Tag: Cape Cod League

LSU’s Ashton Larson named Most Outstanding Player for the Chatham Anglers

Ashton Larson is impressing in the Cape Cod League after a promising freshman season with the Tigers.

After an incredible season, LSU freshman outfielder [autotag]Ashton Larson[/autotag] has been awarded the Most Outstanding Player award for the [autotag]Chatham Anglers[/autotag] in the [autotag]Cape Cod League[/autotag].

Larson continued the productivity he had during his first year at LSU during his short time with the Chatham Anglers. he finished his season in the Cape Cod league with a .316 batting average, nine doubles, one homer, and 18 RBI in 31 games with the Anglers.

Larson played 53 games for LSU this season and finished with a .298 batting average, nine doubles, three homers and 16 RBI. [autotag]Jay Johnson[/autotag] needed someone to step up in the outfield and help try to fill a hole left by [autotag]Dylan Crews[/autotag] and although he is not Crews, Larson filled a corner outfield spot and became an everyday starter for the Tigers.

Larson’s future is bright on the Bayou. He has all the tools needed to become one of the next top draft picks out of LSU.

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Three Gators named to Cape Code League All-Star Team

With summer ball winding down, three Florida Gators have been named to the Cape Cod League All-Star Team.

A trio of Florida Gators are tearing it up across the nation’s most prestigious wood-bat summer league.

Infielder [autotag]Cade Kurland[/autotag], catcher/designated hitter and right-handed pitcher [autotag]Jake Clemente[/autotag] were named to the 2024 Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star East Division team over the weekend. The game will take place at Guv Fuller Field, home of the Falmouth Commodores, on July 27.’

Donay and Kurland are starters at first and second base, respectively.

Both Clemente and Donay are coming off Player of the Week performances. Clemente threw seven shutout innings, allowing just one hit as he improved his earned run average to 1.93. Donay homered twice last week and slashed .467/.529/.933 to earn the award.

Kurland has held a steady .264/.346/.347 slash line in the wood-bat league. He’s gone deep once and doubled three times while driving in eight runs. Kurland has also flashed some speed, stealing successfully in four of five attempts.

In related news, [autotag]Colby Shelton[/autotag] has made it to the Cape. He’s taken over starting shortstop duties for the Brewster Whitecaps, joining teammates Donay and Clemente.

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Several Florida Gators headed to Cape Cod Baseball League for summer

Cape Cod will be littered with Gators this summer as Florida baseball sends seven players up north for the summer.

Seven Florida Gators are headed to Massachusetts for the summer to play in the Cape Cod Baseball League, according to On3’s Nick de la Torre.

The CCBL is considered the top wood-bat summer league in baseball. It’s loaded with SEC talent and regularly develops top-level players. Ty Evans and Fisher Jameson are two recent examples of Gators who found success after spending the summer in the Cape.

Here’s where this year’s group is headed:

The Brewster Whitecaps are getting the battery of [autotag]Jake Clemente[/autotag] and [autotag]Brody Donay[/autotag]. There’s starter potential with Clemente, who broke out as a redshirt freshman, and it’s good to have a familiar catcher. Donay will be in the heart of Florida’s lineup next season after belting 14 homers in 2023, and he showed promise behind the plate whenever [autotag]Luke Heyman[/autotag] shifted over to first.

Speaking of Heyman, he’s off to Harwich with second baseman [autotag]Cade Kurland[/autotag] to play for the Mariners. This will be Heyman’s second year in the Cape after playing for the Falmouth Commodores in 2023.

Heyman and Kurland came into the program at the same time and had similar slumps this year, so it’s smart to keep them together over the summer as they approach what should be their final year at Florida.

Outfielder [autotag]Blake Brookins[/autotag] and left-hander [autotag]Frank Menendez[/autotag] are with the Charlottesville Tom Sox. Both played high school ball in Miami, so there should be some common ground there. Brookins was a name that appeared in transfer portal reports, but he’s expected to return to Florida.

The final rostered Gator headed up north is rising junior [autotag]Cade Fisher[/autotag], who will play with the Cotuit Kettleers. Fisher struggled significantly as a sophomore after a strong Year 1 in college. The shift to the weekend rotation ultimately hurt the left-hander, who began the year as the Friday-night starter. More comfortable out of the bullpen, Fisher still struggled as a reliever this year.

Liam Peterson is also getting some work in over the summer, but he’ll be with the USA Collegiate National Team.

Incoming infielder [autotag]Landon Stripling[/autotag] is also playing in the CCBL this summer. He’ll be with the Chatham Anglers.

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LSU pitcher Griffin Herring impresses during summer ball start

Griffin Herring finished the game after pitching 3.2 innings and allowing zero runs and zero hits as he struck out three hitters and walked two.

After an impressive season for Jay Johnson and the LSU Tigers this Spring, [autotag]Griffin Herring[/autotag] has transitioned to Summer ball where he is playing for the [autotag]Chatham Anglers[/autotag] in the [autotag]Cape Cod League[/autotag].

Today, he started for the Anglers against Yarmouth Dennis and he was impressive. Herring finished the game after pitching 3.2 innings and allowing zero runs and zero hits as he struck out three hitters and walked two.

Herring was used as a reliever last season for the Tigers and was a finalist for the Stopper of the Year Award. He participated in the MLB Combine to get some feedback on what his stock may be in the upcoming [autotag]MLB draft[/autotag].

LSU head coach [autotag]Jay Johnson[/autotag] has already said that if Herring decides to come back to Baton Rouge next Spring he will be one of the weekend starters for the Tigers.

I believe Herring has the skills to be the ace for LSU if he comes back next year.

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Here is Florida baseball’s complete 2021 summer league roundup

Here’s how all nine Florida baseball players participating in the college summer leagues fared in wooden bat competition.

As August quickly consumes the calendar, the collegiate baseball summer leagues are winding down leaving a short season’s worth of stats to pore over for baseball enthusiasts. For fans of the Florida Gators, there were nine current members of the Orange and Blue in action over the past few months, including a pair of pitchers representing the Gator Nation with the USA Collegiate National Team.

UF players also saw action in the various leagues across the country, namely, the prestigious Cape Cod League, Valley League, Coastal Plains League, and close to home in the Florida Collegiate Summer League. Among them, three Gators earned all-league or all-star honors as a result of their standout performances. Here is a look at how all nine Gators fared this summer in wooden bat competition.

Gators News: Josh Rivera an All-Star, plus soccer schedule and Olympics

Several Florida baseball players are chugging away in the summer leagues—with one earning an All-Star nod—while the soccer team gets ready for next season’s campaign by releasing its schedule.

It is humpday and so far this week has had a handful of stories from the Gator Nation to report on, especially between SEC Media Days and the start of play in the Tokyo Olympics. Additionally, several Florida baseball players are chugging away in the summer leagues — with one earning an All-Star nod — while the soccer team gets ready for next season’s campaign by releasing its schedule. Let us take a look at the latest from the Orange and Blue.

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