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El Dorado Broncos

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El Dorado Broncos
Information
LocationEl Dorado, Kansas
BallparkMcDonald Stadium
Founded1970
Folded2021
Former name(s)
  • Hutchinson Broncs (1970–1984)
  • Wichita Broncos (1985-1995)
Former league(s)
  • Sunflower Collegiate League (2019)
  • Jayhawk League (1976–2018)
  • Victory League (1970)
Former ballparks

The El Dorado Broncos were a summer collegiate wood-bat baseball club based in El Dorado, Kansas, in the United States, that began as the Hutchinson Broncs in the Victory League in 1970. The Broncos moved from Hutchinson to become the Wichita Broncos in 1985, before moving to El Dorado in 1996. The Broncos won the NBC World Series in 1989, 1990, 1996, 1998 and 2009, and were runner-up in 1987 and 1994. [1] The Broncos folded in 2021.[2][3]

League and tournament wins

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  • 1982 Jayhawk League
  • 1983 Jayhawk League
  • 1984 Jayhawk League
  • 1988 Jayhawk League
  • 1989 Jayhawk League
  • 1989 National Baseball Congress World Series
  • 1990 National Baseball Congress World Series
  • 1991 Jayhawk League
  • 1995 Jayhawk League
  • 1996 National Baseball Congress World Series
  • 1998 National Baseball Congress World Series
  • 2004 Jayhawk League
  • 2009 Jayhawk League
  • 2009 National Baseball Congress World Series

MLB alumni

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References

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  1. ^ "NBC World Series Champions".
  2. ^ Chaney, Charles (January 6, 2022). "How summer collegiate baseball returned to El Dorado". Butler County Times-Gazzette. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  3. ^ Chaney, Charles (June 3, 2021). "El Dorado Broncos abruptly cancel 2021 season". Salina Journal. Retrieved July 28, 2022.