501c3 non-profit collegiate summer baseball league in Florida partially funded by Major League Baseball. Over 500 players drafted in 20 years. 37 MLB alumni.
Josh Pearson is your 2021 Florida League MVP! The
@fcslrats
outfielder and incoming
@LSUbaseball
freshman had a dominant season, leading the league in 5 categories and appearing in the All-Star Game and Prospect Showcase.
🏆More on the MVP here:
Today the college baseball world lost one of the most accomplished umpires of his time in Randy Harvey. Our sincerest condolences are with his relatives and close friends. We share in their deep sorrow and will miss Randy immensely. The legacy he leaves behind will live forever.
The 2020 MVP,
@lucasdunn8
, led the FCSL with 4 HR, a .651 SLG, a 1.125 OPS, and a robust 18.22 runs created. The
@LouisvilleBSB
2B was also in the top 10 of BA (.365), OBP (.474), doubles (6), runs (15), and RBIs (11). His .987 fielding percentage was at the top for infielders.
Congratulations to Parker Messick of the Winter Garden Squeeze for winning our 2020 Cy Young Award!
The future is bright for the
@FSUBaseball
freshman:
Congratulations to
@HagHSBaseball
on winning the 2021
#FHSIClassic
in a 2-1 instant classic! (no pun intended)
Click below to read about their championship victory 👇
.
@Joseph_Burke22
finished the season tied for the most hits in the league with 25 hits and was 5th overall with his .379 batting average. The
@kwc_baseball
First Baseman finished the season with 2 HR, 2 doubles, and 13 RBIs. He also played a flawless first base with 0 errors.
You won’t find a better leadoff hitter or defender than
@judfabe
. The
@GatorsBB
highlight making outfielder hit .304 with a stellar 1.006 OPS. Throw in his 2 HR, 4 DBL, 15 BB, 8 SB, and 11 RBIs, and you can see why opposing pitchers did not want to face him to start a ballgame.
The 2020 All-Florida League Team has been announced! Read about the 21 players who rounded out the team, as well as the recognition of the second team below.
📃:
The 2020 Cy Young Award Winner went 3-0 with a 0.49 ERA in 18.2 IP. Squeeze ace
@messick_parker
had 27 strikeouts, only walking 3, and only allowing 5 hits on the season. He had a stellar 0.44 WHIP and held hitters to an astounding .083 BAA. The
@FSUBaseball
LHP had 13.26 K/9.
We are excited to announce our streaming deal with FloSports! Starting on Monday, June 29th, you will be able to watch Florida League action from your smart device!
To see which devices have the FloSports App, where you can sign up and more, visit here:
Josh Pearson, incoming
@LSUbaseball
freshman, makes the All-Florida League Team with a laundry list of accolades. The 2021 MVP was slashing .333/.456/.570 and led the FCSL in R (30), H (31), 2B (10), XBH (14), and SB (23). He was named to the All-Star and Prospect Showcase teams.
Congratulations to
@drross15
on winning the 2020 Reliever of the Year! The junior from
@bryanathletics
had a 0.00 ERA on the season for the Snappers.
You can read more about his season here:
The Florida League is proceeding with a plan to restructure into two divisions in an effort to provide additional college players an opportunity to get back on the field this summer.
#NACSBsummerball
Read More:
The CURE Baseball Senior All-Star rosters have been announced!
May 17 - Lake vs Volusia
May 18 - Orange vs Seminole
Both games @ Conrad Park in DeLand at 7pm
*TFA Orlando plays with Lake County, Masters Academy and Lake Mary Prep plays with Orange
More coming soon..
Mark Townsend of the
@FCSLSuns
and
@StetsonBaseball
is the Most Valuable Player for the 2019 season
- League leader in Games, Hits, Runs, Walks, OBP
- .340/.461/.576
- 9 2B, 2 3B, 7 HR, 33 R, 30 RBI
Story:
HAVE. A. DAY. JEFF LIQUORI.
After a 2 RBI double in the 5th,
@__jtl2__
‘s (
@MocsBaseball
) GRAND SLAM in the 7th gives us DOUBLE DIGITS!🔥
E7 | FCSL 10, Hamptons 1.
