Winter Park Diamond Dawgs

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Winter Park Diamond Dawgs
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League FCSL
Location Winter Park, Florida
Ballpark Alfond Stadium
Founded2004
League championships4 (2006, 2010, 2013, 2014)
ColorsRed, Dark Blue
  
ManagerCheryl Lacey
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The Winter Park Diamond Dawgs are a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league team located in Winter Park, Florida. The team is a member of the Florida Collegiate Summer League (FCSL) and plays its home games at Alfond Stadium. The team is an inaugural member of the FCSL.

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History

The Winter Park Diamond Dawgs and the Sanford River Rats were two of the inaugural teams of the FCSL. The team did not qualify for the championship game in 2004 or 2005. In 2006, however, the team won the FCSL championship game 4-3 over the Altamonte Springs Snappers. The team finished fourth in the league in both 2007 and 2008, not qualifying for the championship game in either season.

Playoff Appearances

YearFirst roundSemifinals (best-of-3)FCSL championship game
2004 [1] Double-EliminationL (0-4), W (1-0), L (5-10)
2006Double-EliminationL (4-6), W (4-2), W (4-2) Altamonte Springs Snappers W (4-3)
2007Double-EliminationL (3-6), L (2-3)
2008 [2] Orlando Suns W (5-4) Belleview Bulldogs L (10-15)
2010 Orlando Mavericks W (10-2), W (8-2) Leesburg Lightning W (1-0)
2011 DeLand Suns W (3-2), L (4-1), W (6-2) Sanford River Rats L (7-5)
2012 DeLand Suns L (4-3), W (8-0), L (8-7)
2013 Orlando Monarchs W (6-2), W (19-7) Leesburg Lightning W (3-0)
2014 Winter Garden Squeeze L (5-4), W (8-1), W (5-1) Sanford River Rats W (6-4)
2015 DeLand Suns W (2-1) Sanford River Rats W (4-0), L (9-5), L (13-5)

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References

  1. "2004 FCSL News Archive" URL accessed January 4, 2008
  2. "Playoff Schedule... The Road To Tropicana" at floridaleague.com URL accessed January 4, 2008