SUMMER 16
Cape’s Y-D Continues As No. 1 Team
Much as the Boston Red Sox
hold the best record in the major leagues at the All-Star Game break,
New
England’s other Red Sox—the Cape Cod League’s Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox—have maintained their grip
atop PG Crosschecker’s ranking of the nation’s top summer college league teams.
The Red Sox, winners of two of the last three Cape Cod titles, are 15-5-1 and
have a commanding lead in the
Cape’s Eastern Division.
A trio of Y-D
pitchers—Georgia Tech’s Eddie Burns (3-0, 1.71),
Boston
College
’s Terry Doyle (3-2, 2.40) and Coastal Carolina’s Bobby Gagg (3-0,
2.12)—are among several pitchers who share the Cape Cod League lead with three
wins. Burns was the Braves’ 16th-round pick in this year’s draft,
while Doyle was selected in the 21st round by the Dodgers. Overall,
the Red Sox have posted a 2.48 ERA.
PG Crosschecker’s ranking
of the top 16 summer league teams. Records as of July 8:
1.
Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox
Cape
Cod
15-5-1
Highly-touted
Georgia SS Gordon Beckham (.295-5-16) shares
Cape
League
lead with five homers.
2.
Fayetteville
Swampdogs
Coastal Plain
28-5
Staff
led by
Nebraska’s Brian Feekin (4-0, 1.80),
Illinois
’ Aaron Martin (5-0, 0.83) and Ben Reeser (4-0, 1.80).
3. Bourne Braves
Cape Cod
13-6-2
Braves
have
Iowa
3B Kevin Hoef (.396-0-4),
Cape’s top hitter, and Stetson’s Brian Pruitt
(.328-3-21), top RBI man.
4.
Santa
Barbara
Foresters
California
26-5
Defending
NBC World Series champs getting big season from Oklahoma State OF Rebel Ridling
(.394-4-18).
5. Mat-Su Miners
Alaska
13-3
Washington’s
Jason Erickson,
Santa Clara
’s Alex Rivers and San Diego Mesa’s Max Peterson are 6-0, 0.49.
6.
Green Bay
Bullfrogs
Northwoods
25-11
Carthage
(Wis.) starter Chris Krepline is 5-1, 2.72;
Chapman (Calif.
) closer Kurt Yacko is 2-0, 0.00, 9 SV.
7.
Holyoke
Giants
New England
17-9
San
Jose
State
2B Kyle Bellows (.357-1-12), Temple RHP Tom Dolan (3-0, 0.31) providing spark
for Giants.
8.
Chatham
A’s
Cape Cod
11-8-2
A’s
getting offensive lift from UCLA 3B Jermaine Curtis (.340-0-7) and
North Carolina
2B Kyle Seager (.348-0-3).
9.
McKinney
Marshals
Texas
12-4
Richland
(Texas) JC’s Mark McCain (3-1, 1.56),
Kansas
State
’s Justin Murray (3-0, 0.39) starring on hill.
10.
Waynesboro
Generals
Valley
22-7
Elon
C Pat Irvine (.326-3-20) and Butler P Jon Dages (5-0, 1.23, 2 BB/35 SO) are
team’s batting, pitching leaders.
11. Brewster Whitecaps
Cape Cod
11-8-1
Whitecaps
feature powerful 1B combo of
Miami’s Yonder Alonso (.352-2-13) and
Cal
’s David Cooper (.266-2-14).
12.
Lima
Locos
Great Lakes
17-6
Locos
getting big pitching effort from Purdue’s Matt Bischoff (3-0, 1.33),
Ball
State
’s Adam Quinn (4-0, 1.85)
13.
Anchorage
Bucs
Alaska
16-9
Taiwan
RHP Cheng-Chang Lee (4-0, 2.54) leads staff,
Long
Beach
State
’s Kyle Morgan (.378-2-10) the offense.
14.
Moses
Lake
Pirates
West Coast
14-7
Strong
showing from Oral Roberts P Dale Reneau (3-0, 1.19),
Long
Beach
State OF Steve Tinoco (.347-0-8).
15. Winter Springs
Cudas
Florida
16-4
Stetson’s
David Burns (3-0, 0.00) stars in relief; Florida State OF Ohmed Danesh
(.364-0-10) league’s top hitter.
16.
Maryland
Orioles
Cal
Ripken Sr.
17-6
O’s
getting strong pitching from
Towson
’s Josh Squatrito (2-1, 1.00), GWU’s Scott Swinson (3-0, 0.95).