Cats in Summer League
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I love the average and homeruns, but 43 strikeouts in 139 AB's is a lot.
You also have to remember, they don't have the best umpires in the summer leagues. These guys are also working on their approach at the plate. Not swinging at bad pitches, working on top hand, etc. They could be taking a lot because they aren't willing to chase and developing bad habits. Also consider where they are in the lineup and what is their role, are they a setup guy or what?
I’m excited to have Dalton Reed. He K’d a lot in JUCO too, but I’ll take the trade off for slugging.
It's acceptable to have a guy or two with big K numbers. However, last year I felt like we struck out too often from every lineup hole, and especially in bad situations.
So, how would you guys (and gals) like the updates to look? Do you want me to just edit the old stats to reflect today or add the new stats so you can compare from last month?
That is a lot of work CBK, what ever you feel comfortable doing !
Here is a little update about Marshall Gei:
http://cincinnatisteam.com/view/cincinnatisteam/news-1/news_507873
http://cincinnatisteam.com/view/cincinnatisteam/news-1/news_507873
Looks like Coleman, Hazelwood, and McGeorge are our top pitching canidates along with Z Thompson of course. D Reed, M Gei had solid seasons this summer at the plate.
Hazelwood was filthy. Would have liked to have seen better numbers from Ramsey and a few others.
Not a ton of eye popping play this summer. Gei and Reed and Hill were all pretty impressive, but we have to have more step up. Guys like Shinn and Johnson struggling is hard to take though.
Agree with your thoughts. Hopefully Collette will be healthy and productive, I forgot to mention C Hill and J Shelby, they could really help us a lot also.
Final stats for Hill, Kessler, Lewis, Gei, Rodriguez, Shinn, Bennett, Combs, Harbert, Johnson, R. Johnson:
HILL:
SUMMER 2018
Appeared in 31 games for the Texarkana Twins of the Texas Collegiate League…Batted .342 with 27 runs scored, six doubles, two triples, four home runs and 15 walks…Ranked 5th in the league in batting average…Stole 26 bases, second-most in the league despite missing two weeks with an injury…Knocked in 25 runs, ranking 8th in the league…Had an OPS of .984…Stole multiple bases in a game five times, including three games of three steals…Recorded eight hits and six steals in the first two games of the summer…Had four games where he totaled either three or four RBI…Played with UK teammate Coltyn Kessler and was coached by Nolan Fanning, brother of UK assistant coach Roland Fanning.
*Voted a TCL All-Star but did not participate due to injury
KESSLER:
SUMMER 2018
Appeared in 29 games for the Texarkana Twins of the Texas Collegiate League…Was named a TCL All-Star and participated in the league’s Home Run Derby…Batted .292 with 17 runs, 21 RBI, nine doubles, a triple and two home runs…Walked 19 times and stole three bases while producing an OPS of .862…Had a summer-high four RBI on 7/24…In the all-star game, went 1-for-1 with a run, a walk and a hit by pitch…Played with UK teammate Cam Hill and was coached by Nolan Fanning, brother of UK assistant coach Roland Fanning.
LEWIS:
SUMMER 2018
Appeared in 32 games for the Brookhaven Bucks of the Sunbelt League…Team won its first league championship…Batted .218 with 15 runs, one double, one home run, four RBI and 11 walks, mostly out of the leadoff spot in the lineup…Claimed the regular season stolen base crown, stealing 16 bases in 18 attempts…Stole multiple bases in a game six times…Was named a Sunbelt League All-Star…Was selected to the Southeast Collegiate Prospect Showcase.
GEI:
SUMMER 2018
Appeared in 27 games for the Cincinnati Steam of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League…Batted .280 in 93 at bats with 17 runs, 10 RBI, five doubles and three home runs…Walked more than twice as often as he struck out (17 to 8)…Tied team record with five sacrifices…Threw out 11 runners attempting to steal…Was named to the GLSCL All-Star Game and was voted Honorable Mention All-GLSCL…Twice had three-hit games…Had a six-game hit streak from 7/1-7/11 where he hit .524 (11-of-21)…Played with UK teammates Thomas Bennett and Grant Macciocchi.
Rodriguez:
SUMMER 2018
Appeared in 34 games for the Savannah Bananas of the Coastal Plain League…Batted .200 with 16 runs, four doubles, two home runs, seven RBI, 26 walks and 11 stolen bases…The Bananas won the South Division with a 38-14 record in the regular season before reaching the semifinals of the playoffs…His 26 walks ranked 13th in the league…Batting average skewed by a rough start to the summer but continued to tick upward as the season went along.
