southern of the Big South Conference, Connor Robertson has made the major leagues. More

Former Clark Griffith & Hokie Star Joe Saunders honors Virginia Tech victims
Joe Saunders
With his alma mater's recent tragedy not far from his mind, Saunders got special permission in the form of a phone call from MLB Commissioner Bud Selig about two hours before game time to wear a Virginia Tech cap during his start, and he turned the opportunity into one of the better outings of his young career at a time when his team sorely needed a victory. More

CGL Welcomes Bethesda Blue Caps for 2007 Season
The Bethesda Blue Caps will join the CGL for the 2007 Season. Preliminary plans call for a 12 team schedule of 44 games (including 12 MCBL interleague contests).

CGL Announces Inter-League Play for 2007 Season
Maryland Collegiate Baseball League Website
The Clark Griffith League has forged a partnership with the Maryland Collegiate Baseball League (MCBL, formally the Eddie Brooks League) for the 2007 summer season. Current plans include inter-league play primarily on weekends throughout the season, and a mid-summer All-Star Game between the two Leagues.