Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League

The Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League (GLSCL) is a collegiate summer baseball league in the Great Lakes region of the United States.^[2] It is affiliated with the National Alliance of College Summer Baseball and comprises teams with college baseball players from around North America. The league is sanctioned and supported by Major League Baseball. Players are not paid so as to maintain their NCAA eligibility, and the league follows NCAA rules.^[3] Many of the teams play in baseball stadiums that are normally occupied by college teams.

Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League

Sport	Baseball
Founded	1987; 37 years ago (1987)^[1]
Commissioner	Deron Brown
Motto	Future MLB stars in your backyard
No. of teams	7
Country	United States
Most recent champion(s)	Lima Locos (2023)
Official website	www.glscl.org

The Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League uses wooden bats to prepare collegiate players for the transition to professional baseball.^[1][2]

History

Following the 2023 season, the league announced that five teams–Cincinnati Steam, Jet Box Baseball Club, Licking County Settlers, Richmond Jazz, Sandusky Bay Ice Haulers–would skip the 2024 season to "reorganize [...] for future long term stability" with the option to return after one season, and that the Royal Oak Leprechauns would leave the league.^[4] The Leprechauns joined the Northwoods League.^[5]

Teams

 

 

Mariners

 

Locos

 

Monarchs

 

Clippers

 

Joes

 

Copperheads

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GLSCL Teams for the 2024 Season

Team	City	Stadium(s)
Lima Locos	Lima, Ohio	Simmons Field
Michigan Monarchs	Adrian, Michigan	Siena Heights University Baseball Diamond
Muskegon Clippers	Muskegon, Michigan	Marsh Field
Grand Lake Mariners	Celina, Ohio	Montgomery Field
Hamilton Joes	Hamilton, Ohio	Foundation Field
Southern Ohio Copperheads	Athens, Ohio	Bob Wren Stadium
Xenia Scouts	Xenia, Ohio	Grady's Field at AIA Sports Complex

Notable GLSCL alumni

• Chad Cordero^[2]
• Shane Costa
• David Dellucci
• Dustin Hermanson
• Ryan Rua
• Quinton McCracken
• Paul Quantrill
• Scott Sauerbeck
• Jonathan Sánchez
• Nick Swisher^[2]
• Jay Jackson
• Brian Bixler
• Josh Harrison
• Adam Russell
• Cory Luebke
• John Van Benschoten
• Brad Hennessey
• Eric Wedge
• Dayton Moore
• Matt Mieske
• Dan Masteller
• A.J. Sager
• Tom Marsh
• Blaine Crim
• Scott Effross

References

1. Torres, Richard (July 4, 2007). . The Herald Bulletin. Archived from the original on June 20, 2009. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
2. "Dusty Hawk Caps Successful Start To Summer With All-Star Selection". Bowling Green Falcons. Bowling Green State University. July 16, 2008. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
3. Reed, Tom (July 5, 2007). "League gives players a crack at using wooden bats". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
4. "GLSCL goes to 7 teams for 2024 season". Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League (Press release). October 6, 2023. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
5. "Northwoods League adds Royal Oak Leprechauns for 2024". Ballpark Digest. August Publications. October 23, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.

Further reading

• Opfermann, Mark (December 13, 2013). . MLive.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.

• Bernreuter, Hugh (October 10, 2017). "Saginaw Sugar Beets bring college wood-bat summer baseball to Saginaw". MLive.com.

External links

• GLSCL Official Website