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2014 Summer Collegiate Attendance by Total

Ballpark DigestAt the end of the day, it does matter how many fannies are put in the seats. In that spirit, we present our ranking of 2014 summer-collegiate attendance, with teams sorted by total attendance.

The Northwoods League dominates this ranking, with eight of the top 12 teams. Part of that is a function of the longer season — 36 home games — but it also reflects the league’s emphasis on business as well as player development.

This doesn’t cover every summer-collegiate team: there are a few leagues that choose not to report the attendance numbers publicly, and there are some teams that don’t seriously track attendance numbers. That’s OK: in those cases we’re talking about good-quality community entertainment. Still, this listing should give you a good idea of the growth in the summer-collegiate industry.

# Team LGE TOTAL GMS AV 2013  +/-
1 Madison Mallards NorthWL 214,849 35 6,139 213,833 0.00
2 La Crosse Loggers NorthWL 110,251 35 3,150 104,266 0.06
3 Kalamazoo Growlers NorthWL 80,761 36 2,243    
4 Elmira Pioneers PGL 75,861 25 3,034 73,066 0.04
5 St. Joseph Mustangs MINK 73,242 32 2,289 54,612 0.34
6 Kenosha Kingfish NorthWL 72,838 33 2,207    
7 Eau Claire Express NorthWL 69,344 34 2,040 68,430 0.01
8 Okotoks Dawgs WMBL 65,012 23 2,827 54,007 0.20
9 Wisconsin Woodchucks NorthWL 59,561 36 1,654 51,101 0.17
10 Peninsula Pilots CPL 58,283 28 2,082 49,286 0.18
11 St. Cloud Rox NorthWL 55,592 34 1,635 53,760 0.03
12 Waterloo Bucks NorthWL 54,692 32 1,709 56,017 -0.02
13 Fayetteville Swampdogs CPL 54,160 26 2,083 57,965 -0.07
14 Chillicothe Paints ProL 52,677 30 1,756 42,175 0.25
15 Brazos Valley Bombers TCL 51,615 31 1,665 50,688 0.02
16 Gastonia Grizzlies CPL 51,510 24 2,146 54,248 -0.05
17 WI Rapids Rafters NorthWL 47,631 36 1,323 45,539 0.05
18 Wilmington Sharks CPL 47,422 25 1,897 37,696 0.26
19 Danville Dans ProL 46,921 27 1,738 36,304 0.29
20 Pittsfield Suns FCBL 46,913 26 1,803 28,524 0.64
21 Lakeshore Chinooks NorthWL 46,665 34 1,373 46,808 0.00
22 Newport Gulls NECBL 46,645 20 2,332 40,714 0.15
23 Brockton Rox FCBL 45,028 27 1,668 38,151 0.18
24 Columbia Blowfish CPL 44,610 26 1,716 50,142 -0.11
25 Worcester Bravehearts FCBL 43,716 25 1,749    
26 Battle Creek Bombers NorthWL 42,916 35 1,226 40,209 0.07
27 Green Bay Bullfrogs NorthWL 42,902 36 1,192 31,041 0.38
28 Victoria HarbourCats WCL 42,563 27 1,576 38,793 0.10
29 Oneonta Outlaws NYCBL 40,660 22 1,848 31,102 0.31
30 Duluth Huskies NorthWL 40,145 34 1,181 43,185 -0.07
31 Willmar Stingers NorthWL 39,461 33 1,196 36,861 0.07
32 Forest City Owls CPL 39,017 25 1,561 51,835 -0.25
33 Mankato MoonDogs NorthWL 38,748 33 1,174 39,488 -0.02
34 Chatham Anglers CCL 38,487 21 1,833 31,944 0.20
35 Martinsville Mustangs CPL 38,482 25 1,539 43,239 -0.11
36 Medford Rogues WCL 37,448 27 1,387 35,665 0.05
37 Yakima Valley Pippins WCL 37,045 27 1,372    
38 Bend Elks WCL 36,861 27 1,372 40,920 -0.10
39 Springfield Sliders ProL 36,060 30 1,202 30,320 0.19
40 Hyannis Harbor Hawks CCL 35,953 21 1,712 37,483 -0.04
41 Bellingham Bells WCL 35,926 27 1,331 30,641 0.17