Shinn:
2018 SUMMER
Appeared in 25 games for the Gaithersburg Giants of the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League, including one playoff game…Had two doubles, two home runs, scored 14 runs and walked 10 times…Had a pair of hits and a stolen base in the Giants’ playoff game…Homered in back-to-back games 6/28 and 6/29…Produced a summer-high three hits on 6/18.
Bennett:
SUMMER 2018
Appeared in 24 games for the Cincinnati Steam of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League…Hit .239 with 17 runs, 12 RBI, four doubles, one home run, 13 walks and two steals…Posted an OPS of .758…In the team’s playoff game went 1-for2 with a run, RBI, two walks and a steal…On 6/15, went 2-for-3 with two runs, an RBI, a double, walk and steal…Played with UK teammates Marshall Gei and Grant Macciocchi.
Combs:
SUMMER 2018
Appeared in 23 games for the Danbury Westerners of the New England Collegiate Baseball League…Batted .208 with 10 runs, five doubles, three home runs and 14 RBI with an OPS of .661…Summer ended early due to minor injury…Notched four multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games…Drove in a summer-high four runs on 6/30, which included a home run…Played with UK teammate Spencer Harbert.
Harbert:
SUMMER 2018
Appeared in 28 games for the Danbury Westerners of the New England Collegiate Baseball League…Batted .253 with 12 runs, six doubles, three home runs and 13 RBI…Walked 15 times and stole a base…Posted a promising OPS of .808…Had six multi-hit games, including a pair of three-hit performances…Found a groove the second half of the summer after getting consistent at-bats…Showed flashes of the power the Kentucky coaches think he possesses…Played with UK teammate Brayden Combs.
T. Johnson:
SUMMER 2018
Appeared in 43 games for the Elmira Pioneers of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League…The 43 games played were the most by any Kentucky player in a summer league…Batted .263 with seven doubles, a triple, 19 RBI, 23 walks and a .681 OPS…Ranked seventh in the league in runs (36) and ninth in steals (17)…Was named a PGCBL all-star…Played multiple positions for the Pioneers, showing the versatility UK’s coaches love…Had 13 multi-hit games…Drove in three runs on three occasions…Hit by seven pitches as part of his .372 on-base percentage…Played with UK teammates Mason Hazelwood and Jimmy Ramsey.
R. Johnson:
SUMMER 2018
Served as a two-way player for the Brazos Valley Bombers of the Texas Collegiate League…Primarily focused on pitching, posted a 2-0 record with a 4.05 ERA in seven games with three starts…Struck out 11 and allowed just eight hits in 13.1 innings…Opponents hit just .163 against him…Did not allow more than three earned runs in any appearance…Found his footing after his first outing…Had a WHIP of 1.05…Appeared as a position player nine times, hitting .212 with three runs, four RBI and a triple in 33 at bats...Drew four walks and stole a base.
HILL:
SUMMER 2018
Appeared in 31 games for the Texarkana Twins of the Texas Collegiate League…Batted .342 with 27 runs scored, six doubles, two triples, four home runs and 15 walks…Ranked 5th in the league in batting average…Stole 26 bases, second-most in the league despite missing two weeks with an injury…Knocked in 25 runs, ranking 8th in the league…Had an OPS of .984…Stole multiple bases in a game five times, including three games of three steals…Recorded eight hits and six steals in the first two games of the summer…Had four games where he totaled either three or four RBI…Played with UK teammate Coltyn Kessler and was coached by Nolan Fanning, brother of UK assistant coach Roland Fanning.
*Voted a TCL All-Star but did not participate due to injury
KESSLER:
SUMMER 2018
Appeared in 29 games for the Texarkana Twins of the Texas Collegiate League…Was named a TCL All-Star and participated in the league’s Home Run Derby…Batted .292 with 17 runs, 21 RBI, nine doubles, a triple and two home runs…Walked 19 times and stole three bases while producing an OPS of .862…Had a summer-high four RBI on 7/24…In the all-star game, went 1-for-1 with a run, a walk and a hit by pitch…Played with UK teammate Cam Hill and was coached by Nolan Fanning, brother of UK assistant coach Roland Fanning.
LEWIS:
SUMMER 2018
Appeared in 32 games for the Brookhaven Bucks of the Sunbelt League…Team won its first league championship…Batted .218 with 15 runs, one double, one home run, four RBI and 11 walks, mostly out of the leadoff spot in the lineup…Claimed the regular season stolen base crown, stealing 16 bases in 18 attempts…Stole multiple bases in a game six times…Was named a Sunbelt League All-Star…Was selected to the Southeast Collegiate Prospect Showcase.
GEI:
SUMMER 2018
Appeared in 27 games for the Cincinnati Steam of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League…Batted .280 in 93 at bats with 17 runs, 10 RBI, five doubles and three home runs…Walked more than twice as often as he struck out (17 to 8)…Tied team record with five sacrifices…Threw out 11 runners attempting to steal…Was named to the GLSCL All-Star Game and was voted Honorable Mention All-GLSCL…Twice had three-hit games…Had a six-game hit streak from 7/1-7/11 where he hit .524 (11-of-21)…Played with UK teammates Thomas Bennett and Grant Macciocchi.
Rodriguez:
SUMMER 2018
Appeared in 34 games for the Savannah Bananas of the Coastal Plain League…Batted .200 with 16 runs, four doubles, two home runs, seven RBI, 26 walks and 11 stolen bases…The Bananas won the South Division with a 38-14 record in the regular season before reaching the semifinals of the playoffs…His 26 walks ranked 13th in the league…Batting average skewed by a rough start to the summer but continued to tick upward as the season went along.
Shinn:
2018 SUMMER
Appeared in 25 games for the Gaithersburg Giants of the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League, including one playoff game…Had two doubles, two home runs, scored 14 runs and walked 10 times…Had a pair of hits and a stolen base in the Giants’ playoff game…Homered in back-to-back games 6/28 and 6/29…Produced a summer-high three hits on 6/18.
Bennett:
SUMMER 2018
Appeared in 24 games for the Cincinnati Steam of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League…Hit .239 with 17 runs, 12 RBI, four doubles, one home run, 13 walks and two steals…Posted an OPS of .758…In the team’s playoff game went 1-for2 with a run, RBI, two walks and a steal…On 6/15, went 2-for-3 with two runs, an RBI, a double, walk and steal…Played with UK teammates Marshall Gei and Grant Macciocchi.
Combs:
SUMMER 2018
Appeared in 23 games for the Danbury Westerners of the New England Collegiate Baseball League…Batted .208 with 10 runs, five doubles, three home runs and 14 RBI with an OPS of .661…Summer ended early due to minor injury…Notched four multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games…Drove in a summer-high four runs on 6/30, which included a home run…Played with UK teammate Spencer Harbert.
Harbert:
SUMMER 2018
Appeared in 28 games for the Danbury Westerners of the New England Collegiate Baseball League…Batted .253 with 12 runs, six doubles, three home runs and 13 RBI…Walked 15 times and stole a base…Posted a promising OPS of .808…Had six multi-hit games, including a pair of three-hit performances…Found a groove the second half of the summer after getting consistent at-bats…Showed flashes of the power the Kentucky coaches think he possesses…Played with UK teammate Brayden Combs.
T. Johnson:
SUMMER 2018
Appeared in 43 games for the Elmira Pioneers of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League…The 43 games played were the most by any Kentucky player in a summer league…Batted .263 with seven doubles, a triple, 19 RBI, 23 walks and a .681 OPS…Ranked seventh in the league in runs (36) and ninth in steals (17)…Was named a PGCBL all-star…Played multiple positions for the Pioneers, showing the versatility UK’s coaches love…Had 13 multi-hit games…Drove in three runs on three occasions…Hit by seven pitches as part of his .372 on-base percentage…Played with UK teammates Mason Hazelwood and Jimmy Ramsey.
R. Johnson:
SUMMER 2018
Served as a two-way player for the Brazos Valley Bombers of the Texas Collegiate League…Primarily focused on pitching, posted a 2-0 record with a 4.05 ERA in seven games with three starts…Struck out 11 and allowed just eight hits in 13.1 innings…Opponents hit just .163 against him…Did not allow more than three earned runs in any appearance…Found his footing after his first outing…Had a WHIP of 1.05…Appeared as a position player nine times, hitting .212 with three runs, four RBI and a triple in 33 at bats...Drew four walks and stole a base.
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