Florida Collegiate Summer League
Valoy Named Summer Collegiate All-American
Date:08/23/2018 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
DeLAND, Fla.- DeLand Suns lefthander Jesus Valoy (Miami Dade) was honored by Perfect Game USA and Rawlings as a Summer Collegiate Honorable Mention All-American on Thursday. Valoy was the only player in the Florida League to be named an All-American, and is the first FCSL player to be recognized since former DeLand Sun Jay Hayes was named an Honorable Mention All-American in the outfield in...
Anderson Tabbed as Florida League MVP
Date:08/17/2018 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
The Florida League board of directors has voted Aaron Anderson of the Winter Garden Squeeze as the 2018 Florida League MVP. Anderson joined the Squeeze after a strong freshman campaign at Flagler College. From day one, head coach Jay Welsh had Anderson slotted into the lineup as his starting first baseman. The move paid off as Anderson turned into a hitting machine. The switch-hitting soph ...
Nunez Selected as League's Top Pitcher
Date:08/17/2018 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
The Florida League Board of Directors has voted Sanford's Vlad Nunez as the 2018 Cy Young Award winner. Nunez spent his second summer in Sanford as a member of the River Rats. He was a bit late to the show after traveling to the Super Regional in Chapel Hill with his Stetson Hatters. Once he arrived though, he was lights out. The senior righty appeared in seven games for Sanford,...
Scorpions' Oset Named Top Relief Pitcher
Date:08/16/2018 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
University of New Orleans RHP Mat Oset of the Seminole County Scorpions has been named the 2018 Relief Pitcher of the Year, as voted on by the Florida League Board of Directors. For the second straight year, Oset was tabbed as the closer for the Scorpions. Featuring a low 90s fastball and a hammer curve, Oset was tremendous at missing bats all summer long. In 10.2 innings of work durin...
DeLand's Rick Hall Named Coach of the Year
Date:08/09/2018 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
A Florida League team had never gone from last place in one season, to league champions in the next. Until this year. DeLand Suns head coach Rick Hall guided the DeLand franchise to its second league championship, and has been selected by the league as the 2018 Florida Collegiate Summer League Coach of the Year. It is Hall's second such honor, with the first coming during the Suns' first...
All-Florida League Team Announced
Date:08/09/2018 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
After another successful season in Central Florida, the Florida League front office is pleased to announce the All-Florida League Team. These players were selected for their excellent performance and attitude on the field. Catcher Josh Crouch, State College of FL Sanford River Rats Crouch was an integral part of the Rats success on offense. The Rats led the league in home runs with 19...
2018 Season in Review
Date:08/08/2018 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
Another exciting season of summer baseball in Central Florida is in the books. The DeLand Suns were able to capture their second Whiting Cup after defeating the Winter Park Diamond Dawgs in a three-game series to end the year. But before that moment, there were plenty of notable team and individual performances to recognize. - The Leesburg Lightning held firm at the top of the standing...
CHAMPIONS! Suns Ride "The Sixth" to Second FCSL Title
Date:08/07/2018 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
DELAND, Fla.- In DeLand Suns lore, they'll talk about "The Sixth" for long time. The DeLand Suns claimed the 2018 Florida Collegiate Summer League Championship with a 12-1 victory over the Winter Park DiamondDawgs in Game 3 of the championship series on Monday night at Melching Field. The Suns scored nine runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to turn a 3-1 nailbiter into a 12-1 run...
Dawgs Lose Game 3 and Championship to Deland
Date:08/06/2018 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
Boxscore DELAND, Fla (Aug. 6, 2018) – The Winter Park Diamond Dawgs put up a fight all postseason, but dropped the final game of the season to lose the FCSL Championship Series in game three by a score of 12-1. The Deland Suns take home their second championship in franchise history. Winter Park began the night well as the leadoff batter Robbie Scott (Lake Sumter) worked a walk on fi...
Dawgs Win Game Two in FCSL Championship Series
Date:08/05/2018 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
Boxscore WINTER PARK, Fla (Aug. 5, 2018) – Once again with their backs against the wall, the Winter Park Diamond Dawgs live to see another day as they defeat the Deland Suns 7-5 as they win game two of the FCSL Championship Series. The victory sends the championship series to a game three which will decide the champion in this best-of-three series that is tied at one game a side. Gam...
