United League Baseball

United League Baseball

Infobox sports league

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caption = United League Baseball logo
sport = Baseball
founded = 2005
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teams = 6
country = USA
champion = Amarillo Dillas
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website = [http://www.unitedleague.org/ www.unitedleague.org]

The United League Baseball, based in the Southern United States, is an independent baseball league which operates in Texas and Louisiana. It operates in cities not served by Major or Minor League Baseball teams and is not affiliated with either. The league began its first season on May 16, 2006 with six teams: the Alexandria Aces, Amarillo Dillas, Edinburg Coyotes, Laredo Broncos, Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings and San Angelo Colts. The San Angelo franchise previously played in the now-defunct Central Baseball League, while the Amarillo Dillas previously played in the now-defunct Texas-Louisiana League. The United League is owned by CEO Brad Wendt and his brother and Principal Gary Wendt.

Current franchises

2006 Playoff Results

Format: for the 2006 season the top four teams in the regular season standings made the playoffs, including the regular season champion and 3 wild card teams. The playoffs then commenced with two rounds of games to determine the United League champion:

*"1st Round" - Best 2 out of 3 games
*"Championship" - Best 3 out of 5 games

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ULB Champions

*2006 - Alexandria Aces
*2007 - Alexandria Aces
*2008 - Amarillo Dillas

Most Valuable Players
*2006 - Josh Tranum, Alexandria Aces
*2007 - Palmer Karr, Alexandria Aces
*2008 - Danny Bravo, Amarillo Dillas

ULB Expansion for 2009

* Brownsville, Texas at a new ballpark.Three possible future locations:
* Freeport, Texas about 50 miles south of Houston.
* Lewisville, Texas about 30 miles north of Dallas.
* Tyler, Texas former home of the Tyler Wildcatters.

United League All-Star Games

United League Baseball hosts an annual All-Star Game which rotates host cities throughout the league. Its format in 2008 featured the United League all-stars versus the Golden League all-stars. In 2006 the first All-Star Game pitted the best team against the all-stars from the rest of the United League. In 2007 the second All-Star Game pitted Team North (All-Stars from Alexandria, Amarillo and San Angelo) against Team Rio Grande (All-Stars from Edinburg, Laredo and Rio Grande Valley).

The ULB's all-star festivities are a two-day event, the first day featuring various celebrations and recognitions, followed on the second day by the Home Run Derby and the All-Star Game.

Game Results

*2006 - United League Baseball All-Stars 12, Edinburg Coyotes 2 (Edinburg, Texas)
*2007 - Team North 10, Team Rio Grande 1 (Amarillo, Texas)
*2008 - United League Baseball All-Stars 8, Golden League 5 (San Angelo, Texas)

Most Valuable Players

*2006 - Edwin Maldonado, Laredo Broncos
*2007 - Jonathan Reynoso, Amarillo Dillas
*2008 - Luany Sanchez, Laredo Broncos

Home Run Derby Winners

*2006 - Jose Olmeda, Edinburg Coyotes
*2007 - Juan Lebron, Laredo Broncos
*2008 - Andres Rodriguez, San Angelo Colts

League Awards

Most Valuable Player

*2006 - John Anderson, San Angelo Colts
*2007 - Nelson Teilon, Edinburg Coyotes
*2008 - Danny Bravo, Amarillo Dillas

Manager of the Year

*2006 - Vince Moore, Edinburg Coyotes; Ricky VanAsselberg, Alexandria Aces
*2007 - Ricky VanAsselberg, Alexandria Aces

Pitcher of the Year

*2006 - Ryan Harris, Edinburg Coyotes; Santo Hernandez, Alexandria Aces
*2007 - Adam Cox, Alexandria Aces

Rookie of the Year

*2007 - Ronnie Gaines, San Angelo Colts

Playing Surface of the Year

*2007 - Foster Field, San Angelo Colts

Texas Winter League

On October 25th, 2006, the United League announced the Texas Winter League, which would be an extension of its summer league. The league began play on January 19, 2007.

External links

* [http://www.unitedleague.org/ United League Baseball]


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