| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 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 |
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.
The Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League uses wooden bats to prepare collegiate players for the transition to professional baseball. [1] [2]
Following the 2023 season, the league announced that six teams (Cincinnati Steam, Jet Box Baseball Club, Licking County Settlers, Richmond Jazz, Royal Oak Leprechauns, Sandusky Ice Haulers) had chosen not to come back for the 2024 season. Royal Oak announced their intentions to move to a different summer ball league. October 19th the Leprechauns organization announced they will be joining the Northwoods League. The other five team plan to take the season off in order to “reorganize [their] franchise for future long term stability”. Per league bylaws, after one year, these five teams will be given the option to return to the league for the 2025 season. [4]
| 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 | ||
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