Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League

    GLSCL Recap June 15, 2025

    Date:06/16/2025  Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League 

      Picture credit to Maddie Fleck   LIMA LOCOS  @  XENIA SCOUTS  -  DH GRADY’S FIELD - History was made in Xenia when both games of a double header went to the sudden death for the first time since the format began in 2022.   The Lima Locos (7-1) and the Xenia Scouts (4-4) split the double header with each earning a win at Grady’s Field on Sund...


    GLSCL Recap June 14, 2025

    Date:06/15/2025  Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League 

      Picture credit to Maggie English   LIMA LOCOS  vs.  XENIA SCOUTS  -  Postponed  SIMMONS FIELD - The Lima Locos versus Xenia Scouts double header at Simmons Field was postponed due to field conditions as a result of Friday’s night storms.   The two teams will now play a double header on Saturday in Xenia at the Athletes in Action Sports Comple...


    GLSCL Recap June 13, 2025

    Date:06/14/2025  Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League 

      Picture credit to Hailey Pettit   LIMA LOCOS  vs.  XENIA SCOUTS  -  Postponed    SIMMONS FIELD - The Lima Locos versus Xenia Scouts game at Simmons Field was postponed when thunder storms went through the Lima area. The game was initially delayed at the start with light rain but just before 8pm a larger cell came through changing everyone’...


    GLSCL Recap June 12, 2025

    Date:06/13/2025  Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League 

      Picture credit to Reggie Neal   LIMA LOCOS  2  FLAG CITY SLUGGERS  0  - FINAL   MARATHON DIAMONDS - The Lima Locos keep the train on the tracks improving to 6-0 on the season with a 2-0 victory on the road against the Flag City Sluggers.   The Locos remain the only undefeated team in the GLSCL. Its the best start of the season for the Locos since t...


    GLSCL Recap June 11, 2025

    Date:06/12/2025  Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League 

      Picture credit to Brady Laber    XENIA SCOUTS  14  GRAND LAKE MARINERS  3 - FINAL/7 Innings  GRADY’S FIELD - The Xenia Scouts clinched a series victory with a convincing 14-3 mercy rule victory over the visiting Grand Lake Mariners on Wednesday on Grady’s Field at Brown Stadium.   The Mariners had a tough day overall as one of their van...


    GLSCL Recap June 10, 2025

    Date:06/11/2025  Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League 

      Picture credit to Maggie English  MICHIGAN MONARCHS  10  MUSKEGON CLIPPERS  2  MARSH FIELD - The Michigan Monarchs were sparked by an eight-run fifth inning remaining undefeated with a 10-2 road victory over the Muskegon Clippers.   The Monarchs are still one of just two teams remaining undefeated (4-0) through the first first four games of the season. M...


    Lima's Evan Shapiro earns first GLSCL Pitcher of the Week

    Date:06/09/2025  Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League 

    Picture credit to Dominic Carpenter   GLSCL PITCHER OF THE WEEK - June 9, 2025   Evan Shapiro - Lima Locos - Ball State University (transfer portal) Evan Shapiro got the start for the Locos helping with two other pitchers to combing on a seven-innings no hitter. Shapiro pitched the first four innings striking out eight batters and allowing just two walks. The Locos won the game ...


    Hamilton's Jaxson Christ earns first GLSCL Player of the Week

    Date:06/09/2025  Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League 

    Picture credit to Amy Moore   GLSCL PLAYER OF THE WEEK - June 9, 2025   Jaxson Christ - Hamilton Joes - Lake Erie College  Jaxson Christ hit for a .600 batting average (6-for-10) playing in all three games the Hamilton Joes during Opening Weekend. Christ six runs, three stolen bases while also hitting a home run and driving in three RBIs. He also recorded a 1.000 slugging p...


    GLSCL Recap June 8, 2025

    Date:06/09/2025  Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League 

      Picture credit to Dominic Carpenter LIMA LOCOS  6  MUSKEGON CLIPPERS  5  - FINAL   SIMMONS FIELD - The Lima Locos completed the three-game series sweep on the GLSCL Opening Weekend with a 6-5 victory over the Muskegon Clippers.   Lima broke a 5-5 tie when Locos center fielder Reese Borho (Abilene Christian) lead off the eight inning with a solo home run....


    GLSCL Recap June 7, 2025

    Date:06/08/2025  Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League 

      Picture credit to Dominic Carpenter   LIMA LOCOS  11  MUSKEGON CLIPPERS  0  - FINAL/7 Innings   SIMMONS FIELD - Three Lima pitchers combined to no-hit the Muskegon Clippers in an 11-0 mercy rule game on Saturday night at Simmons Field.   Evan Shapiro (Ball State transfer) set the tone pitching  the first four innings in dominating fashion. Sha...


