The Sunflower Collegiate League (SCL) announced today it will expand next season adding four established teams in South Central/Central Kansas. The Sunflower, which just completed its second season, is adding the Derby Twins, El Dorado Broncos, Great Bend Bat Cats and the Haysville Aviators from the Jayhawk League for the summer of 2019.
“The Sunflower Collegiate League is very pleased to be expanding in just its third season of competition,” said Casey Walkup, the Sunflower League commissioner. “This expansion will add four quality teams to our already strong league, while adding teams with rich summer collegiate baseball tradition.”
In its first two seasons the SCL has advanced three teams to the NBC World Series’ championship bracket. The Cheney Diamond Dawgs have the league’s best ever finish in the World Series with a third place finish in the league’s inaugural season. The Mulvane Patriots finished 5th in 2017 after being knocked out by Cheney in the Quarter Finals of the NBCWS.
The four new teams join the Cheney Diamond Dawgs, Mulvane Patriots, Hutchinson Monarchs, Wichita Sluggers, Haven Warhawks, Newton Rebels and the Salina Shock.
“With the tradition we are building and the tradition we are adding, the Sunflower is positioned to be one of the premiere summer collegiate baseball leagues in the Midwest region,” said Walkup. “The Wichita area, and State of Kansas, is known for its summer collegiate baseball throughout the country and we look forward to building on that reputation.”
The SCL is a not for profit 501(c)3 organization and is a Premiere League Affiliate of the National Baseball Congress.