The Florida Collegiate Summer League (FCSL) is a six-team wood bat collegiate summer baseball league located in the central Florida region of the southeastern United States. The league was founded in the fall of 2003 and began play in the summer of 2004. It is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to "advance college players toward their futures in professional baseball." The league has experienced success in having players appear in Minor League Baseball. 196 players have been drafted in the first nine seasons including 32 in the 2012 MLB Draft. Major League Baseball alumni include Milwaukee Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy, Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Dee Gordon, Colorado Rockies pitcher Mike McClendon, and Washington Nationals outfielder Corey Brown . The FCSL is one of ten leagues in the National Alliance of College Summer Baseball.
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