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Florida Collegiate Summer League

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Florida Collegiate Summer League
SportBaseball
Founded2003
MottoPure Baseball
No. of teams6
CountryUnited States
Most recent
champion(s)
Leesburg Lightning (2021)
Most titlesWinter Park Diamond Dawgs (5)
Official websitewww.floridaleague.com

The Florida Collegiate Summer League (FCSL) is a six-team[1] wood bat collegiate summer baseball league located in the Central Florida region of the southeastern United States. The league was founded in the fall of 2003[2] and began play in the summer of 2004. It is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to "advance college players toward their futures in professional baseball."[3] 360 players have been drafted in the first thirteen seasons including 33 in the 2016 MLB Draft. FCSL has had 16 alumni play in Major League Baseball, including New York Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom, Milwaukee Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy, Miami Marlins second baseman Dee Gordon, Colorado Rockies pitcher Mike McClendon, Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Jimmy Nelson, and San Francisco Giants pitcher Chris Heston. The FCSL is one of twelve leagues in the National Alliance of College Summer Baseball.

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Collegiate summer baseball

Collegiate summer baseball

Collegiate summer baseball leagues are amateur baseball leagues in the United States and Canada featuring players who have attended at least one year of college and have at least one year of athletic eligibility remaining. Generally, they operate from early June to early August. In contrast to college baseball, which allow aluminum or other composite baseball bats, players in these leagues use only wooden bats, hence the common nickname of these leagues as "wood-bat leagues". Collegiate summer leagues allow college baseball players the ability to compete using professional rules and equipment, giving them experience and allowing professional scouts the opportunity to observe players under such conditions.

Florida

Florida

Florida is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico; Alabama to the northwest; Georgia to the north; the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean to the east; and the Straits of Florida and Cuba to the south. It is the only state that borders both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. With a population exceeding 21 million, it is the third-most populous state in the nation as of 2020. It spans 65,758 square miles (170,310 km2), ranking 22nd in area among the 50 states. The Miami metropolitan area, anchored by the cities of Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach, is the state's largest metropolitan area with a population of 6.138 million, and the state's most-populous city is Jacksonville with a population of 949,611. Florida's other major population centers include Tampa Bay, Orlando, Cape Coral, and the state capital of Tallahassee.

United States

United States

The United States of America, commonly known as the United States or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City.

Jacob deGrom

Jacob deGrom

Jacob Anthony deGrom, is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the New York Mets. Prior to playing professionally, deGrom attended Stetson University and played college baseball for the Stetson Hatters.

Jonathan Lucroy

Jonathan Lucroy

Jonathan Charles Lucroy is an American former professional baseball catcher. Between 2010 and 2021, he spent 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) playing for the Milwaukee Brewers, Texas Rangers, Colorado Rockies, Oakland Athletics, Los Angeles Angels, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, Washington Nationals, and Atlanta Braves.

Jimmy Nelson (baseball)

Jimmy Nelson (baseball)

James Jacob Nelson is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Milwaukee Brewers.

Chris Heston

Chris Heston

Christopher Lee Heston is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played college baseball for East Carolina University and played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants, the Seattle Mariners and the Minnesota Twins. On June 9, 2015, he threw the 17th no-hitter in Giants franchise history.

National Alliance of College Summer Baseball

National Alliance of College Summer Baseball

The National Alliance of College Summer Baseball consists of 12 summer baseball leagues sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

Teams

Team City Stadium[4] Head Coach[5]
Altamonte Springs Scorpions[6] Altamonte Springs, Florida Lake Brantley High School Stadium Chuck Schall
DeLand Suns DeLand, Florida Melching Field at Conrad Park (Stetson University) Rick Hall
Leesburg Lightning[7] Leesburg, Florida Pat Thomas Stadium Rich Billings
Sanford River Rats Sanford, Florida Historic Sanford Memorial Stadium Kevin Davidson
Winter Garden Squeeze Winter Garden, Florida West Orange High School Jay Welsh
Winter Park Diamond Dawgs Winter Park, Florida Bishop Moore Catholic High School Scotty Makarewicz
Timeline of Teams
Altamonte Springs BoomWinter Garden SqueezeCollege Park FreedomCollege Park FreedomOrlando SunsOrlando MavericksClermont MavericksBelleview BulldogsLeesburg LightningWinter Springs CudasOrlando HammersZephyrhills SnappersWinter Haven LoggerheadsWinter Haven WarthogsWinter Park Diamond DawgsSanford River RatsOrlando MonarchsOrlando ShockersDaytona Beach Barracudas

League members Future members

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Altamonte Springs Boom

Altamonte Springs Boom

The Altamonte Springs Boom are a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league team located in Altamonte Springs, Florida. The team is a member of the Florida Collegiate Summer League (FCSL) and plays its home games at Lake Brantley High School Stadium. The club's inaugural season took place in 2015.