Congratulations to our Week 2 Players of the Week, Austin Emener & Josh Pearson! Pearson hit .471 with eight hits in 17 at-bats this past week. While Emener threw a five-inning no-hitter in the Diamond Dawgs' 6-0 win over the Seminole County Snappers.
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Announcing the SEMINOLE COUNTY roster for the Cure Senior All-Star Game on May 21st, 2022 at 12 PM!
Event info:
Congratulations to these players on their nomination and selection to this team!
Time to kick off our end-of-season awards!🏆 Rich Billings was named the Florida League Coach of the Year after leading the Leesburg Lightning to their first Championship win since 2009!
📰Read more here:
Introducing the best of the best in the Florida League in 2023!
We are pleased to announce the selections to the 2023 All-Florida League Teams!
Full story:
With the 500th pick, the
@Rockies
select 4-year
@FCSLRats
veteran &
@MocsBaseball
RHP Jarrod Cande. Cande is the 469th draft pick in league history. Congratulations, Jarrod!
We are pleased to announce that Vlad Nunez (
@VladNunez44
) of
@StetsonBaseball
and the
@FCSLRats
has been selected by the Board of Directors as the 2018 Cy Young Award winner!
Story:
With the 40th pick, the
@RedSox
select
@GatorsBB
outfielder Jud Fabian. Jud is the 455th player to be drafted in Florida League history & played for the 2020 Scorpions.
Jeff Liquori is the 2022 Player of the Year! The
@FCSLRats
infielder out of
@MocsBaseball
was dominant all season - leading the league in RBIs, appearing in the All-Star Game and Prospect Showcase, and was named Week 2 Player of the Week!🏆
📰:
We begin the announcement of our yearly awards with the 2023 Coach of the Year!
The 2023 Florida League Coach of the Year is
@RBillings13
, the leader of the league champion
@FCSL_Lightning
!
Read all about this year's Coach of the Year here:
We are proud to announce the selections for this year's CURE Senior All-Star Games in partnership with
@the_osf
Orange County vs Seminole County
Thursday May 16 - 6pm
Lake County vs Volusia County
Friday May 17 - 6pm
Both events at Historic Sanford Memorial Stadium
Our highest draft pick EVER.
A two-year member of the
@FCSLRats
, including the 2020 Florida League champions,
@__dc4__
heads to the
@Nationals
with the second overall pick!
The 1-2 punch for the Squeeze was outstanding this summer, and
@brycehubbart
is a big reason why. Through 15 innings, the
@FSUBaseball
LHP produced a 0.60 ERA, striking out 31 and holding batters to a .122 BAA. His 18.6 K/9 was the best in the league for all qualified pitchers.
Introducing our 2024 All-Star Game roster!
This exciting event will happen Tuesday, July 9th, at Sanford Memorial Stadium! The home run derby is set for 6 PM, with a game @ 7 PM. The East and West teams will compete against each other!
Whose side are you on? 👀
*East consists
A special congratulations to
@rickshall7
who won his league record 196th game tonight!
-10 seasons (all with
@FCSLSuns
)
- 2 championships (2012, 2018)
- 25 players drafted
The 2020 Florida League Champion, Sanford River Rats. Head Coach Josh Montero was presented with the trophy, and two way player Grayson Moore won the Player of the Series!
The 2020 Reliever of the Year,
@drross15
, finished the season with a 0.00 ERA in 17.1 IP. He finished with 29 strikeouts which was good for 12.98 K/9. Batters only hit .103 off of him and he had a 0.58 WHIP. The incoming
@UT_Baseball
RHP threw a 1st pitch strike 69.4% of the time
Once you're Florida League, you're Florida League for life.
We are proud of alumni
@JDOlson2
('20
@DeLandSuns
) and
@MalatestaMatt
('21
@FCSLDawgs
) on representing the FCSL with
@TheSavBananas
!
Here's Jackson with the current Suns, and Matt with his teammates from the '21 Dawgs!