42 Nashua Silver Knights FCBL 35,760 26 1,375 34,249 0.04
43 Wilson Tobs CPL 34,903 25 1,396 40,383 -0.14
44 Corvallis Knights WCL 34,254 27 1,269 31,475 0.09
45 Rochester Honkers NorthWL 33,530 34 986 34,774 -0.04
46 Wenatchee AppleSox WCL 32,879 27 1,218 33,407 -0.02
47 Walla Walla Sweets WCL  31,721 26 1,220 32,556 -0.03
48 Cowlitz Black Bears WCL 31,138 26 1,198 27,886 0.12
49 Holyoke Blue Sox NECBL 30,213 19 1,590 25,986 0.16
50 Quincy Gems ProL 28,811 27 1,067 22,096 0.30
51 North Shore Navigators FCBL 28,769 26 1,107 26,873 0.07
52 Terre Haute Rex ProL 28,586 29 986 29,261 -0.02
53 West Virginia Miners ProL 28,212 30 940 21,820 0.29
54 Harwich Mariners CCL 27,535 21 1,311 28,809 -0.04
55 Asheboro Copperheads CPL 27,304 28 975 26,793 0.02
56 Orleans Firebirds CCL 27,251 21 1,298 30,265 -0.10
57 Klamath Falls Gems WCL 26,412 27 978 31,838 -0.17
58 Amsterdam Mohawks PGL 25,232 24 1,051 27,571 -0.08
59 Keene Swamp Bats NECBL 24,834 20 1,242 27,827 -0.11
60 Vermont Mountaineers NECBL 22,854 21 1,088 26,804 -0.15
61 Newark Pilots PGL 22,756 27 843 17,024 0.34
62 Cotuit Kettleers CCL 22,648 21 1,078 28,322 -0.20
63 TB Border Cats NorthWL 22,571 34 664 23,547 -0.04
64 Petersburg Generals CPL 22,501 25 900 7,291 2.09
65 Kelowna Falcons WCL 22,448 26 863 21,732 0.03
66 Alexandria Blue Anchors NorthWL 21,737 35 621 14,817 0.47
67 Morehead City Marlins CPL 21,585 21 1,028 35,199 -0.39
68 Richmond River Rats ProL 21,123 27 782 25,993 -0.19
69 Florence Redwolves CPL 20,494 26 812 18,451 0.11
70 M Valley DiamondDawgs PGL 19,953 26 767 18,214 0.10
71 Northwest Indiana Oilmen MDCL 19,576 23 851 5,276 2.71
72 Falmouth Commodores CCL 19,382 21 923 17,944 0.08
73 Butler Blue Sox ProL 18,835 29 649 18,638 0.01
74 Hannibal Cavemen ProL 18,650 28 666 19,719 -0.05
75 Lethbridge Bulls WMBL 18,009 22 819 16,628 0.08
76 Edmonton Prospects WMBL 17,983 21 856 11,125 0.62
77 Martha’s Vineyard Sharks FCBL 17,910 23 779 15,674 0.14
78 Brewster Whitecaps CCL 17,579 21 837 18,742 -0.06
79 Wareham Gatemen CCL 17,403 21 829 18,596 -0.06
80 Leesburg Lightning FCSL 16,861 13 1,297 17,642 -0.04
81 Y-D Red Sox CCL 16,268 21 775 12,673 0.28
82 Champion City Kings ProL 16,105 27 596    
83 S Ohio Copperheads GLSCL 15,460 19 814 14,423 0.07
84 Watertown Rams PGL 15,432 24 643 16,186 -0.05
85 Medicine Hat Mavericks WMBL 15,431 22 701 13,739 0.12
86 Bourne Braves CCL 14,871 21 708 11,457 0.30
87 North Adams SteepleCats NECBL 14,628 20 731 18,264 -0.20
88 Edenton Steamers CPL 14,294 26 550 15,364 -0.07
89 HP-Thomasville HiToms CPL 13,778 26 530 30,596 -0.55
90 OOB Raging Tide FCBL 13,739 24 572 13,647 0.01
91 Kitsap BlueJackets WCL 12,962 25 518 10,824 0.20
92 Matsu Miners ABL 12,345 19 650 8,559 0.44
93 Glen Falls Golden Eagles PGL 12,308 20 615 16,087 -0.23
94 Bethesda Big Train CalR 11,720 20 586 9,957 0.18
95 Lima Locos GLSCL 11,468 19 604 6,115 0.88
96 Torrington Titans FCBL 11,412 24 476 12,596 -0.09
97 Plymouth Pilgrims NECBL 10,838 20 542 10,501 0.03
98 Regina Red Sox WMBL 10,365 23 451 10,029 0.03
99 Sanford Mainers NECBL 10,084 21 480 9,601 0.05
100 Albany Dutchmen PGL 9,787 21 466 9,743 0.00
101 Utica Brewers PGL 9,737 23 423 11,937 -0.18
