Hamilton Joes

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League Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League
Location Hamilton, Ohio
Ballpark Foundation Field
Founded 2009
Nickname(s)Joes
League championships2010, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2024
ColorsRed, black, yellow
ManagerTyler Thamann
General ManagerDarrel Grissom
Media Hamilton Journal News
Website hamiltonjoes.com

The Hamilton Joes are a collegiate summer baseball team that competes in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League (GLSCL), one of eight leagues formed under the National Alliance of College Summer Baseball (NACSB). [1] The team plays at Hamilton's Foundation Field.

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History

The Hamilton Joes were founded in 2008 as a non-profit organization by their then President/GM, Hamilton native Mike Brennan, [2] along with their manager/head coach, Darrel Grissom. The team's namesake is Joe Nuxhall, a Hamilton native and Cincinnati Reds pitcher who is a member of the team's hall of fame. The team played its first season in the Great Lakes League in 2009.

In March 2011, Brennan resigned from his positions and named assistant general manager Joshua Manley as his successor. The following year, Manley carried his coaching duties over from the collegiate spring season to the collegiate summer season.[ clarification needed ] Manley took over as vice president and general manager of the team while Darrel Grissom was promoted to president and remained Director of Baseball Operations. [3] Manley left the team before the 2014 season. Following Manley’s departure, John Dotson served as assistant GM from 2015-2016. In August 2016, Ryan Finnerty was promoted to assistant GM and still serves in that role today.

Playoff history

In only their second season in operation and their first playoff appearance, the Joes won the 2010 league championship. The Joes entered the playoffs as the No. 2 seed, and defeated the Southern Ohio Copperheads in two games (of a best-of-three series). In the Championship Series, the Joes faced the No. 1 seeded Licking County Settlers and also defeated them in two games, capturing the franchise's first championship. In 2015, they again advanced to the championship round but lost to the Lima Locos, though they would defeat Lima the following year, 2016, for their second championship. The Joes would also win back-to-back championships in 2021 and 2022, defeating Lima both times. [4] Their most recent championship came in 2024 when they beat the Muskegon Clippers, going 4-0 during the postseason. [5]

Season records

Records [6] [7]
SeasonWinsLossesPctPlayoffs
20091223.343Did not make playoffs
20102515.625Won championship
20112418.571Lost first round
20121326.333Did not make playoffs
20131723.425Did not make playoffs
20141921.475Lost first round
20152411.686Lost championship
20162715.643Won championship
20171426.350Did not make playoffs
20182220.524Lost second round
20192218.550Did not make playoffs
202000.000Season not played due to COVID-19
20212715.643Won championship
20222117.553Won championship
20232117.553Lost first round
2024269.743Won championship
All-Time335291.535Reached playoffs 11 times
Won 5 championships (2010, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2024)

Joes in the Pros

Fifty-two Joes have played professionally, including five who have made it to the major leagues: [8]

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