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2014 Summer Collegiate Attendance by League

By on August 13, 2014 in Attendance, News

Ballpark DigestWe conclude our coverage of summer-collegiate attendance with listings by league, as virtually every summer-collegiate league recorded an increased attendance for 2014 when compared to 2013.

This list represents some history: the Northwoods League is the first summer-collegiate league to attract more than a million fans in a season. Part of that is a function of the longer season — 36 home games — and part of that reflects two very successful new teams in Kalamazoo and Kenosha, but it also reflects the league’s emphasis on and expertise with business as well as player development.

When you break it down by league, the increases are impressive. The Futures Collegiate Baseball League recorded a 19 percent year-to-year increase, led by the Pittsfield Suns and the addition of the Worcester Bravehearts. The Canadian Western Major Baseball League recorded an impressive 17 percent hike. The Prospect League notched an 11 percent increase. And the New England Collegiate Baseball League enjoyed a five percent hike, led by the Newport Gulls and the Holyoke Blue Sox.

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.

# Cal Ripken League TOTAL GMS AV 2013 A  +/-
1 Bethesda Big Train 11,720 20 586 9,957 524 0.12
2 Youses Orioles 2,563 16 160 670 42 2.81
3 SS-T T-Bolts 2,833 19 149 3,737 178 -0.16
4 Alexandria Aces 2,513 19 132 2,901 161 -0.18
5 Baltimore Redbirds 1,027 18 57 1,810 81 -0.30
6 D.C. Grays 928 20 46 138 7 5.57
7 Vienna River Dogs 303 18 17      
8 Herndon Braves 157 19 8 27 2 3.00
9 Baltimore Dodgers 42 19 2      
  TOTALS* 22,086 206 107 54,279 239 -0.55
               
# Cape Cod League TOTAL GMS AV 2013 A  +/-
1 Chatham Anglers 38,487 21 1,833 31,944 1,521 0.21
2 Hyannis Harbor Hawks 35,953 21 1,712 37,483 1,785 -0.04
3 Harwich Mariners 27,535 21 1,311 28,809 1,310 0.00
4 Orleans Firebirds 27,251 21 1,298 30,265 1,376 -0.06
5 Cotuit Kettleers 22,648 21 1,078 28,322 1,287 -0.16
6 Falmouth Commodores 19,382 21 923 17,944 816 0.13
7 Brewster Whitecaps 17,579 21 837 18,742 852 -0.02
8 Wareham Gatemen 17,403 21 829 18,596 845 -0.02
9 Y-D Red Sox 16,268 21 775 12,673 576 0.35
10 Bourne Braves 14,871 21 708 11,457 573 0.24
  TOTALS 237,377 210 1,130 236,235 1,094 0.03
               
# Coastal Plain League TOTAL GMS AV 2013 A +/-
1 Gastonia Grizzlies 51,510 24 2,146 54,248 2,359 -0.09
2 Fayetteville Swampdogs 54,160 26 2,083 57,965 2,147 -0.03
3 Peninsula Pilots 58,283 28 2,082 49,286 1,760 0.18
4 Wilmington Sharks 47,422 25 1,897 37,696 1,450 0.31
5 Columbia Blowfish 44,610 26 1,716 50,142 2,006 -0.14
6 Forest City Owls 39,017 25 1,561 51,835 1,851 -0.16
7 Martinsville Mustangs 38,482 25 1,539 43,239 1,601 -0.04
8 Wilson Tobs 34,903 25 1,396 40,383 1,393 0.00
9 Morehead City Marlins 21,585 21 1,028 35,199 1,257 -0.18
10 Asheboro Copperheads 27,304 28 975 26,793 1,116 -0.13
11 Petersburg Generals 22,501 25 900 7,291 317 1.84
12 Florence Redwolves 20,494 26 812 18,451 710 0.14
13 Edenton Steamers 14,294 26 550 15,364 698 -0.21
14 HP-Thomasville HiToms 13,778 26 530 30,596 1,055 -0.50
  TOTALS 488,343 356 1,372 518,488 1,421 -0.03
               
# Futures Collegiate League TOTAL GMS AV 2013 A +/-
1 Pittsfield Suns 46,913 26 1,803 28,524 1,240 0.45
2 Worcester Bravehearts 43,716 25 1,749      
3 Brockton Rox 45,028 27 1,668 38,151 1,590 0.05
4 Nashua Silver Knights 35,760 26 1,375 34,249 1,370 0.00
5 North Shore Navigators 28,769 26 1,107 26,873 1,075 0.03
6 Martha’s Vineyard Sharks 17,910 23 779 15,674 603 0.29
7 OOB Raging Tide 13,739 24 572 13,647 593 -0.04
8 Torrington Titans 11,412 24 476 12,596 573 -0.17
9 Seacoast Mavericks 9,718 25 389 11,309 435 -0.11
10 Wachusett Dirt Dawgs 7,096 26 273 5,387 257 0.06
  TOTALS 260,052 252 1,032 186,410 867 0.19
               
