The CBL’s Attempt To Become More Continental
The Continental Baseball League operated teams in Texas, the Texas/Arkansas border (Texarkana), Louisiana and New Mexico during its four year run from 2007 to 2010. However, here is an article from the Baltimore Sun which discusses the league’s vision to expand into the Mid-Atlantic after the first (2007) season for the 2008 or 2009 season:
https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2007-11-02-0711020093-story.html
Regions being considered (as mentioned in the article) were: Maryland, Pennsylvania, Northern Virginia and West Virginia. Quotes from Ron Baron and those in the Mid-Atlantic area are included in the article.