SUMMER 16
Yarmouth-Dennis Maintains Grip Atop Rankings
The power of the Cape Cod
League is evident in the latest version of PG Crosschecker’s rankings of the
nation’s top summer college league teams. For the third straight time, theCape’s
Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox are No. 1. In all, four Cape Cod League teams are in
the latest rankings. Only the Coastal Plain League (two) has more than one
team.
The Red Sox, winners of two
of the last three Cape Cod playoff championships, continue to hold a
comfortable lead atop the
Cape’s Eastern Division race. Shortstop Gordon
Beckham, a rising junior at
Georgia
, has been the top offensive player for Y-D and the
league’s best overall performer. Beckham was hitting .313 with a league-high
eight homers.
PG Crosschecker’s ranking
of the top 16 summer league teams. Records as of July 15; previous ranking in
parentheses:
1.
Yarmouth-Dennis
Red
Sox
(1)
Cape
Cod
18-8-1
Led
by Beckham, Y-D leads
Cape
in batting (.274) and has almost twice as many homers as league’s second-best
club.
2.
Santa
Barbara
Foresters (4)
California
31-5
Defending
NBC World Series champs are primed to repeat; Oklahoma State OF Rebel
Ridling (.407-6-25) swinging hot bat.
3.
Fayetteville
Swampdogs (2)
Coastal Plain
31-6
Illinois
twosome of Aaron
Martin (5-0, 1.02) and Ben Reeser (5-0, 0.92) has Swampdogs on roll at league’s
All-Star break.
4.
Green Bay
Bullfrogs (6)
Northwoods
29-11
Division
III pitchers lead Bullfrogs staff:
Carthage
’s Chris Krepline (5-1, 2.72), Chapman’s Kurt
Yacko (2-0, 0.00, 11 SV).
5. Mat-Su Miners (5)
Alaska
18-5
Miners
have 1.88 team ERA, led by
Washington’s Jason Erickson (3-0, 0.84),
Santa Clara
’s Alex Rivers (3-1, 1.14).
6. Bourne Braves (3)
Cape Cod
15-10-2
East
Carolina’s
T.J. Hose (3-1, 0.42) tied for league ERA lead; Stetson OF Brian Pruitt
(.291-3-22) second in RBIs.
7.
Lima
Locos (12)
Great Lakes
20-6
Purdue’s
Matt Bischoff (3-0, 1.33),
Morehead
State’s J.R. Peck (10 SV),
Ball
State
’s Adam Quinn (4-0, 2.18) pace staff.
8.
Chatham
A’s (8)
Cape Cod
14-11-2
UCLA
pair of 3B Jermaine Curtis (.323-2-15) and RHP Charles Brewer (1-1, 2.74)
making an impact at plate, on mound.
9.
Waynesboro
Generals (10)
Valley
25-9
Butler’s
Jon Dages (6-0, 1.10), Tennessee Tech’s Adam Liberatore (4-1, 3.25),
Belmont
’s Jimmy Stanley (9 SV) top staff.
10.
Falmouth
Commodores (NR)
Cape
Cod
14-13
Six
straight wins, league’s top hitter (Wichita
State’s Conor Gillaspie), ERA leader (Missouri
’s Aaron Crow) has team on roll
11.
Torrington
Twisters (NR)
New England
17-9
San
Diego
State
2B Garett Green (.348-0-19), Stony Brook’s Gary Novakowski (3-2, 1.65) help
Twisters to best record.
12.
Derby
Twins
Jayhawk
27-9
2006
NBC World Series runners-up continues to set hot pace atop Jayhawk League
standings.
13.
Vienna
Senators
Clark Griffith
27-4
Tulane
pair of 1B Sam Honeck (.350-10-28) and LHP Aaron Loup (6-0, 1.15) pace Senators
to best record in summer ball.
14.
Moses
Lake
Pirates
West Coast
19-8
Pirates
getting strong efforts from Oral Roberts’ Dale Reneau (4-0, 1.21),
Washington
State
’s Michael Ratigan (2-1, 2.68).
15.
Thomasville
Hi-Toms
Coastal Plain
27-11
Hi-Toms
boast league HR co-leaders:
Georgia
1B Rich Poythress (.326-11-37), The Citadel OF Chris Swauger
(.304-11-35).
16.
McKinney
Marshals
Texas
15-8
Rice’s
Jon Runnells (3-0, 0.70),
Kansas
State
’s Justin Murray (3-1, 0.91) pace TCL’s best pitching staff.