- KIT League
Infobox sports league
current_season= 2008 Season
sport=Baseball
founded= 2004 (in current form)
teams= 7 (1 inactive)
champion=Tradewater Pirates
country=USAwebsite= [http://www.kitleaguebaseball.com KIT League Baseball] The Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League (KIT League) is a summer collegiate
wooden bat league . Players in the KIT League are unpaid collegiate players who join the league to gain experience and to prepare themselves for other leagues. To date, several players from the league have gone on to sign contracts with major league ball clubs.Each team in the KIT league is limited to 22 players and three coaches. The league also poses limits on the age of players and the number of veteran players permitted on each team.
The league's season consists of 50 games for each team and normally runs from the beginning of June to the end of July with play-offs taking place at the end of July and in early August.
Current Teams
Notable Players
Since its inception, the
KIT League has produced several players who have been drafted by Major League baseball teams:
*Marty Beno: Marty played for the Union City Greyhounds in 2005 and was the first KIT League alumnus to be drafted by a Major League franchise. In 2008, he played for theHagerstown Suns before moving to thePotomac Nationals , both of which are farm teams for theWashington Nationals . In 2007, he made his professional debut with theGulf Coast Nationals . [http://potomac.nationals.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Martin%20Beno&pos=P&sid=t436&t=p_pbp&pid=458574]
*Brandon Braboy: A former Tradewater Pirate, Brandon was picked up in the 18th round of the draft by theNew York Yankees .
*Rafael Hill: A former Union City Greyhound, Rafael was drafted by the Texas Rangers.
*Corey White: A formerFulton Railroaders player for the 2007 and 2008 seasons was drafted by theCleveland Indians .
*Josh Hester: Josh, who played for theFulton Railroaders in 2006 was drafted by theSt. Louis Cardinals in 2008. [http://www.al.com/sports/huntsvilletimes/index.ssf?/base/sports/1212830125197850.xml&coll=1]External links
* [http://www.kitleaguebaseball.com KIT League]
* [http://www.fultonrailroadersbaseball.com Fulton Railroaders]
* [http://www.marionbobcats.com Marion Bobcats]
* [http://owensborooilers.com Owensboro Oilers]
* [http://www.sikestonbulls.com Sikeston Bulls]
* [http://www.hopkinscounty.us/dawsonsprings/tp/default.aspx Tradewater Pirates]
* [http://www.ucgreyhounds.com Union City Greyhounds]
* [http://www.kittyleague.com KITTY League] - History of the Class D professional league for which the league was named
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