Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League
Like Father, Like Son
Date:07/23/2019 Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League
John Adams and John Quincy Adams. George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush. Father and son duos have stood the test of time throughout American history, and they have their place in baseball too. One notable MLB pair is Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. A more recent example receiving attention is Vladimir Guerrero and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. after Vlad Jr. had 91 dingers in the Home Run Derby ...
Pitcher of the Week Rine Doesn't Allow Run During Week Six or All-Star Game
Date:07/17/2019 Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League
Today we are looking at the Week Six GLSCL Pitcher of the Week and recent All-Star Jared Rine of the Lima Locos. Rine threw nine innings of baseball this week without giving up an earned run. He had sixteen strikeouts in that span while allowing just two walks and four hits. He started one of the two games he played in – earning a win against the St. Clair Green Giants. Rine...
Locos Phenom Trevor Hatton Wins Player of the Week
Date:07/16/2019 Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League
The Week Six Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League Player of the Week Award was recently earned by Trevor Hatton of the Lima Locos. Hatton hit .483 this week with 14 hits over 29 at-bats. Four of those hits were doubles, one was a triple, and one was a home run. Hatton knocked in ten RBIs and had nine runs of his own this week. In the six games he played, he had seven stolen bases and was s...
Lima Locos Sweep Week 6 Awards
Date:07/15/2019 Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League
The Lima Locos have swept the GLSCL Week 6 Awards, as their own Trevor Hatton has earned Player of the Week and Jared Rine won Pitcher of the Week. Trevor Hatton hit .483 this week with 14 hits over 29 at-bats. Four of those hits were doubles, one was a triple, and one was a home run. Hatton knocked in ten RBIs and had nine runs of his own this week. In the six games he played, he...
GLSCL Ranked Eighth Best Summer Collegiate Baseball League
Date:07/15/2019 Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League
The Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League has been ranked as the eighth best summer collegiate league as determined by the Collegiate Summer Baseball Register. The GLSCL was given a Team Roster Score of 4.20, which was just behind the Valley Baseball League at 4.22, and right ahead of the Northwoods League at 4.18. The Collegiate Summer Baseball Register “scored each player based on ...
Food and Baseball - A Match Made in Heaven
Date:07/12/2019 Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League
We’re just four days away from the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate All-Star Game at Prasco Park in Mason, Ohio. And if the opportunity to watch future MLB talents compete in a game featuring the best that our league has to offer, then maybe an additional event will get you to make the trip. Imagine a summer evening with baseball and free food. We’ll sit back and wait while you tr...
A Closer Look at Jesse Heikkinen
Date:07/10/2019 Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League
Jesse Heikkinen of the Lake Erie Monarchs was selected as the Week 5 GLSCL Pitcher of the Week. Heikkinen started in two games last week, throwing 10 1/3 innings. Over that span, he didn’t give up any runs while allowing just six hits. He threw thirteen strikeouts while giving up just three walks. He earned the win for the Monarchs when he threw 8 1/3 innings in a 4-0 victory over th...
Getting to Know Austin Eifrid
Date:07/09/2019 Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League
Austin Eifrid of the Muskegon Clippers recently earned the award as the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League’s Player of the Week for week five. Eifrid had 11 hits and had a .458 batting average over his 24 at-bats across seven games this week. Two of those hits were doubles, and another two were home runs. He scored twelve runs and had ten runs batted in. He struck out just once thi...
Eifrid and Heikkinen earn Week Five Honors
Date:07/08/2019 Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League
The Player of the Week for the fifth week in the GLSCL season is Austin Eifrid of the Muskegon Clippers. The Pitcher of the Week is Jesse Heikkinen of the Lake Erie Monarchs. In his 24 at-bats over seven games this week, Austin Eifrid hit .458 with eleven hits. He had twelve runs and ten RBIs. Four of his eleven hits were for extra bases – two were doubles and two were home ...
GLSCL All-Star Rosters Revealed
Date:07/04/2019 Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League
Here are the rosters for the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League All-Star Game on Tuesday, July 16th. The game will be held at Prasco Park, 6125 Commerce Ct, Mason, Ohio. Admission, parking, and concessions are free. This is a great opportunity to see those that have excelled the most so far this season - and see future MLB stars for free! North All-Stars &nbs...
