Florida Collegiate Summer League
The Lightning Take the Series in a 7-1 Victory Against the Diamond Dawgs
Date:07/13/2025 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
Winter Park, Fla- A clean first inning allowed for the pitching staff to settle in before the bats came through in the last couple frames. It was a 6-spot put up in the 6th inning that was the difference maker in another blowout victory. Starting RHP Scout Updike (Jacksonville U) provided a 1-2-3 1st before he gave way to the bullpen which was lights out once again. RHP Carson Henrik...
Leesburg Returns the Favor and Shuts Out Winter Park 8-0
Date:07/12/2025 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
Leesburg, Fla- It was a gem of a night from starting RHP Bryan Burtoft (Holy Family U) who threw 5 innings of shutout ball while allowing just two hits. The offense bounced back after a quiet night, scoring in five of the eight innings. A clean first inning was the difference maker that allowed for Burtoft to settle in so quickly. The righty would face just four batters in each of t...
Diamond Dawgs Shutout for 23rd Loss of the Season
Date:07/12/2025 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
LEESBURG – Just one night after being shutout for the first time, the Leesburg Lightning came out firing in Friday night's contest and thumped the Winter Park Diamond Dawgs 8-0 in just eight innings. Winter Park dropped to 6-23. It was the third time Winter Park has been mercy ruled this season, and second time by the Lightning. The Diamond Dawgs had more errors (4) than h...
Winter Park Records Shut Out of Leesburg 5-0
Date:07/11/2025 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
Winter Park – The Winter Park Diamond Dawgs improved to 6-22 on the 2025 summer Thursday evening, as they pitched a shutout against the Leesburg Lightning, and won by a score of 5-0. It took just three pitchers for Winter Park to complete the feat. Nick Wilson (Saint Leo) started the game, and recorded the win after going 5.1 strong innings, and departing the game with just a one-ru...
The Lightning Get Shutout for the First Time, Losing 5-0 to the Diamond Dawgs
Date:07/11/2025 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
Winter Park, Fla- Along with the handful of double plays on offense, the defense also committed three errors which all contributed to runs scoring for Winter Park. The pitching staff was the bright spot as they allowed just one earned run and three walks. First inning struggles continued for Leesburg with an error at first base leading to that run eventually coming around to s...
Suns Fall to Squeeze in Series Opener
Date:07/10/2025 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
Winter Garden, FL- The DeLand Suns fell on the road to the Winter Garden Squeeze in the first of a three-game series between the two. In a tight game, two runs from the Squeeze in the bottom of the eighth resulted in a 6-4 victory. The Suns would take an early lead, going up 4-0 in the top of the second. These runs came from an RBI double from Holden Brauner (undecided), Osmin Melendez (u...
Snappers Fall 8-0 to River Rats
Date:07/10/2025 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
Sanford, Fl. - The Orlando Snappers dropped their first game of a 3-game set against the Sanford River Rats 8-0 in 7 innings. From the getco, it was all Sanford in this game. The rats scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning to take an early 2-0 lead. After Jackson Edelman (Rollins) held the hosts scoreless in the second and third inning, they added some more insurance to their credit ...
Squeeze Stay Unbeaten in Magoo's Alter Ego as They Take Down Suns 6-4 at Home
Date:07/10/2025 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
Winter Garden, Fla. - The Horizon West Magoo’s (Winter Garden Squeeze) stayed undefeated in games under their alter ego after getting their second straight win, this time against the Deland Suns 6-4 at home on Thursday. It was another successful night, sponsored Huey Magoo’s of Horizon West, at Horizon High School filled with many different activities and games for peo...
Sanford River Rats Shut Out Orlando Snappers 8-0
Date:07/10/2025 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
With a stadium full of Police officers, the Sanford River Rats still got away with stealing a game from the Orlando Snappers. A First Responders night to remember in an 8-0 shutout that sent everyone home before the sun went down. THE GAME Ryland Bozenhard took the mound and got the game started with a perfect strike, foreshadowing what was to come. He led off with a strikeout on the All-Star G...
Florida League All-Stars Battle to Tie
Date:07/09/2025 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
SANFORD, Fla.- The Florida League's best put on a show Tuesday night at Sanford Memorial Stadium, and the result was one that has become the norm in the Florida League - dead even at the end of the night. For the third year in a row, the Florida Collegiate Summer League All-Star Game ended in a tie, with the 2025 edition finishing after nine innings with six runs each from the East and ...
