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K-State Baseball Summer Update - July 14
Jul 14, 2020 | Baseball
A weekly update of current and former Wildcats.
PRO CATS
Evan Marshall, Chicago White Sox
Marshall was named to Chicago's initial 44-man active roster ahead of the 60-game 2020 Major League Baseball season. Marshall had a career year in 2019, going 4-2 with a career-best 2.49 ERA in 55 relief appearances for the White Sox. He logged a career-high 50 2/3 innings while striking out 41 batters to go with a 1.30 WHIP. Marshall made his MLB debut in 2014 with the Arizona Diamondbacks and has spent time with the Seattle Mariners and Cleveland Indians. Marshall was a fourth-round pick of the Diamondbacks in 2011.
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Nick Martini, Philadelphia Phillies
Martini was selected to the Phillies' 60-man player pool for the shortened 2020 MLB season. Martini, who spent time with both the Oakland A's and San Diego Padres in 2019, was a non-roster invitee to spring training by the Phillies. In 2019, Martini hit .226 with a home run, four doubles and 14 runs batted in with the A's and Padres. The former Wildcat played 70 games for Triple-A Las Vegas, posting a .328/.432/.482 slash line with eight homers and 42 RBI last season. The former All-American outfielder was a seventh-round selection of the St. Louis Cardinals in 2011.
SENIORS IN 2020-21
Chris Ceballos, Amarillo Sod Squad (Texas Collegiate League)
Ceballos plays for the Amarillo (Texas) Sod Squad of the Texas Collegiate League and has posted a slash line of .231/.474/.231 in four games. Ceballos went 2 for 5 with an RBI in a 10-8 win on July 7 vs. the Tulsa Drillers. On the year, he has walked four times and scored twice. The Sod Squad are 2-1 and in third place in the North Division standings.
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Kasey Ford, Perfect Timing Red (Perfect Timing College League)
Playing for Perfect Timing Red of the Perfect Timing College League in Springdale, Arkansas, Ford has posted a 1-0 record with a 1.54 ERA in four starts. A PT League All-Star, Ford tossed three hitless innings while racking up six strikeouts in his last start on July 6. He has totaled 18 strikeouts over 11 2/3 innings this season with only two earned runs allowed. Over his last 10 innings of work, Ford has struck out 15 batters while yielding just six hits. PT Red is 11-7-1 and in fourth place in the PTCL standings.
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Luke Hauswirth, Midwest Nationals Blue (Show-Me League)
Hauswirth is playing for the Midwest (Springfield, Missouri) Nationals Blue (no stats available).
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Caleb Littlejim, D-BAT Stanton (D-BAT Collegiate League)
Littlejim is playing for D-BAT Stanton of the D-BAT Collegiate League in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Stanton is 9-10-1 as of July 13 (no stats available).
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Cameron Thompson, Perfect Timing Red (Perfect Timing College League) / Waterloo Bucks (Northwoods League)
Thompson began the summer with Perfect Timing Red of the Perfect Timing College League in Springdale, Arkansas. Thompson had a slash line of .304/.515/.391 with two doubles, an RBI and seven runs scored in 11 games. Thompson went 2 for 2 with a double and a run scored in his last game with PT Red on June 29.
Thompson debuted with the Waterloo (Iowa) Bucks on July 6, and in six games has put together a slash line of .423/.452/.577 with four doubles and five RBI. On July 11 against Mankato, Thompson went 5 for 6 with a double, two runs batted in and five runs scored. He recorded three hits, including two doubles, against St. Cloud on July 7 to go with two RBI and two runs scored. Waterloo is currently 7-4 and second in the Minnesota-Iowa Division.
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JUNIORS IN 2020-21
Dylan Caplinger, D-BAT Fairbanks (D-BAT Collegiate League)
Caplinger is playing for D-BAT Fairbanks of the D-BAT Collegiate League in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Fairbanks is 10-10 through games played July 13 (no stats available).
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Tyler Eckberg, Mankato MoonDogs (Northwoods League)
Playing for the Mankato (Minnesota) MoonDogs of the Northwoods League, Eckberg has made two appearances and has yet to yield an earned run over 3 1/3 innings. Eckberg struck out four in two innings in his season debut on July 6 against Rochester. He followed that up with two strikeouts in 1 1/3 innings vs. Waterloo on July 11. Eckberg has allowed just two hits and one walk and owns a WHIP of 0.90. The MoonDogs are currently 1-8 and in fifth in the Minnesota-Iowa Division.
