The
Southeastern Championship Series consist of tournaments around
the southeast designed for high school eligible players. Each
team will be comprised of no more than 50% graduated seniors.
Southeastern
Championship Series will be divided into two conferences -
East and West - with Birmingham being the dividing line. The
Southeastern Championship Series will sanction four regional
preliminary weekend tournaments for each conference. Two
weekends West vs. West and East vs. East, two weekends West
vs. East and East vs. West, culminating with a championship
tournament at the end of the season.
The
SCS will showcase
these teams at colleges, universities, and historic minor league
parks, ie., Rickwood Field and Engel Stadium, around the Southeast. Along
with league play, the Championship Week will be as competitive
as any World Series around, with newspaper and TV coverage
and a SCS banquet, when an SCS All-Star team and MVP will be
announced. Southeastern colleges will be kept apprised of SCS'
happenings by e-mail. The 2005 Championship week is to be in
Chattanooga, Tennessee, and will be played at Chattanooga State
Community College, Cleveland State Community College, Engel
Stadium, Lee University, and BellSouth Park, home of the AA
Chattanooga Lookouts. On Wednesday, July20, 2005, a player
showcase camp and home run derby will be held for college coaches
and scouts. This day will culminate with a reception for players
and parents with guest speaker being Butch Thompson, pitching
coach for the University of Georgia. Also, special arrangements
have been made for discounts to the Southern Bell Riverboat,
rafting on the Ocoee River, and the Tennessee Aquarium.
The Southeastern Championship Series in it's inaugural 2003 season
created a more competitive game by game situation. Each team was
able to offer a more unique team and league concept to it's players.
The legendary Coach Ron Polk of Mississippi State was the speaker
at the 2003 SCS banquet. The 2003 Series included six solid, franchised
teams which were among the best in the Southeast. Indicative of
the competitive nature of the league, the regular season champions,
Chattanooga Cyclones, and tournament champions, Birmingham Baseball,
were two different teams. Several players who were in the SCS in
2003 and 2004, are now playing in the SEC in 2004, or will be playing
in the SEC in 2005. The 2004 SCS had nine superlative teams with
each team having a roster of players worthy of being recruited
to the college level. Once again in 2004, the regular season champions,
Jackson Heat, and the tournament champions, Chain Baseball, were
two different teams. Coach Mike Biancho of the University of Mississippi
was the guest speaker at the 2004 SCS banquet in Jackson, Mississippi,
where an All-SCS team was announced. The SCS will expand to at
least twelve teams in 2006, with an ultimate goal
of fifteen
teams divided into three divisions.
The
signings and/or commitments for SCS participants
are available
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