MAITLAND, Fla. - Rising sophomore Ryan Lucero
of Trinity University was named the Florida Collegiate Summer
League Pitcher-of-the-Week for the opening week of the 2010 summer
season.
Pitching for the DeLand Suns, Lucero tossed 6.1 innings, giving up
only three hits and three walks while striking out five.
The Florida Collegiate Summer League (Florida League) is a
wood bat baseball league with five teams in Central Florida.
Founded in 2003, the Florida League provides a valuable opportunity
for college players to play wood bat baseball against top-level
competition with the goal of preparing them for a career in
professional baseball.
The Florida League is recognized by Baseball America as one of the
top summer leagues in the United States. At present, 111 former
Florida League players have been drafted by Major League Baseball
(MLB) teams – with 23 former players taken in the 2009 MLB
draft.