Northern Colorado Rookie League (AAA ,D2)
Fort Collins Baseball Club offers the Northern Colorado Rookie League (NCRL), which
is a sanctioned traveling competitive USSSA -AAA League, hosting State and World
Series berths for league teams since 1993. The NCRL hosts single
age leagues for for players nine to fourteen years of age as of
4/34/30/09. TheThe focus and mission of this league is
rong>"Getting "Getting more kids on the field playing competitive baseball. "
- In the 2008 season the NCRL had over 75 teams participating from many Northern
Front Range Communities such as Fort Collins, Longmont, Loveland, Greeley,
Windsor, Cheyenne, Berthoud, Johnstown, Niwot, and Brighton.
- Teams whose travel radius exceeds 60 miles from the FCBC Office in Fort
Collins, must contact CLUB PRIOR to completing a Team profile. This
allows for discussion of the
flexibility of a team whose travel will exceed one hour to work
with the club on other viable options with the league to play.
- 2008 State
Champi2008 State Champions from the Northern Colorado Rookie League:
- 10 - Windsor Wizards: USSSA State AAA
Champion
- 11 - Longmont Lancers - USSSA Runner Up
- 12 - Longmont Longhorns: USSSA State Champion
- 12 - Broomfield Buzz - USSSA State Runner Up
- 13 - NC Blue Sox 13 - NC Blue Sox - USSSA State Champion
- 14 - FC Blace - USSSA State Champion
- 09 - Loveland Bambinos - D1 TRIPLE CROWN Champion
- 09 - FC Heat - D 2TRIPLE CROWN Runner Up0
- 12 - Brighton Bulletts - TRIPLE CROWN Champion
- 12 - NC Gold - TRIPLE CROWN Runner Up
- 13 - NC Blue Sox - TRIPLE CROWN 3rd Place
- League allows for team trong> to games during the spring school time year with
travel to games >times a week and some game times ranging in various cities from
5:30 to 8:00pm start times. Games may include up to
THREE games per week during school year in the event of BAD spring weather.
- The NCRL League runs from early April for NINE weeks of game play
ending season playoff held JUNE 27- 29th,
with an average of 14 -16 league games. League includes a League end of season
Tournament covering a three day tournament with game play Friday -
Sunday.
- Post-Season tournament berths are awarded for each age level from league and
tournament play. State Berths are paid to league teams advancing through
post-season with berths awarded to League and Playoff Champions
- All Scheduling and re-scheduling of the league and tournament games are
administrated through FCBC, around each teams tournaments . Most games
may be played Monday through Thursday, although some weekend play may be
required. MAKE UP GAMES based on Cities field
availability may limit the flexibility
of rescheduling games that
accommodate everyone.
- Fort Collins Players interested in Trying Out for a Travel Team can
contact the Coach of teams listed at any time
to see if they will hold a separate tryout.
- FCBC will host of OPEN TRAVEL TEAM TRYOUT in AUGUST of each year
for Teams to come to pick up additional players for their travel teams.