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2010 Games And Final Scores

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One of the final archive.org snapshots of this website, right before the league folded, had a page with the 2010 Continental Baseball League schedule. It included final scores for most of the games, but it did not include the championship nor the All-Star Game.

Here is what we were able to find so far:

DateTimeGame Information (Away @ Home)Status
Thu, May 6th07:00 PMLAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 6 @  BIG BEND COWBOYS 4 Completed
Fri, May 7th07:00 PMLAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 6 @  BIG BEND COWBOYS 1 Completed
Sat, May 8th07:00 PMLAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 5 @  BIG BEND COWBOYS 13 Completed
Sun, May 9th02:00 PMLAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 2 @  BIG BEND COWBOYS 5 Completed
Thu, May 13th02:00 PMCOASTAL KINGFISH 13 @  DESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 4 Completed
Thu, May 13th07:00 PMBIG BEND COWBOYS 7 @  LAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 14 Completed
Fri, May 14th07:00 PMBIG BEND COWBOYS 6 @  LAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 5 Completed
Fri, May 14th07:00 PMCOASTAL KINGFISH 5 @  DESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 6 Completed
Sat, May 15th07:00 PMBIG BEND COWBOYS 8 @  LAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 2 Completed
Sat, May 15th07:00 PMCOASTAL KINGFISH 14 @  DESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 2 Completed
Sun, May 16th07:00 PMBIG BEND COWBOYS 8 @  LAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 2 Completed
Sun, May 16th07:00 PMDESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 7 @  COASTAL KINGFISH 6 Completed
Thu, May 20th07:00 PMLAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 4 @  COASTAL KINGFISH 3 Completed
Thu, May 20th07:00 PMDESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 4 @  BIG BEND COWBOYS 17 Completed
Fri, May 21st07:00 PMCOASTAL KINGFISH 5 @  LAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 3 Completed
Fri, May 21st07:00 PMDESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 1 @  BIG BEND COWBOYS 14 Completed
Sat, May 22nd07:00 PMDESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 2 @  BIG BEND COWBOYS 7 Completed
Sat, May 22nd07:00 PMLAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 12 @  COASTAL KINGFISH 10 Completed
Sun, May 23rd02:00 PMDESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 10 @  BIG BEND COWBOYS 6 Completed
Sun, May 23rd02:00 PMLAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 10 @  COASTAL KINGFISH 2 Completed
Thu, May 27th07:00 PMBIG BEND COWBOYS 14 @  LAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 5 Completed
Fri, May 28th07:00 PMBIG BEND COWBOYS 10 @  LAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 11 Completed
Fri, May 28th07:00 PMCOASTAL KINGFISH 16 @  DESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 5 Completed
Sat, May 29th07:00 PMBIG BEND COWBOYS 12 @  LAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 13 Completed
Sat, May 29th07:00 PMCOASTAL KINGFISH 10 @  DESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 9 Completed
Sun, May 30th07:00 PMBIG BEND COWBOYS 2 @  LAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 5 Completed
Sun, May 30th07:00 PMDESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 5 @  COASTAL KINGFISH 4
Double Header		 Completed
Sun, May 30th07:00 PMCOASTAL KINGFISH 6 @  DESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 5 Completed
Thu, June 3rd07:00 PMDESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 6 @  BIG BEND COWBOYS 12 Completed
Thu, June 3rd07:00 PMLAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 9 @  COASTAL KINGFISH 8 Completed
Fri, June 4th07:00 PMDESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 1 @  BIG BEND COWBOYS 9 Completed
Fri, June 4th07:00 PMLAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 9 @  COASTAL KINGFISH 5 Completed
Sat, June 5th07:00 PMDESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 6 @  BIG BEND COWBOYS 4 Completed
Sat, June 5th07:00 PMLAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 16 @  COASTAL KINGFISH 10 Completed
Sun, June 6th07:00 PMDESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 2 @  BIG BEND COWBOYS 12 Completed
Sun, June 6th07:00 PMCOASTAL KINGFISH 0 @  LAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 0
Thu, June 10th07:00 PMCOASTAL KINGFISH 1 @  BIG BEND COWBOYS 7 Completed
Thu, June 10th07:00 PMDESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 5 @  LAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 9 Completed
Fri, June 11th07:00 PMCOASTAL KINGFISH 3 @  BIG BEND COWBOYS 5 Completed
Fri, June 11th07:00 PMDESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 3 @  LAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 11 Completed
Sat, June 12th07:00 PMCOASTAL KINGFISH 4 @  BIG BEND COWBOYS 10 Completed
Sat, June 12th07:00 PMDESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 3 @  LAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 16 Completed
Sun, June 13th07:00 PMCOASTAL KINGFISH 5 @  BIG BEND COWBOYS 10 Completed
Sun, June 13th07:00 PMDESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 6 @  LAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 4 Completed
Thu, June 17th07:00 PMDESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 6 @  LAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 7 Completed
Fri, June 18th07:00 PMCOASTAL KINGFISH 1 @  BIG BEND COWBOYS 7 Completed
Fri, June 18th07:00 PMDESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 5 @  LAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 9 Completed
Sat, June 19th02:00 PMCOASTAL KINGFISH 1 @  BIG BEND COWBOYS 7 Completed
Sat, June 19th07:00 PMCOASTAL KINGFISH 8 @  BIG BEND COWBOYS 9 Completed
Sat, June 19th07:00 PMDESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 5 @  LAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 15 Completed
Sun, June 20th02:00 PMCOASTAL KINGFISH 2 @  BIG BEND COWBOYS 18 Completed
Sun, June 20th02:00 PMDESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 7 @  LAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 6 Completed
Thu, June 24th07:00 PMDESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 6 @  BIG BEND COWBOYS 18 Completed
Thu, June 24th07:00 PMLAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 5 @  COASTAL KINGFISH 4 Completed
Fri, June 25th07:00 PMDESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 13 @  BIG BEND COWBOYS 5 Completed
Fri, June 25th07:00 PMLAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 11 @  COASTAL KINGFISH 3 Completed
Sat, June 26th07:00 PMDESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 1 @  BIG BEND COWBOYS 8 Completed
Sat, June 26th07:00 PMLAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 5 @  COASTAL KINGFISH 0 Completed
Sun, June 27th07:00 PMDESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 0 @  BIG BEND COWBOYS 0 Postponed
Sun, June 27th02:00 PMCOASTAL KINGFISH 6 @  LAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 5 Completed
Thu, July 1st07:00 PMCOASTAL KINGFISH 0 @  BIG BEND COWBOYS 0 Postponed
Thu, July 1st07:00 PMDESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 5 @  LAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 3 Completed
Fri, July 2nd07:00 PMCOASTAL KINGFISH 0 @  BIG BEND COWBOYS 0 Postponed
Fri, July 2nd07:00 PMDESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 3 @  LAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 17 Completed
Sat, July 3rd07:00 PMCOASTAL KINGFISH 0 @  BIG BEND COWBOYS 0 Postponed
Sat, July 3rd07:00 PMDESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 3 @  LAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 14 Completed
Sun, July 4th07:00 PMCOASTAL KINGFISH 4 @  BIG BEND COWBOYS 6 Completed
Sun, July 4th07:00 PMDESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 9 @  LAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 8 Completed
Wed, July 7th07:00 PMCOASTAL KINGFISH 6 @  DESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 9 Completed
Thu, July 8th07:00 PMLAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 8 @  BIG BEND COWBOYS 7 Completed
Sat, July 10th02:00 PMCOASTAL KINGFISH 5 @  DESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 6 Completed
Sat, July 10th07:00 PMCOASTAL KINGFISH 4 @  DESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 3 Completed
Sat, July 10th07:00 PMLAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 4 @  BIG BEND COWBOYS 5 Completed
Sat, July 10th02:00 PMLAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 2 @  BIG BEND COWBOYS 1 Completed
Sun, July 11th02:00 PMCOASTAL KINGFISH 5 @  DESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 6 Completed
Sun, July 11th07:00 PMLAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 1 @  BIG BEND COWBOYS 18 Completed
Sun, July 11th07:00 PMCOASTAL KINGFISH 0 @  DESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 2 Completed
Tue, July 13th02:00 PMCOASTAL KINGFISH 5 @  DESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 0 Completed
Thu, July 15th07:00 PMBIG BEND COWBOYS 16 @  COASTAL KINGFISH 5 Completed
Thu, July 15th07:00 PMDESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 0 @  LAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 0 Postponed
Fri, July 16th07:00 PMDESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 1 @  LAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 13 Completed
Fri, July 16th02:00 PMBIG BEND COWBOYS 12 @  COASTAL KINGFISH 5 Completed
Fri, July 16th07:00 PMBIG BEND COWBOYS 6 @  COASTAL KINGFISH 0 Completed
Sat, July 17th07:00 PMDESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 1 @  LAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 23 Completed
Sat, July 17th07:00 PMBIG BEND COWBOYS 13 @  COASTAL KINGFISH 9 Completed
Sun, July 18th02:00 PMDESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 10 @  LAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 6 Completed
Sun, July 18th02:00 PMBIG BEND COWBOYS 7 @  COASTAL KINGFISH 2 Completed
Tue, July 20th02:00 PMCOASTAL KINGFISH 8 @  DESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 10 Completed
Thu, July 22nd07:00 PMCOASTAL KINGFISH 1 @  LAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 13 Completed
Thu, July 22nd07:00 PMDESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 9 @  BIG BEND COWBOYS 8 Completed
Fri, July 23rd07:00 PMCOASTAL KINGFISH 4 @  LAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 9 Completed
Fri, July 23rd07:00 PMDESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 9 @  BIG BEND COWBOYS 7 Completed
Sat, July 24th07:00 PMCOASTAL KINGFISH 4 @  LAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 9 Completed
Sat, July 24th07:00 PMDESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 0 @  BIG BEND COWBOYS 1 Completed
Sun, July 25th07:00 PMCOASTAL KINGFISH 0 @  LAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 0
Sun, July 25th02:00 PMDESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 14 @  BIG BEND COWBOYS 10 Completed
Sun, July 25th07:00 PMDESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 5 @  BIG BEND COWBOYS 6 Completed
Tue, July 27th02:00 PMCOASTAL KINGFISH 0 @  DESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 11 Completed
Thu, July 29th07:00 PMLAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 4 @  BIG BEND COWBOYS 6 Completed
Thu, July 29th07:00 PMCOASTAL KINGFISH 0 @  DESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 0
Kingfish forfeit
Fri, July 30th07:00 PMLAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 4 @  BIG BEND COWBOYS 3 Completed
Fri, July 30th07:00 PMCOASTAL KINGFISH 0 @  DESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 0
Kingfish forfeit
Sat, July 31st07:00 PMLAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 0 @  BIG BEND COWBOYS 0
Sat, July 31st07:00 PMCOASTAL KINGFISH 0 @  DESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 0
Sun, August 1st07:00 PMLAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 0 @  BIG BEND COWBOYS 0
Sun, August 1st07:00 PMCOASTAL KINGFISH 0 @  DESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 0
Thu, August 5th07:00 PMCOASTAL KINGFISH 0 @  BIG BEND COWBOYS 0
Thu, August 5th07:00 PMDESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 0 @  LAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 0
Fri, August 6th07:00 PMCOASTAL KINGFISH 0 @  BIG BEND COWBOYS 0
Fri, August 6th07:00 PMDESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 0 @  LAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 0
Sat, August 7th07:00 PMCOASTAL KINGFISH 0 @  BIG BEND COWBOYS 0
Sat, August 7th07:00 PMDESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS 0 @  LAS CRUCES VAQUEROS 0
Sun, August 8th07:00 PMCOASTAL KINGFISH  @  BIG BEND COWBOYS
Sun, August 8th07:00 PMDESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS  @  LAS CRUCES VAQUEROS
Thu, August 12th07:00 PMBIG BEND COWBOYS  @  LAS CRUCES VAQUEROS
Thu, August 12th07:00 PMDESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS  @  COASTAL KINGFISH
Fri, August 13th07:00 PMBIG BEND COWBOYS  @  LAS CRUCES VAQUEROS
Fri, August 13th07:00 PMDESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS  @  COASTAL KINGFISH
Sat, August 14th07:00 PMBIG BEND COWBOYS  @  LAS CRUCES VAQUEROS
Sat, August 14th07:00 PMDESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS  @  COASTAL KINGFISH
Sun, August 15th07:00 PMBIG BEND COWBOYS  @  LAS CRUCES VAQUEROS
Sun, August 15th07:00 PMDESERT VALLEY MOUNTAIN LIONS  @  COASTAL KINGFISH

