SUMMER LEAGUE STAT TRACKER
Gunner Glad, Keenan Wiley ? Cape Cod League ? Yarmouth Dennis Red Sox –
Navarro Hall, Neiko Johnson ? Great Lakes League ? Lima Locos –
William Campbell, Tyler Henry, James Paxton ? Alaska League ? Glacier Pilots –
Troy Frazier, Clint Tilford, Chris Wade ? Northwoods League ? Wisconsin Woodchucks –
Kevin Bishop, Jonathan Huff, Marcus Nidiffer, Kevin Thulin ? Valley League ? Covington Lumberjacks –
Chris Bisson, Logan Darnell, Mike Kaczmarek, Spencer Korus ? New York Collegiate Baseball League ? Amsterdam Mohawks –
Andy Burns ? Northwoods League ? Duluth Huskies –
Gunner Glad ? Northwoods League ? La Crosse Loggers –
Bryan Rose ? Coastal Plains League ? Outer Banks –
Brian Suerdick ? Great Lakes League ? Grand Lake –
Matt Little ? Coastal Plains League ? Peninsula –
HYANNIS, Mass. — Playing in the most prestigious collegiate summer league in the nation, Kentucky junior outfielder Keenan Wiley has been named a Cape Cod League All-Star alternate, the league announced on Sunday.
Wiley, the only position player named an alternate for the East team, has swung a consistent bat for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox, the team that former UK stars Collin Cowgill and Scott Green helped lead to the CCL Championship last summer. Wiley has hit for a .287 average (33-for-115) in 32 games, adding six doubles and seven RBI, stealing 9-of-9 bases.
Wiley is the second consecutive Wildcat to roam centerfield for Yarmouth Dennis, as Cowgill earned All-Star honors as the Y-D centerfielder last summer.
As a speedy leadoff man for UK, Wiley hit .327 in each his freshman and sophomore campaigns. Wiley, a native of Richmond, Ky., saw a team-best 254 at bats in 2008, reaching with 13 doubles, two triples, two home runs and adding 38 RBI.
Wiley?s game of the summer came as a 4-for-5, two-run outing vs. Falmouth. With his team trailing Falmouth in the ninth inning, Wiley came out of the centerfield and pitched the final 2/3 of the ninth inning, the first time on the mound for Wiley since before coming to Kentucky. Wiley, a left-handed thrower, allowed two hits and no runs, striking out one.
The Under Armour Cape Cod Baseball All-Star Game will be played on July 26 at Veterans Field in Chatham, Mass.
UK Baseball Summer Update: Nidiffer Named Valley League All-Star MVP
COVINGTON, Va. — Kentucky junior catcher Marcus Nidiffer earned Valley League All-Star Most Valuable Player honors after posting a game-high three RBI and a home run on a 2-for-5 performance in the Valley Collegiate Summer League All-Star game, held earlier in July.
Nidiffer, a native of Bristol, Tenn., has been one of many Kentucky baseball players excelling in summer baseball leagues. Playing for the Covington Lumberjacks in the Valley League, Nidiffer has posted monster numbers, batting .333 (29-for-87) in 28 games, adding four doubles, a triple and a team-best nine home runs while swinging a wood bat. Nidiffer has added 22 RBI and is slugging .713, reaching base at a .459 clip.
Outfielder Troy Frazier, infielder Spencer Korus and sophomore southpaw Logan Darnell have also each earned All-Star honors during the summer. Frazier, a junior from Louisville, Ky., earned All-Star accolades from the Northwoods League, while leading the Wisconsin Woodchucks in home runs (3) and RBI (24). Frazier, who finished second in the Northwoods League Home Run Derby with six roundtrippers, has hit for a .329 average (28-for-85) in 24 games. Frazier has added nine doubles, a triple, a .565 slugging percentage and a .412 on-base percentage.
Korus, a utility infielder and Washington native, has hit .252 (27-for-107) in 26 games, adding seven doubles, three homers and 21 RBI. Korus hit .310 (13-for-42) in 18 games for UK in 2008, with six of his 13 hits going for doubles.
Darnell, a dynamic left-handed pitcher, has joined Korus on the Amsterdam Mohwaks of the New York Collegiate Baseball League. Darnell has earned a 2-0 record and a 2.08 ERA, appearing in six games with four starts, working in 26 innings with 26 strikeouts and just 12 walks. As a freshman in 2008, Darnell worked in 15 games, earning a 4.08 ERA in 17.2 innings.
The third of four UK players on the Amsterdam Mohawks is infielder Chris Bisson, who has hit for a .318 average (35-for-110) in 25 games, belting two doubles, a triple, two homers and 15 RBI. Bisson has drawn a team-high 18 walks and stolen 14-of-15 bases. Playing as a true freshman in 2008, Bisson hit .157 (8-for-51) with three doubles and four RBI.
Lefty Mike Kaczmarek has also suited up for the Mohwaks, appearing in six games with four starts, earning a 2-0 record and a 4.43 ERA, pitching 22.1 innings and striking out 28.
Neiko Johnson and Navarro Hall have been playing for the Lima Locos in the Great Lakes League, with Johnson hitting .304 (24-for-79) in 23 games, adding a double, triple and home run, to complement nine RBI and 7-of-8 stolen bases. Hall, a speedy outfielder, has hit .267 (8-for-30) in 14 games.
Sophomore catcher Brian Suerdick is also playing in the Great Lakes League, batting .267 (12-for-45) in 16 games, with two doubles, a triple and four RBI for Grand Lake.
In the Alaska League, pitchers Tyler Henry and James Paxton have put up impressive numbers with Henry working in a team-high 46 innings. In eight appearances and five starts, Henry has earned a 3-2 record and a 1.96 ERA, totaling two complete games and one complete-game shutout. Paxton, a junior lefty, has earned a 1-0 record and a 2.25 ERA, starting three games in four appearances, striking out 12 in 16 innings.
In the Coastal Plains League, outfielder Bryan Rose has hit .235 (24-for-102) in 31 games for Outerbanks. Rose has added four doubles, a triple and a home run, driving in nine RBI and swiping 4-of-6 bases. As a redshirt freshman in 2008, Rose hit .290 (29-for-100) with seven doubles, two triples and four home runs.
Incoming pitcher Matt Little has also been playing in the Coastal Plains League, pitching for Peninsula. Little has appeared in 14 games with two starting nods, earning a 2-0 record and a 2.73 ERA. Little has worked one complete game in his two starts, hurling 33 innings and striking out 30.
Teaming with Nidiffer on the Lumberjacks in the Valley League have been outfielders Kevin Bishop and Kevin Thulin. Bishop has hit .185 in 12 games, with Thulin checking in with a .178 average in 17 games.
Fellow incoming player Andy Burns has also been playing in the Northwoods League, suiting up for the Duluth Huskies. Burns has totaled three doubles, two homers and 11 RBI in 37 games. Burns, a High School All-American infielder, was a draft pick of the Colorado Rockies in the 2008 MLB Draft.
College summer leagues give collegiate players a chance to spend the summer playing in a minor league type atmosphere, swinging wood bats as opposed to the aluminum bats associated with college baseball.