# Florida Collegiate League TOTAL GMS AV 2013 A +/-
1 Leesburg Lightning 16,861 13 1,297 17,642 980 0.32
2 DeLand Suns 3,952 18 220 5,688 316 -0.30
3 Winter Park Diamond Dawgs 3,156 19 166 4,002 235 -0.29
4 Winter Garden Squeeze 2,944 21 140      
5 College Park Freedom 660 15 44 2,673 157 -0.72
  TOTALS* 27,573 103 268 41,560 400 -0.33
               
# Great Lakes League TOTAL GMS AV 2013 A +/-
1 S Ohio Copperheads 15,460 19 814 14,423 759 0.07
2 Lima Locos 11,468 19 604 6,115 382 0.58
3 Hamilton Joes 7,964 20 398 7,864 393 0.01
4 Cincinnati Steam 5,871 18 326 3,570 198 0.65
5 Licking County Settlers 4,728 16 296 1,562 82 2.61
6 Lake Erie Monarchs 3,832 17 225      
7 Grand Lake Mariners 3,947 19 208 1,300 81 1.57
8 Xenia Scouts 1,055 19 56 405 23 1.43
  TOTALS* 54,325 162 335 35,389 202 0.66
               
# Midwest Collegiate League TOTAL GMS AV 2013 A

+/-
1 Northwest Indiana Oilmen 19,576 23 851 5,276 229 2.72
2 Southland Vikings 3,119 17 183 730 37 3.95
3 Lexington Snipes 1,062 14 73 1,512 116 -0.37
4 Dupage County Hounds 1,367 21 65 11,523 576 -0.89
5 Joliet Admirals 152 15 10      
  TOTALS* 25,276 108 235 19,091 197 0.19
               
# New England Coll. League TOTAL GMS AV 2013 A

+/-
1 Newport Gulls 46,645 20 2,332 40,714 1,939 0.20
2 Holyoke Blue Sox 30,213 19 1,590 25,986 1,181 0.35
3 Keene Swamp Bats 24,834 20 1,242 27,827 1,465 -0.15
4 Vermont Mountaineers 22,854 21 1,088 26,804 1,276 -0.15
5 N. Adams SteepleCats 14,628 20 731 18,264 913 -0.20
6 Plymouth Pilgrims 10,838 20 542 10,501 525 0.03
7 Sanford Mainers 10,084 21 480 9,601 436 0.10
8 Ocean State Waves 9,521 21 453 14,311 651 -0.30
9 Laconia Muskrats 7,002 20 350 7,873 358 -0.02
10 New Bedford Bay Sox 6,580 20 329 7,438 338 -0.03
11 Danbury Westerners 5,778 19 304 6,585 347 -0.12
12 Mystic Schooners 2,938 21 187 4,850 231 -0.19
  TOTALS 192,906 242 797 204,684 758 0.05
               
# Northwoods League TOTAL GMS AV 2013 A

+/-
1 Madison Mallards 214,849 35 6,139 213,833 6,110 0.00
2 La Crosse Loggers 110,251 35 3,150 104,266 2,979 0.06
3 Kalamazoo Growlers 80,761 36 2,243      
4 Kenosha Kingfish 72,838 33 2,207      
5 Eau Claire Express 69,344 34 2,040 68,430 1,955 0.04
6 Waterloo Bucks 54,692 32 1,709 56,017 1,697 0.01
7 Wisconsin Woodchucks 59,561 36 1,654 51,101 1,503 0.10
8 St. Cloud Rox 55,592 34 1,635 53,760 1,581 0.03
9 Lakeshore Chinooks 46,665 34 1,373 46,808 1,377 0.00
10 Wisconsin Rapids Rafters 47,631 36 1,323 45,539 1,339 -0.01
11 Battle Creek Bombers 42,916 35 1,226 40,209 1,149 0.07
12 Willmar Stingers 39,461 33 1,196 36,861 1,084 0.10
13 Green Bay Bullfrogs 42,902 36 1,192 31,041 913 0.31
14 Duluth Huskies 40,145 34 1,181 43,185 1,309 -0.10
15 Mankato MoonDogs 38,748 33 1,174 39,488 1,161 0.01
16 Rochester Honkers 33,530 34 986 34,774 994 -0.01
17 TB Border Cats 22,571 34 664 23,547 714 -0.07
18 Alexandria Blue Anchors 21,737 35 621 14,817 463 0.34
  TOTALS 1,094,204 619 1,768 903,676 1,661 0.06
               
