South Louisiana Pipeliners – Continental Baseball League

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:

Article about the team playing games in Morgan City:

https://www.houmatimes.com/sports/local_sports/semi-pro-baseball-team-finds-home-in-morgan-city/article_7483e183-1fd7-55e1-9cea-90cc9f8463ea.html

Aug 2009 article about the Pipeliners game against the Coastal Kingfish:

http://www.iberianet.com/sports/an-old-tradition/article_34d15ab9-5437-5944-ae37-d7eed0a9b1e5.html

Article about the Pipeliners folding and no longer playing in the CBL:

http://www.iberianet.com/news/pipeliners-they-re-out-at-home/article_46089e85-d949-5d58-9318-e8d93cf72cdc.html

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:

Article about Robinson Polanco: https://georgiastatesports.com/news/2009/7/29/204766587.aspx

Images

Videos

Here is the playlist of all videos pertaining to the Pipeliners: