For most college sports fans, summer is a build-up for football season. But for collegiate and high school baseball players, it’s a time to prove yourself against the best of the best around the country. Although the storied Cape Cod Baseball League often comes to fans’ heads first when the topic of summer ball comes up, other top leagues like the New England Collegiate Baseball League consistently draw top collegiate prospects to play in their ranks.
Like any other Division I program, Northwestern sees a bevy of its top players depart straight from Evanston to any one of these summer leagues each year.