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Rockingham County Baseball League

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Rockingham County Baseball League
SportBaseball
Founded1924
No. of teams8
Country United States
Most recent
champion(s)
Clover Hill
Official websitewww.rcblbaseball.com

The Rockingham County Baseball League is a summer baseball league in Rockingham County, Virginia and neighboring areas. It was founded in 1924 and is one of the oldest continuous baseball leagues in the country. The league has included teams from across Rockingham County and up and down the Shenandoah Valley. As of 2024, the RCBL has 8 teams and has a 24-game regular season schedule where every team plays each other 3 to 4 times. The quarterfinal round of the playoffs is best out of three games, the semifinal round is best out of five games, and the championship round is best out of seven games.

Teams

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Championships

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  • Clover Hill – 19
  • Bridgewater – 17
  • Linville – 11
  • Grottoes – 9
  • Stuarts Draft - 4
  • Mt. Crawford – 4
  • Dayton – 3
  • Broadway – 3
  • Shockers - 2
  • Harriston – 2
  • Elkton – 2
  • Keezletown – 2
  • Ottobine – 2
  • Spring Creek – 2
  • Harrisonburg – 1
  • Twin County – 1
  • Waynesboro – 1
  • Weyers Cave - 1
  • Fishersville – 1
  • Briery Branch- 1
  • Montezuma – 1

Former teams

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  • Linville Patriots
  • Fishersville Rangers
  • Fishersville Cardinals
  • Briery Branch Braves
  • Twin County Twins
  • Harrisonburg Chic's
  • Luray Cavemen
  • Luray Colonials
  • Shenandoah Indians
  • Spring Creek
  • Ottobine
  • New Market Shockers

Famous alumni

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RCBL Champions

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Year RCBL Champion
1924 Broadway
1925 Weyers Cave
1926 Spring Creek
1927 Bridgewater
1928 Spring Creek
1929 Dayton
1930 Dayton
1931 Waynesboro
1932 Harrisonburg
1933 No League
1934 No League
1935 No League
1936 No League
1937 No League
1938 Broadway
1939 Elkton
1940 Linvile
1941 Keezletown
1942 World War II
1943 World War II
1944 World War II
1945 World War II
1946 Mt. Crawford
1947 Mt. Crawford
1948 Mt. Crawford
1949 Mt. Crawford
1950 Ottobine
1951 Ottobine
1952 Bridgewater
1953 Grottoes
1954 Dayton
1955 Clover Hill
1956 Grottoes
1957 Grottoes
1958 Grottoes
1959 Linville
1960 Linville
1961 Linville
1962 Bridgewater
1963 Clover Hill
1964 Keezletown
1965 Harriston
1966 Grottoes
1967 Harriston
1968 Briery Branch
1969 Grottoes
1970 Harriston
1971 Grottoes
1972 Twin County
1973 Linville
1974 Linville
1975 Clover Hill
1976 Clover Hill
1977 Bridgewater
1978 Bridgewater
1979 Linville
1980 Linville
1981 Linville
1982 Clover Hill
1983 Grottoes
1984 Bridgewater
1985 Clover Hill
1986 Linville
1987 Clover Hill
1988 Bridgewater
1989 Bridgewater
1990 Bridgewater
1991 Bridgewater
1992 Bridgewater
1993 Bridgewater
1994 Bridgewater
1995 Bridgewater
1996 Grottoes
1997 Clover Hill
1998 Briery Branch
1999 Bridgewater
2000 Linville
2001 Fishersville
2002 Elkton
2003 Clover Hill
2004 Clover Hill
2005 Clover Hill
2006 Montezuma
2007 Clover Hill
2008 Clover Hill
2009 Clover Hill
2010 Clover Hill
2011 Clover Hill
2012 Stuarts Draft
2013 Stuarts Draft
2014 Stuarts Draft
2015 Clover Hill
2016 Stuarts Draft
2017 Bridgewater
2018 Bridgewater
2019 Clover Hill
2020 Broadway
2021 New Market Shockers
2022 Bridgewater
2023 RCBL Shockers
2024 Clover Hill
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