The Belleview Bulldogs were a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league team located in Ocala, Florida. The team was a member of the Florida Collegiate Summer League (FCSL) and played its home games at the Ocala Rotary Sportsplex. The team joined the FCSL in the 2008 season. The franchise was disbanded following its inaugural 2008 season.
| Belleview Bulldogs | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| League | FCSL | |||
| Location | Ocala, Florida | |||
| Ballpark | Ocala Rotary Sportsplex | |||
| Founded | 2008 | |||
| Runners-up championships | 2008 | |||
| Colors | Blue, Orange | |||
| Management | Bob Dobkowski, John Ragasta | |||
| Manager | Ricky Plante | |||
| Uniforms | ||||
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History
editThe Bulldogs joined the FCSL in 2008 as an expansion team, one of three franchises joining the league that year. This brought the total number of FCSL franchises to six. In their inaugural season, the Bulldogs reached the FCSL championship game at Tropicana Field. However, they were defeated by the Clermont Mavericks 9-1.
Playoff Appearances
edit| Year | First round | Semifinals (best-of-3) | FCSL championship game | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008[1] | BYE | Winter Park Diamond Dawgs | W (2-0) | Clermont Mavericks | L (1-9) | |
References
edit- ^ "Playoff Schedule... The Road to Tropicana" at floridaleague.com [1][permanent dead link] URL accessed January 3, 2008