Altamonte Springs, Florida

Altamonte Springs, Florida

Altamonte Springs is a suburban city in central Florida in Seminole County, Florida, United States, which had a population of 46,231 at the 2020 United States Census. The city is in the northern suburbs of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area, which the United States Census Bureau estimated had a population of 2,054,574 in 2008.

DeLand, Florida

DeLand, Florida

DeLand is a city in and the county seat of Volusia County, Florida, United States. The city sits approximately 34 miles (55 km) north of the central business district of Orlando, and approximately 23 miles (37 km) west of the central business district of Daytona Beach. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 37,351. It is a part of the Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach metropolitan area, which was home to 590,289 people as of the 2010 census.

Melching Field at Conrad Park

Melching Field at Conrad Park

Melching Field at Conrad Park is a baseball stadium located in DeLand, Florida. The primary tenant of Melching Field is the Stetson University Hatters college baseball team, a Division I program playing in the ASUN Conference.

Stetson Hatters

Stetson Hatters

The Stetson Hatters are composed of 18 teams representing Stetson University in intercollegiate athletics. The Hatters compete in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the ASUN Conference for most sports, except for the football team, which competes in the Pioneer Football League. Their mascot is John B.

Leesburg Lightning

Leesburg Lightning

The Leesburg Lightning are a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league team located in Leesburg, Florida. The team is a member of the Florida Collegiate Summer League (FCSL) and plays its home games at Pat Thomas Stadium. The team joined the FCSL in the 2007 season, and won their first championship the same year. They have won two more titles since. The Lightning are currently the only FCSL team to offer free admission to home games.

Leesburg, Florida

Leesburg, Florida

Leesburg is a city in Lake County, Florida, United States. The population was 20,117 at the 2010 census. As of 2019, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 23,671.

Pat Thomas Stadium

Pat Thomas Stadium

Pat Thomas Stadium-Buddy Lowe Field is a baseball stadium located in Leesburg, Florida. The Stadium has a capacity of about 2,000 people and was a former minor league baseball stadium and current amateur baseball stadium. The park was the first lighted baseball stadium in Florida and home to several minor and major league spring training camps. The stadium is located in the city's Venetian Gardens, on the shore of Lake Harris.

Sanford River Rats

Sanford River Rats

The Sanford River Rats are a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league team located in Sanford, Florida. The team is a member of the Florida Collegiate Summer League (FCSL) and plays its home games at Historic Sanford Memorial Stadium. The team is an inaugural member of the FCSL.

Sanford, Florida

Sanford, Florida

Sanford is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Seminole County. It is located in Central Florida and its population was 61,051 as of the 2020 census.

Historic Sanford Memorial Stadium

Historic Sanford Memorial Stadium

Historic Sanford Memorial Stadium is a baseball stadium located in Sanford, Florida. The ballpark is located just south of Lake Monroe on Mellonville Avenue, less than a mile from Historic Downtown Sanford. The stadium stands at the site of the old Sanford Field, which was originally built in 1926. The stadium was built on the old site in 1951 as the Spring Training Facility of the New York Giants. Many Major League stars have played in the stadium including Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays, Tim Raines, and David Eckstein. The Stadium was refurbished in 2001 at a cost of two million dollars, and now offers many modern amenities along with the classic architecture typical of stadiums built in the early to mid 1900s.

Winter Garden, Florida

Winter Garden, Florida

Winter Garden is a city 14 miles (23 km) west of Downtown Orlando in the western part of Orange County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its population was 46,964 as of 2020.

Alumni (top-five round picks and notables)

