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)
Tuesday, July 21
Game 1: (12) Waterbury at (5) Meriden, 5:45 p.m.
Game 3: (10) Glastonbury at (7) West Haven, 7 p.m.
Game 4: (9) Western Massachusetts at (8) Southington (Spec Park), 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, July 22
Game 2: (11) Hamden at (6) Silk City (Vernon), 5:30 p.m.
Double-elimination
Thursday, July 23
Game 5: Winner game 4 at (1) Simsbury
Game 6: Winner game 3 at (2) Bridgeport
Game 7: Winner game 2 at (3) Danbury
Game 8: Winner game 1 at (4) Gold Star-Groton
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
