# Florida Collegiate Summer League

The Florida Collegiate Summer League (FCSL) is a six-team 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 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." 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.

## Teams

| Team | City | Stadium | Head Coach |
| Orlando Snappers | Orlando, Florida | Lake Highland Preparatory School | Terry Abbott |
| DeLand Suns | DeLand, Florida | Melching Field at Conrad Park (Stetson University) | Cameron Jergens |
| Leesburg Lightning | Leesburg, Florida | Pat Thomas Stadium | Rich Billings |
| Sanford River Rats | Sanford, Florida | Historic Sanford Memorial Stadium | Jesse Litsch |
| Winter Garden Squeeze | Winter Garden, Florida | Olympia High School | Mike McDaniel |
| Winter Park Diamond Dawgs | Winter Park, Florida | Alfond Stadium | Jim Newlin |

### Timeline of Teams

League members Future members

## 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

## 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 | 6 | Altamonte Springs Snappers | 0 |
| 2008 | Clermont Mavericks | 9 | Belleview Bulldogs | 1 |
| 2009 | Leesburg Lightning | 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 | 12 | Winter Park Diamond Dawgs | 1 |
| 2019 | Winter Park Diamond Dawgs | 4 | DeLand Suns | 0 |
| 2020 | Sanford River Rats | 6 | Leesburg Lightning | 3 |
| 2021 | Leesburg Lightning | 9 | Winter Park Diamond Dawgs | 1 |
| 2022 | Winter Park Diamond Dawgs | 11 | Leesburg Lightning | 3 |
| 2023 | Leesburg Lightning | 7 | Winter Garden Squeeze | 2 |
| 2024 | Leesburg Lightning | 3 | DeLand Suns | 2 |

## 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 Durham, 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 | Dylan Crews |
| 2021 | Josh Pearson | Gerry Kelly | Sterlin Thompson |
| 2022 | Jeff Liquori | Jacob Burr | Brody Danay |
| 2023 | Gabriel Santiago | Jacob Burr | Connor Hujsak |
| 2024 | Titan Kamaka | Micah Takac | |

## 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.

## 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 |