102 Seacoast Mavericks FCBL 9,718 25 389 11,309 -0.14
103 Ocean State Waves NECBL 9,521 21 453 14,311 -0.33
104 Adirondack Trail Blazers PGL 9,072 25 394 7,883 0.15
105 Hamilton Joes GLSCL 7,964 20 398 7,864 0.01
106 Olean Oilers NYCBL 7,153 19 376 327 20.87
107 Wachusett Dirt Dawgs FCBL 7,096 26 273 5,387 0.32
108 Laconia Muskrats NECBL 7,002 20 350 7,873 -0.11
109 Niagara Power NYCBL 6,988 20 304 3,696 0.89
110 New Bedford Bay Sox NECBL 6,580 20 329 7,438 -0.12
111 M Jaw Miller Express WMBL 6,532 22 297 6,956 -0.06
112 Swift Current Indians WMBL 5,983 23 260 5,808 0.03
113 Cincinnati Steam GLSCL 5,871 18 326 3,570 0.64
114 Danbury Westerners NECBL 5,778 19 304 6,585 -0.12
115 Geneva Red Wings NYCBL 5,412 19 285 3,499 0.55
116 Hornell Dodgers NYCBL 5,320 22 242 2,534 1.10
117 Yorkton Cardinals WMBL 5,120 19 269 4,582 0.12
118 Nevada Griffons MINK 4,915 24 205 4,941 -0.01
119 Licking County Settlers GLSCL 4,728 16 296 1,562 2.03
120 Melville Millionaires WMBL 4,553 21 217 4,734 -0.04
121 Lorain County Ironmen PL 4,182 29 144 4,443 -0.06
122 DeLand Suns FCSL 3,952 18 220 5,688 -0.31
123 Grand Lake Mariners GLSCL 3,947 19 208 1,300 2.04
124 Lake Erie Monarchs GLSCL 3,832 17 225    
125 Weyburn Beavers WMBL 3,736 20 187 1,588 1.35
126 Geneva Twins NYCBL 3,677 21 175 2,761 0.33
127 Sask Yellow Jackets WMBL 3,426 23 149 4,812 -0.29
128 Winter Park D-Dawgs FCSL 3,156 19 166 4,002 -0.21
129 Southland Vikings MDCL 3,119 17 183 730 3.27
130 Genesee Rapids NYCBL 3,069 23 133    
131 Winter Garden Squeeze FCSL 2,944 21 140    
132 Mystic Schooners NECBL 2,938 21 187 4,850 -0.39
133 SS-T T-Bolts CalR 2,833 19 149 3,737 -0.24
134 Youses Orioles CalR 2,563 16 160 670 2.83
135 Alexandria Aces CalR 2,513 19 132 2,901 -0.13
136 Cortland Crush NYCBL 2,480 19 131    
137 Dupage County Hounds MDCL 1,367 21 65 11,523 -0.88
138 Lexington Snipes MDCL 1,062 14 73 1,512 -0.30
139 Xenia Scouts GLSCL 1,055 19 56 405 1.60
140 Baltimore Redbirds CalR 1,027 18 57 1,810 -0.43
141 Omaha Diamond Spirit MINK 1,026 16 64 3,653 -0.72
142 D.C. Grays CalR 928 20 46 138 5.72
143 Sherrill Silversmiths NYCBL 806 19 42 1,436 -0.44
144 Jersey Pilots ACBL 750 14 54 1,132 -0.34
145 College Park Freedom FCSL 660 15 44 2,673 -0.75
146 Syracuse Salt Cats NYCBL 543 21 26 448 0.21
147 Vienna River Dogs CalR 303 18 17    
148 Herndon Braves CalR 157 19 8 27 4.81
149 Joliet Admirals MDCL 152 15 10    
150 Baltimore Dodgers CalR 42 19 2    

ABL = Alaska Baseball League
CalR = Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League

CCL = Cape Cod League
CPL = Coastal Plain League
FCBL = Futures Collegiate Baseball League
FCSL = Florida Collegiate Baseball League
GLSCL = Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League
MDCL = Midwest Collegiate League
MINK = M.I.N.K. League
NECBL = New England Collegiate Baseball League

NorthWL = Northwoods League
NYCBL = New York Collegiate Baseball League
PGL = Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League

ProL = Prospect League
TCL = Texas Collegiate League
WCL = West Coast League 
WMBL = Western Major Baseball League

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