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Perkins, a left-handed pitcher from Rockcastle County, started the first game in the modern history of the Hustlers, and has been named to the preseason All-Sun Belt Team.

Clay, another southpaw from Jessamine County, is expected to be another key factor for the WKU pitching staff. Simmons, an outfielder from Indianapolis, made great strides in the fall may crack the starting lineup for the Hilltoppers.

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The Hustlers, who will be playing this summer at Henry Clay High School, will be announcing their 2012 schedule soon, so get a good jump and steal yours for just $20 today!

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Brian Meyer

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NEW ORLEANS – The Tulane baseball program and head coach Rick Jones have announced the hiring of Brian Meyer as the clubs Director of Baseball Operations. Meyer joins the Green Wave after coaching stops at Wright State University and Otterbein University, where he was a three-year starter for the Cardinals.

Meyer also worked with the Licking County Settlers of the Great Lakes Collegiate Summer League, serving as the head coach the last two seasons. In 2010, his first season at the helm, he was named the GLCSL Manager of the Year after guiding the Settlers to their first regular-season title and a final national ranking of 23. The squad set franchise records for and led the league in wins, batting average, runs scored, hits, home runs, doubles, on base percentage, and slugging percentage.

In 2008 and 2009, Meyer was the hitting coach for the Settlers as the team set program records for wins, batting average, doubles and on-base percentage. While with LC, the team has had seven players named to the All-GLSCL team and set 10 program records over two seasons.

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The award is presented to a Major League player who has overcome adversity through the attributes of spirit, determination and courage that were trademarks of Conigliaro. Billy and Richie Conigliaro, Tony Conigliaro’s brothers, will present the award Jan. 19 at the 73rd Boston Baseball Writers Association of America annual dinner.The Red Sox began the award in 1990 to perpetuate the memory of Conigliaro, who died in February of that year after an eight-year struggle to come back from a massive heart attack that left him severely handicapped. Major League teams submit nominations and an independent 12-person panel does the voting. Read more

Matt Harris

Eastern Kentucky’s Matt Harris was amongst the top 25 pitchers in the GLSCL this past season by CollegeSummerBaseball.net, coming in at no. 24.

Harris posted a 3-2 record in 2011 with a 2.72 ERA and in 39.2 innings of work, walked only six batters.

He also set the bar for the Hustlers’ best single-season strikeout totals, with 32.

Harris had a stellar year in 2011 at EKU, leading the team with 24 appearances and finishing the regular season with an ERA of 1.95. He compiled an ERA of 1.12 over a dominant stretch of pitching from March 26 – May 20; opposing batters hit just .203 against him during that time. Against OVC foes, he finished with a record of 2-0 with a save and a 0.59 ERA.

DELAWARE, Oh. – At the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League’s (GLSCL) annual league meeting, the Dayton Docs were accepted as the newest member of the league. The Docs will be lead by Joe Marker and are set to play a 22-game home schedule at the beautiful Nischwitz Stadium, home field of the Wright State Raiders Collegiate Baseball Team.

“We are delighted to have someone of Joe’s background as a member of our baseball family,” said GLSCL Commissioner Dr. Kim Lance. “The addition of the Dayton Docs will allow us to bring the best of summer collegiate baseball to a market that already has set attendance records in the minor leagues. Of the franchises that contacted us for admission to the league, the Dayton group, lead by Joe Marker, clearly had the passion and understanding of our mission.”

The GLSCL is a charter member of the National Alliance of Summer Collegiate Baseball (www.nacsb.org), which is recognized as the premier organization in summer collegiate wood bat baseball. The GLSCL is funded in part by Major League Baseball and is only one of eight summer collegiate leagues in the country so designated.

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Hustlers announce 2012 roster

29 players from 17 different institutions represent the preliminary roster for the Hustlers. 21 are native Kentuckians, with out-of-town players hailing from Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, and South Carolina. RHP Connor Asay and OF Sam Kidd are the only two returners from last year’s squad.

Asay was tied for second in appearances (11) and strikeouts (24) for the 2011 Hustlers, and owned a 3.56 ERA over his last seven games.

Sam Kidd (far left) during the 2011 All-Star Game at Great American Ballpark

Kidd batted .301 in 36 games last summer, adding eight doubles and 12 stolen bases, and was named to the 2010 GLSCL All-Star team.

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Hustlers looking for host families: From early June through early August, these student-athletes from all over the country will hone their skills and chase their dreams of becoming professional baseball players. Provide a bed, a positive environment, and some meals and you will have the opportunity to make a lasting impact on the future of a young man!

For your efforts as a host family, you will receive a season pass for each family member, a Hustlers t-shirt for each family member, and a continued friendship that will last a lifetime. Please contact us at lexingtonhustlers@gmail.com if you wish to be a part of the Hustlers family!