2008 CBL Final Standings

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Here are the final standings for the 2008 Continental Baseball League regular season:

TEAMW-LPCTGBHOMEAWAY1-RUN
Bay Area Toros 44- 29 .603
x		 24-13
20-16
14-10
Texarkana Gunslingers 38- 34 .528 5.523-1515-1912-17
x-Corpus Christi BeachDawgs 34- 38 .472 9.522-1212-2611- 7
McKinney Blue Thunder 29- 44 .39715.018-1811-2611-14

x: First-half champion. First-half champion plus the two other teams with the best records qualify for playoffs.

2008 CBL Player Of The Year And League Leaders

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From a 2008 archive.org snapshot of this website (CBLproball.com) we found the 2008 Continental Baseball League players and pitchers of the year plus the league leader in each major category:

Kyle Wells, Catcher, Bay Area Toros — CBL MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

Anthony Edwards, Outfielder, Texarkana Gunslingers — CBL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Kevin Cooper, Bay Area Toros — CBL PITCHER OF THE YEAR

Jack Tilghman, Texarkana Gunslingers — CBL RELIEVER OF THE YEAR

Jim Bolt, Bay Area Toros CBL MANAGER OF THE YEAR

Brian Barr, Texarkana Gunslingers MOST WINS (9)

George Castillo, McKinney Blue Thunder MOST SAVES (14)

Kevin Cooper, Bay Area Toros LOWEST ERA (1.71), MOST STRIKEOUTS (83), FEWEST HITS PER INNING (5.31)

Anthony Edwards, Texarkana Gunslingers RBI LEADER (43), BEST SLUGGING PERCENTAGE (.425), MOST HITS (89), BEST BATTING AVERAGE (.324), MOST RUNS (50), MOST TOTAL BASES (117)

Greg Plecki, Bay Area Toros MOST STOLEN BASES (29)

Russell Revere, Bay Area Toros MOST INNINGS PITCHED (107.2)

Brendan Rubenstein, Texarkana Gunslingers BEST ON BASE PERCENTAGE (.404)

Jack Tilghman, Texarkana Gunslingers MOST GAMES PITCHED (38)

2007 Final Standings And Final Game Scores

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We found an archive of the 2007 CBL league website page which listed all of the final scores for all games (including the playoffs) and the final regular season standings.

