Collegiate softball players will have the chance to play in a summertime league as the Sunflower summertime Collegiate Softball league will begin play in 2022, league commissioner Casey Walkup revealed this week.
The SSL will bring almost 100 student-athletes to Kansas each summer. The SSL will consist of six teams with the chance for future expansion.
“Working together as a league as well as not just private teams enables us to offer a affordable chance for college softball players to contend in summertime softball,” Walkup said. “Our founding collegiate baseball experience with an rate of interest in offering women the chance to both contend as well as grow during the summer.”
The SSL will run from June 17–July 17 with each team having 16 players. The SSL plans a blend of single-game as well as doubleheader styles with all teams participating in a regular showcase on Saturdays at Wilkins stadium Camiseta AS Monaco at Wichita specify University.
“We’re thrilled to welcome lots of trainee athletes to the heart of the country this summer,” stated Josh Howell, vice president of sports advancement at see Wichita. “We’re sure they will delight in contending at Wichita’s top notch facilities as well as checking Camiseta Kashima Antlers out the city’s 50-plus attractions as well as much more than 1,200 restaurants while they are here.”
“As the house for Camiseta Tottenham Hotspur summertime collegiate baseball, Wichita is on the cusp of being the house for summertime collegiate softball too,” stated Kevin Jenks, interim president as well as chief executive policeman of the higher Wichita area sports Commission. “The GWASC looks ahead to supporting the SSL’s efforts as well as viewing its effect on women’s softball.”
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