Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Summer League Baseball


Updates on Current Catamounts in Various Summer Leagues, compiled by Daniel Hooker for Catamountsports.com:

Aaron Attaway - Thomasville (N.C.) HiToms, Coastal Plain League: Has started 37 of the 38 games in which he's seen action ... Has struggled with just a .175 batting average with the wooden bats, collecting 24 hits including six doubles and two home runs ... Has 11 RBI and 19 walks ... Is a perfect 6-for-6 in stolen bases. Hunter Brister - Rockbridge (Va.) Rapids, Valley League: Left the Tennessee Big Train to join Rockbridge in the Valley League ... Three of his four appearances with Tennessee were starts, posting a 2-1 record ... Has made six appearances since joining the Rapids, tossing 4.2 innings with a 0-1 record.

Adam Curtis - Waynesboro (Va.) Generals, Valley League: Has made seven appearances, all starts ... Has a 3-1 overall record and a 4.02 ERA through 40.1 innings tossed ... Has 25 strikeouts against 11 walks ... Only eight of the 43 hits he's allowed on the summer has gone for extra bases ... Earned the Generals' pitcher of the week honor earlier this summer. Bryce Danielson - Forest City (N.C.) Owls, Coastal Plain League: Has made 11 appearances including two starts on the summer, tossing 21.2 innings with a 0-1 record and one save ... Struck out 16 batters against 22 walks issued with just five of the 18 hits surrendered going for extra bases.

William Frazier - Lake Norman (N.C.) Copperheads, Southern Collegiate Baseball League: Has made two relief appearances, combining to toss two innings with a 4.50 ERA ... Allowed one earned run on two hits, working around two walks with three strikeouts. Luke Gragg - Lake Norman (N.C.) Copperheads, Southern Collegiate Baseball League: Batting .266 (17-for-64), having seen action in 23 games this summer ... Has legged out three doubles ... Has also driven in 11 runs ... Has walked and been plunked five times. 

Preston Hatcher - Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox, Cape Cod League: Joined the squad later in the summer ... Has made 11 relief appearances with a 0-1 record and a 3.46 ERA ... Through 13 innings pitched, has 15 strikeouts against five walks. Jacob Hoyle - Waynesboro (Va.) Generals, Valley League: Ranks third on the team with a .354 (51-of-144) batting average with 16 extra base hits including eight doubles and a triple and seven home runs ... Has a .569 slugging percentage ... Has driven in 34 RBI ... Has also pitched nine for a combined 12 innings with a 2-1 record and a 1.50 ERA ... Has walked 12 against 17 strikeouts giving up three runs, two of which were earned ... Was selected as the Generals' player of the week earlier in the summer ... Named to the midseason All-Star team in the Valley League.

Cody Jones - Gastonia (N.C.) Grizzlies, Coastal Plain League: Is batting .285 to rank third on the team, collecting 45 hits in 158 at bats with five doubles ... Has played in 42 games making 40 so far this summer ... Recorded 13 RBI on the season ... Has 10 stolen bases in 14 attempts. Adam Martin - St. Cloud (Minn.) Rox, Northwoods League: Is batting .261 through 23 games this summer, collecting 24 hits including five doubles and two home runs ... Has nine RBI with a stolen base.

Tyler Powell - Gastonia (N.C.) Grizzlies, Coastal Plain League: Has made 15 appearances this summer with one start ... Has a 1-1 record and a 6.38 ERA ... Has tossed 24.0 innings collectively, striking out 12 against 15 walks with opponents hitting .286 against him ... Has surrendered 19 runs, 17 of which have been earned.

Julian Ridings - Waynesboro (Va.) Generals, Valley League: Leads the Valley League with a .430 batting average on the summer with 23 extra base hits including 14 doubles, three triples and six home runs ... Is 15-of-17 in stolen bases ... Has 35 of the 39 games in which he has seen action ... Ridings has been the Generals' player of the week twice this season ... Named to the midseason All-Star team in the Valley League.

Austin Neary - Wisconsin Rapids Rafters, Northwoods League: Ranks third on the team with a .301 batting average (52-of-173) ... Has 16 extra base hits including a team-best 10 doubles, one triple and five home runs ... Has scored 22 runs ... Has eight stolen bases in 12 attempts.

Bryant Noteboom - Wilson Tobs, Coastal Plain League: Played in 17 games, making 55 at bats with West Virginia in the Prospect League before leaving the squad ... Was batting .218 with three doubles ... Joined the Coastal Plain League team and Wilson ... Has played in four games with one start since joining the Tobs, going 3-for-9 (.300) with a double.

Danny Schneider - 6-4-3 Cougars (Georgia), Sunbelt League: Has made four appearance on the summer (12.00 ERA), working six innings of one-hit relief ... Has issued 12 walks with three strikeouts. 

Jordan Smith - Cotuit (Mass.) Kettleers, Cape Cod League: Has made six appearances including three starts this summer in the Cape ... Has worked 19.1 innings with a 6.52 ERA and a 1-3 record ... Has posted 13 strikeouts against five walks.

 Dykota Spiess - Forest City (N.C.) Owls, Coastal Plain League: Has played in 32 games, making 28 starts ... Is batting .200 (19-for-95) with six doubles and a home run ... Posted seven RBI and is a perfect 4-for-4 in stolen bases.

Bradley Strong - West Virginia Miners, Prospect League: Ranks second on the team - and seventh in the league - with a .366 batting average (64-of-175) with 12 extra base hits including eight doubles, four triples and a home run ... Has driven in 25 runs and has scored 40 ... Stolen 20 bases in 24 attempts ... Named a starter for the East Division in the Prospect League All-Star game.

Tyler White - Gastonia (N.C.) Grizzlies, Coastal Plain League: Leads Gastonia with a .299 batting average, having collected 46 hits in 154 at bats including 10 doubles and three home runs ... Has driven in 26 runs on the summer ... Was named a CPL All-Star, earning Offensive MVP honors in the game.

Catamount Diamond Notes, Summer Update, July 25

Courtesy WCU Sports Information

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