The mission of the Sun Belt Collegiate League is to provide a highly competitive summer program that will offer players that are either have recently graduated from high school or attending college, the opportunity to develop and enhance their playing skills that will lead towards further advancement in college and at the professional level.
The Sun Belt College League is a division of the Kino Baseball league located in Tucson, Arizona. The Kino Baseball League is a 501C(3) not for profit baseball organization that serves the South Arizona community.
ABOUT THE SUN BELT COLLEGE LEAGUE
First season 2011 Amateur college summer baseball league Designed to provide a level of competition for players to further their skills and development in pursuit of furthering their college career and potential professional level.
Players use composite or solid one piece wood bats There is no travel. The league is all inclusive at one location playing games at the Kino Sports Complex and Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium.
Six (6) team league Season traditionally runs from June 1 to June 18. Team will play 20-22 games per season Game times are 7:00 PM. 2019 Average game time 9 inning game 2:39 Coaches of the teams are veterans who average 4 years or more coaching in the league Season is over early enough in the summer to allow the players to secure ample rest by enjoying the rest of their summer vacation and to prepare for the upcoming school year.
Housing for out of town players is provided by the individual teams.
Our Home
The Sun Belt College League plays at the professionally maintained Kino Sports Complex and Kino Veterans Stadium the former spring training facility for the Chicago White Sox.
In 2019 over 15,000 people attended Sun Belt College League games.
The Quad Complex Fields include: Bullpens Full concession operations with an outstanding menu Restrooms Free WiFi Covered bleacher seating in the Quad Complex Athletic Trainer on site for all games Emergency Room and Banner Hospital adjactent to the complex Complex is 4 miles from the Tucson International Airport.
The Stadium features Individual box seats for comfort Press Box and Scoreboard Full Concessions Complete professional environment is provided at every game.
ousing for players available through the league teams.
SUN BELT LEAGUE AT THE NEXT LEVEL
The league was privileged to have the following alumni that played in the league and have since moved on to the next level of their collegiate and professional careers.
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Nick Gonzales
(Prospects 2017)
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New Mexico State
2019 NCAA D1 Batting Champion
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2019 Cape Cod MVP |
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Andrew Edwards
(Javelinas 2018)
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New Mexico State |
2019 Drafted New York Mets |
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Juan Aguilera
(Stars 2017)
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University of Arizona |
2018 Detroit Tigers |
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Graham Spraker
(Boom 2016)
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2017 Drafted Toront Blue Jays |
2019 Class A
Florida State League
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Austin Moore
(Boom 2015)
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2016 Drafted Colorado Rockies |
2019 Class A
California League
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Najee Gaskins
(Boom 2018)
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2019 Drafted San Francisco Giants |
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Miguel Figueroa
(Kings 2017)
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2018 Drafted Houston Astros |
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Alex Robles
(Kings 2016)
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2017 Drafted Minnesota Twins |
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During the 2019 season 19 players who played in the league where recruited and signed NCAA Division I, II, III, NAIA, NJCAA colleges
| Univeristy of Arizona |
NCAA Division I |
| University of Southern California (USC) |
NCAA Division I |
| University of Mary, North Dakota |
NCAA Division II |
| Schreiner University, Texas |
NCAA Division III |
| Central Arizona College |
NJCAA |
| Phoenix College |
NJCAA |
| Central Lakes College, Minnesota |
NJCAA |
| Rainy River College, Minnesota |
NJCAA |
| Luna College, New Mexico |
NJCAA |
| Dickinson State, North Dakota |
NAIA |
| Benedictine University, Mesa, Arizona |
NAIA |
JULY 4TH ALL-STAR GAME
League all-star game started in 2018 that featured the league top players as part of Pima County Diamond's in the Sky July 4th Celebration that included post-game fireworks display. Over 8,000 people have attended the league all-star game each of the last two years.
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