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{{Infobox baseball team
{{article issues|coi=June 2009|refimprove=June 2009|wikify=June 2009}}
|name = Hamilton Joes
The '''Hamilton Joes (Baseball Club)''' is an amateur baseball team that competes in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Lakes_Summer_Collegiate_League Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League (GLSCL)], which is one of eight leagues formed under the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Alliance_of_Summer_Baseball National Alliance of College Summer Baseball (NACSB)]. (The NACSB is responsible for other high-profile leagues such as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Cod_Baseball_League Cape Cod Baseball League].) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greatlakesleague.org/|title=Official Site| accessdate=2009-06-03|publisher=greatlakesleague.org}}</ref>
|founded = [[2009 in baseball|2009]]
|city = [[Hamilton, Ohio]]
|ballpark = [[Foundation Field]]
|logo = HamiltonJoes.png
|league = [[Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League]]
|division =
|former_leagues =
|former_names =
|nicknames = Joes
|uniform =
|retired_numbers =
|colors = Red, black, yellow
|former_ballparks =
|league_champs = 2010, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2024
|division_champs =
|owner =
| general_manager = Darrel Grissom
|manager = Tyler Thamann
|media = [https://www.journal-news.com Hamilton Journal News]
|website = {{URL|http://hamiltonjoes.com/}}
}}


The '''Hamilton Joes''' are a [[collegiate summer baseball]] team that competes in the [[Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League]] (GLSCL), one of eight leagues formed under the [[National Alliance of College Summer Baseball]] (NACSB).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greatlakesleague.org/|title=Official Site| access-date=2009-06-03|publisher=greatlakesleague.org}}</ref> The team plays at Hamilton's [[Foundation Field]].
Hamilton, along with nine other teams between Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio, use wood-bats, just as in professional baseball. The GLSCL is one of only nine leagues throughout the United States to do so. The use of wood-bats in summer baseball leagues gives top collegiate baseball players the opportunity to hone their skills, and showcase their talents and abilities in front of scouts from professional baseball. However, the players are not paid to play, so as to maintain their [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCAA NCAA] eligibility. All Hamilton Joes games, as the rest of the GLSCL games, are played by NCAA Baseball Rules.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hamiltonjoes.com/history.aspx|title=Great Lakes League History| accessdate=2009-06-03|publisher=hamiltonjoes.com}}</ref>


== History ==
The Joes' roster is made up of players from around the U.S. They play their home games at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_Field Foundation Field] in the city of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton,_Ohio Hamilton, Ohio].
The Hamilton Joes were founded in 2008 as a non-profit organization by their then President/[[General manager (baseball)|GM]], Hamilton native Mike Brennan,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://projects.journal-news.com/cache/galleries/Sports/General/021409hamiltonjoes/|title=Hamilton Joes Baseball Team|publisher=journal-news.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090626132045/http://projects.journal-news.com/cache/galleries/Sports/General/021409hamiltonjoes/|archive-date=2009-06-26|url-status=dead|access-date=2009-06-03}}</ref> along with their manager/head coach, Darrel Grissom. The team's namesake is [[Joe Nuxhall]], a Hamilton native and [[Cincinnati Reds]] pitcher who is a member of the team's hall of fame. The team played its first season in the [[OHSAA_Northeast_Region_athletic_conferences#Great_Lakes_League_(ice_hockey) | Great Lakes League]] in 2009.


In March 2011, Brennan resigned from his positions and named assistant general manager Joshua Manley as his successor. The following year, Manley carried his coaching duties over from the collegiate spring season to the collegiate summer season.{{Clarify|reason=|date=June 2018}} Manley took over as vice president and general manager of the team while Darrel Grissom was promoted to president and remained Director of Baseball Operations.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.journal-news.com/hamilton-sports/collegiate-baseball-team-has-big-goals-1132573.html |title=Collegiate baseball team has big goals |access-date=2011-04-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723160905/http://www.journal-news.com/hamilton-sports/collegiate-baseball-team-has-big-goals-1132573.html |archive-date=2011-07-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Manley left the team before the 2014 season.
== '''Team Name and Logo''' ==
Following Manley’s departure, John Dotson served as assistant GM from 2015-2016. In August 2016, Ryan Finnerty was promoted to assistant GM and still serves in that role today.


== Playoff history ==
The Hamilton Joes' team name and logo are taken directly from the city of Hamilton's native son, the former Major League Baseball pitcher and broadcaster of the Cincinnati Reds, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Nuxhall Joe Nuxhall]. The local legend's son, Kim Nuxhall, who founded and is the Executive Director for his father's namesake, the Joe Nuxhall Character Education Fund, agreed to allow the Joes to immortalize his father's memory, and the forename portion of his signature, "Joe", in the team logo.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090603/SPT/906030347/Joes++name+explains+it+all+ |title=Joes' Name Explains It All| accessdate=2009-06-03|publisher=cincinnati.com}}</ref>
In only their second season in operation and their first playoff appearance, the Joes won the 2010 league championship. The Joes entered the playoffs as the No. 2 seed, and defeated the [[Southern Ohio Copperheads]] in two games (of a best-of-three series). In the Championship Series, the Joes faced the No. 1 seeded Licking County Settlers and also defeated them in two games, capturing the franchise's first championship. In 2015, they again advanced to the championship round but lost to the [[Lima Locos]], though they would defeat Lima the following year, 2016, for their second championship. The Joes would also win back-to-back championships in 2021 and 2022, defeating Lima both times.<ref>[https://pointstreaksites.com/view/greatlakesleague/about-us/our-history/hall-of-champions GLSCL Champions Through the Years]</ref> Their most recent championship came in 2024 when they beat the [[Muskegon Clippers]], going 4-0 during the postseason.<ref>[https://pointstreaksites.com/view/greatlakesleague/new/news_547564 Joes dominate winning 5th GLSCL title]</ref>


