Wofford Summer League Baseball Honors
SPARTANBURG, S.C. ? With summer wooden bats leagues in full swing, several Wofford baseball players have been honored as All-Stars. Over twenty Terriers are in leagues stretching from the Outer Banks of North Carolina to the shores of Hawaii.
In the Coastal Plains League, Mac Doyle has been named a starter in the outfield and he is joined by Konstantine Diamaduros. Doyle is playing for the Florence Red Wolves, while Diamaduros is in his second season as an All-Star for the Forest City Owls. Doyle will also take part in the CPL Home Run Derby slated for Monday, July 19 at McNair Field in Forest City. The All-Star Game will take place on Tuesday, July 20.
Ryan Traylor, playing for the Spartanburg Blue Eagles, was named an All-Star in the Southern Collegiate Baseball League. He was the starting pitcher in the contest played on July 14 at Russell C. King Field. Landon Bennett earned an All-Star nod for the Atlanta Astros in the Sunbelt League.
Out in the Hawaii Collegiate League, Mason Bradley will be a reserve pitcher in the All-Star game on July 19.
Summer Baseball Update
Eight current Eagles are playing summer ball.
STATESBORO, Ga. ? Eight current Eagles are playing across the country in Summer Leagues, while two 2010 seniors began professional careers this summer.
Jake Brown, who was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 26th round of the 2010 MLB First-Year Player Draft, has made seven appearances with the Vancouver Canadians. Brown currently boasts a 1-1 record, winning his first contest he appeared in. In 8.1 innings, Brown owns a 3.24 ERA and has struck out nine batters.
Logging 8.0 innings with the AZL Brewers (Rookie Ball), Dexter Bobo has made five appearances with the Milwaukee Brewers affiliate. He has struck out 10 and carries a 3.38 ERA.
GS teammates Eric Phillips (Carrollton, Ga.) and Shawn Payne (Stone Mountain, Ga.) both made their respective summer leagues’ All-Star Teams. Phillips, a rising junior, leads the Luray Wranglers of the Valley League with a .356 batting average. He has started 24 of his 26 appearances, collecting four doubles, one home run and eight RBI. With an on-base percentage of .452, Phillips has scored 16 times and owns a .953 fielding percentage. Phillips helped lead the North All-Star team to a 9-2 victory over the South in the Valley League’s All-Star game (July 11).
Competing in the Sunbelt League representing the Eagles are Payne (Atlanta Crackers), Brent Pugh, Atlanta, Ga., native (Signature Park Grizzlies) and Garren Palmer, Dalton, Ga., native (Atlanta Crackers).
Matt Murray (Spring City, Pa.), a member of the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod League, owns a 1-0 record in 21.1 innings pitched with a 2.53 ERA. Murray earned a 5-2 win over the Falmouth Commodores in his fourth start of the summer. The Spring City, Pa., native threw six innings in the win, striking out four while surrendering only one run.
Victor Roache (Ypsilanti, Mich.) has helped lead the Delaware Cows in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League to a 13-11 record. He is batting .286 with a double.
Participating in the New York Collegiate Baseball League, Arthur Owens (Fayetteville, Ga.) has compiled a .267 batting average in 22 starts with the Glens Falls Golden Eagles. The rising sophomore has scored 10 times and driven in nine RBI using two doubles. Also in the NYCBL, Michael Hester (Evans, Ga.) has made five appearances for the Allegany County Nitros. Hester has shown great consistency logging eight innings, surrendering only one run and one extra-base hit. The senior has struck out nine batters and owns a 1-0 record with a 1.12 ERA.