Winter Garden Squeeze

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.""About The Florida Collegiate Summer League" at floridaleague.co

URL accessed January 2, 2009 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

;Timeline of Teams

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bar:2 color:Full from:2012 till:2014 text:Orlando Monarchs (2012-2013)

bar:3 color:Full from:2004 till:end text:Sanford River Rats (2004-present)

bar:4 color:Full from:2004 till:end text:Winter Park Diamond Dawgs (2004-present)

bar:5 color:Full from:2005 till:2007 text: Winter Haven (2005) / Winter Pines (2006) Warthogs
bar:5 color:Full from:2011 till:2012 text: Winter Haven Loggerheads (2011)

bar:6 color:Full from:2005 till:2008 text: Zephyrhills (2005) / Altamonte Springs (2006-7) Snappers

bar:7 color:Full from:2006 till:2007 text: Orlando Hammers (2006)

bar:8 color:Full from:2007 till:2008 text:Winter Springs Cudas (2007)

bar:9 color:Full from:2007 till:end text:Leesburg Lightning (2007-present)

bar:10 color:Full from:2008 till:2009 text:Belleview Bulldogs (2008)

bar:11 color:Full from:2008 till:2010 text: Clermont (2008-2009) /
bar:11 color:Full from:2010 till:2011 text:Orlando Mavericks (2010)

bar:12 color:Full from:2008 till:2009 text: Orlando(08)
bar:12 color:Full from:2009 till:end text:DeLand Suns (2009-present)

bar:13 color:Full from:2011 till:2013 text: Orlando (2011-12) /
bar:13 color:Full from:2013 till:2015 text: College Park Freedom (2013-14)

bar:14 color:Full from:2014 till:end text: Winter Garden Squeeze (2014-present)

bar:16 color:Full from:2015 till:end text:Altamonte Springs Boom (2015-present)

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Alumni (top-five round picks and notables)

(*) = Reached the Major Leagues

Champions

Award winners

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).

References

External links

Official website

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College baseball leagues in the United States
Baseball leagues in Florida
Summer baseball leagues
2003 establishments in Florida
Sports leagues established in 2003