The New England Collegiate Baseball League is summer college baseball at its best. Seeing a college baseball game is an evening of great summertime fun for children and families during a New England vacation. The league, consisting of 12 teams in the six New England states, starts its summer season in early June and plays an eight-week schedule of 42 games per team. The league championship is determined by a playoff in early August.

Games are broadcast via Teamline. Fans can view the live video webcast of an entire game via the Internet for $15; listen to to live audio webcast of the games for fee; or listen to a live play-by-play from any telephone for $5 per game. Games start at 7 p.m. unless otherwise indicated. Other game starting times may be 1, 3, 5, 6, 6:30, and 6:35 p.m. Consult team schedules are team websites.

Connecticut’s professional minor leagues include the New Britain Rock Cats, a AA affiliate of the Minnesota Twins based in New Britain, and the Connecticut Defenders, a AA affiliate of the San Francisco Giants based in Norwich.

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Manchester Silkworms
Northwest Park, 448 Tolland Turnpike
Manchester, CT 06042
Phone: 860-559-3126

New England Collegiate Baseball League

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2009 Game Schedule
Game times: Games start at 7 p.m. unless otherwise indicated. Other game starting times may be 1, 3, 5, 6, 6:30, and 6:35 p.m. Consult team schedule.
Local news coverage: Journal Enquirer. Local TV coverage: COX3. Internet coverage: Games are broadcast via Teamline. Fans can view the live video webcast of an entire game via the Internet for $15; listen to to live audio webcast of the games for fee; or listen to a live play-by-play from any telephone for $5 per game.

New Britain Rock Cats
New Britain Stadium, Willow Brook Park, 599 South Main Street
New Britain, CT
Phone: 860-224-8383

Double-A Affiliate of the Minnesota Twins

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The 2009 season marks the 27th anniversary of Eastern League Baseball in New Britain.
2009 Game Schedule
Stadium Parking: The parking operation includes the main Willow Brook Park Lot, several New Britain High School lots, and on occasion additional South Main Street lots. Standard parking fees are $3 per car, and a limited number of $5 premium spaces are sold. Questions: 860-826-3360.
Broadcast: The Rock Cats Radio Network led by Jeff Dooley can be heard throughout all of Connecticut and Western Massachusetts. Game highlights, interviews, sound clips, and game stories can be heard on WTIC-FM 96.5 HD2 and WMRD-AM 1150 in Middletown and New Britain and on WTIC NewsTalk 1080 and WLIS-AM 1420 in Old Saybrook. WTIC NewsTalk 1080 will broadcast 10 Rock Cats games during the 2009 season. Listen all summer long on RockCats.com Radio or www.wtic.com.

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Danbury Westerners
Rogers Park, Memorial Drive
Danbury, CT 06810
Phone: 203-797-0897

New England Collegiate Baseball League

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2009 Game Schedule
Game times: Games start at 7 p.m. unless otherwise indicated. Other game starting times may be 1, 3, 5, 6, 6:30, and 6:35 p.m. Consult team schedules are team websites.
Local radio coverage: WLAD 800AM. Internet coverage: Games are broadcast via Teamline . Fans can view the live video webcast of an entire game via the Internet for $15; listen to to live audio webcast of the games for fee; or listen to a live play-by-play from any telephone for $5 per game.