For just the third time in league history, the Simsbury Sabercats won the regular season title in the Connecticut Collegiate Baseball League. The Sabercats finished with a franchise-record 17-4 with 55 points, just edging out Bridgeport, who was 17-3 with 54 points.
The league playoffs begin on Tuesday with Simsbury and Bridgeport among four teams receiving a bye into the double-elimination portion of the league tournament.
The last time Simsbury earned a No. 1 seed was in 2021 when the Sabercats were 17-5. West Haven is the defending CCBL champion and is seeded seventh.
2026 Connecticut Collegiate Baseball League playoffs
First round (single-elimination)
Wednesday, July 21
(12) Waterbury 5, (5) Meriden 2
(6) Silk City 6, (11) Hamden 0
(7) West Haven 1, (10) Glastonbury 0
(8) Southington 2, (9) Western Massachusetts 0
Double-elimination
Thursday, July 23
Waterbury 8, (1) Simsbury 0
Southington 2, (2) Bridgeport 0
(3) Danbury 2, West Haven 0
Silk City 5, (4) Gold Star 3
Friday, July 24
Silk City 7, Waterbury 1
Danbury 5, Southington 3
Simsbury 3, Gold Star (Groton) 2, Gold Star eliminated
West Haven 6, Bridgeport 1, Bridgeport eliminated
Saturday, July 25
Simsbury 2, Southington 1, Southington eliminated
Waterbury 9, West Haven 6, West Haven eliminated
Sunday, July 26
Silk City 16, Danbury 2
Simsbury 15, Waterbury 3. Waterbury eliminated
Monday, July 27
Danbury 5, Simsbury 1, Simsbury eliminated
Tuesday, July 28
Danbury vs. Silk City, ppd., rain
Wednesday, July 29
Danbury vs. Silk City, ppd. rain
Thursday, July 30
Danbury 6, Silk City 3
Friday, July 31
Danbury 10, Silk City 0, Danbury wins championship
Connecticut Collegiate Baseball League
2026 final standings
| Team |
Rec. |
Pts. |
Pct. |
| Simsbury Sabercats |
17-4 |
55 |
.810 |
| Bridgeport Barnums |
17-3 |
54 |
.850 |
| Danbury Lakehounds |
14-6 |
48 |
.700 |
| Gold Star Generals |
11-10 |
43 |
.524 |
| Silk City Sluggers |
10-11 |
41 |
.476 |
| Meriden Riptide |
10-11 |
41 |
.476 |
| West Haven Sailors |
10-10 |
40 |
.500 |
| Southington Black Knights |
10-11 |
40 |
.476 |
| Western MA Pioneers |
7-14 |
35 |
.333 |
| Glastonbury Arrows |
7-13 |
33 |
.350 |
| Hamden Miners |
5-15 |
30 |
.250 |
| Waterbury Silverbacks |
5-15 |
29 |
.250 |
| Teams earn 3 points for a win, 2 for a tie and 1 for a loss |
Previous CCBL champions
Double-elimination tournament
Championship game
2025: West Haven Sailors 5, Silk City Sluggers 0
2024: Bridgeport Barnums 5, Southington Black Knights 2
2023: West Haven Sailors 15, Wallingford Silver Storm 4
2022: Hamden Miners 9, Wallingford Silver Storm 6
2021: West Haven Sailors 7, Manchester Eagles 1
2020: Brass City Bombers 13, Manchester Eagles 1 (6)
2019: Manchester Mavericks 8, Glastonbury Arrows 3
2018: Simsbury Sabercats 2, Wallingford Silver Miners 0
Best-of-3 championship series
2017: Glastonbury def. Manchester Mavericks, 2-0
2016: Southington Shock def. Manchester Mavericks, 2-0
2015: Southington def. Glastonbury, 2-0
2014: Southington def. Glastonbury, 2-0
2013: West Hartford Thunder def. Manchester Mavericks, 2-1
2012: Tobacco Valley Renegades def. Simsbury, 2-1
2011: Southington def. Tobacco Valley, 2-1
2010: Southington def. Tobacco Valley, 2-0
2009: Southington def. Simsbury, 2-0