    GLSCL Recap June 6, 2025

    Date:06/07/2025  Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League 

      Picture credit to Magdelyn English   MICHIGAN MONARCHS  6  FLAG CITY SLUGGERS  4  MARATHON DIAMONDS - The Michigan Monarchs spoiled the debut of the Flag City Sluggers with a 6-4 victory in Findlay, Ohio.   Christina Muryn, Mayor of Findlay, declared it “Flag City Sluggers Day” in the city of Findlay during a pregame ceremony.   The S...


    GLSCL launches the GLSCL Digital Network

    Date:06/04/2025  Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League 

      The Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League is excited to announce the formation of the GLSCL Digital Network powered by Meridix.     The GLSCL Digital Network is a pay-per-view venture where fans have the ability to view GLSCL games by purchasing single games or a League Season Pass. The GLSCL Digital Network debuts just in time for Opening Day, Friday June 6, 2025.   &nb...


    Four GLSCL Alumni selected in Frontier League Draft

    Date:04/25/2025  Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League 

      Picture credit to Kendall Timms   The Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League is excited to announce that four alumni players were selected in the recently completed Frontier League Draft.     Over three hundred professional free agents with varying levels of experience descended onto Ozinga Field in Crestwood, Illinois for the opportunity. After the first day of tryouts, ...


    2025 GLSCL Season Begins June 6

    Date:12/22/2024  Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League 

      Picture credit to Giselle Marstellar   The Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League is excited to announce its schedule for the 2025 season. The 38th season of GLSCL action gets started on Friday, June 6 with four games on the docket.   The first pitch of the season is scheduled to take place on June 6 at Montgomery Field as the Grand Lake Mariners host the defending GLSCL champi...


    Joes dominate winning 5th GLSCL title

    Date:08/01/2024  Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League 

      Picture credit to Amy Moore FOUNDATION FIELD - The Hamilton Joes finished off the Muskegon Clippers in run-rule fashion by a score of 13-3 sweeping the GLSCL Championship Series. It marks the fifth championship in franchise history and its third in the last four seasons.   Head coach Tyler Thamann can boost four GLSCL titles on his resume. Thamann has now won three as the Joes he...


    Joes beat Clippers convincingly in game one of title series

    Date:07/30/2024  Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League 

      Picture credit to Dan Gawkowski MARSH FIELD - The Hamilton Joes took the first game of the GLSCL Championship Series after a commanding 14-1 win over the Muskegon Clippers at Marsh Field.   The Joes set the tone in the second inning when Brayden Fraasman (North Carolina State) launched a grand slam homer over the left field fence. The grand salami was just the third grand slam h...


    GLSCL Championship pushed back with rainout

    Date:07/30/2024  Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League 

      Picture credit to Brady Laber MUSKEGON, Michigan - The first game of the 2024 Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League Championship Series was rained out. The storm over top of Marsh Field late in the afternoon prevented the field from being playable so the decision was made to push things back one day.   The postponement slightly alters the championship series schedule. The series w...


    Clips punch ticket to first ever championship series

    Date:07/28/2024  Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League 

      Picture credit to Dan Gawkowksi MUSKEGON, Michigan - The Muskegon Clippers earned the right to play in its first ever GLSCL Championship Series after beating the Michigan Monarchs 7-1 at Marsh Field. The Clippers won the semi-final round series over the Monarchs 2-1.   Muskegon joined the GLSCL in 2017 and in its seventh season was making its third playoff appearance. The Clipper...


    Clips stave off elimination with first ever playoff win

    Date:07/28/2024  Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League 

      Picture credit to Dan Gawkowksi MUSKEGON, Michigan - The Muskegon Clippers earn its first ever playoff win with a 4-0 shutout victory at home over the Michigan Monarchs.   The Clippers, who were 0-5 in its previous playoff game attempts, force a third an deciding game in the best-of-three semi-final round series.   Will DeMasse (Wayne State University) scattered five hits ...


    Joes sweep Locos with 6-5 win

    Date:07/28/2024  Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League 

      Picture credit to Jacob Fabry HAMILTON, Ohio - The Hamilton Joes advance to the GLSCL championship series with a 6-5 come-from-behind victory over the Lima Locos at Foundation Field. The Joes sweep the best of three-game semi-final round series and now await the winner of the other semi-final round series between the Michigan Monarchs and the Muskegon Clippers.   The Joes made ye...


