The Central Baseball League, formerly the Texas-Louisiana League, is a minor league whose member teams are independent of any Major League Baseball affiliations. The current commissioner of the league is Miles Wolff. A Class A California League game in San Jose, California (1994) Minor leagues are baseball leagues which are at a lower pay level and generally play in smaller cities and towns than Major League Baseball. ... MLB logo Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ... In 1920 the owners of Major League Baseball, in order to reestablish confidence of fans in the sport following the Black Sox Scandal, established the office of Commissioner of Baseball. ...

In 1991, potential owners became frustrated that the Texas League had no plans to expand into other Texas locations, and formed The Texas-Louisiana League. The league began play in 1994. After further expansion into Missouri and Mississippi, the Texas-Louisiana League changed its name to the Central Baseball League. In eight seasons, the league has produced seven different champions. Only Alexandria has won the title twice (1997 and 1998). 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Texas League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the South Central United States. ... State nickname: Lone Star State Other U.S. States Capital Austin Largest city Houston Governor Rick Perry Official languages None. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Missouri, named after the Missouri Siouan Indian tribe meaning canoe, is a Midwestern state of the United States with Jefferson City as its capital. ... State nickname: Magnolia State Other U.S. States Capital Jackson Largest city Jackson Governor Haley Barbour Official languages English Area 125,546 km² (32nd)  - Land 121,606 km²  - Water 3,940 km² (3%) Population (2000)  - Population 2,697,243 (31st)  - Density 23. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

List of current teams

• Coastal Bend Aviators
• Edinburg Roadrunners
• El Paso Diablos (since 2005)
• Ft. Worth Cats (since 2002)
• Jackson Senators (since 2002)
• Pensacola Pelicans (since 2004)
• San Angelo Colts
• Shreveport Sports

The Edinburgh Roadrunners are a minor league baseball team which plays in Edinburgh, Texas. ... The El Paso Diablos are a minor league baseball team which began play in El Paso, Texas in 2005. ... The Ft. ... The Jackson Senators are a minor league baseball team that plays in Jackson, Mississippi. ... The Pensacola Pelicans are a minor league baseball team in Pensacola, Florida. ... The San Angelo Colts are a minor league baseball team that plays in San Angelo, Texas. ... The Shreveport Sports Baseball Club is an minor league baseball team based in Shreveport, Louisiana, and playing in the Central Baseball League. ...

List of former teams

The following teams were, at one time, either a member of the Central Baseball League or the Texas-Louisiana League, but no longer are:

• Abilene Prairie Dogs
• Alexandria Aces
• Amarillo Dillas
• Corpus Christi Barracudas
• Lubbock Crickets
• Rio Grande Valley White Wings
• Springfield Ozark Mountain Ducks

The Alexandria Aces were a minor league baseball team in Alexandria, Louisiana. ... The Amarillo Dillas were a minor league baseball team that played in Amarillo, Texas. ... The Rio Grande Vally White Wings were a minor league baseball team that played in Harlingen, Texas. ... The Springfield/Ozark Mountain Ducks are an independent league baseball team that previously played in Ozark, Missouri, a suburb of Springfield. ...

Texas-Louisiana League champions

• 1994 Corpus Christi
• 1995 Lubbock
• 1996 Abilene
• 1997 Alexandria
• 1998 Alexandria
• 1999 Amarillo
• 2000 Rio Grande Valley
• 2001 Edinburg

1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Central Baseball League champions

• 2002 San Angelo
• 2003 Jackson
• 2004 Edinburg

2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External link:

• Official site (http://www.centralleaguebaseball.com/)