STATISTICS

LEAGUE STANDINGS
TeamWonLossPCTGBStreakLast 10
TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 30 17 .638 – L1 6-4
TEXAS HEAT 25 17 .595 2.5 L1 6-4
LEWISVILLE LIZARDS 19 25 .432 9.5 W1 4-6
BAY AREA TOROS 13 28 .317 14 W1 4-6
GAME RESULTS
DateResults
Sun, August 19thTEXAS HEAT 1   @   BAY AREA TOROS 8
CBL PLAYOFFS, Game # 3: 3PM at Texas City Robinson Stadium. Loser of Game # 1 (Texas Heat) vs. Loser of Game # 2 (Bay Area Toros). Loser of this game is eliminated.
Sun, August 19thTARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 6   @   BAY AREA TOROS 3
CBL PLAYOFFS, Game # 4. Congratulations Blue Thunder–winner of the first Ferguson Jenkins CBL Championship Trophy. The Toros jumped to a 2-0 lead in the 2nd behind RBI singles by Marcus Chandler and Michael Colvin. Blue Thunder right hander Marcus Thornton went the distance on a 7-hitter & kept the regular season champs in the game to mount a 5th inning, 4 run comeback; highlighted by a 2-out single by catcher Joseph Pagan that put the Blue Thunder into a 3-2 lead they never relinquished. Pagan, who had 2 homers, 4 hits and 3 RBI on Saturday against the Toros, was named MVP of the series.
Sat, August 18thTEXAS HEAT 5   @   BAY AREA TOROS 11
CBL PLAYOFFS, Game # 1 at Texas City Robinson Stadium. The # 2 seed Texas Heat vs. # 3 seed Bay Area Toros.
Sat, August 18thBAY AREA TOROS 0   @   TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 17
CBL PLAYOFFS, Game # 2 at Texas City Robinson Stadium The # 1 seed Tarrant County Blue Thunder vs. Bay Area Toros (winner of Game #1).
Fri, August 17th 0   @   0
NOTE: CBL Championship Series Date Changed due to Rain/Field Conditions. Game 1 that had been scheduled for today will be now be played Saturday, 8-18-07 at 3PM.
Thu, August 16th 0   @   0
NOTE: CBL Championship Series Date Changed due to Rain/Field Conditions. Game 1 originally scheduled for today will be now be played Saturday, 8-18-07 at 3PM.
Sun, August 12thTARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 5   @   BAY AREA TOROS 6
Last game of 2007 CBL Regular Season. Playoffs & Championship start Thursday the 16th in Texas City
Sat, August 11thTEXAS HEAT 10   @   LEWISVILLE LIZARDS 7
First game of doubeheader. (7 innings)
Sat, August 11thTARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 2   @   BAY AREA TOROS 3
First game of doubleheader.
Sat, August 11thTEXAS HEAT 0   @   LEWISVILLE LIZARDS 6
Game 2 (7 innings)
Sat, August 11thTARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 9   @   BAY AREA TOROS 2
Game 2
Fri, August 10thTEXAS HEAT 3   @   LEWISVILLE LIZARDS 4
Fri, August 10thTARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 5   @   BAY AREA TOROS 3
Thu, August 9thTEXAS HEAT 0   @   LEWISVILLE LIZARDS 0
Game cancelled due to field conditions.
Thu, August 9thTARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 4   @   BAY AREA TOROS 8
Sun, August 5thTEXAS HEAT 5   @   BAY AREA TOROS 0
Game 2 (7 innings), complete game shutout victory
Sun, August 5thTARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 14   @   LEWISVILLE LIZARDS 7
Sun, August 5thTEXAS HEAT 7   @   BAY AREA TOROS 3
Game 1, 7 innings (makeup game from Aug 4 rainout)
Sat, August 4thTEXAS HEAT 0   @   BAY AREA TOROS 0
Game 1 rained out
Sat, August 4thTARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 2   @   LEWISVILLE LIZARDS 1
Game 1 (7 innings)
Sat, August 4thTEXAS HEAT 7   @   BAY AREA TOROS 6
Game 2
Sat, August 4thTARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 9   @   LEWISVILLE LIZARDS 8
Game 2 (7 innings)
Fri, August 3rdTEXAS HEAT 22   @   BAY AREA TOROS 4
Fri, August 3rdTARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 5   @   LEWISVILLE LIZARDS 6
12 innings
Thu, August 2ndTEXAS HEAT 3   @   BAY AREA TOROS 4
First official game played in Texas City
Thu, August 2ndTARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 19   @   LEWISVILLE LIZARDS 6
Sun, July 29thBAY AREA TOROS 0   @   LEWISVILLE LIZARDS 0
Game canceled due to rain and field conditions.
Sun, July 29thBAY AREA TOROS 0   @   LEWISVILLE LIZARDS 0
Game canceled due to rain and field conditions.
Sun, July 29thTEXAS HEAT 5   @   TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 12
Sat, July 28thLEWISVILLE LIZARDS 0   @   BAY AREA TOROS 0
Game postponed due to rain & field conditions.
Sat, July 28thTEXAS HEAT 3   @   TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 4
Game 1
Sat, July 28thTEXAS HEAT 15   @   TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 10
Game 2
Fri, July 27thTEXAS HEAT 10   @   TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 2
Thu, July 26thTEXAS HEAT 3   @   TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 12
Sun, July 22ndBAY AREA TOROS 13   @   TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 18
Sun, July 22ndTEXAS HEAT 9   @   LEWISVILLE LIZARDS 3
Game played at Integrity Park in Argyle, TX
Sat, July 21stBAY AREA TOROS 6   @   TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 7
Sat, July 21stTEXAS HEAT 0   @   LEWISVILLE LIZARDS 8
7 inning game; played at Integrity Park in Argyle, TX
Sat, July 21stBAY AREA TOROS 19   @   TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 7
Sat, July 21stTEXAS HEAT 6   @   LEWISVILLE LIZARDS 1
7 inning game; played at Integrity Park in Argyle, TX
Fri, July 20thBAY AREA TOROS 0   @   TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 0
Game postponed due to rain.
Fri, July 20thTEXAS HEAT 5   @   LEWISVILLE LIZARDS 6
Game played at Integrity Park in Argyle, TX
Thu, July 19thTEXAS HEAT 4   @   LEWISVILLE LIZARDS 7
Game played at Integrity Park in Argyle, TX
Thu, July 19thBAY AREA TOROS 0   @   TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 11
Tue, July 17th 0   @   0
CBL All-Star Game
Clear Creek Wildcat Stadium, League City, Texas. CBL North All-Stars (comprised of players from the Lewisville Lizards and Tarrant County Blue Thunder) and the South All Stars (comprised of players from Bay Area Toros and Texas Heat), with the North All-Stars winning 7-2. Karl Krailo (Blue Thunder) was nominated the MVP of the All-Star Game as he went 2-for-2, had a walk, was hit by a pitch, and hit the first home run in CBL All-Star Game history.
Mon, July 16th 0   @   0
CBL All-Star Monday Events: Player autograph session;
7PM Old Timers Game
8PM Home Run Derby–Noah Scott of the Bay Area Toros won the first-ever Continental Baseball League Home Run Derby. In dramatic fashion Noah, the younger brother of Houston Astro Luke Scott, hit a home run over the left-field wall on his final swing giving him four home runs (out of ten swings) in the second round. Karl Krailo of the Tarrant County Blue Thunder was the runner-up. All events held at Clear Creek Wildcat Stadium, League City, Texas
Sun, July 15thLEWISVILLE LIZARDS 15   @   BAY AREA TOROS 4
Sun, July 15thTEXAS HEAT 19   @   TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 10
Sat, July 14thLEWISVILLE LIZARDS 3   @   BAY AREA TOROS 5
Sat, July 14thTEXAS HEAT 6   @   TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 3
Sat, July 14thLEWISVILLE LIZARDS 9   @   BAY AREA TOROS 1
Sat, July 14thTEXAS HEAT 11   @   TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 16
Fri, July 13thLEWISVILLE LIZARDS 8   @   BAY AREA TOROS 4
Fri, July 13thTEXAS HEAT 5   @   TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 9
Thu, July 12thLEWISVILLE LIZARDS 3   @   BAY AREA TOROS 4
Thu, July 12thTEXAS HEAT 7   @   TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 9
Tue, July 10thTEXAS HEAT 25   @   TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 11
Highest run total in a CBL game.
Mon, July 9thLEWISVILLE LIZARDS 11   @   TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 12
Sun, July 8thLEWISVILLE LIZARDS 8   @   TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 12
Sun, July 8thTEXAS HEAT 0   @   BAY AREA TOROS 0
Game rained out
Sun, July 8thTEXAS HEAT 1   @   BAY AREA TOROS 1
Game rained out
Sat, July 7thLEWISVILLE LIZARDS 4   @   TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 13
