2017 Baseball Summer League Update No. 1

Baseball 6/21/2017 12:00:00 AM

June 21, 2017

WACO, Texas ÃƒÆ'Ã†' ¢ÃƒÆ' ¢' ¬" After Baylor baseball's very successful second season under Steve Rodriguez, 18 players have been assigned to play in various summer collegiate leagues across the country. The yearly tradition allows players to keep improving their skills in a live-game atmosphere against some of the country's top talent.

Levi Gilcrease (Chugiak-Eagle River Chinooks), Hayden Kettler (Matsu Miners) and Andy Thomas (Matsu Miners) are playing in the Alaska Baseball League. Gilcrease is hitting .222 with four runs, one double, four RBI, three walks and one steal in 11 games. Thomas is leading the league with a .400 average, adding six runs, three RBI and five walks in eight games. Kettler is 0-0 in two starts with a 1.80 ERA, allowing four runs (two earned) on eight hits and five walks with 12 strikeouts in 10 innings.

Shea Langeliers (Chatham Anglers) is playing in the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League. In his lone game played thus far he went 1-for-4 with an RBI double and run scored.

Josh Bissonette (Wilmar Stingers), Joe Heineman (Lakeshore Chinooks) and T.J. Raguse (Lakeshore Chinooks) are playing in the Northwoods League. Bissonette is hitting .432 with four runs, one double, two RBI and three walks in nine games. He recently had a six-hit game, marking the first such performance in the Northwoods League since 2012. Heineman is 1-0 with a 2.45 ERA, allowing two runs on seven hits and four walks with nine strikeouts in 7.1 innings over four relief appearances. Raguse has seven hits, seven runs, two doubles, one home run, three RBI and one steal in nine games.

Tucker Cascadden (Danville Dans) and Alex Griggs (Danville Dans) are playing in the Prospect League. Cascadden has two hits, two runs, one homer and one RBI in four games. Griggs is 0-0 with a 3.68 ERA, allowing six runs (three earned) on eight hits and six walks with 13 strikeouts in 7.1 innings over five relief appearances.

Collin Garrett (Brazos Valley Bombers) is playing in the Texas Collegiate League and has yet to make a pitching appearance.

Trevor Harris (Front Royal Cardinals), Ryan Leckich (Front Royal Cardinals) and Hunter Seay (Harrisburg Turks) are playing in the Valley Baseball League. Harris is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA, allowing no runs on one hit and two walks with two strikeouts in 2.2 innings over three relief appearances. Leckich is 1-0 with a 1.42 ERA, allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits and three walks with six strikeouts in 6.1 innings in his lone start. Seay has two hits, one run and two walks in six games as a hitter and is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA, allowing no runs on one hit and three walks with four strikeouts in 2.2 innings in his lone relief appearance on the mound.

Luke Boyd (Victoria Harbourcats), Tucker Johnson (Victoria Harbourcats), Davis Wendzel (Victoria Harbourcats), Daniel Caruso (Gresham Greywolves) and Cole Weaver (Gresham Greywolves) are playing in the West Coast League. Boyd is 1-1 with a 2.07 ERA, allowing three runs (two earned) on nine hits and three walks with seven strikeouts in 8.2 innings over two relief appearances and one start. Johnson is hitting .250 with three runs, one double, one RBI, three walks and three steals in five games. Wendzel is hitting .250 with two runs, one triple, three RBI, one walk and one steal in two games. Caruso is 2-0 with a 5.40 ERA, allowing five runs on 11 hits with no walks and nine strikeouts in 8.1 innings over three relief appearances. Weaver is hitting .350 with two runs, two doubles and one RBI in seven games.

Shea Langeliers | Chatham Anglers | Cape Cod Baseball League
http://www.capecodbaseball.org/

Tucker Cascadden | Danville Dans | Prospect League
Alex Griggs | Danville Dans | Prospect League
http://www.prospectleague.com/view/prospectleague

Collin Garrett | Brazos Valley Bombers | Texas Collegiate League
http://www.texascollegiateleague.com/