Originally Posted by DallasGiants2012:
4 players at Wofford College were scheduled to play for the Lexington Hustlers of the Great Lakes Collegiate League this summer.
Lexington management informed the players less than a week before their departure to KY that no housing had been arranged for them and to go to Craigslist to find a place to stay all summer.
The Lexington Hustlers website also has not been updated since 2013. Look for this team to fold, creating scheduling chaos in the Great Lakes league this summer.
luckily , my own son is playing in the Coastal Plain league this summer. Just wanted all of the Coaches and families to have the Lexington information.
There is a long going debate between the different leagues. Years back the PGCBL broke off from the NYCBL, in part because different philosophies amoung the teams on marketing and stadiums. The teams that broke off wanted minimum stadium standards and Marketing. Some teams had a big presence on the internet while others did not. The teams that stayed in the NYCBL only cared about the product on the field. They did not care to Market their teams as much.There is plenty of info on the net about the split so I will not go into all of it here.
Most teams try very hard to find host families. But if the families are not there or volunteer, the team must find alternatives.
I will use my sons current team as an example. They have an absolute terrible web site. But that is because a web presence is not important for them, or they chose a different strategy. They chose to market the team through Facebook and Twitter. The Hustlers twitter feed is rather active. As far as host families, my son did not have a family until a week ago. He was first put up in a hotel, with no meal plan, We sent him some extra money, The first few days were difficult and he had to manage his money carefully. He was eventually moved to a rental house with several other players and they split the grocery bills. And once games started they were fed one or two meals a day.He eventually was placed with a host family.
By the standards listed by the OP this team is about to fold. I can tell you it is not. It has played form many years on a shoe string budget, and should be around for a long time. Many of these teams do not have a lot of money coming in to pay people to keep up web sites and market the team.
The Hustlers are going to be fine. Please do not start any rumors unless you have more facts to back it up. They are a non-profit, and most non profits are struggling now,