A Closer Look at Zach Iverson - GLSCL Week 4 Pitcher of the Week
Date:07/03/2019 Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League
Zach Iverson of the Southern Ohio Copperheads earned the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League’s Week Four Pitcher of the Week Award. In his start, Iverson threw seven solid innings with ten strikeouts and just one walk. He gave up six hits and no earned runs. The Copperheads won that game on Saturday against the Locos 6-5. Iverson is a 6-2 junior from Michigan State and has ...
Warkentin Earns Weekly Honors After Powerful Week at the Plate
Date:07/02/2019 Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League
Daniel Warkentin of the St. Clair Green Giants recently earned a well-deserved GLSCL Player of the Week award for the fourth week of the season. Warkentin had an explosive week at the plate. In six games, he had nine hits. All nine of those hits were for extra bases – four were doubles, one was a triple, and four more were home runs. All these extra base hits ended up giving Warkenti...
Award Winners for Week 4 Announced
Date:07/01/2019 Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League
The GLSCL Week Four Player of the Week is Daniel Warkentin of the St. Clair Green Giants and the Pitcher of the Week is Zach Iverson of the Southern Ohio Copperheads. Daniel Warkentin had an insane week at the plate. The Green Giants infielder had nine hits – and all nine of them were for extra bases. He had four doubles, a triple, and four home runs. This led to 19 RBIs in ...
27 GLSCL Alums Selected in 2019 MLB Draft
Date:06/29/2019 Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League
27 GLSCL alumni were selected in the 2019 MLB Draft that took place June 3rd, 4th, and 5th. The highest pick in the draft was former Cincinnati Steam player Peyton Burdick. The Wright State grad was selected by the Seattle Mariners with the 82nd overall pick. The Green Giants had a former player selected in the draft for the first time. Hunter Brown was a pitcher for the inaugural Green Gi...
Hamilton Joes Earn National Recognition
Date:06/27/2019 Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League
The Hamilton Joes were recently ranked as the 21st best summer collegiate baseball team in the country by Collegiate Summer Baseball. This is the first set of rankings for the summer. The Hamilton Joes have a record of 11-7 so far this summer. As a team, the Joes are hitting .277 and have an ERA of 3.41. They got off to a hot 6-1 start which included a three-game sweep of the Xeni...
Week Three Pitcher of the Week - Nick Meyer
Date:06/26/2019 Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League
Nick Meyer of the Licking County Settlers recently won the GLSCL Week Three Pitcher of the Week award. In the previous week, Meyer earned a save in each of the four games he pitched in. In his four innings thrown, he only gave up one hit while striking out eight and walking just one. He didn’t allow any runs, and he currently leads the league in saves. Opponents are hitting a dismal ...
Many Monarchs in College World Series
Date:06/25/2019 Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League
The Michigan Wolverines opened the tournament with 200-1 odds to win the College World Series. They barely got into the tournament after struggling near the end of the regular season. Now they’re one win away from being champions. Michigan beat Vanderbilt 7-4 yesterday in the first game of the College World Series in Omaha and is one win away from their first baseball title since 196...
Week Three Player of the Week - Grant Richardson
Date:06/25/2019 Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League
Grant Richardson – the league leader in home runs – is the Week Three GLSCL Player of the Week. Richardson hit a home run on the 18th in an 8-5 win against the Clippers and another one on the 23rd in an 8-4 win over the Locos. On the 22nd, he had a multi-home run game. Two homers, a single, and a walk led to four runs for Richardson, and his Cincinnati Steam crushed the Locos 1...
Week 3 Pitcher and Player of the Week
Date:06/24/2019 Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League
The Player of the Week for the third week of the GLSCL season is Grant Richardson of the Cincinnati Steam. The Pitcher of the Week is Nick Meyer of the Licking County Settlers. Over the past week, Richardson hit four home runs. He hit .375, and seven of his twelve hits were for extra bases. He had three walks and two stolen bases over the eight games and 32 at-bats he had. Richardson is hitting ...
Jake Kates and Timothy Watkins - Co-Pitchers of the Week
Date:06/19/2019 Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League
Week Two of the GLSCL season saw two pitchers earn weekly honors. The Co-Pitchers of the Week are Jake Kates of the Hamilton Joes and Timothy Watkins of the Xenia Scouts. Jake Kates only threw in three innings this week, but they were outstanding. The relief pitcher had three one inning appearances where he faced nine batters and struck out eight of them while earning a coup...
