The Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League (GLSCL) is a
collegiate summer baseball league in the
Great Lakes region
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of the
United States
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.
It is affiliated with the
National Alliance of College Summer Baseball The National Alliance of College Summer Baseball consists of 12 summer baseball sports league , leagues sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
Leagues
* Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League – Eastern Pennsylvania, Nort ...
and comprises teams with college baseball players from around
North America
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. The league is sanctioned and supported by
Major League Baseball
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. Players are not paid so as to maintain their
NCAA
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eligibility, and the league follows NCAA rules.
Many of the teams play in baseball stadiums that are normally occupied by college teams.
The Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League uses wooden bats to prepare collegiate players for the transition to professional baseball.
History
Following the 2023
season
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, the league announced that five teams–
Cincinnati Steam, Jet Box Baseball Club, Licking County Settlers, Richmond Jazz, Sandusky Bay Ice Haulers–would skip the 2024 season to "reorganize
..for future long term stability" with the option to return after one season, and that the Royal Oak Leprechauns would leave the league. The Leprechauns joined the
Northwoods League
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. The
Flag City Sluggers will be joining the league beginning with the 2025 season, joining the seven teams that competed in 2024.
Teams
Notable GLSCL alumni
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Chad Cordero
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Cordero's best season was in 2005, ...
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Shane Costa
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Kyle Lewis
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Griffin Doersching
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Brent Suter
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Amateur career
Suter ...
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Andy Young
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David Dellucci
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High school
Dellucci graduated from Catholic High School in Baton Rouge ...
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Dustin Hermanson
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Ryan Rua
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Career
Rua attended Marion L. Steele High School in Amherst, Ohio. ...
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Quinton McCracken
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Paul Quantrill
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Scott Sauerbeck
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Jonathan Sánchez
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Nick Swisher
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Jay Jackson
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Brian Bixler
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Josh Harrison
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Adam Russell
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Cory Luebke
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Amateur career
A native of Maria Stein, Ohio, Luebke attended ...
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John Van Benschoten
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Personal
He grew up in Milford, Ohio ...
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Brad Hennessey
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Eric Wedge
Eric Michael Wedge (born January 27, 1968) is an American former baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) catcher and manager.
As a player, Wedge attended Northrop High School in Fort Wayne and played on the school's state champion baseball team in ...
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Dayton Moore
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Matt Mieske
Matthew Todd Mieske (born February 13, 1968) is an American former right fielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played from to for the Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago Cubs, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros and Arizona Diamondbacks.
In 663 games ...
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Dan Masteller
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A.J. Sager
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Tom Marsh
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Blaine Crim
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Amateur career
Crim attended St. Paul's Episcopal School in Mobil ...
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Scott Effross
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References
Further reading
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External links
GLSCL Official Website
{{College Summer Baseball
Summer baseball leagues
College baseball leagues in the United States
Baseball leagues in Ohio
Baseball leagues in Michigan
1986 establishments in the United States
Sports leagues established in 1986