== '''Foundation Field''' ==
== Season records ==


{| class="wikitable"
'''Foundation Field''' was dedicated April 2, 2002. It was a $400,000 legacy gift from the Hamilton Community Foundation during the observance of its 50th anniversary. Foundation Field is the home field of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_University_Hamilton Miami University-Hamilton] baseball team. In the summer of 2003 the ballpark served as home field for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Freedom Florence Freedom], an independent minor league professional team in the Frontier League. The team played in Hamilton while a stadium was being built in Florence, Kentucky.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hamiltonfoundation.org/gifts.asp|title=HCF - 50th Anniversary Gifts to the Community| accessdate=2009-06-03|publisher=hamiltonfoundation.org}}</ref>
|+Records<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://greatlakesleague_bb.wttbaseball.pointstreak.com/standings.html?leagueid=625&seasonid=31189|title=Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League {{!}} Pointstreak Stats|website=greatlakesleague_bb.wttbaseball.pointstreak.com|language=en|access-date=2024-05-16}}</ref><ref>[https://pointstreaksites.com/view/greatlakesleague/about-us/our-history/all-time-yearly-standings GLSCL Yearly Standings]</ref>
!Season
!Wins
!Losses
!Pct
!Playoffs
|-
|2009
|12
|23
|.343
|Did not make playoffs
|-
|2010
|25
|15
|.625
|Won championship
|-
|2011
|24
|18
|.571
|Lost first round
|-
|2012
|13
|26
|.333
|Did not make playoffs
|-
|2013
|17
|23
|.425
|Did not make playoffs
|-
|2014
|19
|21
|.475
|Lost first round
|-
|2015
|24
|11
|.686
|Lost championship
|-
|2016
|27
|15
|.643
|Won championship
|-
|2017
|14
|26
|.350
|Did not make playoffs
|-
|2018
|22
|20
|.524
|Lost second round
|-
|2019
|22
|18
|.550
|Did not make playoffs
|-
|2020
|0
|0
|.000
|Season not played due to COVID-19
|-
|2021
|27
|15
|.643
|Won championship
|-
|2022
|21
|17
|.553
|Won championship
|-
|2023
|21
|17
|.553
|Lost first round
|-
|2024
|26
|9
|.743
| Won championship
|-
|'''All-Time'''
|'''335'''
|'''291'''
|'''.535'''
|'''Reached playoffs 11 times<br> Won 5 championships (2010, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2024)'''
|}


==Joes in the Pros==
== '''Operations and Founding''' ==
Fifty-two Joes have played professionally, including five who have made it to the [[Major League Baseball|major leagues]]:<ref>[https://hamiltonjoes.pointstreaksites.com/view/hamiltonjoes/joes-in-the-pros-1 Joes in the Pros]</ref>
*[[Ryan Rua]] ([[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]])
*[[Brent Suter]] ([[Milwaukee Brewers]], [[Colorado Rockies]], [[Cincinnati Reds]])
*[[Matt Marksberry]] ([[Atlanta Braves]])
*[[Andrew Young (baseball)|Andrew Young]] ([[Arizona Diamondbacks]])
*[[Hunter Owen (baseball)|Hunter Owen]] ([[Pittsburgh Pirates]])


== References ==
The Hamilton Joes Baseball Club was founded in 2009 as a non-profit organization, by their President/[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_manager_(baseball) GM], Hamilton native, Mike Brennan<ref>{{cite web|url=http://projects.journal-news.com/cache/galleries/Sports/General/021409hamiltonjoes/|title=Hamilton Joes Baseball Team| accessdate=2009-06-03|publisher=journal-news.com}}</ref>, along with their Manager/Head Coach, [http://www.ham.muohio.edu/harriers/baseball/coaching_staff.htm Darrel Grissom]. Grissom is also the current Head Coach and Coordinator of Baseball Operations for the [http://www.ham.muohio.edu/harriers/baseball/index.htm Miami University-Hamilton Harriers].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ham.muohio.edu/harriers/baseball/coaching_staff.htm/|title=MUH Baseball Coaching Staff Bios| accessdate=2009-06-03|publisher=ham.muohio.edu}}</ref>
{{Reflist}}


== '''Coaching Staff''' ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.hamiltonjoes.com Hamilton Joes]
*[http://www.pbase.com/jpochard/hamilton_joes_baseball Hamilton Joes 2009-2010 Photo Gallery]


