2010
13 SWFL players commit to colleges
2 underclass commit to UCF
Brendon Sanger - Florida Atlantic
Kyle Miller - Florida Atlantic
Luke Maglich - U South Florida
Zach Giczewski - Lander U
Ryan Withstandley - Hillsborough CC
Tyler Selesky - FGCU
Anthony Prohaska - Broward CC
Brian Pietranton - Seminole St
Brendan Long - Indian River St
Christopher Barr - Palm Beach St
Jose Mesa - Seminole St
Paul Bretton - Florida Southern
Jake Fossick - U North Florida
2013 grads Gellinger, Platt
commit to U Central Florida
SWFL 14U, 16U and 17U try-outs
Saturday and Sunday Jan 14-15 at the Boston Red Sox complex.
Registration: 8:30 both days
Registration fee: $20 - no credit cards
For more info:
17U - Dan Smith - 239-340-9478
16U Clint Montgomery - 863-990-5429
14U Carlos Perea - 239-204-0225
Saturday schedule:
9:00 - Stretch
9:20 - 60 yard dash
9:45 - Batting practice
11:15 - Infield/Outfield
Sunday:
8:30 report and stretch
9:00 - games
HOTEL ROOMS FOR EVENT IN LEE COUNTY - FORT MYERS PLEASE CONTACT LEE COUNTY SPORTS AT 239-541-1800 OR GO TO THEIR WEBSITE
http://www.leecountysportshousing.org/event/153
FOR SPECIAL DISCOUNTED ROOM RATES.
Schedules
Welcome to Southwest Florida Baseball
The mission of Southwest Florida Baseball – SWFL – is to provide high school players with a quality baseball experience, an opportunity to be seen by college coaches and professional scouts. We want to develop the players on the field and assist them in becoming young men. John Cedarburg, Dave Fore and Bill Skarbek are the original founders of SWFL baseball and have set it up as a not for profit organization. Our board members are Russ Schropp, Glen Carnes, Greg Zunino, Dan Smith and Clint Montgomery. All have extensive backgrounds in amateur baseball. SWFL baseball is active in the community by running a fall league, baseball tournaments and clinics, a golf tournament and travel teams in various age groups.
The Southwest Florida Baseball travel teams have been on the move since 1993 showcasing baseball players for college coaches and professional scouts alike. SWFL will feature travel teams in 15U, 16U, 17U and 18U travel circuit and each team will attend 5-7 showcases or tournaments. The 18U team will also play against 2 Junior College teams this fall. The Southwest Florida Baseball program has garnered numerous National, State and World titles over the years and many SWFL players have had the opportunity to play at the highest levels of amateur baseball.
College coaches and professional scouts have noticed Southwest Florida baseball players over the years as 194 players have received scholarships or opportunities to play because of the SWFL fall league or a travel teams. 21 2011 graduates will have the opportunity to play collegiately as a result of the SWFL program. 48 alumni have had the opportunity to play or are still playing professional baseball. 10 former SWFL players have made “the show.” In 2009, Chris Johnson – Astros and in 2010 Casey Coleman – Cubs both made their Major League debuts. More are on the way as 6 former SWFL players were drafted and signed by Major League teams in 2011. Hudson Boyd – Twins – 1st sup, Daniel Vogelbach – Cubs – 2nd, Audrey Santana – Dodgers – 2nd, Gus Schlosser – Atlanta – 18th, John Gant – NY Mets – 21st and Jon Griffen – Arizona – 22nd were all drafted and signed Minor League contracts. Jake Lane was the lone draftee – Arizona – 45th that chose to attend school – U. Miami. We wish all of our graduates the very best in their baseball careers whether they chose the professional route or to go and further their educational/athletic career in college.
As you can see, the Southwest Florida Baseball program is meeting their stated mission to assist young men to further their baseball careers and help them grow into solid student athletes. We thank you for your interest in Southwest Florida Baseball and look forward to seeing you at the park.