The Tidewater Summer League is excited to announce the 2021 TSL All Star Game, July 27, 2021. The Tidewater Summer League All Star team will be competing against the Piedmont Collegiate Baseball League All Star team in the 2021 All Star Game, July 27th at War Memorial Stadium in Hampton, VA.
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2021 TSL SCHEDULE RELEASED
The TSL released it’s 2021 schedule.
Download a PDF version of the 2021 TSL Schedule
IMPORTANT DATES – 2021
The Tidewater Summer League has announced important dates for the upcoming 2021 season.
July 5, 2021 – Player Check In – League Housing
July 6, 2021 – Practice Day & Uniform Handout
July 7, 2021 – Opening Day
July 7 – July 25, 2021 – Daily Games
July 25, 2021 – Final Day of Regular Season
July 27, 2021 – All Star Game
July 28 – August 1, 2021 – Post Season Championship Tournament
August 2, 2021 – Player Check Out – League Housing
ABOUT US
ABOUT THE TSL
The Tidewater Summer League (est. 1946) combines experience, professionalism and an unwavering commitment to player development; with a high quality, well organized, competitive summer baseball program and the opportunity to spend part of your summer in beautiful Virginia Beach, VA. The Tidewater Summer League is a “wood bat” league, as are most of the major college summer leagues, and follow NCAA rules and regulations.
Founded in 1946 in Norfolk, VA and currently located in Virginia Beach, VA, the Tidewater Summer League has consistently delivered a great summer baseball experience for over 70 years. More than fifty of our former players have went on to play professional baseball. More than a dozen of them have played in the Major Leagues, some earning All Star recognition, among other various awards, one winning the 2015 National League Batting Title (Michael Cuddyer) and two alum playing together and winning MLB’s 2019 World Series (Ryan Zimmerman & Daniel Hudson).
The Tidewater Summer League is widely regarded as one of the country’s top collegiate developmental leagues. We remain focused on player development and providing young collegiate athletes an outstanding summer baseball experience. With great coaches, housing and a development program designed by former professional players, the TSL offers a great opportunity for collegiate players to develop their skills, gain valuable playing experience while spending part of their summer in beautiful Virginia Beach, VA.
Collegiate players from across the country join us each summer, representing NCAA Div 1, 2 & 3 schools, NJCAA schools, NAIA, NCCAA and NAICU schools, hailing from more than 30 different states.
Tidewater Summer League has been fielding baseball teams across the greater Hampton Roads area for over 70 years.
Our goals remain to:
Provide quality playing and development opportunities for collegiate baseball players;
Maintain a quality venue for area college coaches and professional scouts to evaluate potential prospects;
Help connect collegiate programs and players;
Provide a high quality, well organized platform that assists in helping to develop players, coaches, interns and umpires;
Assist in the maintenance and improvements of our area fields and facilities;
Continue providing great family entertainment for our area’s baseball fans, as we have done since 1946.
Visit our ABOUT US page to learn more about the upcoming 2021 summer season of the Tidewater Summer League.
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PREMIER COLLEGIATE LEAGUE GETS NEW WEBSITE
The TSL’s Premier Collegiate League has moved to a new website, where fans can follow all of the action this summer, premiercollegiateleague.com.
THANK YOU
The Tidewater Summer League would like to say thank you to all of our players, coaches, teams, officials and fans for a great season. While it was not without some adversity, we appreciate everyone doing what baseball players do; make adjustments, focus on process, control the controllable, work hard every day and play hard every night, thank you for being a part of the Tidewater Summer League and helping to make our 2020 season a success.
KNIGHTS DEFEAT DRILLERS 8 – 7 TO CAPTURE 2020 TSL CHAMPIONSHIP
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
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DRILLERS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
KNIGHTS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 | 13 | 4 |
Greenbrier Knights Wins Back-And-Forth Affair Against Tidewater Drillers in 2020 TSL Championship game.
Greenbrier Knights and Tidewater Drillers traded blows on Sunday in a back-and-forth affair, with Greenbrier Knights eventually claiming a 8-7 victory. The game was tied at seven with Greenbrier Knights batting in the bottom of the sixth when Ty Hanchey’s sac fly scored one run for Greenbrier Knights.
Tidewater Drillers scored four runs in the fifth inning, but Greenbrier Knights still managed to pull out the victory. Tidewater Drillers offense in the inning was led by Mason Dunaway and Jacob Mustain, all knocking in runs in the inning.
Greenbrier Knights captured the lead in the first inning. Greenbrier Knights scored one run when Jacob Jackson singled.
In the bottom of the fifth inning, Greenbrier Knights tied things up at seven. Jackson drove in one when he singled.
Greenbrier Knights took the lead for good with one run in the sixth inning.