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Austin Garrett, Oklahoma Lookouts (Oklahoma Metro Scout League)
Garrett is playing of the Oklahoma Lookouts of the Oklahoma Metro Scout League (no stats available).
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Zach Kokoska, Phipps Park Barracudas (South Florida Collegiate Baseball League) / Mankato MoonDogs (Northwoods League)
Kokoska began the season with the Phipps Park (Florida) Barracudas of the South Florida Collegiate Baseball League, posting a slash line of .423/.500/.538 with a double, a triple, two RBI and five runs scored in eight games. Kokoska registered three multi-hit games, with a season-high three hits coming on June 23 against the Ft. Lauderdale Knights. Kokoska hit safely in six of eight games, including five of his last six outings. Kokoska drew three walks with four steals.
Kokoska made his debut with the Mankato (Minnesota) Moondogs of the Northwoods League on July 8. In five games, he has posted a slash line of .227/.200/.200 with a double and four runs batted in. Kokoska went 2 for 5 with a double and two RBI on July 9 against St. Cloud and has hit safely in each of his last four games. The MoonDogs are 1-8 and in fifth in the Minnesota-Iowa Division.
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Jordan Maxson, Sunflower Seeds (Sunflower Collegiate League)
Playing for the Sunflower Seeds, Maxson has a slash line of .290/.362/.419 in 17 games played. Maxson has hit safely in his nine of his last 10 outings, including a 3 for 6 effort with a double and an RBI in his last game on July 12. He strung together four consecutive two-hit games from July 2-7. Maxson has totaled five doubles with a home run and six RBI on the year. The Seeds are currently 4-19 and ninth in the SCL standings.
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Christian McGowan, Waterloo Bucks (Northwoods League)
Playing for the Waterloo (Iowa) Bucks of the Northwoods League, McGowan has made four appearances with three earned runs allowed over 6 1/3 innings of work. He has struck out five while allowing six base hits and a walk. McGowan tossed two scoreless innings on July 5 and struck out a pair in his season debut on July 3. In his last outing, he allowed one hit over two innings with a strikeout on July 13. The Bucks are 7-4 and in second in the Minnesota-Iowa Division.
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Terrence Spurlin, Amarillo Sod Squad (Texas Collegiate League)
Spurlin plays for the Amarillo (Texas) Sod Squad of the Texas Collegiate League and has posted a slash line of .400/.464/.480 in eight games. Spurlin has hit safely in seven of eight games played with two doubles and five runs batted in. He went 3 for 5 with a double, two RBI and four runs scored in a 20-2 win over Texarkana on July 10. Spurlin had a six-game hitting streak from June 30-July 10. The Sod Squad are 2-1 and in third place in the North Division standings.
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Kamron Willman, Amarillo Sod Squad (Texas Collegiate League)
Willman plays for the Amarillo (Texas) Sod Squad of the Texas Collegiate League and has a slash line of .250/.364/.321 in seven games played. Willman has two doubles and an RBI on the year with five walks and nine runs scored. Willman registered a season-best three hits against the Texarkana Twins on July 11, going 3 for 5 with a double and three runs. On July 10, he recorded two hits with an RBI. The Sod Squad are 5-4 and in third place in the North Division standings.
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SOPHOMORES IN 2020-21
Blake Burrows, TSL Weatherford (Texas Showcase League)
Playing for TSL Weatherford in the Texas Showcase League, Burrows owns a slash line of .375/.583/.417 in 11 games. Burrows has hit safely in seven of 11 games, including a season-high three hits and four RBI against TSL-Ccba on June 25. He has driven in eight runs this season with a double and 11 walks. Burrows ranks fourth in the league in hitting and RBI. TSL Weatherford is currently 7-4 and second in the league standings.
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Daniel Carinci, Rockford Rivets (Northwoods League)
Playing for the Rockford (Illinois) Rivets of the Northwoods League, Carinci has a slash line of .194/.235/.258 in nine games. Carinci has two doubles and five runs batted in with four runs scored. He had a four-game hitting streak from July 4-8, going 2 for 3 with a double and an RBI against Fond du Lac on July 8. Carinci has driven in three runs over his last two games, as the Rivets are currently 8-5 and lead the Wisconsin-Illinois (East) Division.