Game 1
Sat, July 7thTEXAS HEAT 0   @   BAY AREA TOROS 0
Game 1 postponed due to rain and field conditions
Sat, July 7thLEWISVILLE LIZARDS 10   @   TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 8
Game 2
Sat, July 7thTEXAS HEAT 0   @   BAY AREA TOROS 0
Game 2 postponed due to rain and field conditions
Fri, July 6thLEWISVILLE LIZARDS 11   @   TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 8
Fri, July 6thTEXAS HEAT 0   @   BAY AREA TOROS 0
Game rained out
Thu, July 5thTEXAS HEAT 0   @   BAY AREA TOROS 0
Game rained out.
Thu, July 5thLEWISVILLE LIZARDS 0   @   TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 0
Game rained out.
Sun, July 1stLEWISVILLE LIZARDS 0   @   BAY AREA TOROS 0
Game rained out.
Sun, July 1stTEXAS HEAT 0   @   TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 0
Game rained out.
Sun, July 1stTEXAS HEAT 0   @   TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 0
Game rained out.
Sat, June 30thLEWISVILLE LIZARDS 10   @   BAY AREA TOROS 6
Game went 10 innings.
Sat, June 30thLEWISVILLE LIZARDS 6   @   BAY AREA TOROS 8
Jason Bleeker pitched a complete game victory. It was his 2nd of the season as he had a previous complete game victory in his previous start.
Sat, June 30thTEXAS HEAT 0   @   TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 0
Game was not played due to rain and field conditions. Game rescheduled for 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 1.
Fri, June 29thLEWISVILLE LIZARDS 15   @   BAY AREA TOROS 5
Game started after rain delay.
Fri, June 29thTEXAS HEAT 0   @   TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 0
Game suspended in 1st inning (Thunder up 3-0). No date announced for resumption.
Thu, June 28thLEWISVILLE LIZARDS 6   @   BAY AREA TOROS 11
Thu, June 28thTEXAS HEAT 0   @   TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 0
Game Rained Out
Sun, June 24thTEXAS HEAT 5   @   LEWISVILLE LIZARDS 3
Sun, June 24thBAY AREA TOROS 11   @   TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 17
Sat, June 23rdTEXAS HEAT 10   @   LEWISVILLE LIZARDS 4
Sat, June 23rdBAY AREA TOROS 2   @   TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 11
Sat, June 23rdTEXAS HEAT 6   @   LEWISVILLE LIZARDS 3
Game went 12 innings
Sat, June 23rdBAY AREA TOROS 6   @   TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 5
Fri, June 22ndTEXAS HEAT 7   @   LEWISVILLE LIZARDS 2
Fri, June 22ndBAY AREA TOROS 5   @   TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 10
Thu, June 21stTEXAS HEAT 9   @   LEWISVILLE LIZARDS 0
Thu, June 21stBAY AREA TOROS 14   @   TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 11
Mon, June 18thBAY AREA TOROS 0   @   LEWISVILLE LIZARDS 0
Postponed due to rain and field conditions. Reschedule date is TBA.
Sun, June 17thTEXAS HEAT 0   @   TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 0
Postponed due to rain and field conditions. Reschedule date is TBA.
Sun, June 17thBAY AREA TOROS 0   @   LEWISVILLE LIZARDS 0
Postponed due to rain and field conditions. Reschedule date is TBA.
Sat, June 16thTEXAS HEAT 0   @   TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 0
Postponed due to rain. Scheduled to be made up on Monday evening, June 18, at 7:00 p.m.
Sat, June 16thBAY AREA TOROS 6   @   LEWISVILLE LIZARDS 1
Sat, June 16thTEXAS HEAT 0   @   TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 0
Postponed due to rain. Scheduled to be made up on Tuesday evening, June 19, at 7:00 p.m.
Sat, June 16thBAY AREA TOROS 0   @   LEWISVILLE LIZARDS 0
Game suspended after the bottom of the fourth inning. Remainder of suspended game to be made up on Monday afternoon, June 18, at 4:30 p.m. The regularly-scheduled game will take place after the remainder of the suspended game is concluded.
Fri, June 15thTEXAS HEAT 1   @   TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 3
Fri, June 15thBAY AREA TOROS 3   @   LEWISVILLE LIZARDS 7
Thu, June 14thTEXAS HEAT 7   @   TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 13
Sun, June 10thTEXAS HEAT 10   @   BAY AREA TOROS 1
Sun, June 10thLEWISVILLE LIZARDS 8   @   TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 5
Sat, June 9thLEWISVILLE LIZARDS 5   @   TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 9
Game 1 of doubleheader
Sat, June 9thTEXAS HEAT 15   @   BAY AREA TOROS 6
Game 1 of doubleheader
Sat, June 9thLEWISVILLE LIZARDS 12   @   TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 6
Game 2 of doubleheader
Sat, June 9thTEXAS HEAT 17   @   BAY AREA TOROS 7
Game 2 of doubleheader
Fri, June 8thLEWISVILLE LIZARDS 7   @   TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 11
Pena with 1st Grand Slam in Blue Thunder history.
Fri, June 8thTEXAS HEAT 8   @   BAY AREA TOROS 2
Trevor Klassen pitched 7 2/3 allowing only 2 runs on 2 hits; Jason Meagher hit his first homerun of the season and Mitch Elliott continued an eight game hitting streak.
Thu, June 7thLEWISVILLE LIZARDS 3   @   TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 4
7PM game time, North Richland Hills, Texas
Thu, June 7thTEXAS HEAT 16   @   BAY AREA TOROS 11
31 hit game; Robby Winn went 3 for 6, including two home runs and Mitch Elliott went 2 for 4 including a leadoff homer in the first.
Sun, June 3rdTARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 13   @   BAY AREA TOROS 7
Sun, June 3rdTEXAS HEAT 7   @   LEWISVILLE LIZARDS 3
Nick Enciso went 2-4; hitting a home run and double; Ryan Leger earned his first win allowing only two runs on four hits and seven strikeouts in 6.1 innings
Sat, June 2ndTARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 11   @   BAY AREA TOROS 0
{Game 1} First shutout (combined) in CBL history + first “Three Inning Save” in CBL history
Sat, June 2ndTEXAS HEAT 8   @   LEWISVILLE LIZARDS 4
{Game 1} Billy Hicks hits three run home run; Beau Cumbie Solid through six innings allowin only four hits and three runs
Sat, June 2ndTARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 10   @   BAY AREA TOROS 9
{Game 2}
Sat, June 2ndTEXAS HEAT 2   @   LEWISVILLE LIZARDS 7
{Game 2} 1st Grand Slam in CBL History in By Jody Wood of the Lewisville Lizards.
Fri, June 1stTARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 5   @   BAY AREA TOROS 8
Fri, June 1stTEXAS HEAT 4   @   LEWISVILLE LIZARDS 6
Mitch Elliot had two hits, a home run and a single, and two stolen bases
Thu, May 31stTARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 9   @   BAY AREA TOROS 5
First game in Blue Thunder history.
Thu, May 31stTEXAS HEAT 5   @   LEWISVILLE LIZARDS 11
First game in Lizards history.
Kevin Gaston had two hits and two stolen bases in the loss.
Tue, May 29thTEXAS HEAT 0   @   BAY AREA TOROS 0
Postponed due to rain; reschedule date to be determined by CBL.
Mon, May 28thTARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 0   @   LEWISVILLE LIZARDS 0
Postponed due to wet grounds; Reschedule date to be determined by CBL
Mon, May 28thTEXAS HEAT 0   @   BAY AREA TOROS 0
Postponed due to wet grounds; Reschedule date to be determined by CBL
Sun, May 27thTEXAS HEAT 6   @   BAY AREA TOROS 5
First game played in CBL history. Historical notes: Official start time 5:12PM. 1st Hit–Mitch Elliott (Heat) for an infield single; 1st HR–Samson Oldenburg (Heat) Solo HR; 1st RBI–Robby Winn (Heat); 1st extra inning game in CBL History (10 innings). Game ended 9:02PM. Total game time: 3:50.
Sun, May 27thTARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 0   @   LEWISVILLE LIZARDS 0
Postponed due to wet grounds; Reschedule date to be determined by CBL
Sat, May 26thLEWISVILLE LIZARDS 0   @   TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 0
Postponed due to rain–no make up game will be scheduled(as of 6/26/07).
Sat, May 26thTARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 0   @   LEWISVILLE LIZARDS 0
Postponed due to wet grounds–no make up game will be scheduled (as of 6/26/07).
Fri, May 25thLEWISVILLE LIZARDS 0   @   TARRANT COUNTY BLUE THUNDER 0
Postponed due to rain–initially rescheduled for 5/28; NOW rescheduled for Sun, 6/10 at 1PM