Suns Fall to Dawgs in Game 2
Date:08/05/2018 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
WINTER PARK, Fla.- One game will decide the Florida League championship, as the Winter Park Diamond Dawgs took Game 2 of the FCSL Finals against the DeLand Suns, 7-5, at Bishop Moore High School on Sunday night. The Dawgs rallied from deficits of 3-0 and 4-3 to force a decisive Game 3 in DeLand on Monday night. The game got off to a great start for the Suns, who scored three runs in the top of th...
Combined Shutout Puts Suns up 1-0 in Finals
Date:08/05/2018 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
DELAND, Fla.- The DeLand Suns moved onto the doorstep of their first Florida League championship in six years on Saturday night with a 4-0 victory over the Winter Park Diamond Dawgs at Melching Field. The victory was DeLand's fifth straight, dating back to the final two games of the regular season. For the second straight game, the Suns got on the board in the first inning to take a lead they...
Dawgs Can't Get Clutch Hit, Drop Game 1 to Suns
Date:08/04/2018 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
Boxscore DELAND, Fla (Aug. 4, 2018) – The Winter Park Diamond Dawgs visited the Deland Suns to play game one of a best-of-three series for the Florida Collegiate Summer League Championship. Game one ended with the Suns taking a 4-0 victory who are now just one win away from becoming the 2018 FCSL champions. As expected, the game was tight throughout. Robbie Scott (Lake Sumter) ...
Winter Park and DeLand Square Off for Championship
Date:08/04/2018 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
After a pair of exciting playoff matchups, there are two teams remaining in the fight for the 2018 Florida League championship. The DeLand Suns (22-16) held strong as the #2 seed throughout must of the summer, and were able to sweep the #3 Sanford River Rats (18-20-1) in two games. Cy Young candidate Jesus Valoy (Miami Dade) twirled a gem on Tuesday night against the Rats, allowing only one...
Dawgs Advance to Florida League Championship
Date:08/03/2018 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
Boxscore LEESBURG, Fla. (Aug. 3, 2018) – A win or go home situation for both teams in game three between the Winter Park Diamond Dawgs and the Leesburg Lightning needed extra innings to decide who would move on. In the end, Winter Park pulled out the upset over the top seeded Lightning 7-6 in a thrilling 11 innings to earn a trip to the FCSL Championship. The first pitch of the game ...
Leesburg’s Season Ends in Extra Innings Thriller
Date:08/03/2018 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
Leesburg, FL – One play, maybe two. That’s how close the Leesburg Lightning were to securing a spot in the Florida League championship on Friday night. A bittersweet 7-6 loss, but a loss nonetheless, ended the season for the Lightning, who should no doubt be proud of their effort this season. Leesburg Head Coach Rich Billings was proud of his team, who he said proved they could be spe...
Reigning No More: Suns Sweep Rats, Head to FCSL Finals
Date:08/02/2018 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
SANFORD, Fla.- For the first time in six years, the DeLand Suns will play for a Florida League championship. The Suns locked up the first spot in the 2018 FCSL Championship Series with a 5-1 victory over the Sanford River Rats on Thursday night, offically dethroning the 2017 Florida League Champions on their home field. The win completed a 2-0 series sweep for the Suns, who gave up just two runs ...
Dawgs Bite Back; Upset Leesburg to Even Series
Date:08/02/2018 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
Boxscore WINTER PARK, Fla (Aug. 2, 2018) – Game two of the first round between the Leesburg Lightning and Winter Park Diamond Dawgs saw another close contests decided by just one run. This time, Winter Park won by a score of 3-2 to even the series and set up a win or go home situation for both teams on Friday night. The start of the game was moved up to 6 p.m. to accommodate a power ...
Rats' Season Ends with 5-1 Loss to Suns
Date:08/02/2018 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
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Lightning Fall 3-2 to Set Up Win Or Go Home Game 3 With Diamond Dawgs
Date:08/02/2018 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
Winter Park, FL - 11. That's the number of runners that the Leesburg Lightning left on base in their Game 2 loss to the Winter Park Diamond Dawgs on Thursday night. Only two runs crossed the plate for the visiting Lightning despite putting up 12 hits as they lost to the fourth-seeded Diamond Dawgs, 3-2. Winter Park got all three of their runs in separate innings, starting with a sol...