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Mason Crews, Amarillo Sod Squad (Texas Collegiate League)
Playing for the Amarillo (Texas) Sod Squad of the Texas Collegiate League, Crews has appeared in four games and owns a slash line of .167/.167/.167. Crews has hit safely in each of his last two games, including a 1 for 3 day in his last game against Texarkana on July 12. The Sod Squad are 5-4 and in third place in the North Division standings.
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Dylan Phillips, Sunflower Seeds (Sunflower Collegiate League) / Mankato MoonDogs (Northwoods League)
Phillips began the season with the Sunflower Seeds of the Sunflower Collegiate League and posted a slash line of .270/.370/.349 with a home run, two doubles and three runs batted in in 17 games. Phillips put together back-to-back two-hit games (July 2-5), including going 2 for 4 with a double and three runs scored in a 16-5 victory against the Mulvane Patriots on July 2. He had three multi-hit efforts over his last nine games, with a season-high three hits coming on June 27 against the Great Bend Bat Cats. Phillips also made three relief appearances on the mound, going 0-1 with a 3.85 ERA and two strikeouts in 2 1/3 innings.
Phillips made his debut with the Mankato (Minnesota) MoonDogs on July 13 in a 3-2 defeat to the St. Cloud Rox, going 0 for 5. The MoonDogs are 1-8 and in fifth in the Minnesota-Iowa Division.
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Carson Seymour, Rockford Rivets (Northwoods League)
Playing for the Rockford (Illinois) Rivets of the Northwoods League, Seymour made his season debut on July 2 against the La Crosse Loggers. Seymour held the Loggers scoreless over his three innings of work, scattering six hits and striking out a pair without yielding a walk. In his last outing on July 8 vs. Fond du Lac, Seymour allowed four earned runs in 2 1/3 innings on four hits with two strikeouts. He is 0-0 with a 6.75 ERA and four strikeouts on the season. The Rivets are currently 8-5 and lead the Wisconsin-Illinois (East) Division.
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Eric Torres, Green Bay Booyah (Northwoods League)
Playing for the Green Bay (Wisconsin) Booyah of the Northwoods League, Torres has made four relief appearances, totaling 5 2/3 innings without an earned run allowed. He has not allowed a base hit in his last two outings and has given up just two hits this season. Torres has tallied 10 strikeouts with a lone unearned run against him. In his last outing, he struck out two without yielding a hit in an inning of work in a 6-5 win over the Wisconsin Woodchucks on July 13. Green Bay is 6-7 and third in the Wisconsin-Illinois (East) Division.
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Jordan Wicks, Perfect Timing Red (Perfect Timing College League) / Rockford Rivets (Northwoods League)
Wicks began the summer with Perfect Timing Red of the Perfect Timing College League in Springdale, Arkansas. Wicks went 1-0 with a 0.61 ERA in four starts. He tallied 23 strikeouts over 14 2/3 innings against five walks and just one earned run allowed. In his last outing, Wicks punched out 10 over four frames with just two hits allowed on June 29. Wicks finished with the league lead in ERA while ranking third in both WHIP (0.89) and strikeouts. Wicks allowed just one earned run on the season while totaling 17 strikeouts with seven hits allowed over his last 12 innings.
Wicks debuted with the Rockford (Illinois) Rivets of the Northwoods League on July 9, as the lefty earned the win after allowing one earned run with six strikeouts over five innings against the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters. Wicks scattered six hits and walked one. Rockford is currently 8-5 and leads the Wisconsin-Illinois (East) Division.
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FRESHMAN IN 2020-21
Luke Beckstein, Nashua Silver Knights (Futures Collegiate Baseball League)
Playing for the Nashua (New Hampshire) Silver Knights of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League, Beckstein has a slash line of .107/.229/.179 in nine games. He has two doubles and four RBI on the season to go with five walks and three runs. The Silver Knights are 4-5 and in fourth in the FCBL standings.
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Elijah Dale, Waterloo Millers (Mon-Clair Baseball League)
Dale plays for the Waterloo Millers in the Mon-Clair Baseball League in St. Louis, Missouri, which began its schedule on July 4 (no stats available).
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Brady Day, Nashua Silver Knights (Futures Collegiate Baseball League)
Playing for the Nashua (New Hampshire) Silver Knights of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League, Day has a slash line of .231/.412/.462 in five games. Day went 2 for 2 with a home run and five RBI on July 12 against the Worcester Bravehearts. On the season, he has driven in six while drawing four walks and scoring four times. The Silver Knights are 4-5 and in fourth in the FCBL standings.