Player FCSL Team Years Played Year Drafted Round MLB Team
Mike McClendon* Winter Park 2006 2006 10th Milwaukee Brewers
Corey Brown* Orlando Shockers 2006 2007 1st Oakland Athletics
Jonathan Lucroy* Sanford 2005–06 2007 3rd Milwaukee Brewers
Alan Farina Orlando Shockers 2005 2007 3rd Toronto Blue Jays
Jonathan Holt Leesburg 2006-07 2007 5th Cleveland Indians
Johnny Monell* Winter Park 2006 2007 30th San Francisco Giants
Dee Gordon* Belleview 2008 2008 4th Los Angeles Dodgers
Mycal Jones Leesburg 2007-08 2009 4th Atlanta Braves
Kent Matthes Winter Pines 2008 2009 4th Colorado Rockies
Thomas Berryhill DeLand 2008 2009 5th Atlanta Braves
Jimmy Nelson* DeLand 2009 2010 2nd Milwaukee Brewers
Dante Bichette, Jr. Winter Park 2011 2011 1st New York Yankees
Peter O'Brien DeLand 2010 2012 2nd New York Yankees
Brandon Thomas Sanford 2010 2012 4th Pittsburgh Pirates
Tucker Donahue Winter Park 2010 2012 4th Toronto Blue Jays
Myles Smith DeLand 2011 2013 4th Boston Red Sox
Zane Evans Leesburg 2011 2013 4th Kansas City Royals
Aaron Slegers Orlando 2012 2013 5th Minnesota Twins
Ian McKinney Winter Park 2013 2013 5th St. Louis Cardinals

(*) = Reached the Major Leagues

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Winter Park Diamond Dawgs

Winter Park Diamond Dawgs

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.

Milwaukee Brewers

Milwaukee Brewers

The Milwaukee Brewers are an American professional baseball team based in Milwaukee. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. The Brewers are named for the city's association with the brewing industry. Since 2001, they have played their home games at American Family Field, which was named Miller Park through the 2020 season and has a seating capacity of 41,900 people.

Corey Brown (baseball)

Corey Brown (baseball)

Corey Allan Brown is an American former professional baseball center fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals and Boston Red Sox.

Oakland Athletics

Oakland Athletics

The Oakland Athletics are an American professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The team plays its home games at the Oakland Coliseum. Throughout their history, the Athletics have won nine World Series championships.

Jonathan Lucroy

Jonathan Lucroy

Jonathan Charles Lucroy is an American former professional baseball catcher. Between 2010 and 2021, he spent 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) playing for the Milwaukee Brewers, Texas Rangers, Colorado Rockies, Oakland Athletics, Los Angeles Angels, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, Washington Nationals, and Atlanta Braves.

Sanford River Rats

Sanford River Rats

The Sanford River Rats are a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league team located in Sanford, Florida. The team is a member of the Florida Collegiate Summer League (FCSL) and plays its home games at Historic Sanford Memorial Stadium. The team is an inaugural member of the FCSL.

Toronto Blue Jays

Toronto Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays are a Canadian professional baseball team based in Toronto. The Blue Jays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Since 1989, the team has played its home games primarily at Rogers Centre in downtown Toronto.

Leesburg Lightning

Leesburg Lightning

The Leesburg Lightning are a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league team located in Leesburg, Florida. The team is a member of the Florida Collegiate Summer League (FCSL) and plays its home games at Pat Thomas Stadium. The team joined the FCSL in the 2007 season, and won their first championship the same year. They have won two more titles since. The Lightning are currently the only FCSL team to offer free admission to home games.

Johnny Monell

Johnny Monell

Johnny Monell is an American former professional baseball catcher. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Mets and San Francisco Giants, and in the KBO League for the KT Wiz in 2017.

San Francisco Giants

San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1883 as the New York Gothams, the team was renamed the New York Giants three years later, eventually relocating from New York City to San Francisco in 1958.

Champions

Year Winning Team Runs Losing Team Runs
2004 Sanford River Rats 10 Daytona Beach Barracudas 0
2005 Zephyrhills Snappers 2 Sanford River Rats 1
2006 Winter Park Diamond Dawgs 4 Altamonte Springs Snappers 3
2007 Leesburg Lightning[8] 6 Altamonte Springs Snappers 0
2008 Clermont Mavericks[8] 9 Belleview Bulldogs 1
2009 Leesburg Lightning[9] 5 Clermont Mavericks 1
2010 Winter Park Diamond Dawgs 1 Leesburg Lightning 0
2011 Sanford River Rats 7 Winter Park Diamond Dawgs 5
2012 DeLand Suns 10 Leesburg Lightning 7
2013 Winter Park Diamond Dawgs 3 Leesburg Lightning 0
2014 Winter Park Diamond Dawgs 6 Sanford River Rats 4
2015 Sanford River Rats 1 Leesburg Lightning 0
2016 Altamonte Springs Boom 6 Sanford River Rats 5
2017 Sanford River Rats 6 Winter Park Diamond Dawgs 5
2018 DeLand Suns Winter Park Diamond Dawgs
2019 Winter Park Diamond Dawgs DeLand Suns
2020 Sanford River Rats Leesburg Lightning
2021 Leesburg Lightning Winter Park Diamond Dawgs

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Sanford River Rats

Sanford River Rats

The Sanford River Rats are a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league team located in Sanford, Florida. The team is a member of the Florida Collegiate Summer League (FCSL) and plays its home games at Historic Sanford Memorial Stadium. The team is an inaugural member of the FCSL.

