| Quincy Gems | |
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 Team Logo | |
| Information | |
| League | Prospect League |
| Location | Quincy, Illinois |
| Ballpark | Quincy Stadium |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Disbanded | 2023 |
| League championships | 6 (1996, 1998, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2014) |
| Division championships | 10 (1998, 1999, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2022, 2023) |
| Former name(s) | Quincy Gems (1996–2023) |
| Former league(s) | Central Illinois Collegiate League (1996–2008) |
| Ownership | Jimmie & Julie Louthan |
| Management | Jacob Hollensteiner (GM) & Andie Belme (AGM) |
| Media | Quincy Herald Whig, WGEM, KRRY |
| Website | quincygems.com |
The Quincy Gems were a collegiate summer league baseball team located in Quincy, Illinois.
The Gems were originally a part of the Central Illinois Collegiate League and joined the Prospect League with several other CICL teams prior to the 2009 season. The team's original owners, the Quincy Civic Center Authority, sold the Gems to its current owners in September 2014 for $120,000.[1]
On August 29, 2023, the team announced that they would not return for the 2024 season and will seek relocation [2]
The franchise was later sold & relocated to Hendersonville, Tennessee and rebranded as the Full Count Rhythm, playing it's home game at Drakes Creek Park[3] The Gems will be replaced in Quincy by an expansion team set to begin play for the 2025 Prospect League season[4]
- ^ "Quincy Gems sold to local group for $120,000". Herald-Whig. 2014-09-05. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
- ^ KHQA Staff (2023-08-29). "Quincy Gems to leave QU Stadium in 2024, seek new home under fresh management". KHQA. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- ^ "Home Field". Full Count Rhythm. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
- ^ "Quincy to field new summer collegiate baseball team, strikes deal with Springfield team owner". STLPR. 2024-10-18. Retrieved 2024-11-05.