The CICL was founded in 1963 as a charter member of National Collegiate Athletic Association certified summer baseball.

Although the NCAA dropped Summer baseball program in 2005, The CICL is one of ten summer collegiate baseball leagues affiliated with the National Association of Summer Collegiate Baseball (NASCB), which now takes over the duties of the NCAA and follows all NCAA requirements.

[1] The Springfield Sliders ran away with the CICL's final Championship Title.

The Sliders won the First Half, Regular Season and Playoff Championship.

This is a list of some players that played in the Central Illinois Collegiate League: A list of all players that have made appearances on major league ballclubs can be accessed on the CICL website.