Winter Park Diamond Dawgs

Winter Park Diamond Dawgs

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.

Leesburg Lightning

Leesburg Lightning

The Leesburg Lightning are a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league team located in Leesburg, Florida. The team is a member of the Florida Collegiate Summer League (FCSL) and plays its home games at Pat Thomas Stadium. The team joined the FCSL in the 2007 season, and won their first championship the same year. They have won two more titles since. The Lightning are currently the only FCSL team to offer free admission to home games.

Belleview Bulldogs

Belleview Bulldogs

The Belleview Bulldogs were a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league team located in Ocala, Florida. The team was a member of the Florida Collegiate Summer League (FCSL) and played its home games at the Ocala Rotary Sportsplex. The team joined the FCSL in the 2008 season. The franchise was disbanded following its inaugural 2008 season.

Altamonte Springs Boom

Altamonte Springs Boom

The Altamonte Springs Boom are a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league team located in Altamonte Springs, Florida. The team is a member of the Florida Collegiate Summer League (FCSL) and plays its home games at Lake Brantley High School Stadium. The club's inaugural season took place in 2015.

Award winners

Year MVP Cy Young Best Pro Prospect
2004 Kyle Patrick, Sanford Drew Shetrone, Sanford N/A
2005 Lee Cruz, Zephyrhills Ty Pryor, Winter Park N/A
2006 Anthony Ottrando, Altamonte Springs Ryan Horton, Winter Park Jonathan Lucroy, Winter Park
2007 Tyler McCarty, Winter Springs John Durahm, Altamonte Springs Aaron Tullo, Winter Park
2008 Andy Mee, Belleview Bo O'Dell, Belleview Jeff Walters, Winter Park
2009 Anthony Figliolia, Winter Park Trey Ferrano, Sanford Jabari Blash, DeLand
2010 LB Dantzler, Winter Park Bobby Bolling, Winter Park Brandon Thomas, Sanford
2011 Ted Blackman, Winter Park Ben Brown, Winter Park Garrett Nuss, Orlando
2012 Michael Danner, Winter Park Evan Incinelli, Winter Park David Lee, Orlando
2013 Tyler Palmer, Sanford Emilio Ogando, Winter Park Tyler Palmer, Sanford
2014 Austin Hays Arturo Martoral Austin Hays
2015 Santiago Espinal Brett Morales Austin Glorius
2016 Harrison Scanlon Jarred Neal Carlos Cortes
2017 Sadler Goodwin David Litchfield Garrett Zech
2018 Aaron Anderson Vlad Nunez Zebulon Vermillion
2019 Mark Townsend Jack Wolgast Gunnar Hoglund
2020 Lucas Dunn Parker Messick N/A
2021 Josh Pearson Gerry Kelly N/A

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Celebrity golf tournament

Every November, the Florida League hosts a celebrity golf tournament at Interlachen Country Club in Winter Park, FL. Money raised from the event helps fund the League throughout the year. The weekend-long event includes a hitting & pitching clinic for kids, a catered pairings dinner, a meet-and-greet with the celebrities, a silent auction and the round of golf. Celebrity appearances have been made by dozens of current and former MLB players including: Davey Johnson, Frank Viola, Hunter Pence, José Bautista, Ray Lankford, Gary Carter, Fred McGriff, Jeff Bagwell, B.J. Upton, Tim Wakefield, Zack Greinke, Andrew McCutchen, Tim Raines, Vince Coleman and many others.

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Davey Johnson

Davey Johnson

David Allen Johnson is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He played as a second baseman from 1965 through 1978, most notably as a member of the Baltimore Orioles dynasty that won four American League pennants and two World Series championships between 1966 and 1971. Johnson played in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1975, then played for two seasons in the Nippon Professional Baseball league before returning to play in Major League Baseball with the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs from 1977 to 1978. A three-time Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner, he was selected to four All-Star Game teams during his playing career.

Frank Viola

Frank Viola

Frank John Viola Jr. is an American former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Minnesota Twins (1982–1989), New York Mets (1989–1991), Boston Red Sox (1992–1994), Cincinnati Reds (1995), and Toronto Blue Jays (1996). A three-time All-Star, he was named World Series MVP with the Twins in 1987 and won the AL Cy Young Award in 1988. He is the pitching coach of the High Point Rockers.