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Nick Goodwin, Building Champions (Ban Johnson League)
Goodwin is playing for Building Champions of the Ban Johnson League in the Kansas City metro area. Through 17 games, Building Champions is 14-3 and second in the league standings (no statistics available).
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Dominic Hughes, Rockford Rivets (Northwoods League)
Playing for the Rockford (Illinois) Rivets of the Northwoods League, Hughes has a slash line of .280/.419/.480 in seven games. Hughes has hit safely in each of his last two games, going 2 for 5 with a double, triple and RBI in his last game against the Wisconsin Woodchucks on July 12. He has hit safely in five of seven games and reached base safely in six games. The Rivets are currently 8-5 and lead the Wisconsin-Illinois (East) Division.
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Connor McCullough, Perfect Timing Cardinal (Perfect Timing College League)
Playing for Perfect Timing Cardinal of the Perfect Timing College League in Springdale, Arkansas, McCullough is 1-1 with a 1.80 earned run average in six starts. McCullough leads the PTCL in WHIP (0.80), ranks second with 38 strikeouts and third in ERA. In his last start against PT Grey on July 6, he struck out nine in four innings without allowing an earned run on two hits. McCullough's nine-strikeout performance matched his season high set on June 29. He has allowed one or fewer earned runs in five of his six outings. PT Cardinal has a record of 6-12-1.
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Grant Nicholson, Building Champions (Ban Johnson League)
Nicholson is playing for Building Champions of the Ban Johnson League in the Kansas City metro area. Through 17 games, Building Champions is 14-3 and second in the league standings (no statistics available).
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Nico Rodriguez, Rockford Rivets (Northwoods League)
Playing for the Rockford (Illinois) Rivets of the Northwoods League, Rodriguez has appeared in three games and has a 3.86 earned run average (2 ER, 4.2 IP). Rodriguez did not allow an earned run in each of his last two outings, striking out three batters over three innings with two hits given up in that span. He threw a season-long two innings on July 6 against the Wisconsin Woodchucks in a 9-5 win. Rodriguez has totaled five strikeouts on the year while scattering four hits. The Rivets are currently 8-5 and lead the Wisconsin-Illinois (East) Division.
PRO CATS
Evan Marshall, Chicago White Sox
Marshall was named to Chicago's initial 44-man active roster ahead of the 60-game 2020 Major League Baseball season. Marshall had a career year in 2019, going 4-2 with a career-best 2.49 ERA in 55 relief appearances for the White Sox. He logged a career-high 50 2/3 innings while striking out 41 batters to go with a 1.30 WHIP. Marshall made his MLB debut in 2014 with the Arizona Diamondbacks and has spent time with the Seattle Mariners and Cleveland Indians. Marshall was a fourth-round pick of the Diamondbacks in 2011.
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Nick Martini, Philadelphia Phillies
Martini was selected to the Phillies' 60-man player pool for the shortened 2020 MLB season. Martini, who spent time with both the Oakland A's and San Diego Padres in 2019, was a non-roster invitee to spring training by the Phillies. In 2019, Martini hit .226 with a home run, four doubles and 14 runs batted in with the A's and Padres. The former Wildcat played 70 games for Triple-A Las Vegas, posting a .328/.432/.482 slash line with eight homers and 42 RBI last season. The former All-American outfielder was a seventh-round selection of the St. Louis Cardinals in 2011.
SENIORS IN 2020-21
Chris Ceballos, Amarillo Sod Squad (Texas Collegiate League)
Ceballos plays for the Amarillo (Texas) Sod Squad of the Texas Collegiate League and has posted a slash line of .231/.474/.231 in four games. Ceballos went 2 for 5 with an RBI in a 10-8 win on July 7 vs. the Tulsa Drillers. On the year, he has walked four times and scored twice. The Sod Squad are 2-1 and in third place in the North Division standings.
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Kasey Ford, Perfect Timing Red (Perfect Timing College League)
Playing for Perfect Timing Red of the Perfect Timing College League in Springdale, Arkansas, Ford has posted a 1-0 record with a 1.54 ERA in four starts. A PT League All-Star, Ford tossed three hitless innings while racking up six strikeouts in his last start on July 6. He has totaled 18 strikeouts over 11 2/3 innings this season with only two earned runs allowed. Over his last 10 innings of work, Ford has struck out 15 batters while yielding just six hits. PT Red is 11-7-1 and in fourth place in the PTCL standings.
