K-State Baseball Summer Update - July 6 - Kansas State University Athletics

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.

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. He has appeared in one game, going 0 for 2 with two walks in a 1-0 win over San Antonio on July 1. After three games, the Sod Squad are 2-1 and in third place in the North Division standings.

Kasey Ford, Perfect Timing Red (Perfect Timing College League)
Playing for Perfect Timing Red of the Perfect Timing College League in Springdale, Arkansas, Ford was named a PT League All-Star after posting a 1-0 record with a 2.08 ERA after three starts. Ford struck out five over four innings in his last start on June 23 against Sandlot Gray, allowing two earned runs on three hits. He tossed three scoreless innings on June 9 against Sandlot Black, striking out four batters and allowing three hits. In the season's first start, the senior righty yielded one hit over 1 2/3 frames and two unearned runs. Over 8 2/3 innings of work, Ford has struck out 12 with seven hits against him as PT Red is 6-6-1 this season.

Luke Hauswirth, Midwest Nationals Blue (Show-Me League)
Hauswirth is playing for the Midwest (Springfield, Missouri) Nationals Blue (no stats available).

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 8-7-1 as of July 1 (no stats available).

Cameron Thompson, Perfect Timing Red (Perfect Timing College League)
Playing for Perfect Timing Red of the Perfect Timing College League in Springdale, Arkansas, Thompson has 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 on Monday vs. PT Cardinal as PT Red has a 6-6-1 record.

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 9-7 through games played July 1 (no stats available).

Chris Herb, Phipps Park Barracudas (South Florida Collegiate Baseball League)
Herb is playing for the Phipps Park Barracudas of the South Florida Collegiate Baseball League and has yet to appear in a game. The Barracudas are 7-10 and fourth in the North Division of the SFCBL.

Tyler Eckberg, Mankato MoonDogs (Northwoods League)
Playing for the Mankato (Minnesota) MoonDogs of the Northwoods League, which began play on July 1, Eckberg has yet to appear in a game. The MoonDogs are currently 0-3 and in fifth in the Minnesota-Iowa Division.

Austin Garrett, Oklahoma Lookouts (Oklahoma Metro Scout League)
Garrett is playing of the Oklahoma Lookouts of the Oklahoma Metro Scout League (no stats available).

Zach Kokoska, Phipps Park Barracudas (South Florida Collegiate Baseball League)
Playing for the Phipps Park Barracudas, Kokoska has a slash line of .423/.500/.538 with a double, a triple, two RBI and five runs scored. In eight games played, Kokoska has registered three multi-hit games, with a season-high three hits coming on June 23 against the Ft. Lauderdale Knights. Kokoska has hit safely in six of eight games, including five of his last six outings. Kokoska has drawn three walks with four steals. The Barracudas are 7-10 and fourth in the North Division of the SFCBL.

Jordan Maxson, Sunflower Seeds (Sunflower Collegiate League)
Playing for the Sunflower Seeds, Maxson has a slash line of .255/.314/.404 in 13 games played. Maxson has hit safely in his last six outings, including three consecutive two-hit games. He went 2 for 4 with two doubles and two runs scored in a 16-5 victory over the Mulvane Patriots on July 2. Maxson homered on July 3 vs. the Patriots and has drawn a walk in four straight games. He has amassed four doubles and four RBI to go with four multi-hit games this season. The Seeds are currently 2-15 and ninth in the SLC standings.

Christian McGowan, Waterloo Bucks (Northwoods League)
Playing for the Waterloo (Iowa) Bucks of the Northwoods League, which began play on July 1, McGowan has appeared twice for the Bucks and has yet to allow an earned run over 4 2/3 innings. He tossed three scoreless frames in his last outing on July 5 against Mankato, striking out two with three hits allowed and one walk. In his season debut, McGowan surrendered just one hit in 1 2/3 innings on July 3 vs. the Willmar Stingers. The Bucks are 4-1 and in first place in the Minnesota-Iowa Division.

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 286/.375/.286 in two games. Spurlin has hit safely in both games he has played and drove in a run in his season debut on June 30 vs. San Antonio. Spurlin went 1 for 4 with a run against San Antonio in his last game on July 2. The Sod Squad are 2-1 and in third place in the North Division standings.

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 .143/.400/.143 in two games played. Willman has drawn three walks and scored twice this season. In his last game, he went 1 for 3 with two walks and scored the only run in a 1-0 victory over the San Antonio Flying Chanclas on July 1. The Sod Squad are 2-1 and in third place in the North Division standings.

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 .500/.692/.562 in eight games. Burrows has hit safely in each of his last three games and six of his last seven overall. He produced a season-high three hits against TSL-Ccba on June 25, going 3 for 4 with four runs batted in. He has driven in eight runs this season with a double and nine walks. Burrows leads the league in hitting and ranks fourth in RBI. TSL Weatherford is currently 6-2 and second in the league standings.