Hunter Pence

Hunter Pence

Hunter Andrew Pence, nicknamed "The Reverend", is an American former professional baseball right fielder and designated hitter. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, and Texas Rangers. In the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft he was drafted in the second round by the Astros. Pence made his major league debut in 2007. He is a four time All-Star and was a member of the 2012 and 2014 World Series championship teams with the Giants.

José Bautista

José Bautista

José Antonio Bautista Santos, nicknamed "Joey Bats", is a Dominican special advisor for the general manager of the Leones del Escogido and former professional baseball right fielder and third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Toronto Blue Jays, Atlanta Braves, New York Mets, and Philadelphia Phillies.

Ray Lankford

Ray Lankford

Raymond Lewis Lankford is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres from 1990 to 2004. He was known for his combination of power, speed, and defensive prowess.

Gary Carter

Gary Carter

Gary Edmund Carter was an American professional baseball catcher whose 19-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career was spent primarily with the Montreal Expos and New York Mets.

Fred McGriff

Fred McGriff

Frederick Stanley McGriff is an American former first baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for six teams from 1986 through 2004. He was one of the most consistently productive powers hitters of the 1990s, posting over 80 runs batted in (RBI) every year from 1988 through 2002, and became the first player since the dead-ball era to lead both leagues in home runs — the American League (AL) in 1989 and the National League (NL) in 1992. A five-time All-Star, he was named the Most Valuable Player of the 1994 contest after his pinch-hit home run in the bottom of the ninth inning tied the score at 7–7, with the NL winning in 10 innings. McGriff finished in the top ten in voting for his league's Most Valuable Player Award every year from 1989 through 1994, during which time he led the major leagues in home runs.

Jeff Bagwell

Jeff Bagwell

Jeffrey Robert Bagwell is an American former professional baseball first baseman and coach who spent his entire 15-year Major League Baseball (MLB) playing career with the Houston Astros.

Tim Wakefield

Tim Wakefield

Timothy Stephen Wakefield is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Wakefield began his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, but is most remembered for his 17-year tenure with the Boston Red Sox, from 1995 until his retirement in 2012 as the longest-serving player on the team. When he retired, Wakefield was the oldest active player in the major leagues.

Andrew McCutchen

Andrew McCutchen

Andrew Stefan McCutchen is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, and Milwaukee Brewers.

Tim Raines

Tim Raines

Timothy Raines Sr., nicknamed "Rock", is an American professional baseball coach and former player. He played as a left fielder in Major League Baseball for six teams from 1979 to 2002 and was best known for his 13 seasons with the Montreal Expos. A seven-time All-Star, four-time stolen base champion, and National League batting champion, Raines is regarded as one of the best leadoff hitters and baserunners in baseball history. In 2013, Raines began working in the Toronto Blue Jays organization as a roving outfield and baserunning instructor. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2017.

Vince Coleman (baseball)

Vince Coleman (baseball)

Vincent Maurice Coleman is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) player, best known for his years with the St. Louis Cardinals. Primarily a left fielder, Coleman played from 1985 to 1997 and set a number of stolen base records. He was a switch hitter and threw right-handed.

High school invitational

In an effort to reach out to baseball players of all levels, the FCSL also hosts multiple spring break tournaments during the month of March. All games are held at Historic Sanford Memorial Stadium in Sanford, FL. These tournaments, known as the Florida High School Invitational, bring in teams from all over the United States. The 2013 tournament featured twenty-three teams from across the country. Notable prospects who have participated in the FHSI include Albert Almora (#6 overall pick, 2012, Chicago Cubs), Dante Bichette, Jr. (1st round pick, 2011, New York Yankees), Francisco Lindor (#8 overall pick, 2011, Cleveland Indians), Javier Baez (#9 overall pick, 2011, Chicago Cubs), Greg Bird (5th round, 2011, New York Yankees), Tomas Nido (8th round, 2012, New York Mets), Chris Okey (All-American), and Touki Toussaint (All-American).

Year Champion Location
2008 St. Cloud Bulldogs St. Cloud, FL
2009 All Saints Academy Saints Winter Haven, FL
2010 Timber Creek Wolves Orlando, FL
2011 (Week 1) Timber Creek Wolves Orlando, FL
2011 (Week 2) Bryant Hornets Bryant, AR
2012 Palm Beach Gardens Gators Palm Beach Gardens, FL
2013 (Classic) Lake Brantley Patriots Altamonte Springs, FL
2013 (Showcase) Seminole Seminoles Sanford, FL

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Source: "Florida Collegiate Summer League", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2022, October 12th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Collegiate_Summer_League.

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