MVPs

League-wide MVPs  for the inaugural 2007 regular season:
  a.. CBL Most Valuable Player & Offensive Player of the Year:
 Robby Winn, First Baseman, Texas Heat (led the league in home runs, runs batted in and hits)
  b.. CBL Batting Champion: Josh Blackstock, shortstop, Tarrant County Blue Thunder (.373 mark)
  c.. CBL Top Pitcher: Zach Duncan, Tarrant County Blue Thunder (held opposing batters to a .241 average and struck out 57 in 51 innings)
  d.. CBL Top Reliever: (tie) George Castillo, Tarrant County Blue Thunder AND Randy Strann, Lewisville Lizards (both with seven saves)
  e.. CBL Manager of the Year: Curtis Wilkerson, Tarrant County Blue Thunder

Teams & Players

2009 CBL Schedule

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We found the text version of the 2009 Continental Baseball League’s schedule on the archive.org versions of this website + that of the Coastal Kingfish.  Here is what the 2009 schedule was as announced before the start of the season:

2009 SCHEDULE

CBL All-Star / Home Run Derby
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Hosted in Alexandria, LA

Playoff Schedule
Tuesday, August 25, 2009 Playoff Game # 1
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 Playoff Game # 2 and Game # 3 (if nec.)
Friday, August 28, 2009 CBL Championship Game # 1
Saturday, August 29, 2009 CBL Championship Game # 2
Sunday, August 30, 2009 CBL Championship Game # 3 (if necessary)