Florida League Player of the Week - Week 5
Date:07/07/2025 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
SANFORD, Fla.- Throughout the 2025 season, the Florida Collegiate Summer League will honor two players at the conclusion of each week, an FCSL Player of the Week and an FCSL Pitcher of the Week. This week's honors represent performances from Monday, June 30 through Sunday, July 6. The weekly honors are selected via a vote of league coaches and officials. The Sanford River Rats did not get man...
2025 Florida League All-Stars Announced
Date:07/07/2025 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
SANFORD, Fla.- The Florida Collegiate Summer League is pleased to announce the players that will be competing in the 2025 Florida League All-Star Game. All-Stars were selected using a combination of the fan vote, as well as ballots cast by league head coaches, broadcasters, scorekeepers, and league officials. The All-Star Game will match up players from the East (DeLand, Sanford and Orlando...
Diamond Dawgs Drop to 5-22 after 5-2 Loss to Sanford
Date:07/07/2025 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
SANFORD – The Winter Park Diamond Dawgs continue to slip in the standings after another loss Sunday evening, this time to the Sanford River Rats 5-2 to drop to 5-22 on the season. Time is starting to run out for the Diamond Dawgs on the season as they have just eight games scheduled, and one to potentially be made up. Winter Park is attempting to chase down either the DeLand S...
Leesburg Struggled on Both Sides of the Ball, Losing 8-2 to Winter Garden
Date:07/07/2025 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
Winter Garden, Fla- Despite scoring two runs, the Lightning were unable to knock in any on their own accord, finishing with no RBIs. The pitching staff cruised through the first half of the game after allowing two runs to score in the first but would run into command issues later. First inning struggles plagued Leesburg again in this matchup with LHP Ethan Barrett (Wallace CC) allowing a 2 ...
Pitching Parade for Sanford, Win over Diamond Dawgs
Date:07/06/2025 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
A Rain and Lightning Delay was the beginning of a 7-inning matchup between the Diamond Dawgs and the RiverRats. The Delay pushed the game back almost 2 hours, making the story even more anticipated. THE GAME. Head Coach Jesse Litsch improvised a Strategy, pitching all of the starters. This is because all but one game was played this week by the Rats due to rain, meaning the entire Startin...
Horizon West Magoo's Get 8-2 Over Leesburg Lightning in First Game Under New Name
Date:07/06/2025 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
Winter Garden, Fla. - The Horizon West Magoo’s (Winter Garden Squeeze) got back in the win column after defeating the Leesburg Lightning 8-2 at home on Sunday. For all homes for the rest of 2025, the Squeeze will play under their new name thanks to their dedicated partnership with one of several post game meal sponsors, Huey Magoo’s. Despite needing the entire...
Diamond Dawgs Fall to Leesburg 10-3
Date:07/06/2025 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
LEESBURG – The Winter Park Diamond Dawgs suffered a 10-3 loss to the Leesburg Lightning on Saturday night to fall to 5-21. On the verge of being mercy ruled, Winter Park was able to scratch a couple of runners across the plate in the sixth to avoid being sent home early. It was Canyon Marcewicz (Florida Southern) who started the mini two-out rally with a base hit to left, and Luis R...
Lightning Offense Explodes in a 10-3 Win Over the Diamond Dawgs
Date:07/06/2025 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
Leesburg, Fla- It was a clean 1-2-3 first inning that made all the difference in a dominant game on both sides of the ball. It took the Lightning just 8 hits to push across 10 runs that all came in the first four frames. Winter Park struck first in the 2nd after a throwing error by LHP Dustin Dunlap (Mars Hill) during an attempted pick off to second allowed the first run to sc...
All Smiles in Orlando as Snappers Edge Out Suns 4-2
Date:07/05/2025 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
Orlando, Fl. - The Orlando Snappers (16-10) racked up a post fourth of July victory 4-2 against the DeLand Suns (9-16). Brett Dennis (Florida Southwestern) was Orlando’s starting pitcher, and he set the tone early for the Snapper going 4 innings deep while allowing just 1 run on 2 hits and striking out 6. Hutson Guinn (Eastern Florida) took care of putting the hosts on the board first afte...
Four Suns Selected to Play in 2025 FCSL All-Star Game
Date:07/04/2025 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
DeLand, FL - Four members of the DeLand Suns have been selected to play in the 2025 Florida Collegiate Summer Leauge All-Star game. Those players are Gavin Thomas (outfield), William Rollings(pitcher), Michael O’Brien (outfield) and Paul Janeczko (pitcher). These players were selected through a vote consisting of fans of the leauge. They will make up the East team, managed by Jesse Lits...
