Any person who has every burrowed their face into the pocket of a baseball glove to inhale the distinct aroma of leather, or has worn grass and dirt stains like merit badges, can vouch for baseball. Few things can be defined as genuinely American, and baseball is one of those cherished rarities.
Once the dusty road to Omaha ends for teams across the nation, college baseball players venture to various parts of the U.S. to play in wood bat summer baseball leagues. From the Coastal Plain League, Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League or the historic Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL), players get selected to teams and leagues and spend their summers playing baseball.