    Monarchs erase deficit winning game one

    Date:07/27/2024  Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League 

      Picture credit to Carson Caprella SPRING ARBOR, Michigan - The Michigan Monarchs erase a five-run deficit coming-from-behind beating the Muskegon Clippers 8-7. The Monarchs are now one win away from making its first GLSCL championship appearance since 1999.   The Clippers led by scores of 6-1 and 7-2 but could not hang on in the end. Muskegon struggled in the field specifically a...


    Joes power its way to game one victory

    Date:07/27/2024  Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League 

      Picture credit to Will Turner IV   LIMA, Ohio - The Hamilton Joes took early control cruising to 10-4 victory over the Lima Locos in the first game of the GLSCL playoffs semi-finals.   The Joes are now one win away from a return to the championship series and dethroning the defending champions.   The two teams meet in the title series in 2021 and 2022 with the Joes w...


    Grand Lake's Hayden bush wins Pitcher of the Week

    Date:07/25/2024  Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League 

    Picture credit to Kaitlin Rickert   GLSCL PITCHER OF THE WEEK - July 25, 2024   Hayden Bush - Grand Lake Mariners - Tiffin University Hayden Bush had his best outing of the season in final start pitching a seven-inning complete game six-hit shutout on July 22 against the Lima Locos. Bush struck out a season high seven batters while not allowing a walk. He earned his first victor...


    Lima's Sebastian Alexander wins Player of the Week

    Date:07/25/2024  Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League 

    Picture credit to Will Turner, IV   GLSCL PLAYER OF THE WEEK - July 25, 2024   Sebastian Alexander - Lima Locos - Coastal Carolina University Sebastian Alexander hit for a blistering .636 batting average in six games for the Locos going 14-for-22 at the plate. Alexander scored 11 runs while stealing seven bases and driving in nine RBIs. He was a triple shy of the cycle on the fi...


    2024 GLSCL POST SEASON AWARDS ANNOUNCED

    Date:07/25/2024  Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League 

      Picture credit to Carson Caprella   TROY, Ohio - The Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League is proud to announce its 2024 post season awards.   The selection breakdown for the All-GLSCL Post Season Teams is for each position awarding a first and second-team honoree with all other voter getters being named honorable mention.   All post season selections and awards are det...


    GLSCL playoffs bracket set for July 26 start

    Date:07/25/2024  Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League 

    TROY, Ohio - The playoff seeds and pairings have been set for the GLSCL playoffs beginning Friday night July 26.   Four teams qualified with a pair of three-game semi-final series determining the championship series matchup.   Since there are no divisions in the seven-team overall field the playoff seedings are not as traditional as in years past.   In the off season, t...


    GLSCL Recap July 24, 2024

    Date:07/25/2024  Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League 

      Picture credit to Will Turner IV    LIMA LOCOS  18  GRAND LAKE MARINERS  7  -  FINAL/7 Innings SIMMONS FIELD - The Lima Locos go into the playoffs full of momentum scoring a season-high 18 runs securing the #2 seed in the upcoming GLSCL playoffs. The Locos finish the season winning in run-rule fashion defeating the Grand Lake Mariners 18-7.   Th...


    GLSCL Recap July 23, 2024

    Date:07/24/2024  Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League 

      Picture credit to Carson Caprella   MICHIGAN MONARCHS  8  MUSKEGON CLIPPERS  5  -  FINAL  MARSH FIELD - The Michigan Monarchs clinched the fourth and final playoff spot with an 8-5 come-form-behind victory on the road over the Muskegon Clippers.   The Monarchs (17-18) officially knock the Xenia Scouts (17-19) out of the playoffs winning for the ...


    GLSCL Recap July 22, 2024

    Date:07/23/2024  Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League 

      Picture credit to Kaitlin Rickert   MICHIGAN MONARCHS  4  MUSKEGON CLIPPERS  3  -  FINAL  MARSH FIELD - The Michigan Monarchs kept its playoff hopes alive with a 4-3 win on the road at Marsh Field against the Muskegon Clippers.   The Monarchs (16-18), who only need to win one out of its last two games to make the playoffs, beat the Clippers for ...


    Eli Steadman shares story of school closure during World Series

    Date:07/22/2024  Source:Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League 

      Picture credit to Brinkley Beever and Taylor Peterson video credit to Brady Laber   XENIA, Ohio - Most traditional fans are not a fan of the current landscape of college athletics with the abundance of players entering into the transfer portal and the name image and likeness payments to players.   Xenia Scouts outfielder Eli Steadman was forced into the portal when its was a...