Another Rainy River Rats Win!
Date:07/03/2025 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
Tonight, Horizon High School was the stage, and Pitching was the main act. A tight game between the Sanford River Rats and Winter Garden Squeeze proved that sometimes, Baseball is a game of “Slow and Steady wins the race.” THE GAME. It was five shutout innings for Austin Waring, who has started a handful of games for the River Rats. He only allowed three hits and did not walk any ba...
Squeeze Lose 2-0 to River Rats in Slightly Shortened First of Doubleheader
Date:07/03/2025 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
Winter Garden, Fla. - The Winter Garden Squeeze fell to 8-16 for the 2025 season after dropping another matchup to the Sanford River Rats 2-0 at home on Thursday. This was arguably the most closely contested game of the year between these two squads, outside of the extra innings contest from a month ago. Neither team managed to get any real offensive momentum going, as no runs we...
Meet Your 2025 Orlando Snappers All-Stars
Date:07/03/2025 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
Orlando, Fl. - The Orlando Snappers are proud to announce their 8 All-Star Selections ahead of the 2025 Florida Collegiate Summer League All-Star Game on Tuesday, July 8. STARTERS: Matt Farner (Undecided): Farner leads the league with a .409 batting average in 24 games along with 6 doubles, 2 triples, and 3 long balls. The middle infielder has swiped 14 bags and batted in 16 runs...
River Rats Win puts the Magic number to 8
Date:07/02/2025 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
July is where champions are born in the Florida League. Although it took some time, the RiverRats kicked off the month with a 4-2 win over the Leesburg Lightning. The game originally started on Friday, but only ½ an inning was played before the rain came in. It was picked up right where it was left off in the bottom of the first, Runners on 1st and 2nd. THE GAME Sanford scored...
Lack of Lightning Offense Led to the 4-2 Loss Against the Rats
Date:07/02/2025 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
Sanford, Fla- Due to the second game of the doubleheader being called in the bottom of the first inning back on Saturday, today's game started with two Sanford runners on with nobody out. RHP Lucas Perez (Florida Southern), who started Saturday's game before it got called, was back on the bump today to get out of a jam he induced just days ago. Unfortunately for Perez, he wa...
Diamond Dawgs Take Game 2 Against Orlando In 8-7 Thriller
Date:07/02/2025 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
Winter Park – Undoubtedly the win of the year for the Winter Park Diamond Dawgs as they picked up an 8-7 victory over the Orlando Snappers in game two of the three-game set to improve to 5-20. It was Billy Batson (Rollins) who recorded the start for Orlando. He pitched into the fifth inning, and when he was relieved, the Orlando Snappers held a seven-run cushion. Batson was th...
Winter Garden Squeeze Hold First Ever Poker Tournament
Date:07/02/2025 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
Kissimmee, Fla. - The Winter Garden Squeeze held their first ever Poker Tournament at Rock and Brew's in Kissimmee on Margaritaville Boulevard on Sunday, June 29 at 6:00 p.m. This event, which was held to support both the Florida Collegiate Summer League and Winter Garden Squeeze, was held over the course of approximately four hours on Sunday evening. It was a great night for...
SUNS STUN LEESBURG IN 7-6 COMEBACK WIN
Date:07/02/2025 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
LEESBURG, Fla. - Late-inning heroics made all the difference as the DeLand Suns (9-15) claimed a tight 7-6, come from behind win over the Leesburg Lightning (14-8). In their third visit to Pat Thomas Stadium this season, the Suns found themselves down late in a close one against Leesburg. They had come close in previous visits, but ultimately fell short as the Lightning manufactured two w...
Leesburg's Come-Back Hopes Shattered in a 7-6 Loss to the Suns
Date:07/02/2025 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
Leesburg, Fla- Even though the pitching staff struggled tonight, it was the wasted opportunities on the offensive side that did the team in. The Lightning stranded 11 runners on the base paths and failed to put together big enough rallies to jump out to a sizable lead. Starting RHP TJ Socarras (Pitt) got into trouble early in the 1st after DeLand made it 1-0 with an RBI groundout.&n...
Snappers Drop 3rd Straight
Date:07/01/2025 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
Winter Park, Fl. - The Orlando Snappers dropped their second consecutive game against the Winter Park Diamond Dawgs by a final score of 8-7. For the second day in a row, the Snappers took the first lead of the ballgame as they scored 3 runs in the second inning. Hudson Walburn (University of West Alabama) drove in the first run of the game with an RBI single while Jax Carter (Rollins College) an...
