
This page is dedicated to the South Louisiana Pipeliners independent baseball team. It played one season, during the 2009 Continental Baseball League season. The team only played a few home games with the majority being on the road that year.
Statistics
Articles
When the league first announced the team, there was a mistake in the memo sent so the team’s name initially went out as the “Pipe Fighters” instead of the “Pipeliners”. Here are the two links:
- http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/weekly-sports-league-and-franchise-report/n-3809688
- http://westtexasweekly.com/continental-baseball-league/
Article about the team playing games in Morgan City:
Aug 2009 article about the Pipeliners game against the Coastal Kingfish:
Article about the Pipeliners folding and no longer playing in the CBL:
2011 article mentioning Kyle LaMotta who was on the Newark Bears that season. Mentions the Pipeliners and has a link to his Baseball-Reference stats: https://randombaseballstuff.com/2011/05/19/raines-jr-returns-to-newark-to-play-for-his-dad/
August 2009 article about the Pipeliners looking at moving to New Iberia for the 2010 season: http://www.iberianet.com/news/minor-leaguers-eye-n-i/article_19775936-ff7c-57e3-87f9-71d365701ec2.html
Article about fans “passing the hat” after a home run during a Pipeliners “home game” against the Coastal Kingfish at Acadian Park: https://www.iberianet.com/sports/an-old-tradition/article_34d15ab9-5437-5944-ae37-d7eed0a9b1e5.html
Article about former Georgia State player Robinson Polanco signing with the Pipeliners: http://www.georgiastatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=12700&ATCLID=204766587
Article about former University of West Florida player Lee Huggins signing with the Pipeliners: https://goargos.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1413
Game recap from late-June 2009 from a game between the Pipeliners and Texarkana Gunslingers: http://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/sports/prep/story/2009/jun/27/gunslingers-edge-south-louisiana/151144/
Article mentioning Ryan DeLaughter and Eduardo Pichardo about the Washington Nationals draft choices: http://pastadivingvidro.blogspot.com/2010/04/look-back-in-anger-2005-draft.html
Mention of Bryant Perdomo on the Pipeliners: https://www.bubruins.com/sports/bsb/proalltime
Articles about John Izzo joining the Pipeliners:
- https://athletics.westminster.edu/news/2015/9/11/BB_128782853.aspx
- http://www.ncnewsmedia.com/archive/2009/07July/Izzo_Baseball/story3.htm
Article about Robinson Polanco: https://georgiastatesports.com/news/2009/7/29/204766587.aspx
Mention of Danny Chaffardet pitching in May 2010 for the Calgary Vipers: http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/052610_torosgetswept/toros-miss-win-by-inches-get-swept-by-champions/
Images
Videos
Here is the playlist of all videos pertaining to the Pipeliners: