Licking County Settlers

• Location: Granville, OH
• League: Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League
• Stadium: Denison University

History

The Licking County Settlers are a Summer Collegiate Baseball who make their home in Granville, OH. The Settlers joined the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League in the summer of 2006 as the Granville Settlers. The team changed their name following their inaugural season. The Settlers, like all summer college teams, are designed and dedicated to provide the nation's collegiate players the opportunity to compete at a higher level and prepare for further careers in professional baseball. The Settlers operate in a similar manner to a Minor League team: playing nightly in stadiums before fans, using wood bats and minor league specification equipment and experiencing road trips between games. Like all other college league players, Settlers players are unpaid in order to maintain their NCAA eligibility, and live with host families in the same manner as Single A and Independent League players.

2006 Inaugural Season

• First Game: June 9, 2006 vs. Southern Ohio Copperheads, 186 in attendance.
• First Pitch: Dan Remenowsky
• First Hit: Andy Zellers
• The Settlers struggled throughout the course of the 2006 season, but performed well in the GLSCL tournament, defeating the Lake Erie Monarchs and finishing fourth in the league.

Related Links

Settlers Home Page Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League Home Page]