Summer Ball Update: Vols Continue Strong Summer Nationwide

from Tennessee Athletics

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Nineteen Vols across the country are heating up both in the box and on the mound as they continue through the summer campaign, as regular season games start to dwindle and it gets into crunch time.

The second summer ball update of the year can be found below.

Appalachian League
OF Kyle Booker – Kingsport Axmen
Season Stats: 13 GP, .326 AVG, 14 R, 14 H, 1 HR, 10 RBI, 9 BB, 3 SB, .442 OBP, .435 SLG

Had three hits, three runs scored and a pair of stolen bases in the last four days.

INF/OF Ethan Payne – Johnson City Doughboys
Season Stats: 17 GP, .173 AVG, 10 R, 9 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 14 BB, 1 SB, .397 OBP, .250 SLG

Scored a pair of runs over the weekend against Bluefield.

Cape Cod League
LHP Wyatt Evans – Chatham Anglers
Season Stats: 3 APP, 2 GS, 0-3, 0 SV, 9.00 ERA, 10.0 IP, 10 R, 10 ER, 15 H, 3 BB, 15 K, 1.80 WHIP

Touched up for five runs in 3.1 innings in a start last Thursday (7/7) vs. Brewster.

RHP Mark McLaughlin – Cotuit Kettleers
Season Stats: 4 APP, 0-0, 0 SV, 6.23 ERA, 4.1 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 H, 5 BB, 5 K, 2.08 WHIP

Has not appeared since July 4.

INF Christian Moore – Hyannis Harbor Hawks
Season Stats: 12 GP, .189 AVG, 5 R, 7 H, 1 2B, 1 3B, 4 RBI, 9 BB, 1 SB, .333 OBP, .270 SLG

Recorded a knock in his last appearance vs. Bourne (7/9) and stole his first base of the summer.

California Collegiate League
1B Blake Burke – Heraldsburg Prune Packers
Season Stats: 22 GP, .280 AVG, 19 R, 21 H, 4 2B, 4 HR, 27 RBI, 12 BB, .493 SLG, .402 OBP

Been an everyday player for the Packers, seeing time both as the DH and the left fielder.

OF Hunter Ensley – Santa Barbara Foresters
Season Stats: 15 GP, .373 AVG, 8 R, 19 H, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 15 RBI, 4 BB, 7 SB, .490 SLG, .431 OBP

Had a massive week, going 6-for-13 with a home run, coming on July 9, and seven RBIs. Broke out against Walnut Creek on July 8, posting a 4-for-5 day with four driven in. Also added three stolen bases against the Lincoln Potters in his most recent game, played on Sunday.

Ranks third on the team in average, fourth in slugging and fifth in on-base percentage.

RHP Hollis Fanning – Walnut Creek Crawdads
Season Stats: 6 APP, 3 GS, 1-1, 0 SV, 3.22 ERA, 30.2 IP, 13 R, 11 ER, 30 H, 3 BB, 19 K, 1.08 WHIP

Put together another very strong start Saturday (7/9) at Santa Barbara, throwing eight innings, allowing just two earned runs and eight hits while striking out four, even though he took the loss.

OF Kavares Tears – Walnut Creek Crawdads
Season Stats: 20 GP, .243 AVG, 10 R, 18 H, 3 2B, 3 HR, 17 RBI, 6 BB, .405 SLG, .300 OBP

Logged two multi-hit games in the last week, starting with a 2-for-5 game against the Cal Bees where he drove in three, doubled, scored a run and stole a base. Rounded out the week with a 3-for-6 game at Solano (7/12) where he doubled, scored two runs and drive in a pair in a 16-3 victory.

Coastal Plain League
INF Angus Pence – Forest City Owls
Season Stats: 25 GP, .262 AVG, 12 R, 22 H, 5 2B, 13 RBI, 5 BB, 3 SB, .458 OBP, .400 SLG

Collected a base hit and a stolen base in each of his last two games and added an RBI against the Big Foots on Tuesday, July 12.

New England Collegiate League
UTL Logan Chambers – Martha’s Vineyard Sharks
Season Stats: 11 GP, .350 AVG, 7 R, 14 H, 1 3B, 5 RBI, 8 BB, 2 SB, .318 OBP, .286 SLG

Has a hit in his last seven ballgames, accounting for nine knocks, with the last six coming on consecutive calendar days. Also displayed excellent plate discipline, drawing seven walks in that span. Posted a three-hit night against Bristol on July 8 while scoring a run and driving in a man.

Ranks third on the team in both batting average and OBP.

Charlie Taylor – North Shore Navigators
Season Stats: 10 GP, .138 AVG, 2 R, 4 H, 2 RBI, .286 OBP, .138 SLG

Moved from the Cape Cod League to the NECBL and has taken an everyday catching role for the Navs. Collected a base hit in his last contest at Newport (7/11)

Northwoods League
LHP Gavin Brasosky – Kalamazoo Growlers
Season Stats: 9 APP, 2 GS 1-1, 1 SV, 6.38 ERA, 18.1 IP, 14 R, 13 ER, 12 H, 15 BB, 10 K, 1.47 WHIP

Fresh off a start Tuesday night (7/12) vs. Kenosha where he went five innings and allowed just two runs.

Ohio Valley League
Ryan Miller – Full Count Rhythm
Season Stats: 26 GP, .276 AVG, 25 R, 27 H, 5 2B, 6 HR, 20 RBI, 22 BB, .510 SLG, .433 OBP

Recorded base hits in two of his last three games, including a two-knock contest at Hoptown, and a single and run scored in a 14-6 beatdown of the Hoppers at home on Tuesday.

Prospect League
RHP/C Andrew Kribbs – Johnstown Mill Rats
Season Stats: 27 GP, .234 AVG, 10 R, 15 H, 2 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 13 RBI, 6 BB, .300                            OBP, .438 SLG
                       8 APP, 4 GS, 1-2, 0 SV, 9.27 ERA, 22.1 IP, 27 R, 23 ER, 26 H, 19                                 BB, 23 K

Homered Tuesday night (7/12) vs. Champion City, his third of the season, in a 6-2 victory. Also took the mound in that contest, going 2.2 innings, surrendering just one walk and punching out four.

LHP Drew Patterson – Alton River Dragons
Season Stats: 2 APP, 0 GS, 1-1, 0 SV, 10.38 ERA, 4.1 IP, 5 R, 5 ER, 8 H, 1 BB, 3 K

Has not appeared since June 8.

Rocky Mountain Baseball League
LHP Jake Fitzgibbons – Hays Larks

No stats available

INF Austen Jaslove – Hays Larks

No stats available

LHP Kaleb Meredith – Hays Larks

No stats available

The Larks currently sit second in the RMBL standings with a 16-3 record, just two games back of the Liberal Bee Jays.

Sunbelt Baseball League
LHP Zander Sechrist – Gainesville Gol’Diggers
Season Stats: 1 APP, 1 GS, 0-0, 0 SV, 1.80 ERA, 5 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 H, 1 BB, 6 K, 0.60 WHIP

Made his first appearance of the summer in a start last Wednesday at Atlanta. Fired five innings and allowed just one run on two hits and one walk while striking out six for the Gol’Diggers.