Hamilton Joes: Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League at a glance

The League

Here is a breakdown of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League for the 2010 season:

• Commissioner: Kim Lance, chairman of the chemistry department at Ohio Wesleyan University, has been in his current position since the fall of 2003.

• Teams: Cincinnati Steam, Cincinnati; Delaware Cows, Delaware; Grand Lake Mariners, Celina; Hamilton Joes, Hamilton; Lake Erie Monarchs, Adrian, Mich.; Lexington Hustlers, Lexington, Ky.; Licking County Settlers, Newark; Lima Locos, Lima; Southern Ohio Copperheads, Athens; Stark County Terriers, Canton; Xenia Scouts, Xenia

• Format: Every squad will play 40 league games (four against each team). Six teams will advance to the league tournament.

• Player eligibility: Players must have college eligibility remaining to compete, meaning the GLSCL is for freshmen, sophomores and juniors.

• Game details: This is a wood-bat league. Most games will be nine innings in length.

• Defending champions: The Lima Locos won the regular-season title and the Cincinnati Steam captured the tournament championship in 2009.