Does anyone have any experience with either of these leagues.

Sure do. My son played in both last summer. What can I help you with?

Hey JT you have a PM

Son played for the Wilson Tobs 2 summers ago.

My son is signed up to play in the SCBL. Here's their link: http://www.scbl.org/viewpage.asp?key=9107

They may still have some openings.

My son has been offered a spot on a team in the Coastal Plains League and will be reporting May 24th. Thank you all for your help, especially JT.

You're very welcome, floridafan. Hope to see your son at a game this summer.

My older son is headed to Forest City in the CPL. He's looking forward to it.

Mine will be in Fayetteville. We are definately looking forward to it!

Your boys will love the CPL. Great venues and outstanding competition. Coach Merc one of former players will be playing at Forest City as well , Pratt Maynard from NC State. I plan on getting up there for a weekend series this summer. Good luck to your boys.

I've got one headed to Florence. Really looking forward to it. Best BBQ in the world down there.

Mine will be with Martinsville...great BBQ joint there, too...called Pigs-R-Us (AKA Checkered Pig). Its only about 10 mins from the ballpark.

My son is looking at a change of summer plans, from the CGL here in the DC area to the SCBL in NC/SC...can anyone give me a heads up on what to expect in terms of level of play, etc?

I'm familiar with the CGL..comparisons, anyone?

Not as familiar with the CGL...SCBL is what I would call comparable to a mid to high level D2 conference in terms of overall talent. Certainly, some teams are loading up on D1 talent so the level of play is certainly on the rise. Some teams still like using the small school players, but you will see especially with the Copperheads and the Tenn team mostly D1 guys.

MTH i was at FDTC the juco that plays at the redwolves field and there def isnt much BBQ down there. but they do haev some awesome japanese steak houses!

play CPL for sure, ive had friends play in both and they said the CPL is much more baseball centered, and has more serious players

thanks much JT...I saw your point as I looked at rosters..copperheads 20 D-1 guys, but Tenn team this year has 17 NAIA/JC guys, mainly local area kids, it seems. No conclusion to draw from that, just observing.

Any info on the Morganton team specifically?

Morganton is a good mix. Town supports the team pretty well. Last year they hooked the players up with jobs with the local parks and rec dept. I think they had to pay a modest rent for the summer. If you PM pfbear he can give you details as his son was in the league last year and played for Morganton.