CarShield Collegiate League

The CarShield Collegiate League is a 2020 collegiate summer baseball league based at CarShield Field in O'Fallon, Missouri. The CarShield Collegiate League consists of six teams. The league was formed in 2020 after Covid-19 forced the cancellation of the Prospect League, which has the location host O'Fallon Hoots as a member. The CarShield Collegiate League began play on July 1, 2020, with all CarShield Collegiate League games scheduled to be played at CarShield Field.

CarShield Collegiate League
SportBaseball, Collegiate summer baseball
Founded2020
CeasedTBA
No. of teams6
CountryUSA
Most titlesTBA
Official websitehttps://ofallonhoots.com/

History

For the 2020 season, the collegiate summer baseball O'Fallon Hoots were scheduled to play as a member of the Prospect League. However, the multi–state Prospect League ceased play in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The O'Fallon Hoots, based in suburban St. Louis, Missouri, created a six–team league structure and served as host to the league at CarShield Field. With each team scheduled for 30 game seasons, the CarShield Collegiate League began play on July 1, 2020 with a schedule of 7–inning games.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Limited tickets were made available to fans beginning June 8, 2020. In addition, CarShield Collegiate League games were scheduled to be broadcast live through Prospect League TV.[4][6][8]

“The CarShield Collegiate League will showcase local, high-caliber college baseball players to our great O’Fallon community,” said O'Fallon Hoots General Manager David Schmoll. “This spring and summer has seen players lose their seasons and fans lose sports. We are excited to still be able to provide community entertainment in a safe and responsible fashion.”[4]

The ballpark

All CarShield Collegiate League games are played at CarShield Field. Built in 1999, CarShield Field opened as TR Hughes Ballpark. Owned by the City of O'Fallon, the ballpark has a capacity of 5,150 and dimensions of (Left–Center–Right) 320–382–299. The field is synthetic turf. The ballpark is located at 900 TR Hughes Boulevard, O'Fallon, Missouri, 63366.[9][10]

References
  1. Reichard, Kevin (June 5, 2020). "How baseball is returning, from summer collegiate and indy to MLB".
  2. Durando, Stu. "College baseball players find a summer home in O'Fallon, Mo". STLtoday.com.
  3. "CarShield Collegiate League to play in O'Fallon this summer". ksdk.com.
  4. "Hoots Launch CarShield Collegiate League – O'Fallon Hoots".
  5. "Prospect League Cancels 2020 Season Due To COVID-19 | Prospect Collegiate Baseball LLC". www.prospectleague.com.
  6. Viquez, Marc. "Summer Collegiate Leagues are Morphing Into Mini-Leagues | Stadium Journey".
  7. https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2020/06/05/covid-19-pivot-minor-league-team-takes-swing-at-n.html
  8. "Schedule – O'Fallon Hoots".
  9. "Tickets – O'Fallon Hoots".
  10. "Events – O'Fallon Hoots".
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