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2017 Summer Collegiate Attendance by Average

By on August 14, 2017 in Attendance, Summer Collegiate

Ballpark DigestWith the summer-collegiate regular season wrapping up last night, we’ll be reporting the numbers across the industry. We end up today’s coverage with a listing of 2017 summer-collegiate attendance sorted by average.

Ranking teams by average attendance is considering the most accurate barometer of the industry, and this year, for the first time, three summer-collegiate teams averaged over 4,000 fans a game. Leading the pack, per usual, is the Madison Mallards of the Northwoods League. No surprise: the team has paced our summer-collegiate attendance ranking since we launched. Our rankings have been upended by two additions to the top three: both the Savannah Bananas and the Okotoks Dawgs hit the top three by averaging more than 4,100 fans per game. That’s quite the accomplishment and a first in the industry.

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.

This is not a full list of teams. We cut off teams that did not average under 100 fans per game.

# TEAM LGE TOTAL GMS AV 2016AV +/-%
1 Madison Mallards NorthWL 214,485 34 6,308 6,039 0.04
2 Savannah Bananas CPL 108,498 26 4,173 3,659 0.14
3 Okotoks Dawgs WMBL 94,397 23 4,104 3,329 0.23
4 Elmira Pioneers PGL 73,328 23 3,188 3,384 -0.06
5 La Crosse Loggers NorthWL 99,070 36 2,752 2,725 0.01
6 Kenosha Kingfish NorthWL 86,291 34 2,538 2,514 0.01
7 Worcester Bravehearts FCBL 65,957 28 2,356 2,230 0.06
8 Kalamazoo Growlers NorthWL 82,758 34 2,299 2,245 0.02
9 St. Joseph Mustangs MINK 65,453 29 2,257 2,275 -0.01
10 Valley Blue Sox NECBL 42,415 20 2,121 2,121 0.00
11 Newport Gulls NECBL 40,113 19 2,111 2,087 0.01
12 Chillicothe Paints ProL 58,755 30 1,959 1,851 0.06
13 Gastonia Grizzlies CPL 46,597 24 1,942 1,968 -0.01
14 Victoria HarbourCats WCL 51,264 27 1,899 2,239 -0.15
15 Chatham Anglers CCL 38,286 21 1,823 1,488 0.23
16 Peninsula Pilots CPL 45,797 26 1,761 1,961 -0.10
17 Danville Dans ProL 49,308 29 1,700 1,563 0.09
18 Portland Pickles GWL 50,514 30 1,684 1,561 0.08
19 Edmonton Prospects WMBL 38,399 23 1,670 1,820 -0.08
20 Kokomo Jackrabbits ProL 49,151 30 1,638 1,632 0.00
21 Fayetteville Swampdogs CPL 41,542 26 1,589 1,802 -0.12
22 St. Cloud Rox NorthWL 57,173 36 1,588 1,719 -0.08
23 Pittsfield Suns FCBL 38,863 27 1,559 1,784 -0.19
24 Bismarck Larks NorthWL 54,600 36 1,517 N/A N/A
25 Wisconsin Woodchucks NorthWL 53,628 36 1,490 1,411 0.06
26 Corvallis Knights WCL 39,592 27 1,466 1,435 0.02
27 Nashua Silver Knights FCBL 35,044 24 1,460 1,334 0.09
28 Brockton Rox FCBL 35,788 25 1,432 1,493 -0.04
29 Keene Swamp Bats NECBL 34,270 24 1,428 1,271 0.12
30 Bellingham Bells WCL 36,569 26 1,407 1,256 0.12
31 Green Bay Bullfrogs NorthWL 47,815 34 1,406 1,381 0.02
32 Wisconsin Rapids Rafters NorthWL 49,157 35 1,404 1,334 0.05
33 Eau Claire Express NorthWL 48,555 35 1,387 1,619 -0.14
34 Lexington County Blowfish CPL 34,619 25 1,385 1,651 -0.16
35 Lakeshore Chinooks NorthWL 49,412 36 1,373 1,410 -0.03
36 Port Angeles Lefties WCL 36,883 27 1,366 N/A N/A
37 Duluth Huskies NorthWL 47,003 35 1,343 1,611 -0.17
38 Chico Heat GWL 40,112 30 1,337 1,656 -0.19
39 Wilson Tobs CPL 32,832 25 1,313 1,478 -0.11
