Quincy Gems

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Quincy Gems
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League Prospect League
LocationQuincy, Illinois
Ballpark Quincy Stadium
Founded1996
Disbanded2023
Division championships10 (1998, 1999, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2022, 2023)
League championships6 (1996, 1998, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2014)
Former name(s)Quincy Gems (1996–2023)
Former league(s) Central Illinois Collegiate League (1996–2008)
OwnershipJimmie & Julie Louthan
ManagementJacob Hollensteiner (GM) & Andie Belme (AGM)
Media Quincy Herald Whig, WGEM, KRRY
Website quincygems.com

The Quincy Gems were a collegiate summer league baseball team located in Quincy, Illinois.

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The Gems were originally a part of the Central Illinois Collegiate League and joined the Prospect League with several other CICL teams prior to the 2009 season. The team's original owners, the Quincy Civic Center Authority, sold the Gems to its current owners in September 2014 for $120,000. [1]

On August 29, 2023, the team announced that they would not return for the 2024 season and will seek relocation [2]

The franchise was later sold & relocated to Hendersonville, Tennessee and rebranded as the Full Count Rhythm, playing its home game at Drakes Creek Park [3] The Gems will be replaced in Quincy by an expansion team set to begin play for the 2025 Prospect League season [4]

Stadium

The Gems played at QU Stadium, a 2,500 seat facility owned and operated by Quincy University. The facility was built in 1938 [5] and is located at 1800 Sycamore Street in Quincy. [6]

Seasons

SeasonManagerRecordWin %DivisionGBPost-season recordPost-season win %Post-season resultNotes
2009Chris Martin [7] 36–20.6431st–2–01.000Won Prospect League Championship (Chillicothe)
2010Chris Martin29–24.5472nd5.51–1.500Won West Division Championship (Springfield)
Lost Semifinals (Danville)
2011Chris Martin38–18.6791st–2–01.000Won West Division Championship (Terre Haute)
Won Prospect League Championship (West Virginia)
2012Chris Martin34–26.5673rd4.00–0.000Did not qualify
2013Chris Martin34–25.5762nd6.52–2.500Won West Division Championship (Danville)
Lost Prospect League Championship (West Virginia)
2014Chris Martin39–20.6611st–4–2.667Won West Division Championship (Danville)
Won Prospect League Championship (Chillicothe)
2015Chris Martin27–33.4505th16.00–0.000Did not qualify
2016Zach Getsee [8] 27–33.4505th12.52–2.500Won West Division Championship (Springfield)
Lost Prospect League Championship (West Virginia)		Made playoffs as a result of 1st Half division title
2017Adam Hightower and Rick Fraire [9] 21–39.3505th15.00–0.000Did not qualifyHightower and Fraire were co-managers
2018Rick Fraire [10] 33–27.5503rd3.00–0.000Did not qualify
2019Pat Robles34–26.5673rd9.00–0.000Did not qualify
2020Season cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)
2021Justin Paulsen27–32.4584th3.50–0.000Did not qualify
2022 Brad Gyorkos31–29.5172nd0.51–1.500Won Great Rivers Division Championship (Normal)
Lost Western Conference Championship (Alton)
2023Brad Gyorkos31–26.5442nd1.53–2.526Won Great River Division Championship (Clinton)
Won Western Conference Championship (Thrillville)
Lost Prospect League Championship (Chillicothe)
Totals441–378.53817–10.630

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Quincy Gems sold to local group for $120,000". Herald-Whig. 2014-09-05. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  2. ↑ KHQA Staff (2023-08-29). "Quincy Gems to leave QU Stadium in 2024, seek new home under fresh management". KHQA. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  3. ↑ "Home Field". Full Count Rhythm. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  4. ↑ "Quincy to field new summer collegiate baseball team, strikes deal with Springfield team owner". STLPR. 2024-10-18. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  5. ↑ "QU Stadium" . Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  6. ↑ "PROSPECT LEAGUE STADIUMS | Prospect Collegiate Baseball LLC". Archived from the original on 2022-02-01. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  7. ↑ "Martin stepping down as Gems manager; first child due in May". Herald-Whig. 2015-11-24. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  8. ↑ "Gems introduce Getsee as new head coach" . Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  9. ↑ "Gems hire new coaching staff" . Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  10. ↑ "Coaching Staff | Quincy Gems". www.quincygems.com. Retrieved 2018-06-21.


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