Greenbrier Knights scored four runs in the fourth inning. Ricky Sisto, Shane McCarthy, Trey Blow, and Trent Hanchey each had RBIs in the frame.
Vincent Bashara got the win for Greenbrier Knights. He surrendered four runs on six hits over five innings, striking out six.
Brandon Pettrey took the loss for Tidewater Drillers. He went one inning, allowing one run on two hits and walking one.
Tanner James started the game for Tidewater Drillers. He allowed three hits and two runs over two and a third innings, striking out one and walking one Joe Califano started the game for Greenbrier Knights. He allowed three hits and three runs over four innings, striking out six
Greenbrier Knights tallied 13 hits in the game. Jackson, Bo Gonzales, Blow, Sisto, and Hanchey all had multiple hits for Greenbrier Knights. Jackson went 3-for-4 at the plate to lead Greenbrier Knights in hits.
Tidewater Drillers was sure-handed in the field and didn’t commit a single error. Garrett Lyons had the most chances in the field with seven.
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BOX SCORE
Tidewater Drillers
Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cameron Reckling | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Nic Britt | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Hogan Brown | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Mason Dunaway | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Jonny Wall | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Jacob Mustain | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Bryce Smith | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Kent Bingman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Cade Brewer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ryan Long | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Myles Webb | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Garrett Lyons | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Trent Jones | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cameron Wallace | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Frank Arnold | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Clayton Ditty | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Hunter Gregory | – | – | – | – | – | – |
John Horton | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Tanner James | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Brandon Pettrey | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Totals | 38 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
Batting2B: Trent Jones
TB: Jonny Wall, Nic Britt, Hogan Brown, Mason Dunaway, Trent Jones 2, Jacob Mustain, Bryce Smith, Cameron Wallace, Myles Webb
RBI: Jonny Wall, Mason Dunaway 2, Jacob Mustain 2
ROE: Trent Jones, Ryan Long, Cameron Reckling
FC: Jonny Wall, Garrett Lyons, Cameron Reckling
SB: Hogan Brown, Mason Dunaway, Ryan Long
TotalsTeam QAB: 29 (65.91%)
Jonny Wall 2, Kent Bingman 2, Nic Britt 3, Hogan Brown 2, Mason Dunaway 4, Trent Jones 2, Ryan Long 2, Garrett Lyons 3, Jacob Mustain 2, Cameron Reckling, Bryce Smith 4, Cameron Wallace, Myles Webb
Team LOB: 10
Greenbrier Knights
Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Trey Blow | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Trent Hanchey | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Ty Hanchey | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Warren Bailey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Bo Gonzales | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Jacob Jackson | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Wes Bonney | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ricky Sisto | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Shane McCarthy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Luke Ough | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Norman Holcomb | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Luke Lageman | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Vincent Bashara | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Joe Califano | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Zach Will | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Shane McCarty | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Totals | 35 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
Batting2B: Trent Hanchey, Trey Blow 2, Warren Bailey
TB: Jacob Jackson 3, Bo Gonzales 2, Ty Hanchey, Trent Hanchey 3, Ricky Sisto 2, Trey Blow 4, Warren Bailey 2
RBI: Jacob Jackson 2, Bo Gonzales, Ty Hanchey, Trent Hanchey, Ricky Sisto, Trey Blow, Shane McCarthy
SF: Ty Hanchey, Shane McCarthy
SB: Trent Hanchey, Trey Blow
TotalsTeam QAB: 21 (51.22%)
Jacob Jackson, Wes Bonney 2, Bo Gonzales 2, Ty Hanchey 4, Trent Hanchey 2, Ricky Sisto, Trey Blow 4, Shane McCarthy 2, Warren Bailey 3
Team LOB: 9FieldingE: Bo Gonzales 2, Trent Hanchey, Joe Califano
Tidewater Drillers
Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tanner James | 2.1 | 34 | .647 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Frank Arnold | 1.0 | 16 | .625 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Horton | 0.2 | 13 | .692 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brandon Pettrey | 1.0 | 21 | .524 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Clayton Ditty | 0.2 | 14 | .357 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Bryce Smith | 1.2 | 27 | .741 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Hunter Gregory | 0.2 | 11 | .636 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 8.0 | 136 | .618 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
PitchingL: Brandon Pettrey
Pitches-Strikes: Frank Arnold 16-10, Clayton Ditty 14-5, Hunter Gregory 11-7, John Horton 13-9, Tanner James 34-22, Brandon Pettrey 21-11, Bryce Smith 27-20
Groundouts-Flyouts: Frank Arnold 2-1, Clayton Ditty 1-1, Hunter Gregory 0-0, John Horton 1-1, Tanner James 1-5, Brandon Pettrey 0-3, Bryce Smith 3-0
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Frank Arnold 4-5, Clayton Ditty 2-4, Hunter Gregory 1-3, John Horton 3-5, Tanner James 8-11, Brandon Pettrey 5-6, Bryce Smith 5-7
Greenbrier Knights
Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Califano | 4.0 | 87 | .529 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
Vincent Bashara | 5.0 | 85 | .647 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
Shane McCarthy | 0.0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 9.0 | 172 | .587 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
PitchingW: Vincent Bashara
Pitches-Strikes: Vincent Bashara 85-55, Joe Califano 87-46, Shane McCarthy 0-0
Groundouts-Flyouts: Vincent Bashara 4-2, Joe Califano 2-3, Shane McCarthy 0-0
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Vincent Bashara 14-23, Joe Califano 10-21, Shane McCarthy 0-0
Key
- AB: At bats
- R: Runs scored
- H: Hits
- RBI: Runs batted in
- BB: Base on balls (walks)
- SO: Strikeouts
- 2B: Doubles
- 3B: Triples
- HR: Home runs
- Grand slam: Grand slam home runs
- TB: Total bases
- RBI: Runs batted in
- SAC: Sacrifice hits & bunts
- SF: Sacrifice flies
- ROE: Reached on error
- FC: Hit into fielder’s choice
- HBP: Hit by pitch
- CI: Batter advances on catcher’s interference
- GIDP: Hit into double play
- GITP: Hit into triple play
- SB: Stolen bases
- CS: Caught stealing
- PIK: Picked off
- QAB: Quality at bats (any one of: 3 pitches after 2 strikes, 6+ pitch ABs, XBH, HHB, BB, SAC Bunt, SAC Fly)
- QAB%: Quality at bats per plate appearance
- LOB: Runners left on base at the end of an inning
- E: Errors
- DP: Double Plays
- TP: Triple Plays
- IP: Innings Pitched
- #P: Total pitches
- S%: Strike percentage
- H: Hits allowed
- R: Runs allowed
- ER: Earned runs allowed
- SO: Strikeouts
- BB: Base on balls (walks)
- HR: Home runs allowed
- W: Wins
- L: Losses
- SV: Saves
- BS: Blown saves
- HBP: Hit batters
- WP: Wild pitches
- BK: Balks
HOUSTON WRIGHT – 2020 TSL MVP
Congratulations to Houston Wright (Univ. of Tennessee – Martin/Edenton Steamers) on being recognized as the 2020 Tidewater Summer League’s Most Valuable Player.
CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY
…And then there were two….
Join us Sunday, August 2, 2020 at War Memorial Stadium for the 2020 Tidewater Summer League Championship, as the Tidewater Drillers will take on the Greenbrier Knights. Gates open at 7:00pm, First Pitch at 8:00pm.
The Tidewater Summer League Championship Game will be Live Streamed on the league’s Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/tidewatersummerleague/
You can also follow all the action from the Championship Game on our Game Changer page. https://gc.com/g/tsl20
DRILLERS DEFEAT STEAMERS 5 – 4
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
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DRILLERS | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
STEAMERS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
Late Score Costs Edenton Steamers Against Tidewater Drillers in game 2 of the 2020 TSL Post Season play-offs.
Edenton Steamers lost the lead late in a 5-4 defeat to Tidewater Drillers on Saturday. The game was tied at three with Tidewater Drillers batting in the top of the seventh when Cameron Reckling homered on a 3-2 count, scoring two runs.
Edenton Steamers knotted the game up at three in the bottom of the sixth inning. Alan Alonso hit a solo homer.
Joey Rodriguez was the winning pitcher for Tidewater Drillers. He surrendered one run on two hits over four innings, striking out four.
Joe Kemlage took the loss for Edenton Steamers. He went two and two-thirds innings, allowing two runs on one hit, striking out six and walking one.
Alex Shirazi started the game for Edenton Steamers. He lasted four innings, allowing five hits and three runs while striking out two Aiden Kuhle started the game for Tidewater Drillers. He allowed five hits and three runs over five innings, striking out five and walking one
Edenton Steamers socked one home run on the day. Alonso had a dinger in the sixth inning.
Edenton Steamers racked up seven hits. Alonso and Josiah Sightler each managed multiple hits for Edenton Steamers. Alonso led Edenton Steamers with three hits in three at bats. Edenton Steamers was sure-handed in the field and didn’t commit a single error. Casey Haire had the most chances in the field with five.
Reckling went 2-for-4 at the plate to lead Tidewater Drillers in hits.