{{Ohio Sports}}
The Joes Manager/Head Coach, '''Darrel Grissom''', has coached the Miami University-Hamilton (MUH) Harriers' baseball team, who compete in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_Regional_Campus_Conference Ohio Regional Campus Conference], for 10 years. Over his decade-long tenure at MUH, Coach Grissom has compiled an outstanding 295-128 record, winning 9 of 10 league championships, and nine tournament crowns.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hamiltonjoes.com/news.aspx?newsID=3|title=Hamilton Joes - News| accessdate=2009-06-03|publisher=hamiltonjoes.com}}</ref>


[[Category:Amateur baseball teams in Ohio]]
Also pulling double coaching duty with the Joes, is Grissom's Assistant Coach/Pitching Coach/Recruiting Coordinator from MUH, Pete Chavarria, as well as his Assistant Coach/1st Base Coach, Butch Davis.
[[Category:Baseball teams established in 2009]]

[[Category:2009 establishments in Ohio]]
== '''See Also''' ==
[[Category:Hamilton, Ohio]]

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Lakes_Summer_Collegiate_League Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League (GLSCL)]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Cod_Baseball_League Cape Cod Baseball League]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCAA NCAA]

== '''References''' ==

{{reflist}}

== '''External Links''' ==

*[http://www.greatlakesleague.org GLSCL]
*[http://www.hamiltonjoes.com Hamilton Joes]

Latest revision as of 17:28, 26 August 2024

Hamilton Joes
Information
LeagueGreat Lakes Summer Collegiate League
LocationHamilton, Ohio
BallparkFoundation Field
Founded2009
Nickname(s)Joes
League championships2010, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2024
ColorsRed, black, yellow
General ManagerDarrel Grissom
ManagerTyler Thamann
MediaHamilton Journal News
Websitehamiltonjoes.com

The Hamilton Joes are a collegiate summer baseball team that competes in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League (GLSCL), one of eight leagues formed under the National Alliance of College Summer Baseball (NACSB).[1] The team plays at Hamilton's Foundation Field.

History

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The Hamilton Joes were founded in 2008 as a non-profit organization by their then President/GM, Hamilton native Mike Brennan,[2] along with their manager/head coach, Darrel Grissom. The team's namesake is Joe Nuxhall, a Hamilton native and Cincinnati Reds pitcher who is a member of the team's hall of fame. The team played its first season in the Great Lakes League in 2009.

In March 2011, Brennan resigned from his positions and named assistant general manager Joshua Manley as his successor. The following year, Manley carried his coaching duties over from the collegiate spring season to the collegiate summer season.[clarification needed] Manley took over as vice president and general manager of the team while Darrel Grissom was promoted to president and remained Director of Baseball Operations.[3] Manley left the team before the 2014 season. Following Manley’s departure, John Dotson served as assistant GM from 2015-2016. In August 2016, Ryan Finnerty was promoted to assistant GM and still serves in that role today.

Playoff history

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In only their second season in operation and their first playoff appearance, the Joes won the 2010 league championship. The Joes entered the playoffs as the No. 2 seed, and defeated the Southern Ohio Copperheads in two games (of a best-of-three series). In the Championship Series, the Joes faced the No. 1 seeded Licking County Settlers and also defeated them in two games, capturing the franchise's first championship. In 2015, they again advanced to the championship round but lost to the Lima Locos, though they would defeat Lima the following year, 2016, for their second championship. The Joes would also win back-to-back championships in 2021 and 2022, defeating Lima both times.[4] Their most recent championship came in 2024 when they beat the Muskegon Clippers, going 4-0 during the postseason.[5]

Season records

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Records[6][7]
Season Wins Losses Pct Playoffs
2009 12 23 .343 Did not make playoffs
2010 25 15 .625 Won championship
2011 24 18 .571 Lost first round
2012 13 26 .333 Did not make playoffs
2013 17 23 .425 Did not make playoffs
2014 19 21 .475 Lost first round
2015 24 11 .686 Lost championship
2016 27 15 .643 Won championship
2017 14 26 .350 Did not make playoffs
2018 22 20 .524 Lost second round
2019 22 18 .550 Did not make playoffs
2020 0 0 .000 Season not played due to COVID-19
2021 27 15 .643 Won championship
2022 21 17 .553 Won championship
2023 21 17 .553 Lost first round
2024 26 9 .743 Won championship
All-Time 335 291 .535 Reached playoffs 11 times
Won 5 championships (2010, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2024)

Joes in the Pros

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Fifty-two Joes have played professionally, including five who have made it to the major leagues:[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Official Site". greatlakesleague.org. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  2. ^ "Hamilton Joes Baseball Team". journal-news.com. Archived from the original on 2009-06-26. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  3. ^ "Collegiate baseball team has big goals". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
  4. ^ GLSCL Champions Through the Years
  5. ^ Joes dominate winning 5th GLSCL title
  6. ^ "Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League | Pointstreak Stats". greatlakesleague_bb.wttbaseball.pointstreak.com. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  7. ^ GLSCL Yearly Standings
  8. ^ Joes in the Pros
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