Daniel Carinci, Rockford Rivets (Northwoods League)
Playing for the Rockford (Illinois) Rivets of the Northwoods League, Carinci has a slash line of .143/.200/.214 in four games. Carinci has a double and a run batted in with two runs scored. He has hit safely in each of his last two games, including going 1 for 2 with a double and an RBI on July 4 against the Green Bay Booyah. The Rivets are 2-3 and second in the Wisconsin-Illinois East Division.

Mason Crews, Amarillo Sod Squad (Texas Collegiate League)
Playing for the Amarillo (Texas) Sod Squad of the Texas Collegiate League, Crews has appeared in one game, going 0 for 4 in a 1-0 win over San Antonio on July 1. The Sod Squad are 2-1 and in third place in the North Division standings.

Dylan Phillips, Sunflower Seeds (Sunflower Collegiate League)
Playing for the Sunflower Seeds, Phillips has a slash line of .302/.383/.396 with a home run and three runs batted in in 14 games. Phillips has put together back-to-back two-hit games, 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 has five 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 has made two relief appearances on the mound, totaling two innings with two strikeouts and three hits allowed without an earned run against him. The Seeds are currently 2-15 and ninth in the SLC standings.

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. The Rivets are 2-3 and second in the Wisconsin-Illinois East Division.

Eric Torres, Green Bay Booyah (Northwoods League)
Playing for the Green Bay (Wisconsin) Booyah of the Northwoods League, Torres made his season debut on July 2 against the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters. Torres allowed just one hit and an unearned run over two innings while striking out three hitters. Green Bay is 1-4 and third in the Wisconsin-Illinois East Division.

Jordan Wicks, Perfect Timing Red (Perfect Timing College League)
Playing for Perfect Timing Red of the Perfect Timing College League in Springdale, Arkansas, Wicks is 1-0 with a 0.61 ERA in four starts. He has tallied 20 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. As of Monday, Wicks leads the Perfect Timing College League in ERA, WHIP (0.89) and ranks third in strikeouts. In his season debut vs. PT Cardinal on June 1, he punched out six batters in 2 2/3 innings with one hit given up. Wicks has logged four innings of work in each of his last three starts, totaling 17 strikeouts with seven hits allowed over 12 innings. PT Red has a 6-6-1 record.

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, which began play on July 2, Beckstein has gone 0 for 9 in three games with an RBI and two walks drawn. The Silver Knights are 0-3 and in fifth in the FCBL standings.

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).

Brady Day, Nashua Silver Knights (Futures Collegiate Baseball League)
Playing for the Nashua (New Hampshire) Silver Knights of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League, which began play on July 2, Day has gone 0 for 5 in two games. The Silver Knights are 0-3 and in fifth in the FCBL standings.

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 10 games, Building Champions is 9-1 and atop the league standings (no statistics available).

Dominic Hughes, Rockford Rivets (Northwoods League)
Playing for the Rockford (Illinois) Rivets of the Northwoods League, Hughes has a slash line of .333/.467/.500 in three games played. Hughes has hit safely in all three games he has played, totaling two doubles with three runs driven in. He went 2 for 4 with a double and an RBI in his season debut on July 2 against La Crosse. The Rivets are 2-3 and second in the Wisconsin-Illinois East Division.

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 4.09 earned run average in six starts. McCullough ranks second in the league with 35 strikeouts, including a season-high nine coming over four innings vs. PT Red on June 22. McCullough is third in the league with his 1.09 WHIP while his ERA ranks fifth. He has allowed one or fewer earned runs in four of his six outings, including three hitless innings on June 17 against PT White and three hitless innings against PT Black on June 8. PT Cardinal has a record of 6-8.

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 10 games, Building Champions is 9-1 and atop the league standings (no statistics available).

Nico Rodriguez, Rockford Rivets (Northwoods League)
Playing for the Rockford (Illinois) Rivets of the Northwoods League, Rodriguez has one relief outing, totaling 1 2/3 innings on July 2 against the La Crosse Loggers. Rodriguez struck out two while allowing two earned runs on two hits. The Rivets are 2-3 and second in the Wisconsin-Illinois East Division.

Kansas State University Athletics

K-State Baseball Summer Update - July 6

Players Mentioned

Blake Burrows

Dylan Caplinger

Daniel Carinci

Chris Ceballos

Mason Crews

Elijah Dale

Tyler Eckberg

Kasey Ford

Austin Garrett

Luke Hauswirth

Chris Herb

Zach Kokoska

Caleb Littlejim

Jordan Maxson

Connor McCullough

Dylan Phillips

Nico Rodriguez

Carson Seymour

Terrence Spurlin

Cameron Thompson

Eric Torres

Jordan Wicks

Kamron Willman

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