Great South League

The Great South League is a collegiate summer baseball league which comprises teams located in the states of Georgia, Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia. Teams consist of current college baseball players from the JUCO, NAIA, and NCAA levels who wish to further their skills by practicing and playing during the summer off-season.

1 History of the Great South League
2 Past, Present, and Future Teams of the GSL
3 Championship History
4 2008 Final Standings
5 External links
6 References

History of the Great South League

In the fall of 2005, the Georgia Collegiate League was founded by the Georgia Dugout Club in order to promote wood-bat summer league baseball within the state of Georgia. After two successful seasons of playing ball, the GCL formally adopted the new name, the Great South League, and expanded to include 12 teams in the states of Georgia, Florida, and Alabama for the 2008 season. Currently, the GSL has four divisions with 24 teams spread across the Southeast. The GSL seeks to allow college baseball players of all intercollegiate levels continue their development and improve their style of play. Bill Park has served as the Leagues President since 2007 becoming Commissioner in 2010 upon the retirement of founding Commissioner, Harvey Cochran.^[1]

Past, Present, and Future Teams of the GSL

Current Teams of the GSL

At Large Division

Team Name	Location	Joined GSL	Home field
Tennessee Styx	Chattanooga, TN	2010	Engel Stadium

North Division

Team Name	Location	Joined GSL	Home Field
Catawba Valley Stars [1]	Hickory, North Carolina	2009	L.P. Frans Stadium (Hickory Crawdads) / Lenoir Rhyne College Field
Carolina Hurricanes	Charlotte, North Carolina	2009	TBA
Central Virginia	Lynchburg, Virginia	2009	TBA
Fuquay-Varina Twins [2]	Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina	2009	Harnett Central High School Field
Kernersville Bulldogs [3]	Kernersville, North Carolina	2009	Glenn High School Field
West Virginia Wild [4]	[Bluefield, W. Virginia]	2010	Bluefield State College
Roanoke Rails	Roanoke, Virginia	2009	TBA

East Division

Team Name	Location	Joined GSL	Home Field
Athens Pirates [5]	Athens, Georgia	2006	Cedar Shoals High School
Augusta Nationals	Augusta, Georgia	2008	Jaguar Field (Augusta State University)
Ty Cobb Reds	Ty Cobb Reds, Georgia	2010	Emmanuel College Field
GSA Macon Giants	Macon, Georgia	2006	Luther Williams Field
AWBIL Raiders	Atlanta, Georgia	2010	Mundy's Mill High School
AWBIL Royals	[[Atlanta, Georgia	2009, 2010	Mundy's Mill High School

A^ Inaugural season delayed to 2010.
B^ Played as a single team prior to 2009 season.

West Division

Team Name	Location	Joined GSL	Home Field
Cobb Premier Stars	Cobb County, Georgia	2009	Pebblebrook High School, Mableton GA
East Alabama Big Train [6]	Oxford, Alabama	2008	Oxford High School Field
Newnan Braves	Newnan, Georgia	2009	Joe Pope Field (Newnan High School), Hawks Field (The Heritage School)
Columbus Wood Bats	Columbus, Georgia	2009	Charles F. Ragsdale Field (Columbus State University)
Georgia Stars	Lagrange, Georgia	2006, 2007, 2009, 2010	La Grange College

Defunct and Former Teams

Team Name	Location	Seasons	Notes
Columbus Chain	Columbus, Georgia	2008	Scheduled to compete in the South Division, never played a game due to management team.
Conyers Miracle	Conyers, Georgia	2006–2008
Georgia Stars	LaGrange, Georgia	Charter Member	2006–2008
Mentium Athletics	Conyers, Georgia	2008
Windward Academy	Windward Braves, Georgia	2006–2009
Thomasville Bombers	2006–2009
Florida Legends	2008–2009
World of Baseball Angels	2009
NCF Baseball Stars	2009
St Augustine Saints	2008, 2009

Future Teams

In a series of press releases, the Great South League announced it would again expand in the 2011 season, to 30 teams in a seven state area. Likewise, the 2010 season will feature three divisions, each with 5-6 teams plus an "At Large" division. The North Division will consist of seven members joining from the Carolina-Virginia League. Meanwhile, the East and West Divisions will consist of both new teams and current members. A new team, the Tennessee Styx, will be in the "At Large" Division. The GSL has announced expansion plans for 2011 with two new Divisions, Northwest including teams from Tennessee: Knoxville, Athens, Cleveland, and Chattanooga TN and a Metro Atlanta Division consisting of 6 teams.^[2]

Championship History

Season	Champion	Record
2006	Georgia Stars	N/A
2007	Athens Pirates	29-11
2008	North Florida Legends	22-6-1
2009	Thomasville Bombers	18-16-1
2010	Newnan Braves

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2008 Final Standings