Since 2000, the Watertown Wizards have been proud members of the NYCBL. Today, Watertown and seven other franchises have formed the new PGCBL, the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League. Watertown, along side with Albany, Amsterdam, Cooperstown, Elmira, Glens Falls, Mohawk Valley, and the newly formed Newark Pilots will make up the new eight-team league. Perfect Game USA has evolved into the world’s largest independent baseball scouting service. Now it will broaden its horizons by becoming intricately involved in the rapidly growing ranks of summer college baseball. In addition to naming rights, Perfect Game will actively assist the new league in identifying and recruiting top college and junior college prospects. It will also utilize various ballparks around the league to stage regional showcase events and tournaments, the staple of Perfect Game’s traditional business model. With more than 80 national and regional events annually, and other events it actively scouts, Perfect Game has access to upwards of 25,000 top high-school players each year. “This relationship should enhance both the league and our organization,” said Jerry Ford, Perfect them into a high-quality summer-league. “We’re very confident that with our involvement, along with some strong, established communities in upstate New York, and seasoned operators in place to run the clubs, that we’ll quickly establish the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League as one of the nation’s best within two or three years. We’re very excited about this new association.” Paul Simmons, Watertown CEO added, “This is truly an exciting time for us here in Watertown. We have for years tried to emulate the minor league baseball experience and really pioneered this movement within the old NYCBL. It has been a pleasure to watch other Eastern Division franchises evolve into the types of organizations that emphasize the fan experience and of course recruiting the best players possible for our league. This relationship with Perfect Game is the major step forward we have been looking for and I look forward to working with them as well as our other league members to make this an elite summer baseball league.” Watertown, NYCBL attendance leaders 6 of the past 7 years, will open play in early June. The league will play a 49 game schedule concluded with a championship series in early August. For season tickets, you can contact the Wizards at 1-315-212-4096 or by email at watertownwizards@hotmail.com