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Luke Hauswirth, Midwest Nationals Blue (Show-Me League)
Hauswirth is playing for the Midwest (Springfield, Missouri) Nationals Blue (no stats available).
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Caleb Littlejim, D-BAT Stanton (D-BAT Collegiate League)
Littlejim is playing for D-BAT Stanton of the D-BAT Collegiate League in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Stanton is 9-10-1 as of July 13 (no stats available).
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Cameron Thompson, Perfect Timing Red (Perfect Timing College League) / Waterloo Bucks (Northwoods League)
Thompson began the summer with Perfect Timing Red of the Perfect Timing College League in Springdale, Arkansas. Thompson had a slash line of .304/.515/.391 with two doubles, an RBI and seven runs scored in 11 games. Thompson went 2 for 2 with a double and a run scored in his last game with PT Red on June 29.
Thompson debuted with the Waterloo (Iowa) Bucks on July 6, and in six games has put together a slash line of .423/.452/.577 with four doubles and five RBI. On July 11 against Mankato, Thompson went 5 for 6 with a double, two runs batted in and five runs scored. He recorded three hits, including two doubles, against St. Cloud on July 7 to go with two RBI and two runs scored. Waterloo is currently 7-4 and second in the Minnesota-Iowa Division.
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JUNIORS IN 2020-21
Dylan Caplinger, D-BAT Fairbanks (D-BAT Collegiate League)
Caplinger is playing for D-BAT Fairbanks of the D-BAT Collegiate League in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Fairbanks is 10-10 through games played July 13 (no stats available).
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Tyler Eckberg, Mankato MoonDogs (Northwoods League)
Playing for the Mankato (Minnesota) MoonDogs of the Northwoods League, Eckberg has made two appearances and has yet to yield an earned run over 3 1/3 innings. Eckberg struck out four in two innings in his season debut on July 6 against Rochester. He followed that up with two strikeouts in 1 1/3 innings vs. Waterloo on July 11. Eckberg has allowed just two hits and one walk and owns a WHIP of 0.90. The MoonDogs are currently 1-8 and in fifth in the Minnesota-Iowa Division.
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Austin Garrett, Oklahoma Lookouts (Oklahoma Metro Scout League)
Garrett is playing of the Oklahoma Lookouts of the Oklahoma Metro Scout League (no stats available).
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Zach Kokoska, Phipps Park Barracudas (South Florida Collegiate Baseball League) / Mankato MoonDogs (Northwoods League)
Kokoska began the season with the Phipps Park (Florida) Barracudas of the South Florida Collegiate Baseball League, posting a slash line of .423/.500/.538 with a double, a triple, two RBI and five runs scored in eight games. Kokoska registered three multi-hit games, with a season-high three hits coming on June 23 against the Ft. Lauderdale Knights. Kokoska hit safely in six of eight games, including five of his last six outings. Kokoska drew three walks with four steals.
Kokoska made his debut with the Mankato (Minnesota) Moondogs of the Northwoods League on July 8. In five games, he has posted a slash line of .227/.200/.200 with a double and four runs batted in. Kokoska went 2 for 5 with a double and two RBI on July 9 against St. Cloud and has hit safely in each of his last four games. The MoonDogs are 1-8 and in fifth in the Minnesota-Iowa Division.
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Jordan Maxson, Sunflower Seeds (Sunflower Collegiate League)
Playing for the Sunflower Seeds, Maxson has a slash line of .290/.362/.419 in 17 games played. Maxson has hit safely in his nine of his last 10 outings, including a 3 for 6 effort with a double and an RBI in his last game on July 12. He strung together four consecutive two-hit games from July 2-7. Maxson has totaled five doubles with a home run and six RBI on the year. The Seeds are currently 4-19 and ninth in the SCL standings.
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Christian McGowan, Waterloo Bucks (Northwoods League)
Playing for the Waterloo (Iowa) Bucks of the Northwoods League, McGowan has made four appearances with three earned runs allowed over 6 1/3 innings of work. He has struck out five while allowing six base hits and a walk. McGowan tossed two scoreless innings on July 5 and struck out a pair in his season debut on July 3. In his last outing, he allowed one hit over two innings with a strikeout on July 13. The Bucks are 7-4 and in second in the Minnesota-Iowa Division.
