Founded in 1992, the Pacific International League (PIL) is considered by many to be the premier
Summer Collegiate Baseball league in the Northwest. Sanctioned by the National Baseball
Congress (NBC), most PIL players are NCAA eligible and are unpaid in order to maintain their
eligibility. The PIL is distinct from many other Summer Collegiate Baseball leagues in that the
league also allows former professionals to participate.
The league was formed by a core group of franchises from the previous Northwest Amateur
Western International League. Formed and federally recognized as a Tax Free Corporation, the
PIL has taken great pains to insure that a community orientated philosophy is the guiding
objective. Alongside the goal of establishing the “best” amateur league in North America, an
equal effort is placed on returning to our communities and their youth some of the summer we
have received over the years. Current teams place a strong emphasis on the amateur athletes
helping young players develop and in the process, realize their individual goals They players
posses a wide variety of experience Top college athletes find themselves competing with former
professional players.
The league is afflicted and functions under the auspices of the National Baseball Congress,
headquartered in Wichita, Kansas. The NBC provide the framework within which the aperture
leagues function across the country. A national tournament is held yearly in August to determine
a championship.
Playing in the PIL in 2010 are the Seattle Studs, Everett Merchants, Northwest Honkers,
Nanaimo Coalminers, Coquitlam Angels, Burnaby Bulldogs, Langley Blaze, Kelowna Jays,
Kamloops Sundevils.
Each team is operated in a similar manner to a professional minor league team, providing players
an opportunity to play under the same conditions using wooden bats, minor league specification
baseballs, experiencing overnight road trips and playing nightly before fans in a stadium. Many of
the Pacific International League Teams share the field at some of the most elite collegiate and
minor league stadiums in Washington and British Columbia.
Summer Collegiate Baseball league in the Northwest. Sanctioned by the National Baseball
Congress (NBC), most PIL players are NCAA eligible and are unpaid in order to maintain their
eligibility. The PIL is distinct from many other Summer Collegiate Baseball leagues in that the
league also allows former professionals to participate.
The league was formed by a core group of franchises from the previous Northwest Amateur
Western International League. Formed and federally recognized as a Tax Free Corporation, the
PIL has taken great pains to insure that a community orientated philosophy is the guiding
objective. Alongside the goal of establishing the “best” amateur league in North America, an
equal effort is placed on returning to our communities and their youth some of the summer we
have received over the years. Current teams place a strong emphasis on the amateur athletes
helping young players develop and in the process, realize their individual goals They players
posses a wide variety of experience Top college athletes find themselves competing with former
professional players.
The league is afflicted and functions under the auspices of the National Baseball Congress,
headquartered in Wichita, Kansas. The NBC provide the framework within which the aperture
leagues function across the country. A national tournament is held yearly in August to determine
a championship.
Playing in the PIL in 2010 are the Seattle Studs, Everett Merchants, Northwest Honkers,
Nanaimo Coalminers, Coquitlam Angels, Burnaby Bulldogs, Langley Blaze, Kelowna Jays,
Kamloops Sundevils.
Each team is operated in a similar manner to a professional minor league team, providing players
an opportunity to play under the same conditions using wooden bats, minor league specification
baseballs, experiencing overnight road trips and playing nightly before fans in a stadium. Many of
the Pacific International League Teams share the field at some of the most elite collegiate and
minor league stadiums in Washington and British Columbia.
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