Mid-Plains League |
| Sport | Baseball |
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| Founded | 2014 |
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| No. of teams | 6 |
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| Country |  United States |
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Most recent
champion(s) | Junction City Brigade (2024) |
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| Most titles | Junction City Brigade (8) |
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| Official website | www.midplainsleague.com |
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The Mid-Plains League is a collegiate summer baseball league comprising teams of the top college players from North America and beyond.[1][2][3] Players are not paid, to maintain their college eligibility. Teams are run similarly to a professional minor league team, allowing players to play under the same conditions, using wooden bats and NCAA specification baseballs.
Teams play 36 games over a 44-day season that runs from early June to mid-July. The winner of the postseason playoffs will be named the Mid-Plains League champion and claim the Brett Cowdin Memorial Cup.
Teams
Historical standings
2014
| Team
|
W-L
|
Win%
|
Playoffs
|
| Topeka Golden Giants |
24-10 |
.706
|
Lost in Championship
|
| Junction City Brigade |
26-10 |
.722
|
Won Championship
|
| Midwest Athletics |
17-16 |
.5515
|
5th Place
|
| Baldwin City Blues |
15-17 |
.468
|
6th Place
|
| Topeka Senators |
11-23 |
.324
|
3rd Place
|
| Rossville Rattlers |
9-24 |
.273
|
4th Place
|
2015
| Team
|
W-L
|
Win%
|
Playoffs
|
| Midwest Athletics |
24-15 |
.615
|
Lost in Championship
|
| Junction City Brigade |
23-16 |
.590
|
Lost in semi-finals
|
| Rossville Rattlers |
23-16 |
.590
|
Won Championship
|
| Topeka Golden Giants |
20-18 |
.526
|
Lost first round
|
| Liberty Monarchs |
14-20 |
.412
|
Lost in semi-finals
|
| Baldwin City Blues |
15-24 |
.385
|
Lost first round
|
| Topeka Senators |
9-25 |
.265
|
Missed Playoffs
|
2019
| Team
|
W-L
|
Win %
|
Playoffs
|
| Junction City Brigade
|
21-5
|
.807
|
Won Championship
|
| Midwest A's
|
19-7
|
.731
|
Lost Championship
|
| Topeka Golden Giants
|
15-11
|
.577
|
Lost semifinal round
|
| Kansas City Knights
|
15-11
|
.577
|
Lost semifinal round
|
| Kansas City Monarchs
|
9-5
|
.600
|
N/A
|
| Baldwin City Blues
|
8-18
|
.307
|
Lost quarterfinal round
|
| Liberty Monarchs
|
7-19
|
.269
|
Lost Play-In
|
| Sabetha Bravos
|
4-22
|
.154
|
Lost quarterfinal round
|
2020
| Team
|
W-L
|
Win %
|
Playoffs
|
| Midwest A's
|
21-8
|
.724
|
Won Championship
|
| Sabetha Bravos
|
16-11
|
.592
|
Lost Championship
|
| Topeka Golden Giants
|
14-14
|
.500
|
Lost semifinal round
|
| Baldwin City Blues
|
15-11
|
.200
|
Lost semifinal round
|
2021
| Team
|
W-L
|
Win %
|
Playoffs
|
| Junction City Brigade
|
19-9
|
.679
|
Won Championship
|
| Sabetha Bravos
|
19-9
|
.679
|
Lost semifinal round
|
| Midwest A's
|
17-11
|
.607
|
Lost Championship
|
| Topeka Golden Giants
|
14-17
|
.452
|
Lost quarterfinal round
|
| Baldwin City Blues
|
11-19
|
.367
|
Lost semifinal round
|
| Lawrence Travellers
|
9-21
|
.300
|
Lost quarterfinal round
|
2022
| Team
|
W-L
|
Win %
|
Playoffs
|
| Junction City Brigade
|
|
|
Won Championship
|
2023
| Team
|
W-L
|
Win %
|
Playoffs
|
| Junction City Brigade
|
22-3
|
.880
|
Won Championship
|
| Topeka Warhawks
|
16-10
|
.615
|
|
| Midwest A's
|
16-10
|
.615
|
Lost Championship
|
| Bravos
|
15-11
|
.577
|
|
| Baldwin City Blues
|
10-16
|
.385
|
|
| Farmers
|
6-19
|
.240
|
|
| KC Monarchs
|
12-2
|
.857
|
|
Champions
| Season
|
Brett Cowdin Memorial Cup
|
Runner-up
|
Result
|
| 2014
|
Junction City Brigade
|
Topeka Golden Giants
|
Round-robin
|
| 2015
|
Rossville Rattlers
|
Midwest A's
|
5-2 (10 innings)
|
| 2016
|
Junction City Brigade
|
Midwest A's
|
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| 2017
|
Topeka Golden Giants
|
Junction City Brigade
|
|
| 2018
|
Junction City Brigade
|
Topeka Golden Giants
|
2-1 (Best of 3)
|
| 2019
|
Junction City Brigade
|
Midwest A's
|
2-0 (Best of 3)
|
| 2020
|
Midwest A's
|
Sabetha Bravos
|
2-0 (Best of 3)
|
| 2021
|
Junction City Brigade
|
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| 2022
|
Junction City Brigade
|
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| 2023
|
Junction City Brigade
|
Midwest A's
|
2-0 (Best of 3)
|
| 2024
|
Junction City Brigade
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Topeka Warhawks
|
2-0 (Best of 3)
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Awards
| Season
|
Player of the Year
|
"Conner Taylor" Pitcher of the Year
|
Manager of the Year
|
| 2014
|
Brett Nickle, Junction City Brigade
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Dalton Shalberg, Junction City Brigade
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John Tetuan, Topeka Golden Giants
|
| 2015
|
Ethan Klosterboer, Junction City Brigade
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Tyler Davis, Rossville Rattlers
|
Tobi Cowdin, Rossville Ratters
|
| 2016
|
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| 2017
|
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| 2018
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Dylan Phillips, Topeka Golden Giants
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Dalen Blair, Midwest A's
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Derek Francis, Junction City Brigade
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| 2019
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Dusty Stroup, Midwest A's
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Zach Pratt, Midwest A's
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Derek Francis, Junction City Brigade
|
| 2020
|
Garrett Pennington, Midwest A's
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Zach Pratt, Midwest A's
|
|
| 2021
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MPL CHAMPS: Junction City Brigade
Price Allman, Junction City Brigade
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Brandon Bachar, Junction City Brigade
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2022
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MPL CHAMPS: Junction City Brigade
Gehrig Goldbeck, Junction City Brigade
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Brandon Bachar, Junction City Brigade
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2023
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Kuyper Kendall, Baldwin City Blues
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Charlie Williams, Midwest A's
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Tanner Kilmer, Baldwin City Blues
|
| 2024
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Jack Harris, Midwest A's
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Jaryd White, Topeka Warhawks
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References
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