Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Sussex Colonels - 1996

June 19, 1996 Augusta, NJ

The Sussex Colonels were members of the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League. In 1996 the Colonels were champions managed by Tom Poltersdorf.

The Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League was founded in 1966 by several leading baseball personnel in the Metropolitan New York area. The purpose of the ACBL is to provide college baseball players with an opportunity to improve themselves and gain the exposure necessary to gain a career in professional baseball...

The Susses Colonels played their home games at Skylands Park, Augusta, NJ, which was home to the New Jersey Cardinals (1994-2005) and the Sussex County Miners (2014 -  )

The postmark indicates a game between the Colonels and the Jersey Pilots, who are the longest running team in the ACBL, in operation since 1970. The pilots finished 2nd in 1996..

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