NEW BRADENTON JUICE MINOR LEAGUE MINI 18" SOUVENIR BASEBALL BAT - SOUTH COAST LG

Description

Brand new 18" mini souvenir baseball bat of the short-lived Bradenton Juice minor league team. The Juice played during the 2007 South Coast League (independent) season. After playing only a few "home" games, they lost their stadium and became a road team.... making their stadium souvenirs basically impossible to find -- as they only sold memorabilia during those few couple of games! Great chance to get a rare collectible!
The
Bradenton Juice
were a short-lived
minor league baseball
team based in
Bradenton, Florida
in 2007. The team's name came from a "Name the Team" contest that included over 100 suggestions for the ball club. The club played in the
South Coast League
. The Juice's home game were held at
Robert C. Wynn Baseball Field
, which is located on the campus of Manatee Community College, now
State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota
.
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However the Juice were no longer permitted to use the field after just four home games into the season.
[3]
During the Juice's lone season, pitcher Brian Gartley went 10-3 with 96 strikeouts to win the Most Outstanding Pitcher award. On March 31, 2008, the League office issued an announcement that it was suspending operations as of April 1, citing an inability to close on a large amount of debt. While the statement claimed that it planned to resume operations in 2009, however the league never returned. The Juice dissolved with the league, as a result.
2007 season
Half
Record
Finish
GB
League Standing
1st
24-20
.545
9
3rd
2nd
23-22
.511
5.5
4th
Total
47-42
.528
--
3rd
The
South Coast League of Professional Baseball (SCL)
, based in
Conyers, Georgia
, was a professional,
independent
baseball organization located in the
Southeastern United States
. It operated in cities not served by
Major
or
Minor League Baseball
teams and was not affiliated with either. It folded after its first season in 2007.
History
The league was formed in October 2006. In a press release in October, league
Chief Executive Officer
Jamie Toole, a former
Carolina League
executive with a number of teams, cited the desire to field professional baseball teams in municipalities that lacked access to professional baseball; however, the Aiken Foxhounds and Anderson Joes were based in metropolitan areas with an existing team in the MiLB-affiliated Class A
South Atlantic League
(the
Augusta GreenJackets
and
Greenville Drive
, respectively).
The league's only season was documented by the TV show, "
Playing for Peanuts
."
On March 29, 2008, Sports Illustrated reported that league CEO Jamie Toole had resigned and the league had canceled the 2008 season.
2007 League Standings
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]
Peanuts
Music
Juice
Foxhounds
Joes
Redfish
The 2007 South Coast League had teams playing in six U.S. markets
First Half
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]
South Georgia Peanuts
33-11 (.750)
Macon Music
30-15 (.667)
Bradenton Juice
24-20 (.545)
Aiken Foxhounds
22-23 (.489)
Anderson Joes
13-32 (.289)
Charlotte County Redfish
12-33 (.267)
Second Half
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Macon Music 28-16 (.636)
South Georgia Peanuts 26-17 (.605)
Anderson Joes 24-20 (.545)
Bradenton Juice 23-22 (.511)
Aiken Foxhounds 18-23 (.439)
Charlotte County Redfish 10-31 (.244)
Bradenton Juice complete roster:
Luke Barganier
Julius Thames
Brenan Herrera
Al Corbeil
Eddie Kim
Kela Olsen
Zach Woodward
Nick Corbeil
Andrew York
Willie James
Jean Castro
Noah Peery
Brendon O'Donnell
Joe Neal
Michael Golom
John Clark
Jonathan Ashworth
Jon Mungle
Brian Gartley
Lavelle Morgan
Rocky Collis
Travis Kane
Derek Hawk
Jim O'Malia
Luke Palmer
Wayne Hedden
Steve Alverson
Marshall Plouffe
Ben Lovell
Patrick Ford
Rhett Barber
Dave Lipson
Rodrigo Escobar
Tim Bascom
Zach Woodward
K.C. Jones