After 30+ years in the New York Collegiate Baseball League, the Amsterdam Mohawks, as of 2011, are members of a newly formed league. The Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League combined some of the better summer baseball franchises in the nation and partnered them with Perfect Game USA, the world's utmost leader in scouting and reporting services. The Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League is an eight team summer league played throughout upstate New York. In addition to Amsterdam, the PGCBL consists of teams located in Little Falls, Glens Falls, Albany, Newark, Watertown, Cooperstown, and Elmira. Split into two divisions, an Eastern and a Western, the PGCBL is one of the elite wood bat summer leagues in America. To be eligible to play in the PGCBL, a player must have completed at least one year of college and must still have at least one year of playing eligibility remaining. Each team is allowed two exceptions to that rule where graduating seniors are eligible to play. The players must first be approved by Perfect Game USA. They must also be enrolled full-time at a college or university. Beginning in early June, each team in the league will play a 48 game schedule, which will wind down in early August.

The Mohawks, who were located in Schenectady prior to 2003, have won NYCBL championships in 1988 under then head coach, and also former team owner/president Bob Bellizzi, again in 2003 under Bill Consiglio, in 2004 under Nicholas Enriquez, and in 2009 and 2010 under Keith Griffin. In 2002, Dave Fields, led the team to a regular season title but lost the deciding game of the championship series to the Hornell Dodgers. Again in 2005, John Thomson guided the Mohawks to a regular season crown but was eliminated in the playoffs. In addition, there have been over 100 former Mohawks who have signed professional baseball contracts, including Houston Astros phenom Hunter Pence (Texas-Arlington) who played for the Mohawks in 2002, Brendan Harris(William and Mary) , Glen Barker (Saint Rose) of the Houston Astros, Valentino Pascucci (U. Of Oklahoma) who is currently playing AAA ball for the Mets, and Tim Christman (Siena) who played major league ball with the Rockies. In 2010's Major League Draft, the Mohawks had nine players selected including four picks in the top 200.

The Mohawks have grown into one of the top places to play summer baseball in America. The players will note that the game atmosphere at Shuttleworth Park is one of the best in the country and with large enthusiastic crowds and getting the kids involved, after seeing a game, you would see their point.

The league will continue to have current college stars and future professional players in it. Make sure you come out to the ballpark to catch some of the exciting brand of baseball that they have to offer. See you at the game!!!

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