2009 Schedule and Game by Game Results
Date Time Game Information (Away @ Home) Status
Sun, May 17th COASTAL KINGFISH @ BIG BEND COWBOYS
Sun, May 17th ALEXANDRIA ACES @ SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS
Sun, May 17th BAY AREA TOROS @ TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS
Wed, May 20th SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ ALEXANDRIA ACES
Thu, May 21st SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ ALEXANDRIA ACES
Thu, May 21st BIG BEND COWBOYS @ BAY AREA TOROS
Fri, May 22nd SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ ALEXANDRIA ACES
Fri, May 22nd BIG BEND COWBOYS @ BAY AREA TOROS
Fri, May 22nd COASTAL KINGFISH @ TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS
Sat, May 23rd SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ ALEXANDRIA ACES
Sat, May 23rd BIG BEND COWBOYS @ BAY AREA TOROS
Sat, May 23rd COASTAL KINGFISH @ TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS
Sun, May 24th BIG BEND COWBOYS @ BAY AREA TOROS
Sun, May 24th COASTAL KINGFISH @ TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS
Thu, May 28th TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS @ BIG BEND COWBOYS
Thu, May 28th ALEXANDRIA ACES @ BAY AREA TOROS
Fri, May 29th TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS @ BIG BEND COWBOYS
Fri, May 29th ALEXANDRIA ACES @ BAY AREA TOROS
Fri, May 29th SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ COASTAL KINGFISH
Sat, May 30th TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS @ BIG BEND COWBOYS
Sat, May 30th ALEXANDRIA ACES @ BAY AREA TOROS
Sat, May 30th SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ COASTAL KINGFISH
Sun, May 31st TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS @ BIG BEND COWBOYS
Sun, May 31st ALEXANDRIA ACES @ BAY AREA TOROS
Sun, May 31st SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ COASTAL KINGFISH
Wed, June 3rd BIG BEND COWBOYS @ ALEXANDRIA ACES
Thu, June 4th BIG BEND COWBOYS @ ALEXANDRIA ACES
Thu, June 4th SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ BAY AREA TOROS
Thu, June 4th COASTAL KINGFISH @ TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS
Fri, June 5th BIG BEND COWBOYS @ ALEXANDRIA ACES
Fri, June 5th SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ BAY AREA TOROS
Fri, June 5th COASTAL KINGFISH @ TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS
Sat, June 6th BIG BEND COWBOYS @ ALEXANDRIA ACES
Sat, June 6th SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ BAY AREA TOROS
Sat, June 6th COASTAL KINGFISH @ TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS
Sun, June 7th SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ BAY AREA TOROS
Sun, June 7th COASTAL KINGFISH @ TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS
Wed, June 10th TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS @ ALEXANDRIA ACES
Thu, June 11th TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS @ ALEXANDRIA ACES
Thu, June 11th COASTAL KINGFISH @ BAY AREA TOROS
Thu, June 11th SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ BIG BEND COWBOYS
Fri, June 12th TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS @ ALEXANDRIA ACES
Fri, June 12th COASTAL KINGFISH @ BAY AREA TOROS
Fri, June 12th SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ BIG BEND COWBOYS
Sat, June 13th TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS @ ALEXANDRIA ACES
Sat, June 13th COASTAL KINGFISH @ BAY AREA TOROS
Sat, June 13th SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ BIG BEND COWBOYS
Sun, June 14th COASTAL KINGFISH @ BAY AREA TOROS
Sun, June 14th SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ BIG BEND COWBOYS
Thu, June 18th BAY AREA TOROS @ BIG BEND COWBOYS
Thu, June 18th ALEXANDRIA ACES @ TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS
Fri, June 19th BAY AREA TOROS @ BIG BEND COWBOYS
Fri, June 19th ALEXANDRIA ACES @ TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS
Fri, June 19th SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ COASTAL KINGFISH
Sat, June 20th BAY AREA TOROS @ BIG BEND COWBOYS
Sat, June 20th ALEXANDRIA ACES @ TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS
Sat, June 20th SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ COASTAL KINGFISH
Sun, June 21st BAY AREA TOROS @ BIG BEND COWBOYS
Sun, June 21st ALEXANDRIA ACES @ TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS
Sun, June 21st SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ COASTAL KINGFISH
Wed, June 24th BIG BEND COWBOYS @ ALEXANDRIA ACES
Thu, June 25th BIG BEND COWBOYS @ ALEXANDRIA ACES
Thu, June 25th COASTAL KINGFISH @ BAY AREA TOROS
Thu, June 25th SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS
Fri, June 26th BIG BEND COWBOYS @ ALEXANDRIA ACES
Fri, June 26th COASTAL KINGFISH @ BAY AREA TOROS
Fri, June 26th SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS
Sat, June 27th BIG BEND COWBOYS @ ALEXANDRIA ACES
Sat, June 27th COASTAL KINGFISH @ BAY AREA TOROS
Sat, June 27th SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS
Sun, June 28th COASTAL KINGFISH @ BAY AREA TOROS
Sun, June 28th SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS
Wed, July 1st SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ ALEXANDRIA ACES
Thu, July 2nd SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ ALEXANDRIA ACES
Thu, July 2nd COASTAL KINGFISH @ BIG BEND COWBOYS
Thu, July 2nd TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS @ BAY AREA TOROS
Fri, July 3rd SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ ALEXANDRIA ACES
Fri, July 3rd COASTAL KINGFISH @ BIG BEND COWBOYS
Fri, July 3rd TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS @ BAY AREA TOROS
Sat, July 4th SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ ALEXANDRIA ACES
Sat, July 4th COASTAL KINGFISH @ BAY AREA TOROS
Sat, July 4th BAY AREA TOROS @ TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS
Sun, July 5th COASTAL KINGFISH @ BIG BEND COWBOYS
Sun, July 5th BAY AREA TOROS @ TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS
Wed, July 8th COASTAL KINGFISH @ ALEXANDRIA ACES
Thu, July 9th COASTAL KINGFISH @ ALEXANDRIA ACES
Thu, July 9th TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS @ BIG BEND COWBOYS
Thu, July 9th SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ BAY AREA TOROS
Fri, July 10th COASTAL KINGFISH @ ALEXANDRIA ACES
Fri, July 10th TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS @ BIG BEND COWBOYS
Fri, July 10th SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ BAY AREA TOROS
Sat, July 11th COASTAL KINGFISH @ ALEXANDRIA ACES
Sat, July 11th TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS @ BIG BEND COWBOYS
Sat, July 11th SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ BAY AREA TOROS
Sun, July 12th TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS @ BIG BEND COWBOYS
Sun, July 12th SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ BAY AREA TOROS
Wed, July 15th BAY AREA TOROS @ ALEXANDRIA ACES
Thu, July 16th BAY AREA TOROS @ ALEXANDRIA ACES
Thu, July 16th SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ BIG BEND COWBOYS
Thu, July 16th COASTAL KINGFISH @ TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS
Fri, July 17th BAY AREA TOROS @ ALEXANDRIA ACES
Fri, July 17th SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ BIG BEND COWBOYS
Fri, July 17th COASTAL KINGFISH @ TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS
Sat, July 18th BAY AREA TOROS @ ALEXANDRIA ACES
Sat, July 18th SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ BIG BEND COWBOYS
Sat, July 18th COASTAL KINGFISH @ TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS
Sun, July 19th SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ BIG BEND COWBOYS
Sun, July 19th COASTAL KINGFISH @ TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS
Thu, July 23rd COASTAL KINGFISH @ BAY AREA TOROS
Thu, July 23rd TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS @ SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS
Thu, July 23rd ALEXANDRIA ACES @ BIG BEND COWBOYS
Fri, July 24th COASTAL KINGFISH @ BAY AREA TOROS
Fri, July 24th TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS @ SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS
Fri, July 24th ALEXANDRIA ACES @ BIG BEND COWBOYS
Sat, July 25th COASTAL KINGFISH @ BAY AREA TOROS
Sat, July 25th TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS @ SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS
Sat, July 25th ALEXANDRIA ACES @ BIG BEND COWBOYS
Sun, July 26th COASTAL KINGFISH @ BAY AREA TOROS
Sun, July 26th TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS @ SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS
Sun, July 26th ALEXANDRIA ACES @ BIG BEND COWBOYS
Wed, July 29th COASTAL KINGFISH @ ALEXANDRIA ACES
Thu, July 30th COASTAL KINGFISH @ ALEXANDRIA ACES
Thu, July 30th SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ BIG BEND COWBOYS
Thu, July 30th BAY AREA TOROS @ TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS
Fri, July 31st COASTAL KINGFISH @ ALEXANDRIA ACES
Fri, July 31st SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ BIG BEND COWBOYS
Fri, July 31st BAY AREA TOROS @ TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS
Sat, August 1st COASTAL KINGFISH @ ALEXANDRIA ACES
Sat, August 1st SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ BIG BEND COWBOYS
Sat, August 1st TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS @ BAY AREA TOROS
Sun, August 2nd SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ BIG BEND COWBOYS
Sun, August 2nd TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS @ BAY AREA TOROS
Wed, August 5th BAY AREA TOROS @ ALEXANDRIA ACES
Thu, August 6th BAY AREA TOROS @ ALEXANDRIA ACES
Thu, August 6th SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ COASTAL KINGFISH
Thu, August 6th BIG BEND COWBOYS @ TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS
Fri, August 7th BAY AREA TOROS @ ALEXANDRIA ACES
Fri, August 7th SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ COASTAL KINGFISH
Fri, August 7th BIG BEND COWBOYS @ TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS
Sat, August 8th BAY AREA TOROS @ ALEXANDRIA ACES
Sat, August 8th SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ COASTAL KINGFISH
Sat, August 8th BIG BEND COWBOYS @ TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS
Sun, August 9th SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ COASTAL KINGFISH
Sun, August 9th BIG BEND COWBOYS @ TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS
Wed, August 12th COASTAL KINGFISH @ ALEXANDRIA ACES
Thu, August 13th COASTAL KINGFISH @ ALEXANDRIA ACES
Thu, August 13th BIG BEND COWBOYS @ BAY AREA TOROS
Thu, August 13th SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS
Fri, August 14th COASTAL KINGFISH @ ALEXANDRIA ACES
Fri, August 14th BIG BEND COWBOYS @ BAY AREA TOROS
Fri, August 14th SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS
Sat, August 15th COASTAL KINGFISH @ ALEXANDRIA ACES
Sat, August 15th BIG BEND COWBOYS @ BAY AREA TOROS
Sat, August 15th SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS
Sun, August 16th BIG BEND COWBOYS @ BAY AREA TOROS
Sun, August 16th SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS
Thu, August 20th ALEXANDRIA ACES @ TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS
Thu, August 20th SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ BAY AREA TOROS
Thu, August 20th COASTAL KINGFISH @ BIG BEND COWBOYS
Fri, August 21st ALEXANDRIA ACES @ TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS
Fri, August 21st SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ BAY AREA TOROS
Fri, August 21st COASTAL KINGFISH @ BIG BEND COWBOYS
Sat, August 22nd ALEXANDRIA ACES @ TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS
Sat, August 22nd SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ BAY AREA TOROS
Sat, August 22nd COASTAL KINGFISH @ BIG BEND COWBOYS
Sun, August 23rd ALEXANDRIA ACES @ TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS
Sun, August 23rd SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS @ BAY AREA TOROS
Sun, August 23rd COASTAL KINGFISH @ BIG BEND COWBOYS