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Terrence Spurlin, Amarillo Sod Squad (Texas Collegiate League)
Spurlin plays for the Amarillo (Texas) Sod Squad of the Texas Collegiate League and has posted a slash line of .400/.464/.480 in eight games. Spurlin has hit safely in seven of eight games played with two doubles and five runs batted in. He went 3 for 5 with a double, two RBI and four runs scored in a 20-2 win over Texarkana on July 10. Spurlin had a six-game hitting streak from June 30-July 10. The Sod Squad are 2-1 and in third place in the North Division standings.
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Kamron Willman, Amarillo Sod Squad (Texas Collegiate League)
Willman plays for the Amarillo (Texas) Sod Squad of the Texas Collegiate League and has a slash line of .250/.364/.321 in seven games played. Willman has two doubles and an RBI on the year with five walks and nine runs scored. Willman registered a season-best three hits against the Texarkana Twins on July 11, going 3 for 5 with a double and three runs. On July 10, he recorded two hits with an RBI. The Sod Squad are 5-4 and in third place in the North Division standings.
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SOPHOMORES IN 2020-21
Blake Burrows, TSL Weatherford (Texas Showcase League)
Playing for TSL Weatherford in the Texas Showcase League, Burrows owns a slash line of .375/.583/.417 in 11 games. Burrows has hit safely in seven of 11 games, including a season-high three hits and four RBI against TSL-Ccba on June 25. He has driven in eight runs this season with a double and 11 walks. Burrows ranks fourth in the league in hitting and RBI. TSL Weatherford is currently 7-4 and second in the league standings.
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Daniel Carinci, Rockford Rivets (Northwoods League)
Playing for the Rockford (Illinois) Rivets of the Northwoods League, Carinci has a slash line of .194/.235/.258 in nine games. Carinci has two doubles and five runs batted in with four runs scored. He had a four-game hitting streak from July 4-8, going 2 for 3 with a double and an RBI against Fond du Lac on July 8. Carinci has driven in three runs over his last two games, as the Rivets are currently 8-5 and lead the Wisconsin-Illinois (East) Division.
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Mason Crews, Amarillo Sod Squad (Texas Collegiate League)
Playing for the Amarillo (Texas) Sod Squad of the Texas Collegiate League, Crews has appeared in four games and owns a slash line of .167/.167/.167. Crews has hit safely in each of his last two games, including a 1 for 3 day in his last game against Texarkana on July 12. The Sod Squad are 5-4 and in third place in the North Division standings.
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Dylan Phillips, Sunflower Seeds (Sunflower Collegiate League) / Mankato MoonDogs (Northwoods League)
Phillips began the season with the Sunflower Seeds of the Sunflower Collegiate League and posted a slash line of .270/.370/.349 with a home run, two doubles and three runs batted in in 17 games. Phillips put together back-to-back two-hit games (July 2-5), including going 2 for 4 with a double and three runs scored in a 16-5 victory against the Mulvane Patriots on July 2. He had three multi-hit efforts over his last nine games, with a season-high three hits coming on June 27 against the Great Bend Bat Cats. Phillips also made three relief appearances on the mound, going 0-1 with a 3.85 ERA and two strikeouts in 2 1/3 innings.
Phillips made his debut with the Mankato (Minnesota) MoonDogs on July 13 in a 3-2 defeat to the St. Cloud Rox, going 0 for 5. The MoonDogs are 1-8 and in fifth in the Minnesota-Iowa Division.
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Carson Seymour, Rockford Rivets (Northwoods League)
Playing for the Rockford (Illinois) Rivets of the Northwoods League, Seymour made his season debut on July 2 against the La Crosse Loggers. Seymour held the Loggers scoreless over his three innings of work, scattering six hits and striking out a pair without yielding a walk. In his last outing on July 8 vs. Fond du Lac, Seymour allowed four earned runs in 2 1/3 innings on four hits with two strikeouts. He is 0-0 with a 6.75 ERA and four strikeouts on the season. The Rivets are currently 8-5 and lead the Wisconsin-Illinois (East) Division.
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Eric Torres, Green Bay Booyah (Northwoods League)
Playing for the Green Bay (Wisconsin) Booyah of the Northwoods League, Torres has made four relief appearances, totaling 5 2/3 innings without an earned run allowed. He has not allowed a base hit in his last two outings and has given up just two hits this season. Torres has tallied 10 strikeouts with a lone unearned run against him. In his last outing, he struck out two without yielding a hit in an inning of work in a 6-5 win over the Wisconsin Woodchucks on July 13. Green Bay is 6-7 and third in the Wisconsin-Illinois (East) Division.
