Southern Ohio vs. Hamilton (GLSCL Semifinals)

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Copperheads Take Home 5 All-League Honors

The 2010 GLSCL All-League selections have been announced and the Copperheads have tied with Hamilton and Licking County with five players honored.

The full All-League selections can be found here: http://www.greatlakesleague.org/extras/awards.php

Southern Ohio's selections:

First Team All-GLSCL:
Ryan Jones- 2B Michigan State University
Bryan Barnes- 3B Ohio University

Second Team All-GLSCL:
Andrew Waszak- P Michigan State University
Seth Streich- UTIL Ohio University
Zach Sterling- RP Olney Central Community College/Western Illinois University

Southern Ohio vs. Delaware Live Blog

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Southern Ohio vs. Lexington (Game 2) Liveblog

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Southern Ohio vs. Lexington (Game 1) Liveblog

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Reliever Zach Botjer Honored by Summer Ball Blog

http://www.collegesummerbaseball.net/2010/07/noteworthy-pitching-performances-from.html

Copperheads reliever Zach Botjer honored as a Noteworthy Pitching Performance for July 20th by Summer Ball. Botjer threw two innings of scoreless baseball to help the Copperheads defeat the Delaware Cows 7-6 at Delaware on Tuesday.

How Many Copperheads Does it Take to Change a Tire?

The 2010 Southern Ohio Copperheads are used to fixing their swings and repairing their techniques, but how would they do at fixing a flat tire?

While driving back to the Nelsonville dorms from the GLSCL All-Star game yesterday, one of the two vans carrying Copperheads players hit a flat tire.

The seven players and pitching coach Jonathan Nichols, along with Assistant General Manager Jessie Martin and Media Director Ben Strunk, spent twenty minutes figuring out how to jack up the 12-passenger van and unload the spare tire from the trunk. After twenty minutes they realized they needed to move to more level ground.

Another twenty minutes goes by, but the teamwork of Seth Streich, David Starn, Andrew Waszak, Luis Pollorena, Tory Doerr, Cameron Flynn, Strunk, Nichols, and vocal support of Wes O’Neill finally got the job done.

The van started up and the tires rolled, but the night was not over yet. As the team worked to fix one van, they neglected to turn off the lights from the other van, which caused its’ battery to die. While the players’ muscles were enough to put one van back on the road, they did not possess the natural ability to spark car batteries, nor did they possess jumper cables.

The team left Nelsonville at 8:30 am for a long day in Cincinnati which was made incredibly longer by this unique situation. The flat tire happened around 2:00 am and the dead battery around 2:45 am.

In a sticky situation, the players came up with different ideas how to find jumper cables. Some decided to walk down the road to a creepy house to see if they could help, some checked an abandoned car for unlocked doors that might open the trunk, and others just stayed at the van and found targets for a rock throwing competition.

When none of the options panned out, except for some bullseyes on a telephone pole, O’Neill began calling for roadside assistance. Fortunately, as soon as he dialed the number a woman stopped to see if the team needed help and supplied a battery charger.

The vans finally got under way again and, despite extremely dense fog, eventually made it back safe to Nelsonville around 3:15 am.

Summer baseball is filled with on-field memories, but it’s the off-field memories that build team relationships and make the experience memorable.

Southern Ohio vs. Lake Erie (Game 2) Liveblog

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Southern Ohio vs. Lake Erie Liveblog

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Southern Ohio vs. Lake Erie (Game 2) Liveblog

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Copperheads vs. Lake Erie Monachs (Game 1) Liveblog

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Baseball Card Set Arrives!

For the first time in franchise history the Southern Ohio Copperheads have created a team set of baseball cards to commemorate the 2010 summer. The 32-card set features 28 players and the Copperheads’ coaches. The sets are available at the merchandise stand during any Copperheads home game. The sets cost $5.00 each and are great for collecting autographs of your favorite Southern Ohio Copperheads!

Licking County Settlers Ranked 24th in U.S.

PG CrossChecker, along with www.summercollegebaeball.net, chose its top-ranked summer teams for this 2010 season. Ranked 24th overall is the Licking County Settlers, part of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League.

The teams were chosen based on the league’s competitive level, the prospective professional-quality talent in each club, their record and the league dominance. New teams will be ranked each week.

GLSCL Commissioner Dr. Kim Lance said he is proud of the Licking County Settlers and their 6-4 record. Lance anticipates more Great Lakes teams to make the charts each week.

“Congrats to the Settlers and their accomplishment,” he said. “We have a lot of talent this season, and I expect to see a few more teams make that list."

