I tried in the general forum, maybe someone will know here. Does anyone know anything about the summer baseball program at Denison Univ. My son was asked to play for a team there and doesn't know anything about it. Help!!

Is this a collegiate league or a high school league?

Collegiate

MM - Do you know the name of the actual league? My son's school is doing placements now and he just told me a city too. Have your son ask the name of the league and that should help you to get some info.

marksmen,

I did some checking and did not see any connection between Denison and a college summer collegiate league. I see they are about 30 miles east of Columbus. There are many Ohio teams that are affiliated with the Great Lakes collegiate league including one from Columbus. My guess is, the coach at Denison may place some of his players in this league but he could place them in others as well. I don't see any evidence of Denison hosting a collegiate summer team either.

My son plays for Indiana State. A summer league team in Ohio asked for him. He will be housed for the summer at Denison.

marksmen,

I see three potential teams that could possibly house players at Denison. That would be the Delaware Cows, the Columbus All-Americans, or the Grand Lakes Mariners all 3 of the Great Lakes League. Of the three, Grand Lakes had one Indiana State player on their roster last year. None of the home websites seem to indicate players accomodations. Here is a link to the Great Lakes League, from which you can go to the individual team websites for more info.

http://www.greatlakesleague.org/

Hope this helps

Oh My...I was born in Delaware...Do we actually have a team called the "Cows"??

just saw the Q,

central Ohio DIII schools & JUCO's have a summer wood league & house players in dorms - I'll find more details

they are not a part of the Great Lakes League

more to follow when I get some info together


Battlin' Bovine

here ya go puma

Delaware also lays claim to Kent State - PGA - British Open winner, Ben Curtis

Team Cows (acronym) originaly founded by Ron Golden - sponsored by Wendy's Dave Thomas

Central Ohio Wendy's . . . COWs


from the Cows site

Highlighting the 80 plus former Cows who went on to play professional baseball are 2001 first round draft pick John Van Benschoten, 2002 second round pick Steve Stanley and 2004 second round picks Brian Bixler and Mike Ferris. In 2004, the Cows established a league record with 13 former Cows drafted.

The Delaware Cows baseball club is hosted by the community of Delaware, Ohio which is just about 15 miles north of Columbus, the state capitol. Home games are played at Littick Field on the campus of Ohio Wesleyan University. The team travels to away games via Crosswell chartered bus service and ballplayers (except those who live in central Ohio or those housed by host families) reside in a university owned three story house on campus, known as the Tree House. Jobs are secured for any out of town ballplayer requesting one and they are given a complimentary membership to the local World Gym.

WHY ARE WE CALLED THE COWS?
One of the first tasks attended to after the franchise was formed was selecting a name. During the first year of play, the team was scheduled to play half of its games in Columbus and half in Delaware. Because of this, "Central Ohio" was selected as the team name. The original sponsor of the team was Wendy's Restaurants... so, taking the first initials of Central Ohio Wendy's, we became the Central Ohio Cows. Though we are now based solely in Delaware, the team nickname remains Cows since the Central Ohio region (of which Delaware is associated) has long been recognized for its agricultural heritage.


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Puma --

The Cows are big. Go to their website -- it's a lot of fun. Their chief rivals are the All Americans, who play at Bill Davis Stadium at Ohio State. Both teams are usually at the top of the very good Great Lakes League. I don't think that league has a presence in Granville, though (where Denison is) unless perhaps they might have a new team this year.

That's awesome! My Dad is an Ohio Wesleyan alumni and employee. I wonder if he knows about the COWS?