Vermont Lake Monsters
Collegiate minor league baseball team in Burlington, Vermont / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Vermont Lake Monsters are a collegiate summer baseball team located in Burlington, Vermont, United States. From 1994 to 2020, they were members of Minor League Baseball's New York–Penn League (NYPL). They play their home games at Centennial Field, one of the oldest minor league stadiums, on the campus of the University of Vermont.
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League | FCBL (2021–present) | ||||
Location | Burlington, Vermont (1994–present) | ||||
Ballpark | Centennial Field (1994–present) | ||||
Founded | 1994 | ||||
NYPL regular season | 1 (1996) | ||||
NYPL championships | 4 (1995, 1996, 2011, 2017) | ||||
FCBL championships | 1 (2021) | ||||
Former name(s) | Vermont Expos (1994–2005) | ||||
Former league(s) | New York–Penn League (1994–2020) | ||||
Colors | Navy blue, lime green, Columbia blue, white | ||||
Mascot | Champ the lake monster | ||||
Ownership | Chris English/Nos Amours Baseball Club | ||||
Manager | Pete Wilk |
The team was previously located in Jamestown, New York, (as the Jamestown Expos) from 1977 to 1993.[1] With Major League Baseball's reorganization of the minor leagues after the 2020 season, Vermont was not selected to continue in affiliated baseball. In 2021, the team joined the Futures Collegiate Baseball League.[2]