Origins Of The CBL

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This website (CBLproball.com) operated from early 2007 through the end of 2010 when it was the official website for the Continental Baseball League.  We found an archived version of this website from Spring 2008.  That page gives the history of how the league started and a quick recap of the inaugural season (2007).

Here is the text from that page:

CBL HISTORY

The Birth & Inaugural Season of the Continental Baseball League

Who would have ever thought the initial plans for the Continental Baseball League would be carved out over a lunch in Dallas between a Mets fan that grew up in Queens, NY and a Yankees fan from the Bronx? But that’s how the idea for a pro independent baseball league was hatched.

 

Ron Baron, the CBL’s president and CEO, met Bob Ibach, a former Chicago Cubs executive and baseball writer, at the winter baseball meetings in Dallas in early December, 2005. The two had decided to go to lunch that day and the conversation quickly turned to forming a new pro baseball league.

 

“It’s kind of strange,” recalled Ibach, who was raised on baseball at Yankee Stadium in the 1950s, “because earlier that year I got a call from Ron about wanting to start a women’s pro volleyball league in Texas. He had done a search online and found out that my PR firm in Chicago had been involved in a women’s pro volleyball league in the Midwest.

 

“Then one day, just before the Winter Meetings in Dallas, Ron called me up and said, ‘scratch that idea about women’s pro volleyball. I have a better idea I want to talk with you about—starting a minor league pro baseball league.’ So we agreed to meet when I came to Dallas that December.”

 

Baron, the Mets fan from Queens, has resided and worked in the sports industry in Texas for many years now. He has more than 20 years experience in sports law and marketing, founding The Center for Sports Law and Risk Management, Inc. in Dallas in 1988. During those years, he saw first hand what a successfully run pro baseball league could deliver, especially one that focused on a family-friendly message. Both Baron and Ibach decided the blueprint for the CBL would be to present families, and especially youngsters, with an opportunity to experience pro baseball up close with their hometown heroes, something often missing in the major leagues these days.

 

Tickets, Baron noted, would be kept in the $5 to $10 range, parking would be free and concession stand items would cost far less than those $8 beers and $7 hamburgers being sold at Wrigley Field, Yankee Stadium and Fenway Park. “We wanted to allow a family of four to come out and see a game for under $50 and have a night they would remember. And, be able to come back again and again to enjoy,” said Baron.

 

During the spring and summer of 2006, Baron traveled to many states to meet with officials in those cities about supporting CBL franchise. His travels took him to Colorado, Missouri, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Kansas. “I got a real geography lesson that summer,” said Baron, who made all the trips by car. By early 2007, it was decided the CBL would concentrate its initial season in Texas. “We wanted to keep expenses down, especially traveling costs, because that can quickly kill off a league,” said Baron. The first CBL franchises were named in February of 2007, with teams located in Lewisville, TX (Lewisville Lizards), League City, TX (Bay Area Toros), Tarrant County, TX (Blue Thunder) and a traveling team, the Texas Heat.

 

By late February, everything was in place, and the league’s first draft soon followed. In late March, player tryouts were held in Lewisville, a league schedule was drafted, front office staffs were in place and not long after the gates were open to begin play on Memorial Day weekend.

 

Then came the rain. Record rains, the most precipitation the state of Texas had seen in more than 50 years.

 

The CBL attempted to open its inaugural season on May 25, then May 26. No go. Then finally, a bit of sunshine was seen in League City, if only for a few hours, but enough time to “Play Ball.” The CBL was baptized at 5:12 on Sunday, May 27, 2007. Mitch Elliott of the visiting Texas Heat delivered the first hit in league history, an infield single. Later, Samson Oldenburg hit the first home run in CBL history. The contest, played before a sold out crowd cheering on the hometown Bay Area Toros, went 10 innings before the Heat delivered a 6-5 win. It took 3 hours and minutes to complete, but the wait was worth it.

 

Then, it rained some more for several days.

 

Soon, games were back on, and the caliber of play impressed both Ibach and former big league outfielder Jay Johnstone, who won four World Series rings with the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees combined. Johnstone, the CBL’s director of player relations, liked what he saw. “The games were very well played for the most part,” offered Johnstone, “and I could see the energy in the stands from the fans. It was a good mix.”

 

Ibach, who once covered some of the best Baltimore Orioles teams in the 1970s for the Baltimore Sun newspaper, also was impressed. “Looking back on that first season, the thing that probably surprised me the most—but also impressed me the most—was the consistent level of play. I mean, guys were making the double plays regularly, hitting to the opposite field, and turning in solid performances. At times, the pitching took a beating, but that’s because some of the parks we played in the first season definitely favored the offense, “I think that is going to change in 2008 because we have some much better facilities in place this time around.”

 

Ibach and Baron are excited about many of the moves made during the past off-season. The Blue Thunder, the defending champions, have moved to the Ballfields at Craig Ranch in McKinney to play its 36-game home schedule. The Corpus Christi Beach Dawgs will play in beautiful digs, complete with skybox suites, at Fairgrounds Field. The Bay Area Toros moved over to Robinson Field in Texas City, a former minor league park with lots of history, and certainly, those improvements will help some of the pitching stats.

 

Most of all, the CBL is excited to be playing pro ball in Texarkana, a city that loves its baseball and which has not had a minor league team since 1954. By bringing on former major leaguers as Steve Trout to manage the team Ibach and Baron both expect to see a first rate team fielded by the Gunslingers at George Dobson Field in 2008.