Aaron Anderson With A Record Breaking Season
Date:08/01/2018 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
WINTER GARDEN,Fla (August 1, 2018) – Although the Winter Garden Squeeze couldn’t clinch a seed in playoffs, Aaron Anderson (Flagler) was able to walk away from Winter Garden as a new record holder in the Florida College Summer League. Before Anderson, the record for highest batting average (min. 100 AB) was .430, held by Sanford River Rat Omar Villaman, in 2016. Anderson ended h...
Advantage, DeLand: Suns Top Rats in Game One
Date:07/31/2018 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
DELAND, Fla.- The DeLand Suns moved within one win of their first trip to the FCSL Finals in six years on Tuesday night after a 2-1 victory over the Sanford River Rats in Game 1 of the Florida League Playoffs. The Suns rode yet another stellar outing from Jesus Valoy (Miami Dade) and some timely baserunning to their first postseason victory since 2016. After three scoreless innings, Sanford got o...
Williams Shines but Dawgs Shutout in Game 1
Date:07/31/2018 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
Boxscore LEESBURG, Fla (July 31, 2018) – Game one of a three game series between the Winter Park Diamond Dawgs and the Leesburg Lightning was a tight one throughout. In game one of round one, Leesburg would pull out a 1-0 victory and now just needs one more win in the next two games to advance to the championship round. Winter Park had a chance to get on the board in the third inning...
Rats fall to Suns Despite Stellar Pitching
Date:07/31/2018 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
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Lightning Take Game One Behind Shapiro’s Complete Game Masterpiece
Date:07/31/2018 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
Leesburg, FL – On fire does not even begin to describe Joshua Shapiro (Marshall) on Tuesday night. The southpaw from Columbus, Ohio threw a complete game, two-hit shutout when his team needed it most to propel the Leesburg Lightning to a 1-0 series lead over the Winter Park Diamond Dawgs. The Diamond Dawgs could only manage one hit off of Shapiro through the first eight innings, but Leesbur...
Scorps end season with offensive firepower against Diamond Dawgs
Date:07/31/2018 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
20-17. At the end of July, Bishop Moore High School didn’t host a hard-fought, tough-nosed football game. Instead, bats erupted as the balls flew through the air on Monday night when the Seminole County Scorpions (16-25) fell to the Winter Park Diamond Dawgs (19-20) at Joe Skinner Field by a 20-17 margin. “It was a good football game,” coach Steve Stowell said in a joking manne...
Dawgs Defeat Scorps 20-17 in Play-In Game, Advance to Play Leesburg
Date:07/31/2018 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
Boxscore WINTER PARK, Fla (July 30, 2018) – A Florida Collegiate Summer League record was shattered on Monday night as the Winter Park Diamond Dawgs and Seminole County Scorpions combined for the largest run total in any game in league history. It was the most important game of the season for both sides as it was win-or-go-home in the 2018 FCSL play-in game. The contest saw four...
Stingers Still Up, finish final week with fifth seed in Playoffs
Date:07/30/2018 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
It may have been a nail-biting experience for everyone, but the Seminole County Scorpions saw the ball come their way and fell into the final playoff spot in the 2018 FCSL race. The push came on the final day as the Scorps, the Winter Park Diamond Dawgs and the Winter Garden Squeeze looked to clinch their spots in the playoffs. Fortunately for the Scorps, Winter Park pushed aside the Squeeze duri...
Week 8 Recap: 4-3 Week Sends Lightning Into Playoffs With #1 Seed
Date:07/30/2018 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
Leesburg, FL - Best record in the Florida Collegiate Summer League, the top seed in the playoffs, home-field advantage throughout the playoffs and the longest winning streak in league history. The Leesburg Lightning are champions of the regular season after a 4-3 week, but all of the accolades listed above will mean a whole lot more if they can top it all off with a league championship, according ...
Week 9 Recap: Playoff Race Comes Down to Final Day
Date:07/30/2018 Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League
The 2018 Florida League regular season wrapped up with some drama on Saturday. Heading into the day's games, all of which were scheduled doubleheaders, only three teams had clinched a playoff spot, and only two teams had their seed locked in. After dropping two contests to the Diamond Dawgs, the Winter Garden Squeeze found themselves on the outside of the playoff bracket, their season official...