# New York Baseball League TOTAL GMS AV 2013 A

+/-
1 Oneonta Outlaws 40,660 22 1,848 31,102 1,637 0.13
2 Olean Oilers 7,153 19 376 327 19 18.79
3 Niagara Power 6,988 20 304 3,696 231 0.32
4 Geneva Red Wings 5,412 19 285 3,499 206 0.38
5 Hornell Dodgers 5,320 22 242 2,534 169 0.43
6 Geneva Twins 3,677 21 175 2,761 184 -0.05
7 Genesee Rapids 3,069 23 133      
8 Cortland Crush 2,480 19 131      
9 Sherrill Silversmiths 806 19 42 1,436 82 -0.49
10 Syracuse Salt Cats 543 21 26 448 26 0.00
  TOTALS* 75,208 269 280 47,361 265 0.06
               
# Perfect Game League TOTAL GMS AV 2013 A

+/-
1 Elmira Pioneers 75,861 25 3,034 73,066 2,922 0.04
2 Amsterdam Mohawks 25,232 24 1,051 27,571 1,103 -0.05
3 Newark Pilots 22,756 27 843 17,024 740 0.14
4 MV DiamondDawgs 19,953 26 767 18,214 828 -0.07
5 Watertown Rams 15,432 24 643 16,186 704 -0.09
6 Glen Falls Golden Eagles 12,308 20 615 16,087 670 -0.08
7 Albany Dutchmen 9,787 21 466 9,743 406 0.15
8 Utica Brewers 9,737 23 423 11,937 543 -0.22
9 Adirondack Trail Blazers 9,072 25 394 7,883 315 0.25
  TOTALS 200,138 212 944 210,298 899 0.05
               
# Prospect League TOTAL GMS AV 2013 A

+/-
1 Chillicothe Paints 52,677 30 1,756 42,175 1,424 0.23
2 Danville Dans 46,921 27 1,738 36,304 1,513 0.15
3 Springfield Sliders 36,060 30 1,202 30,320 1,026 0.17
4 Quincy Gems 28,811 27 1,067 22,096 921 0.16
5 Terre Haute Rex 28,586 29 986 29,261 975 0.01
6 West Virginia Miners 28,212 30 940 21,820 808 0.16
7 Richmond River Rats 21,123 27 782 25,993 866 -0.10
8 Hannibal Cavemen 18,650 28 666 19,719 730 -0.09
9 Butler Blue Sox 18,835 29 649 18,638 666 -0.03
10 Champion City Kings 16,105 27 596      
11 Lorain County Ironmen 4,182 29 144 4,443 185 -0.22
  TOTALS 300,162 313 959 257,601 862 0.11
               
# West Coast League TOTAL GMS AV 2013 A

+/-
1 Victoria HarbourCats 42,563 27 1,576 38,793 1,437 0.10
2 Bend Elks 36,861 27 1,417 40,920 1,574 -0.10
3 Medford Rogues 37,448 27 1,387 35,665 1,372 0.01
4 Yakima Valley Pippins 37,045 27 1,372      
5 Bellingham Bells 35,926 27 1,331 30,641 1,135 0.17
6 Corvallis Knights 34,254 27 1,269 31,475 1,211 0.05
7 Wenatchee AppleSox 32,879 27 1,218 33,407 1,285 -0.05
8 Cowlitz Black Bears 31,138 26 1,198 27,886 1,033 0.16
9 Klamath Falls Gems 26,412 27 978 31,838 1,225 -0.20
10 Kelowna Falcons 22,448 26 863 21,732 805 0.07
11 Kitsap BlueJackets 12,962 25 518 10,824 416 0.25
12 Walla Walla Sweets 31,721 26 1,220 32,556 1,252 -0.03
  TOTALS 381,657 319 1,196 335,737 1,158 0.03
               
# Western Baseball League TOTAL GMS AV 2013 A

+/-
1 Okotoks Dawgs 65,012 23 2,827 54,007 2,348 0.20
2 Edmonton Prospects 17,983 21 856 11,125 506 0.69
3 Lethbridge Bulls 18,009 22 819 16,628 756 0.08
4 Medicine Hat Mavericks 15,431 22 701 13,739 597 0.17
5 Regina Red Sox 10,365 23 451 10,029 436 0.03
6 Moose Jaw Miller Express 6,532 22 297 6,956 302 -0.02
7 Yorkton Cardinals 5,120 19 269 4,582 199 0.35
8 Swift Current Indians 5,983 23 260 5,808 253 0.03
9 Melville Millionaires 4,553 21 217 4,734 225 -0.04
10 Weyburn Beavers 3,736 20 187 1,588 79 1.37
11 Sask Yellow Jackets 3,426 23 149 4,812 267 -0.44
  TOTALS 156,150 239 653 134,008 556 0.17

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RELATED STORIES: 2014 Summer Collegiate Attendance by Total; 2014 Summer Collegiate Attendance by Average

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