 

“I’ve been a baseball fan since my dad started taking me to see the Dodgers play in the L.A. Coliseum when I was 6 years old,” said Gunslingers principal owner Frank Snyder, a former Washington, DC lawyer who teaches at the Texas Wesleyan Law School in Fort Worth, “I love taking my own boys to baseball games. It’s a sport where families can shape summertime memories that last for a lifetime, and our goal is to deliver that kind of fun and excitement to the citizens of this community.”

 

Those who followed the CBL’s first All-Star game played at Clear Creek Wildcat Stadium in League City last July got a good dose of that excitement. The North All-Stars (Lewisville and Tarrant County players) turned back the South All-Stars (players from Bay Area and the Texas Heat) in a 7-2 contest. Karl Krailo of the Blue Thunder was named the MVP of the game, going 2-for-2, including a home run.

 

The evening before, Noah Scott of the Toros won the first ever CBL Home Run Derby contest with a homer over the left field wall on his final swing, giving him four homers in 10 swings. Scott is the younger brother of former Houston Astros outfielder Luke Scott, now with the Baltimore Orioles.

 

As the 2007 CBL season progressed, a tight race ended in early August with the Blue Thunder taking the regular season championship under the direction of manager Curtis Wilkerson, a former Texas Rangers infielder. The Blue Thunder, behind the bat of eventual CBL batting champion Josh Blackstock (.373), posted a first place mark of 30-17, followed by the Texas Heat at 25-17. The Heat was led by the league’s MVP, first baseman Robby Winn, who paced the CBL in home runs, RBI and hits.

 

The CBL’s top pitcher award in 2007 was presented to Blue Thunder hurler Zach Duncan, who held opposing batters to a .241 batting average and struck out 57 in 51 innings. The league’s reliever award was split between Blue Thunder’s George Castillo and Randy Strann of Lewisville.

 

The CBL also received recognition during the playoffs when the championship trophy was named after former Rangers star and MLB Hall of Fame pitcher Ferguson Jenkins.

 

The Blue Thunder won the first Ferguson Jenkins Championship Trophy by trouncing the Bay Area Toros on the opening night of double elimination. However, the Toros bounced back the next day to defeat the Texas Heat, and eliminated the Heat the following day before losing the title game later that same day to the Blue Thunder, 6-3. Joseph Pagan, the Blue Thunder’s fine catcher, was named MVP of the championship series.

 

“We’re anticipating an even more exciting season in 2008, and we’re extremely proud to bring CBL action to new cities such as Texarkana, Corpus Christi and McKinney,” noted Baron. “We have a lot of great family activities planned for the summer, and I really believe fans will be impressed by our caliber of baseball. Not only that, but our league is based on the premise of giving youngsters an up close experience, and everyone attending CBL games will get a chance to see and meet their local heroes at the ballpark. We’re looking forward to creating memories for families that will last a lifetime.”

2009 Press Release About Working With United League Baseball Teams

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The CBL had league meetings in February 2009 in Addison, Texas (north of Dallas).  After that meeting there was a blog post announcing the CBL working with teams from the United League Baseball (which had started bankruptcy process after the 2008 season); and the announced teams were the Amarillo Dillas, San Angelo Colts and Laredo Broncos – possibly the Edinburg Coyotes (previously known as the Roadrunners).

Here is a link to that post:  http://texsportpub.blogspot.com/2009/02/continental-baseball-league-forms.html

A legal situation between the original founders of ULB versus those which controlled the league and started bankruptcy later on went into a legal situation between the CBL and the original founders of ULB.  That is why the 2008 ULB teams which were coming to the CBL in 2009 never happened.

Here is more on that lawsuit from an early 2009 post by BallparkDigest.com:  https://ballparkdigest.com/200901071243/independent-baseball/features/united-league-united-no-more

Here is a follow-up to that post mentioning how the original founders of ULB got their teams back and took over control again of ULB from 2009 onward:  http://thegmsperspective.com/united-league-baseball-to-return-for-2009-season/

After the February 2009 league meetings, this was the intended league for the 2009 CBL season:

  • Alexandria Aces (from ULB)
  • Amarillo Dillas (from ULB)
  • Bay Area Toros (2008 CBL champions)
  • Dallas Aviators (replacing the 2008 CBL’s McKinney Blue Thunder)
  • Edinburg (from ULB)
  • Laredo Broncos (from ULB)
  • San Angelo Colts (from ULB)
  • Texarkana Gunslingers (returning from CBL 2008)

 

At the time of the meeting, the Big Bend Cowboys (Alpine Texas) were not yet finalized.  The 2009 schedule ultimately had these teams play roughly 3-1/2 months after the league meetings:

  • Alexandria Aces (staying in the CBL instead of going back to ULB for 2009)
  • Bay Area Toros
  • Big Bend Cowboys (new team for 2009)
  • Coastal Kingfish (last-minute travel/road team to replace the Aviators which folded the first day of spring training in May 2009)
  • South Louisiana Pipeliners (semi-travel team, which hosted “home” games in possible Louisiana locations when facing the Kingfish)
  • Texarkana Gunslingers

As you can tell, the league’s intended teams for 2009 changed quite dramatically in just over a 3 month period.  Many consider this to be a pivotal turning point in the CBL’ s history as the inclusion of the ULB teams could have helped the league financially and/or helped the CBL teams (returning or new ones) possibly draw more ticket sales and sponsorships. Additionally, having just one major independent league in Texas at the time (including Alexandria) as the only two other Texas teams were the Grand Prairie AirHogs and Fort Worth Cats (both in the American Association at the time) — and neither the Sugar Land Skeeters nor the Laredo Lemurs had yet been formed, could have led to league-wide sponsorship opportunities or better media coverage.

The extra exposure and sponsorship money could have kept teams in better profitability situations.  Such a situation could have fortified the league’s stability going into 2010 as it could have attracted other markets to open up their stadiums, attracted better-funded investors, and/or boosted overall ticket sales due to intended promotions (which never happened) as well as increased overall awareness across Texas for people to want to see CBL games.

2010 Las Cruces Vaqueros And CBL League Information Added

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On an inner page of the old Las Cruces Vaqueros website, I found lots of content pertaining to the:

  • start of the Vaqueros for the 2010 CBL season (its only in the CBL)
  • original 8 teams which had been slated for the 2010 CBL season (only 2 of which actually played in 2010)
  • final scores and some recaps of all 2010 Vaqueros’ games
  • why the Coastal Kingfish and the Desert Valley Mountain Lions were formed right before the 2010 season started

All of that information is now added below the “Videos” section on the Vaqueros page here:

Las Cruces Vaqueros

2008 CBL Players Of The Year

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This is from the old McKinney Blue Thunder website (Wayback Machine archive here):

CBL Names 2008 Players of the Year

Awards were presented to the following players on August 22 in Texas City prior to the start of the Championship series. Congratulations to:

CBL MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Kyle Wells, Catcher, Bay Area Toros

CBL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Anthony Edwards, Outfielder, Texarkana Gunslingers

CBL PITCHER OF THE YEAR: Kevin Cooper, Bay Area Toros

CBL RELIEVER OF THE YEAR: Jack Tilghman, Texarkana Gunslingers

CBL MANAGER OF THE YEAR: Jim Bolt, Bay Area Toros