Chris Gambert - Week Two Player of the Week
Date:06/18/2019 Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League
Chris Gambert recently earned the honor of Player of the Week for Week 2 of the GLSCL season. Gambert was hitting .500 this week, going 11-22. Five of those eleven hits were for extra-bases – three doubles and two home runs. He had eight RBIs and scored five runs himself. He struck out just twice. On June 13th in a 9-1 win against the Steam, Gambert had four RBIs including a three-ru...
Week Two Award Winners Announced
Date:06/17/2019 Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League
The Week Two GLSCL Co-Pitchers of the Week are Jake Kates of the Hamilton Joes and Timothy Watkins of the Xenia Scouts, and the Player of the Week is Chris Gambert of the Southern Ohio Copperheads. Jake Kates threw three innings in three games this week – striking out eight of the nine batters he faced. He gave up no runs, no walks, no hits, and earned two saves. Timothy Watkins thr...
Home Away from Home
Date:06/15/2019 Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League
During the summer, there are many players in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League that are far away from home. During these couple of months away, a player will spend time with a host family that will generously take them in. And on days like Father’s Day when the players may not be able to spend time with their families, it is especially important to recognize the host familie...
Week 1 Player of the Week - Eddie Pursinger
Date:06/12/2019 Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League
Cincinnati Steam’s Eddie Pursinger is the GLSCL Player of the Week for the first week of the season. In five games during the week, Pursinger hit .412 while scoring six runs. He had nine RBIs, a double, and two of his seven hits were home runs. Additionally, he had three walks and a stolen base. Both of his home runs came in the same game – a 14-7 victory for the Steam over the Settler...
Week 1 Pitcher of the Week – Thomas Zazzaro
Date:06/11/2019 Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League
The GLSCL Pitcher of the Week for the first week of the season is Thomas Zazzaro of the Southern Ohio Copperheads. Zazzaro nearly threw a complete game on the 8th against the Jazz when he went 8 2/3 innings while giving up only one earned run. In that game, he had six strikeouts, no walks, and only allowed four hits. The Copperheads ended up winning that game 9-1. On the 5th, Zazzaro pitch...
Zazzaro and Pursinger Earn Week 1 GLSCL Honors
Date:06/10/2019 Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League
Each week in the GLSCL season, a pitcher and player of the week will be selected. This week’s selections were very close in both categories. The Week 1 GLSCL Pitcher of the Week is Thomas Zazzaro of the Southern Ohio Copperheads, and the Player of the Week is Eddie Pursinger of the Cincinnati Steam. Thomas Zazzaro was 1-0 with a save in 9 2/3 innings. He had a 0.72 ERA with eight st...
Lima Coach Matt Furuto on Locos-Mariners Rivalry
Date:06/02/2019 Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League
Players in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League have arrived in the cities that they will be calling home for the next two months. They are getting to know their teammates, coaches, host families, and the communities that they are now apart of. Since this is a completely new journey for most players, they may not recognize the preexisting rivalries that are already established in the l...
Mustachioed GLSCL Alum James Bourque Called Up to Nationals
Date:05/30/2019 Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League
Another former GLSCL player added his name to the list of alums who have made it to the big leagues. 25-year-old pitcher James Bourque, who played for the Lake Erie Monarchs in 2012, was called up by the Nationals and made his debut on May 26th. Bourque pitched for the Monarchs in 2012 while playing with the Michigan Wolverines. In the 10 games he pitched that season, he started 6...
Where Are They Now? - Nick Swisher
Date:05/28/2019 Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League
Debatably the most widely recognized Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League alum is a Columbus native who has a Big Ten field named after him, was an MLB All-Star who had 245 home runs throughout his 12-year MLB career and was a World Series champion. He was a college athlete who played for the Columbus All-Americans for two summers in the GLSCL, but later, Nick Swisher made a name for himse...
Settlers and Scouts 10U Youth Teams Face-Off Over Weekend
Date:05/21/2019 Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League
Before we get to Opening Day of the GLSCL season, we must recognize a part of the league that has contributed to its overall success. Some teams have youth teams, and this past weekend, our very own Xenia Scouts 10U team and our Licking County Settlers 10U faced each other in the USSSA Capital Cup in Columbus. It was the first game of the tournament for each team – playing Saturday m...
