# Sunbelt Baseball League

The Sunbelt Baseball League (SBL) is a non-profit collegiate summer baseball league with teams located in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia and Oxford, Alabama. The SBL is a member of the National Alliance of College Summer Baseball, which is partially funded by Major League Baseball. Games are played with wooden bats. The season starts in early June and runs through the end of July/early August, with playoffs determining the league champion.

## Current league teams

| Team | Head coach | Location | Home field | Established |
| Alpharetta Aviators | Brandon Boggs | Alpharetta, GA | Veterans Field (American Legion Post 201) | 2010 |
| Atlanta Blues | Joe Austin | Decatur, GA | Georgia State Baseball Complex | 2014 |
| Atlanta Crackers | Kevin Meistickle | Suwanee, GA | Peachtree Ridge High School | 2009 (1983) |
| Brookhaven Bucks | Corey Patterson | Brookhaven, GA | Hermance Stadium at Oglethorpe University | 2011 |
| Cartersville Cannons | Kyle Wilkie | Cartersville, GA | Georgia Highlands College (Cartersville campus) | 2024 |
| Choccolocco Monsters | Ricky Clayton | Oxford, AL | Choccolocco Park | 2022 |
| Gainesville Gol’Diggers | Blake Davis | Gainesville, GA | Riverside Military Academy | 2009 |
| Waleska Wild Things | Jonathan Burton | Waleska, GA | Ken White Field at Reinhardt University | 2021 |

## Past champions and runners-up

| Year | Champion | Runner-up |
| 2024 | Choccolocco Monsters | Atlanta Crackers |
| 2023 | Gainesville Gol'Diggers | Columbus Chatt-a-Hoots |
| 2022 | Gainesville Gol'Diggers | Atlanta Crackers |
| 2021 | Alpharetta Aviators | Columbus Chatt-a-Hoots |
| 2019 | Brookhaven Bucks | Norcross Astros |
| 2018 | Brookhaven Bucks | Marietta Patriots |
| 2017 | Sunbelt Patriots | Atlanta Crackers |
| 2016 | Atlanta Crackers | Carrollton Clippers |
| 2015 | Atlanta Crackers | Phenix City Crawdads |
| 2014 | Atlanta Crackers | Phenix City Crawdads |
| 2013 | Atlanta Crackers | 6-4-3 DP Cougars |
| 2012 | Douglasville Bulls | Windward Braves |
| 2011 | Berkeley Lake Tides | Douglasville Bulls |
| 2010 | Berkeley Lake Tides | Douglasville Bulls |
| 2009 | Rockdale A's | Atlanta Crackers |
| 2008 | | |
| 2007 | | |
| 2006 | Rockdale A's | |
| 2005 | Atlanta Astros | |

## Former league teams

* Chattahoochee Monsters (2023) returned to Choccolocco Monsters
* Columbus Chatt-A-Hoots (2021-2023)
* Choccolocco (Oxford, AL) Monsters (2022) became Chattahoochee (Columbus, GA) Monsters
* Gwinnett Astros (2020-2022)
* Gainesville Braves (2020-2021) became G'ville Gol'Diggers
* Marietta Patriots (2018-2021) became Atlanta Blues
* Gwinnett Tides (2014-2019) became Gainesville Braves
* Norcross Astros (2016-2019) became Gwinnett Astros
* Phenix City Crawdads (2014-2017)
* Carrollton Clippers (2016-2017)
* Alpharetta Braves (2015-2017) became Alpharetta Aviators
* Sunbelt Patriots (2017) became Marietta Patriots
* Marietta Patriots (2016) became Sunbelt Patriots
* Douglasville Bulls (2009-2015) became Carrollton Clippers
* East Cobb Patriots (2014-2015) became Marietta Patriots
* Home Plate Chukars (2010-2014) became Peachtree City Chukars (2015)
* Windward Braves (2010-2014) became Alpharetta Braves
* Berkeley Lake Tides (2009-2013) became Gwinnett Tides
* 6-4-3 DP Cougars (2011-2013)
* OTC Bearcats (2012-2013)
* Rockdale Roadrunners (2011)
* South Atlanta Bearcats (2011)
* Rockdale A's (2005-2010)
* Signature Park Grizzlies (2010)
* South Atlanta Phillies (2010)
* Atlanta Astros (2005-2010)
* Fulton Grizzlies (2009)
* Alpharetta Phillies (2009)
* Johns Creek Wood Ducks (2005-2009)

## Sunbelt Baseball League alumni in Major League Baseball

| Player | MLB team(s) | MLB debut | SBL team (year) |
| Xzavion Curry | Cleveland Guardians | August 15, 2022 | Brookhaven Bucks (2017) |
| Sean Guenther | Miami Marlins, Detroit Tigers | August 4, 2021 | Brookhaven Bucks (2014) |
| Nate Lowe | Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers | April 29, 2019 | East Cobb Patriots (2014) |
| Touki Toussaint | Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Angels, Cleveland Guardians, Chicago White Sox | August 13, 2018 | Brookhaven Bucks (2014) |
| Alan Busenitz | Minnesota Twins, Cincinnati Reds | June 17, 2017 | Berkeley Lake Tides (2011) |
| Drew Steckenrider | Miami Marlins | May 24, 2017 | Windward Braves |
| Tyler Austin | New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants | August 13, 2016 | Rockdale A's (2010) |
| Buck Farmer | Detroit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds | August 13, 2014 | Rockdale A's (2009) |
| David Hale | Atlanta Braves, Colorado Rockies, New York Yankees | September 13, 2013 | |
| Tyler Flowers | Chicago White Sox, Atlanta Braves | September 3, 2009 | Rockdale A's (2005) |