Copperheads vs. Licking County Settlers Liveblog

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Copperheads vs. Xenia Scouts Liveblog

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Southern Ohio vs. Stark County Liveblog

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Copperheads vs. Xenia Scouts Liveblog

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Copperheads vs. Cincinnati Steam Liveblog (Game 2)

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Copperheads vs. Cincinnati Steam Liveblog

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Copperheads vs. Lima Locos Liveblog

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Southern Ohio vs. Grand Lake (Game 1)

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Copperheads vs. Hamilton Joes Live Blog (Game 2)

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Copperheads vs. Hamilton Joes Live Blog (Game 1)

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Copperheads vs. Delaware Cows Liveblog

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Copperheads vs. Delaware Cows Preview

After defeating Xenia 12-2 last night, the Copperheads will look to keep the momentum going tonight from Bob Wren.

Gametime is set for 7:30 P.M. Pitcher Tyler Jackson will take the mound for Southern Ohio.

Jackson made 15 appearances with 13 starts for Appalachian State in 2010. He went 2-4 with a 5.43 ERA for the Mountaineers. Jackson has a lot to live up to as a Copperhead starting pitcher; David Starn and Andrew Waszak have looked great in their pitching performances to start the season.

Delaware comes into the game with a 3-3 record. The Cows took a brief hiatus in 2009, but have returned to the GLSCL for the 2010 season. Ryan Meade leads the Cows in home runs and RBIs with one and seven respectively. Evan Shaw leads the team in batting average with a .358 average.

The Snakes of Southern Ohio will try to keep their hot hitting going after banging 21 hits in their first two games. One of the best Copperhead hitters might be sidelined with a leg injury, however. Centerfielder Cameron Flynn came out of the game early last night against Xenia after limping following a double.

Flynn was replaced by outfielder Luis Pollorena. It will be interesting to see if Flynn will be back in the lineup for the Copperheads tonight.

The game begins a streak of five games in three days at Bob Wren for the Copperheads. After starting the season later than other GLSCL members, the Copperheads will have to fight fatigue as they try to catch up. They face the Hamilton Joes on Saturday twice and finish off the weekend with the Grand Lake Mariners twice on Sunday.

- Will Frasure

Copperheads Add Video Channel!

The Southern Ohio Copperheads have created their own video channel to bring the highlights and feature coverage of Copperheads baseball to your computer. Video Reporter Maddie Kuhn will be covering the team throughout the summer and providing game recaps and feature stories.

Check out http://www.youtube.com/user/copperheadsbaseball to see the Copperheads new video channel!

June 17 Copperheads 12 Xenia 2

The Southern Ohio Copperheads rebounded from the opening day loss tonight to the tune of a 12-2 victory over the Xenia Scouts. Southern Ohio starter Andrew Waszak went four strong innings giving up just two hits and one run. The Copperheads’ bats also came alive generating 12 runs on 12 hits. Ohio University’s Seth Streich led the Snakes with two doubles in the gap that plated four runs.

The Copperheads move to 1-1 and now come home for five games in three days. Southern Ohio will face Delaware tomorrow at 7:30 pm, Hamilton for a doubleheader on Saturday at 5:30, and Grand Lake for a doubleheader on Sunday. Each game will take place at Bob Wren Stadium in Athens, OH.

Game 2 @ Xenia

The Copperheads travel to Xenia tonight for a 7:00 pm game. Southern Ohio looks to earn their first victory against the Scouts. Listen to all the action from the "Voice of the Copperheads" Jon Corum at www.copperheadbaseball.com.

Opening Night Tonight!

The 2010 version of the Souther Ohio Copperheads open the season tonight at 7:30 against Licking County. The first 150 people at Bob Wren Stadium will receive free Kaiser's BBQ and a shirt from College Bookstore.

Come see the Copperheads' opener as the team looks to bring home a championship to Athens for the very first time this summer!

Former Copperhead Tyler Gattrell Signs with Kansas City Royals

2009 Southern Ohio Copperhead Tyler Gattrell signed with the Kansas City Royals. That brings the total to six former Copperheads drafted or signed to professional contracts this year.

Here is a link to Gattrell's story.

http://conferenceusa.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/061010aac.html

Chris Moore to the North Adams Steeple Cats

I spoke with former assistant coach Chris Moore earlier today, and he has accepted the head coaching position with the North Adams Steeple Cats of the New England Collegiate Baseball League.

Moore spent two seasons with the Copperheads as an assistant. He is still an assistant at Shawnee State University under former Southern Ohio skipper Ted Tom, and that will not change with this change.

While current skipper Mike Florak has two other assistants on his staff right now (Tim Culver and Jordan Becker), I have been told that he will probably search for a more seasoned assistant to come in as a fourth assistant.

Moore said that he will not try to take any current Copperhead for the '10 season. In fact, much of his roster is already set in North Adams, as the head coaching position was the only spot open within the Steeple Cats.

We will keep you posted on the search for a third assistant.

- Brian