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Watch the broadcast of the game on YouTube by clicking here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0zAE_M45_0
BOX SCORE
Tidewater Drillers
Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cameron Reckling | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
South Trimble | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mason Dunaway | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Jonny Wall | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jacob Mustain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Cade Brewer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Hogan Brown | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Myles Webb | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Nic Britt | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Aiden Kuhle | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Joey Rodriguez | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Totals | 34 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
Batting2B: Mason Dunaway
HR: Cameron Reckling 2
TB: Jonny Wall, Nic Britt, Hogan Brown, Mason Dunaway 2, Cameron Reckling 8, South Trimble
RBI: Mason Dunaway, Jacob Mustain, Cameron Reckling 3
SF: Jacob Mustain
FC: South Trimble
HBP: South Trimble
TotalsTeam QAB: 20 (51.28%)
Jonny Wall 3, Cade Brewer, Nic Britt, Hogan Brown 3, Mason Dunaway 4, Jacob Mustain, Cameron Reckling 3, South Trimble 3, Myles Webb
Team LOB: 7FieldingE: Cade Brewer 2, Nic Britt
DP: Cade Brewer, Nic Britt, Mason Dunaway 2, Jacob Mustain 2
Edenton Steamers
Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brody Rubenstein | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Jared Kauffman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Wright | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alan Alonso | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Josiah Sightler | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Aaron Copeland | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Casey Haire | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tyler McPeak | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Allen Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shane Easter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Joe Kemlage | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Alex Shirazi | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Ray Stocum | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Totals | 34 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Batting2B: Alan Alonso
HR: Alan Alonso
TB: Alan Alonso 7, Aaron Copeland, Tyler McPeak, Josiah Sightler 2
RBI: Alan Alonso, Aaron Copeland, Jared Kauffman
ROE: Brody Rubenstein, Houston Wright
HBP: Shane Easter
GIDP: Casey Haire, Jared Kauffman
TotalsTeam QAB: 17 (44.74%)
Alan Alonso 3, Allen Brown, Aaron Copeland 3, Shane Easter, Jared Kauffman 2, Tyler McPeak 2, Brody Rubenstein 3, Josiah Sightler 2
Team LOB: 7
Tidewater Drillers
Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aiden Kuhle | 5.0 | 79 | .671 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Joey Rodriguez | 4.0 | 68 | .647 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Totals | 9.0 | 147 | .660 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
PitchingW: Joey Rodriguez
HBP: Aiden Kuhle
Pitches-Strikes: Aiden Kuhle 79-53, Joey Rodriguez 68-44
Groundouts-Flyouts: Aiden Kuhle 4-5, Joey Rodriguez 4-3
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Aiden Kuhle 13-23, Joey Rodriguez 10-15
Edenton Steamers
Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex Shirazi | 4.0 | 74 | .689 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Joe Kemlage | 2.2 | 58 | .552 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Ray Stocum | 2.1 | 33 | .636 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 9.0 | 165 | .630 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
PitchingL: Joe Kemlage
HBP: Ray Stocum
WP: Joe Kemlage
Pitches-Strikes: Joe Kemlage 58-32, Alex Shirazi 74-51, Ray Stocum 33-21
Groundouts-Flyouts: Joe Kemlage 2-1, Alex Shirazi 5-4, Ray Stocum 3-2
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Joe Kemlage 2-11, Alex Shirazi 12-19, Ray Stocum 3-9
Key
- AB: At bats
- R: Runs scored
- H: Hits
- RBI: Runs batted in
- BB: Base on balls (walks)
- SO: Strikeouts
- 2B: Doubles
- 3B: Triples
- HR: Home runs
- Grand slam: Grand slam home runs
- TB: Total bases
- RBI: Runs batted in
- SAC: Sacrifice hits & bunts
- SF: Sacrifice flies
- ROE: Reached on error
- FC: Hit into fielder’s choice
- HBP: Hit by pitch
- CI: Batter advances on catcher’s interference
- GIDP: Hit into double play
- GITP: Hit into triple play
- SB: Stolen bases
- CS: Caught stealing
- PIK: Picked off
- QAB: Quality at bats (any one of: 3 pitches after 2 strikes, 6+ pitch ABs, XBH, HHB, BB, SAC Bunt, SAC Fly)
- QAB%: Quality at bats per plate appearance
- LOB: Runners left on base at the end of an inning
- E: Errors
- DP: Double Plays
- TP: Triple Plays
- IP: Innings Pitched
- #P: Total pitches
- S%: Strike percentage
- H: Hits allowed
- R: Runs allowed
- ER: Earned runs allowed
- SO: Strikeouts
- BB: Base on balls (walks)
- HR: Home runs allowed
- W: Wins
- L: Losses
- SV: Saves
- BS: Blown saves
- HBP: Hit batters
- WP: Wild pitches
- BK: Balks