40t Walla Walla Sweets WCL 34,998 27 1,296 1,138 0.14
40t Yakima Valley Pippins WCL 34,985 27 1,296 1,344 -0.04
42 Orleans Firebirds CCL 27,184 21 1,294 1,161 0.11
43 Cotuit Kettleers CCL 27,059 21 1,289 1,185 0.09
44 Hyannis Harbor Hawks CCL 26,887 21 1,280 1,393 -0.08
45 Bristol Blues FCBL 30,689 24 1,279 1,577 -0.23
46 North Shore Navigators FCBL 33,376 27 1,236 1,113 0.11
47 Medford Rogues GWL 36,011 30 1,200 1,199 0.00
48 Newark Pilots PGL 28,634 24 1,193 905 0.32
49 Holly Springs Salamanders CPL 30,661 26 1,179 1,192 -0.01
50 Amsterdam Mohawks PGL 24,661 21 1,174 1,153 0.02
51 Wilmington Sharks CPL 29,058 25 1,162 1,244 -0.07
52 Vermont Mountaineers NECBL 22,002 19 1,158 1,087 0.07
53 Falmouth Commodores CCL 24,176 21 1,151 1,167 -0.01
54 Bourne Braves CCL 23,941 21 1,140 1,062 0.07
55 Kelowna Falcons WCL 29,364 26 1,129 1,240 -0.09
56 Waterloo Bucks NorthWL 39,515 36 1,098 1,223 -0.10
57 Mankato MoonDogs NorthWL 39,445 36 1,096 1,154 -0.05
58 Harwich Mariners CCL 22,984 21 1,094 1,306 -0.16
59t Battle Creek Bombers NorthWL 37,817 35 1,080 1,119 -0.03
59t High Point-Thomasville HiToms CPL 25,916 24 1,080 1,093 -0.01
61 Bend Elks WCL 28,603 27 1,059 1,105 -0.04
62 Willmar Stingers NorthWL 37,277 36 1,035 1,068 -0.03
63 Glens Falls Dragons PGL 21,398 21 1,019 650 0.57
64t Springfield Sliders ProL 29,532 29 1,018 1,662 -0.39
64t Wenatchee AppleSox WCL 26,480 26 1,018 1,170 -0.13
66 Martinsville Mustangs CPL 22,133 22 1,006 853 0.18
67 Brewster Whitecaps CCL 21,106 21 1,005 1,025 -0.02
68 Morehead City Marlins CPL 27,118 27 1,004 1,299 -0.23
69 Oneonta Outlaws PGL 18,897 10 995 1,465 -0.32
70 Lethbridge Bulls WMBL 23,797 24 992 1,056 -0.06
71 Quincy Gems ProL 28,451 29 981 826 0.19
72 Asheboro Copperheads CPL 24,389 25 976 830 0.18
73 Rochester Honkers NorthWL 32,017 33 970 914 0.06
74 Terre Haute Rex ProL 26,836 28 958 832 0.15
75 Cowlitz Black Bears WCL 25,652 27 950 1,047 -0.09
76t SLO Blues CalCL 32,520 35 929 863 0.08
76t Fond du Lac Dock Spiders NorthWL 31,578 34 929 N/A N/A
78 Wareham Gatemen CCL 19,064 21 908 925 -0.02
78 Marysville Gold Sox GWL 27,224 30 907 1,000 -0.09
80 Y-D Red Sox CCL 18,632 21 887 1,070 -0.17
81 Forest City Owls CPL 22,003 25 880 600 0.47
82 Rockford Rivets NorthWL 30,575 35 874 604 0.45
83 Martha’s Vineyard Sharks FCBL 24,836 29 856 708 0.21
84 West Virginia Miners ProL 22,881 28 817 876 -0.07
85 Northwest Indiana Oilmen MDCL 21,438 27 794 891 -0.11
86 Butler Blue Sox ProL 21,968 28 785 677 0.16
87 Lima Locos GLSCL 14,766 19 777 756 0.03
88 Thunder Bay Border Cats NorthWL 26,678 35 762 826 -0.08
89 Lafayette Aviators ProL 18,668 25 747 945 -0.21
90 Medicine Hat Mavericks WMBL 17,656 24 736 888 -0.17
91 Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs PGL 15,392 21 733 649 0.13
92 Florence Redwolves CPL 17,537 24 731 639 0.14
93 S Ohio Copperheads GLSCL 13,638 20 682 732 -0.07
94 Charlottesville TomSox VBL 14,038 21 668 162 3.12
95 Lincoln Potters GWL 19,813 30 660 N/A N/A
96 Ocean State Waves NECBL 13,143 20 657 612 0.07
97 North Adams SteepleCats NECBL 14,202 22 646 686 -0.06
98 Top Speed Baseball GSCBL 12,618 20 631 162 2.90
99 Fort McMurray Giants WMBL 14,207 23 618 806 -0.23
100 Leesburg Lightning FCSL 12,158 20 608 896 -0.32
101 Utica Blue Sox PGL 13,020 22 592 493 0.20