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Jordan Wicks, Perfect Timing Red (Perfect Timing College League) / Rockford Rivets (Northwoods League)
Wicks began the summer with Perfect Timing Red of the Perfect Timing College League in Springdale, Arkansas. Wicks went 1-0 with a 0.61 ERA in four starts. He tallied 23 strikeouts over 14 2/3 innings against five walks and just one earned run allowed. In his last outing, Wicks punched out 10 over four frames with just two hits allowed on June 29. Wicks finished with the league lead in ERA while ranking third in both WHIP (0.89) and strikeouts. Wicks allowed just one earned run on the season while totaling 17 strikeouts with seven hits allowed over his last 12 innings.
Wicks debuted with the Rockford (Illinois) Rivets of the Northwoods League on July 9, as the lefty earned the win after allowing one earned run with six strikeouts over five innings against the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters. Wicks scattered six hits and walked one. Rockford is currently 8-5 and leads the Wisconsin-Illinois (East) Division.
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FRESHMAN IN 2020-21
Luke Beckstein, Nashua Silver Knights (Futures Collegiate Baseball League)
Playing for the Nashua (New Hampshire) Silver Knights of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League, Beckstein has a slash line of .107/.229/.179 in nine games. He has two doubles and four RBI on the season to go with five walks and three runs. The Silver Knights are 4-5 and in fourth in the FCBL standings.
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Elijah Dale, Waterloo Millers (Mon-Clair Baseball League)
Dale plays for the Waterloo Millers in the Mon-Clair Baseball League in St. Louis, Missouri, which began its schedule on July 4 (no stats available).
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Brady Day, Nashua Silver Knights (Futures Collegiate Baseball League)
Playing for the Nashua (New Hampshire) Silver Knights of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League, Day has a slash line of .231/.412/.462 in five games. Day went 2 for 2 with a home run and five RBI on July 12 against the Worcester Bravehearts. On the season, he has driven in six while drawing four walks and scoring four times. The Silver Knights are 4-5 and in fourth in the FCBL standings.
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Nick Goodwin, Building Champions (Ban Johnson League)
Goodwin is playing for Building Champions of the Ban Johnson League in the Kansas City metro area. Through 17 games, Building Champions is 14-3 and second in the league standings (no statistics available).
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Dominic Hughes, Rockford Rivets (Northwoods League)
Playing for the Rockford (Illinois) Rivets of the Northwoods League, Hughes has a slash line of .280/.419/.480 in seven games. Hughes has hit safely in each of his last two games, going 2 for 5 with a double, triple and RBI in his last game against the Wisconsin Woodchucks on July 12. He has hit safely in five of seven games and reached base safely in six games. The Rivets are currently 8-5 and lead the Wisconsin-Illinois (East) Division.
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Connor McCullough, Perfect Timing Cardinal (Perfect Timing College League)
Playing for Perfect Timing Cardinal of the Perfect Timing College League in Springdale, Arkansas, McCullough is 1-1 with a 1.80 earned run average in six starts. McCullough leads the PTCL in WHIP (0.80), ranks second with 38 strikeouts and third in ERA. In his last start against PT Grey on July 6, he struck out nine in four innings without allowing an earned run on two hits. McCullough's nine-strikeout performance matched his season high set on June 29. He has allowed one or fewer earned runs in five of his six outings. PT Cardinal has a record of 6-12-1.
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Grant Nicholson, Building Champions (Ban Johnson League)
Nicholson is playing for Building Champions of the Ban Johnson League in the Kansas City metro area. Through 17 games, Building Champions is 14-3 and second in the league standings (no statistics available).
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Nico Rodriguez, Rockford Rivets (Northwoods League)
Playing for the Rockford (Illinois) Rivets of the Northwoods League, Rodriguez has appeared in three games and has a 3.86 earned run average (2 ER, 4.2 IP). Rodriguez did not allow an earned run in each of his last two outings, striking out three batters over three innings with two hits given up in that span. He threw a season-long two innings on July 6 against the Wisconsin Woodchucks in a 9-5 win. Rodriguez has totaled five strikeouts on the year while scattering four hits. The Rivets are currently 8-5 and lead the Wisconsin-Illinois (East) Division.
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