Hamilton Joes
The Hamilton Joes (Baseball Club) is an amateur baseball team that competes in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League (GLSCL), which is one of eight leagues formed under the National Alliance of College Summer Baseball (NACSB). (The NACSB is responsible for other high-profile leagues such as the Cape Cod Baseball League.) [1]
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 NCAA eligibility. All Hamilton Joes games, as the rest of the GLSCL games, are played by NCAA Baseball Rules.[2]
The Joes' roster is made up of players from around the U.S. They play their home games at Foundation Field in the city of Hamilton, Ohio.
Team Name and Logo
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, 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.[3]
Foundation Field
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 Miami University-Hamilton baseball team. In the summer of 2003 the ballpark served as home field for the 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.[4]
Operations and Founding
The Hamilton Joes Baseball Club was founded in 2009 as a non-profit organization, by their President/GM, Hamilton native, Mike Brennan[5], along with their Manager/Head Coach, Darrel Grissom. Grissom is also the current Head Coach and Coordinator of Baseball Operations for the Miami University-Hamilton Harriers.[6]
Coaching Staff
The Joes Manager/Head Coach, Darrel Grissom, has coached the Miami University-Hamilton (MUH) Harriers' baseball team, who compete in the 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.[7]
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.
2009 Schedule
Date Day Time Location Opponent[8]
Jun. 5 Fri. 7:05 Home Michigan Monarchs
Jun. 6 Sat. 1:30 Home Michigan Monarchs
Jun. 7 Sun. 7:05 Home Champions Baseball Academy
Jun. 12 Fri. 7:00 Away Xenia Athletes in Action
Jun. 14 Sun. 7:05 Home Anderson Servants
Jun. 15 Mon. 7:15 Away Grand Lake Mariners
Jun. 18 Thr. 7:05 Away Cincinnati Steam
Jun. 19 Fri. 7:00 Away Lima Locos
Jun. 20 Sat. 4:05 Home Licking County Settlers
Jun. 20 Sat. D.H. Home Licking County Settlers
Jun. 21 Sun. 7:05 Home Tri-State Rangers
Jun. 24 Wed. 7:05 Home Cincinnati Steam
Jun. 25 Thr. T.B.A. Away Anderson Servants
Jun. 26 Fri. 7:05 Home Xenia Athletes in Action
Jun. 27 Sat. 4:05 Home Stark County Terriers
Jun. 27 Sat. D.H. Home Stark County Terriers
Jun. 28 Sun. 5:30 Away Southern Ohio Copperheads
Jun. 28 Sun. D.H. Away Southern Ohio Copperheads
Jun. 30 Tue. 7:05 Home Lima Locos
Jul. 2 Thr. 7:15 Away Grand Lake Mariners
Jul. 3 Fri. 7:05 Home Chillicothe Capitals
Jul. 5 Sun. 1:00 Away Licking County Settlers
Jul. 5 Sun. D.H. Away Licking County Settlers
Jul. 7 Tue. 7:05 Home Cincinnati Steam
Jul. 10 Fri. 7:05 Home Grand Lake Mariners
Jul. 11 Sat. 7:05 Home Champions Baseball Academy
Jul. 13 Mon. 5:00 Away Lake Erie Monarchs
Jul. 13 Mon. D.H. Away Lake Erie Monarchs
Jul. 14-16 Cinci., OH (All Stars)
Jul. 17 Fri. 7:00 Away Xenia Athletes in Action
Jul. 19 Sun. 6:00 Away Lima Locos
Jul. 21 Tue. T.B.A. Away Anderson Servants
Jul. 24 Fri. 7:05 Away Cincinnati Steam
Jul. 25 Sat. 4:05 Home Lake Erie Monarchs
Jul. 25 Sat. D.H. Home Lake Erie Monarchs
Jul. 26 Sun. 7:05 Home Xenia Athletes in Action
Jul. 27 Mon. 7:05 Home Anderson Servants
Jul. 29 Wed. 7:05 Home Lima Locos
Jul. 30 Thr. 7:05 Home Grand Lake Mariners
Aug. 1 Sat. 4:05 Home Southern Ohio Copperheads
Aug. 1 Sat. D.H. Home Southern Ohio Copperheads
Aug. 2 Sun. 3:00 Away Stark County Terriers
Aug. 2 Sun. D.H. Away Stark County Terriers
Aug. 4,5,6,7 (Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League Playoffs)
See Also
References
- ^ "Official Site". greatlakesleague.org. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
- ^ "Great Lakes League History". hamiltonjoes.com. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
- ^ "Joes' Name Explains It All". cincinnati.com. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
- ^ "HCF - 50th Anniversary Gifts to the Community". hamiltonfoundation.org. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
- ^ "Hamilton Joes Baseball Team". journal-news.com. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
- ^ "MUH Baseball Coaching Staff Bios". ham.muohio.edu. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
- ^ "Hamilton Joes - News". hamiltonjoes.com. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
- ^ "Hamilton Joes 2009 Schedule". hamiltonjoes.com. Retrieved 2009-06-03.