United League Baseball

United League Baseball
	United League Baseball logo
Sport	Baseball
Founded	2006
Ceased	2015
No. of teams	4
Country	USA
Last; champion(s)	Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings
Most titles	Amarillo Dillas (3)
Official website	Official website

United League Baseball was an independent baseball league that operated in Texas. The league operated from 2006 to 2009. The league then temporarily merged with the Northern League and the Golden Baseball League to form the North American League from 2011–2012. However, after the North American League folded at the end of the 2012 season, ULB was reformed. It dissolved for a second time in January 2015.

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The league began its first season on May 16, 2006, with six teams: the Alexandria Aces, Amarillo Dillas, Edinburg Coyotes, Laredo Broncos, Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings and San Angelo Colts. The San Angelo franchise previously played in the now-defunct Central Baseball League, while the Amarillo Dillas previously played in the now-defunct Texas–Louisiana League. The United League was originally owned by an investor group United Sports Equity LLC followed by former Congressman John Bryant.^{[citation needed]}

In 2013, following the dissolution of the North American League, United League Baseball was reincorporated. The league played an 80-game season from late May to the middle of August, and featured the Edinburg Roadrunners, the Fort Worth Cats, the Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings, the San Angelo Colts, the Texas Thunder, and the Alexandria Aces. Alexandria and Texas were shut down mid-season. Edinburg did not field a team for 2014 and they were replaced by the Brownsville Charros.

The San Angelo Colts announced on July 2, 2014, that they had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.^[1] Although it was stated at the time that operations would not be affected, the team announced on August 11, 2014, that the final eight games of the 2014 regular season would not be played.^[2] Originally scheduled to end August 24, the league's 2014 regular season ended August 15, with the best-of-five championship series between the Cats and the WhiteWings starting August 16.^[3] The United League Baseball was looking into possibly expanding to Del Rio, Texas, and was scheduled to meet with city officials in October 2014.

In November 2014, it was announced that the City of Ft. Worth had not renewed the lease at LaGrave Field for the Ft. Worth Cats, thus leaving them without a home for the 2015 season. Through the mismanagement of the league by Bryant and Pierce and having one remaining stadium lease in Harlingen the league was formally disbanded in January 2015.^[4]

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United League Baseball
Team	Years played	Location	Homefield	Capacity	Notes
Alexandria Aces	2006–2008, 2013	Alexandria, Louisiana	Bringhurst Field	3,500	Charter member, moved to the Continental Baseball League and later the Texas Collegiate League. Disbanded mid-way through the 2013 season.
Amarillo Dillas	2006–2010	Amarillo, Texas	Potter County Memorial Stadium	8,500	Charter member
Brownsville Charros	2014	Harlingen, Texas	Harlingen Field	4,500
Coastal Bend/McAllen/Texas Thunder	2009–2010, 2013	Robstown, Texas McAllen, Texas	Fairgrounds Field	5,200	Played in the North American League from 2011–2012
Edinburg Coyotes/Roadrunners	1996–2010, 2013	Edinburg, Texas	Edinburg Stadium	4,000	Charter member, Played in North American League from 2011–2012, rejoined in 2013 and folded after the season.
Fort Worth Cats	2013–2014	Fort Worth, Texas	LaGrave Field	4,100	Previously played in the All-American Association, Central Baseball League, American Association and North American League.
Harlingen/Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings	2006–2010, 2013–2014	Harlingen, Texas	Harlingen Field	4,500	Charter member, played in the North American League from 2011–2012
Laredo Broncos	2006–2010	Laredo, Texas	Veterans Field	5,000	Charter member
San Angelo Colts	2006–2010, 2013–2014	San Angelo, Texas	Foster Field	4,200	Charter member, had previously played in the Texas–Louisiana League and the Central Baseball League. Played in the North American League from 2011–2012.

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