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).