102 Regina Red Sox WMBL 13,302 23 578 643 -0.10
103 Olean Oilers NYCBL 10,223 19 538 805 -0.33
104 Saugerties Stallions PGL 12,884 24 537 319 0.68
105 Edenton Steamers CPL 12,286 23 534 512 0.04
106 San Francisco Seagulls GSCBL 9,863 19 519 110 3.72
107 Sanford Mainers NECBL 11,351 22 516 464 0.11
108 Yuba City Bears GWL 15,432 30 514 N/A N/A
109 Champion City Kings ProL 13,020 26 501 510 -0.02
110 Purcellville Cannons VBL 10,974 21 493 579 -0.15
111 Waynesboro Generals VBL 10,350 21 493 481 0.02
112 Swift Current 57s WMBL 10,798 23 469 273 0.72
113 Bethesda Big Train CalR 8,882 19 467 333 0.40
114 Hamilton Joes GLSCL 7,529 17 443 555 -0.20
115 New Bedford Bay Sox NECBL 8,746 20 437 465 -0.06
116 Jamestown Jammers PGL 9,902 25 396 395 0.00
117 Winchester Royals VBL 8181 21 390 306 0.27
118 Cincinnati Steam GLSCL 6,873 18 382 343 0.11
119 Plymouth Pilgrims NECBL 8,303 23 361 268 0.35
120 Moose Jaw Miller Express WMBL 8,170 24 340 302 0.13
121 Danbury Westerners NECBL 6,436 19 339 296 0.15
122 Upper Valley Nighthawks NECBL 7,303 22 332 434 -0.24
123 Weyburn Beavers WMBL 6,957 23 302 265 0.14
124 Bloomington Bobcats MDCL 7,450 25 298 321 -0.07
125 Geneva Red Wings PGL 6,407 22 291 272 0.07
126 Seacoast Mavericks FCBL 6,944 24 289 310 -0.07
127 Wachusett Dirt Dawgs FCBL 5,062 18 281 229 0.23
128 Brooks Bombers WMBL 6,497 24 271 421 -0.36
129t Dupage County Hounds MDCL 7,074 27 262 368 -0.29
129t Southland Vikings MDCL 3,925 15 262 154 0.70
131 Galion Graders GLSCL 4,850 20 243 271 -0.10
132 Gresham GreyWolves WCL 6,010 25 240 374 -0.36
133 DeLand Suns FCSL 4,212 18 234 253 -0.08
134 Genesee Rapids NYCBL 4,543 20 227 212 0.07
135 Winnipesaukee Muskrats NECBL 4,707 21 224 188 0.19
136 St. Clair Green Giants GLSCL 3,896 18 216 N/A N/A
137 Front Royal Cardinals VBL 4,375 21 208 226 -0.08
138 Hornell Dodgers NYCBL 4,062 20 203 168 0.21
139 Yorkton Cardinals WMBL 4,415 23 192 242 -0.21
140 Woodstock River Bandits VBL 3,900 21 186 88 1.11
141 Nevada Griffons MINK 4,234 23 184 220 -0.16
142 Mystic Schooners NECBL 3,837 21 183 203 -0.10
143 D.C. Grays CalR 3,110 19 164 124 0.32
144 New Market Rebels VBL 3,358 21 160 169 -0.05
145 Matsu Miners ABL 3,414 22 155 845 -0.82
146t Joliet Admirals MDCL 3,289 23 143 235 -0.39
146t SS-T T-Bolts CalR 2,568 18 143 216 -0.34
148 Muskegon Clippers GLSCL 2,633 19 139 N/A N/A
149 Melville Millionaires WMBL 2,906 23 126 72 0.75
150 Alexandria Aces CalR 2,330 19 123 117 0.05
151 Jersey Pilots ACBL 1,474 13 113 120 -0.06
152 Lorain County Ironmen GLSCL 2,081 19 110 153 -0.28
153 Grand Lake Mariners GLSCL 2,085 20 104 219 -0.53

ABL = Alaska Baseball League
ACBL = Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League
CalCL = California Collegiate League
CalR = Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League
CCL = Cape Cod League
CPL = Coastal Plain League
FCBL = Futures Collegiate Baseball League
FCSL = Florida Collegiate Summer League
GLSCL = Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League
GWL = Great West League
MDCL = Midwest Collegiate Baseball 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
VBL = Valley Baseball League
WCL = West Coast League 
WMBL = Western Major Baseball League

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