JAYHAWK LEAGUE
The Jayhawk League is Summer Collegiate Baseball at its best! It is one of the most prestigious, well scouted, and competitive leagues in the nation. The Jayhawk League has teams in two Midwestern states in the heartland of America: Kansas and Missouri. The six member league as an automatic berth into the National Baseball Congress World Series that is played in Wichita, Kansas. The Jayhawk League is a wood bat league that plays according to the American League rules.
Dozens of current Major League stars have played in the Jayhawk League on their way to stardom, surely to be followed by dozens more. Some of the Jayhawk League alumni who have become prominent Major League stars include Albert Pujols, Lance Berkman, Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, Andy Benes, Trevor Hoffman, and Chuck Knoblauch.
Jayhawk League teams continue to dominate at the NBC World Series. They have won three Championships and countless top finishes in the past ten years. In 2006, four league teams placed in the top ten, with the Derby Twins placing second. The Jayhawk League is recognized as a premier league in the National Baseball Congress.
The league consists of the Derby Twins, Dodge City A's, El Dorado Broncos, Hays Larks, Liberal BeeJays, Southwest Slashers of Joplin, MO, and Nevada (MO) Griffons.