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Rawlings – Official Baseball Provider of the NCBA

The National Club Baseball is eager to announce that Rawlings Sporting Goods will continue to hold the title of “Official Baseball of the National Club Baseball Association” for the 2020-2025 seasons.  Rawlings features R1NCBA baseballs that will be stamped with the NCBA Logo and feature the Commissioner Signature.  NCBA (DI) teams will receive (six) dozen baseballs each year courtesy of the National Club Baseball Association, while NCBA (DII) teams will receive (five) dozen.


Rawlings Account Manager Eric Curitore stated, “Rawlings features the top of the line baseball and we are excited to continue to have them on board for the next 5 years.  The quality leather, NCBA logo and commissioner signature on each baseball allows our teams to play with the top baseball on the market.”

In addition to featuring the Official Baseball of The National Club Baseball Association, Rawlings Sporting Goods is also the Official Uniform Provider of the NCBA.  Rawlings is also the Apparel & Equipment Provider of CollClubSports.  Rawlings offers NCBA, NCSA, NCFA, and NCBBA teams apparel and equipment at discounted rates.

CEO of CollClubSports Sandy Sanderson stated “Rawlings has been the Official Apparel & Equipment Provider of CollClubSports for over 10 years!  Our relationship with Rawlings has provided our NCBA, NCSA, NCFA, and NCBBA teams will quality products at discounted   rates.  We are thrilled to have Rawlings on board as the Official Baseball provider of the National Club Baseball Association.”

Teams that are interested in purchasing Rawlings baseballs or that have any questions regarding Rawlings can contact Rawlings Account Manager Eric Curitore at (412) 321-8440 x 101 or by email at [email protected]

THE GAME – OFFICIAL HEADWEAR PROVIDER OF THE NCBA

CollClubSports is excited to announce their new contract with The Game headwear. This partnership now makes The Game the official headwear provider for CollClubSports. The Game is owned by MV Sports, a company that has been providing top quality customizable products since 1948.

Felicia Battaglia, The Game Sponsor Account Manager at CollClubSports says this about the new partnership: “I am excited and looking forward to working with The Game for the 2016/2017 Season. The Game offers greats products at great prices to our teams. They’re licensed for the majority of our school’s already, making the ordering process faster and more efficient for all parties. The Game also offers a wide variety of hats and design options to choose from and feature the fastest turnaround times our NCBA teams have ever seen. I think this will be a great partnership!”

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The Game will offer ALL hats to CollClubSports teams for $19 flat. That covers all styles and any designs they want. The only way to increase team cost is by adding a logo to the side or back of the hat ($1.00). Teams can also take advantage of the early order discount by getting $2 off each cap they order when ordering before November 16th. In addition, The Game has a very quick turnaround time for orders: 10 days from artwork/licensing approval on all stock caps & 4-6 weeks from artwork/licensing approval for all custom orders (teams must order at least 12 caps in any stock order and 18 caps in any custom order). The Game also has headwear for all sports including beanies and visors should teams be interested. All headwear will include the respective league logo on the back free of charge, compliments of CollClubSports, the NCBA, NCSA, NCBBA & NCFA.

Teams can also go to The Game’s website and build their own cap: http://www.thegameheadwear.com/. After using the site’s cap builder, teams should save their designs and place an order with CollClubSports. Be sure to order your The Game headwear through Felicia Battaglia to receive the partnership pricing! She can be reached at [email protected] and at 412-321-8440 ext.107.

“The Game is excited to partner with CollClubSports. The Game is known as a leader in college baseball headwear” says Chad Kennedy, National Sales Manager. “The Game and CollClubSports will continue to grow with this new partnership and increased visibility for both our brands.”

Sandy Sanderson, CEO of CollClubSports agrees with Mr. Kennedy: “CollClubSports is excited to partner with The Game as our new headwear provider. As a license holder of so many of our member’s trademarked logos, partnering with The Game has ensured that our teams will continue to compete in a first class product while being able to secure their game day headwear much faster and at a largely reduced cost. CollClubSports takes great pride in the long standing tradition of partnering with the most reputable equipment and apparel manufacturers on the market, and The Game has proven themselves as the type of company that embraces these same goals and priorities.”

KANE HIRED AS DIR. OF TEAM DEVELOPMENT

Please welcome aboard Alex Kane as the new Director of Team Development with the NCBA. Alex is a former pitcher for the club baseball team at BGSU. He will be responsible for adding new teams to the NCBA as well as assisting programs to be more successful on and off the field.
Alex will also oversee District IV of the NCBA Division II.

FINAL Top 20 Poll

Fresh off their 2016 World Series Title, UT-Chattanooga earns all 15 1st place votes in the FINAL Top 20 Poll of 2016. CLICK HERE for the full results!

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

CONGRATULATIONS to UT – Chattanooga for capturing the 2016 NCBA DII World Series! UTC walked off on Saint Louis 3-2 in the bottom of the 8th! Congrats Mocs!

We’re Down to 2!

Saint Louis & UT – Chattanooga will square off tomorrow night for the 2016 NCBA DII World Series Title! CLICK HERE for the updated bracket. 

World Series – Game 11

Congratulations to Jeremy Gonzalez for throwing only the 2nd ever World Series NO HITTER. UTC moves onto the Championship game Tuesday night after defeating Windsor 9-0! 

World Series – Game 9

#4 Windsor survives the afternoons elimination game by defeating #5 Maryland 6-4. Windsor will now play UT – Chattanooga tomorrow morning at 10:00 AM in the semis. Should UTC win they’ll move onto the Championship Tuesday night, should Windsor win both teams will play again later that day for the right to officially claim a spot in the Championship.   

Day 2 Results

Saint Louis & UT Chattanooga are now both 2-0, earning themselves the day off tomorrow. They’ll sit back and see which two teams will join them in the semi’s on Monday. CLICK HERE for the updated bracket.