Hamilton Joes
{{Infobox baseball team
|name = Hamilton Joes
|founded = 2009
|city = Hamilton, Ohio
|ballpark = Foundation Field
|logo = HamiltonJoes.png
|league = Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League
|division =
|former_leagues =
|former_names =
|nicknames = Joes
|uniform =
|retired_numbers =
|colors = Red, black, yellow
|former_ballparks =
|league_champs = 2010, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2024
|division_champs =
|owner =
| general_manager = Darrel Grissom
|manager = Aaron Brill
|media = [https://www.journal-news.com Hamilton Journal News]
|website = {{URL|http://hamiltonjoes.com/}}
}}
The Hamilton Joes are a collegiate summer baseball team that competes in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League (GLSCL), one of eight leagues formed under the National Alliance of College Summer Baseball (NACSB).{{cite web|url=http://www.greatlakesleague.org/|title=Official Site| access-date=2009-06-03|publisher=greatlakesleague.org}} The team plays at Hamilton's Foundation Field.
History
The Hamilton Joes were founded in 2008 as a non-profit organization by their then President/GM, Hamilton native Mike Brennan,{{cite web|url=http://projects.journal-news.com/cache/galleries/Sports/General/021409hamiltonjoes/|title=Hamilton Joes Baseball Team|publisher=journal-news.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090626132045/http://projects.journal-news.com/cache/galleries/Sports/General/021409hamiltonjoes/|archive-date=2009-06-26|url-status=dead|access-date=2009-06-03}} along with their manager/head coach, Darrel Grissom. The team's namesake is Joe Nuxhall, a Hamilton native and Cincinnati Reds pitcher who is a member of the team's hall of fame. The team played its first season in the Great Lakes League in 2009.
In March 2011, Brennan resigned from his positions and named assistant general manager Joshua Manley as his successor. The following year, Manley carried his coaching duties over from the collegiate spring season to the collegiate summer season.{{Clarify|reason=|date=June 2018}} Manley took over as vice president and general manager of the team while Darrel Grissom was promoted to president and remained Director of Baseball Operations.{{Cite web |url=http://www.journal-news.com/hamilton-sports/collegiate-baseball-team-has-big-goals-1132573.html |title=Collegiate baseball team has big goals |access-date=2011-04-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723160905/http://www.journal-news.com/hamilton-sports/collegiate-baseball-team-has-big-goals-1132573.html |archive-date=2011-07-23 |url-status=dead }} Manley left the team before the 2014 season.
Following Manley’s departure, John Dotson served as assistant GM from 2015-2016. In August 2016, Ryan Finnerty was promoted to assistant GM and still serves in that role today.
Playoff history
In only their second season in operation and their first playoff appearance, the Joes won the 2010 league championship. The Joes entered the playoffs as the No. 2 seed, and defeated the Southern Ohio Copperheads in two games (of a best-of-three series). In the Championship Series, the Joes faced the No. 1 seeded Licking County Settlers and also defeated them in two games, capturing the franchise's first championship. In 2015, they again advanced to the championship round but lost to the Lima Locos, though they would defeat Lima the following year, 2016, for their second championship. The Joes would also win back-to-back championships in 2021 and 2022, defeating Lima both times.[https://pointstreaksites.com/view/greatlakesleague/about-us/our-history/hall-of-champions GLSCL Champions Through the Years] Their most recent championship came in 2024 when they beat the Muskegon Clippers, going 4-0 during the postseason.[https://pointstreaksites.com/view/greatlakesleague/new/news_547564 Joes dominate winning 5th GLSCL title]
Season records
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|+Records{{Cite web|url=http://greatlakesleague_bb.wttbaseball.pointstreak.com/standings.html?leagueid=625&seasonid=31189|title=Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League {{!}} Pointstreak Stats|website=greatlakesleague_bb.wttbaseball.pointstreak.com|language=en|access-date=2024-05-16}}[https://pointstreaksites.com/view/greatlakesleague/about-us/our-history/all-time-yearly-standings GLSCL Yearly Standings] !Season !Wins !Losses !Pct !Playoffs |
| 2009
|12 |23 |.343 |Did not make playoffs |
| 2010
|25 |15 |.625 |Won championship |
| 2011
|24 |18 |.571 |Lost first round |
| 2012
|13 |26 |.333 |Did not make playoffs |
| 2013
|17 |23 |.425 |Did not make playoffs |
| 2014
|19 |21 |.475 |Lost first round |
| 2015
|24 |11 |.686 |Lost championship |
| 2016
|27 |15 |.643 |Won championship |
| 2017
|14 |26 |.350 |Did not make playoffs |
| 2018
|22 |20 |.524 |Lost second round |
| 2019
|22 |18 |.550 |Did not make playoffs |
| 2020
|0 |0 |.000 |Season not played due to COVID-19 |
| 2021
|27 |15 |.643 |Won championship |
| 2022
|21 |17 |.553 |Won championship |
| 2023
|21 |17 |.553 |Lost first round |
| 2024
|26 |9 |.743 | Won championship |
| All-Time
|335 |291 |.535 |Reached playoffs 11 times |
Roster
{{Hamilton Joes roster}}
Joes in the Pros
Fifty-two Joes have played professionally, including five who have made it to the major leagues:[https://hamiltonjoes.pointstreaksites.com/view/hamiltonjoes/joes-in-the-pros-1 Joes in the Pros]
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.hamiltonjoes.com Hamilton Joes]
- [http://www.pbase.com/jpochard/hamilton_joes_baseball Hamilton Joes 2009-2010 Photo Gallery]
{{Ohio Sports}}
Category:Amateur baseball teams in Ohio
Category:Baseball teams established in 2009