With two weeks and twelve games into the Falmouth Commodores season, here is a look at how the team is doing as of the end of June:
No. 1: Rhys Hoskins (Sacramento State) was named Cape League Players to Watch this past week.
– During the Commodores three game win streak, Hoskins hit .500. In those three games, he drove in three runs.
– He is consistently batting well above .300.
– Has earned 12 RBIs thus far this summer, and is tied for first in home runs in the CCBL with 3 homers.
No. 2: Kevin Cron (TCU) has been a powerhouse for the Commodores since day one.
– Cron charts second on this list as he currently bats reliably around .300.
– He has 6 doubles (the most on the team), and falls directly behind Hoskins with 9 RBIs.
No. 3: Sam Gillikin (Auburn), in just six game appearances, has proved himself as a key player to the Commodores offense.
– In these six games, Gillikin has had 8 hits, 3 RBIs, and scored twice.
– His batting average is one of the highest on the team with .364.
– Gillikin is also second on the team in OBP with .417.
No. 4: Troy Stein (Texas A&M) has stood out exponentially at the dish as well as defensively making game changing pick offs from behind the plate.
– Stein holds the top OBP for the Commodores with .474, and is batting .310 as of late.
– He has had two doubles, racked up two RBIs, and drawn a total of 9 walks, showing how he works the pitch count to his favor. He certainly makes the opposing pitcher work for every out.
No. 5: Conner Hale (State Col of Florida Manatee-Sarasota) pulls in at the number five spot with an impressive .324 batting average.
– He is third on the team with 6 RBIs with solid .351 OBP.
– Hale has scored five runs, one double, and one stolen base.
– He has eleven hits in eleven games played.
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Other Players to Note in the Line-up
Richie Martin Jr. (Florida)
– Despite Martin’s low batting average, he is the epitome of danger when on the base path.
– He has stolen 9 bases in these first couple weeks, and currently is a top leader in the CCBL stolen bases.
Kevin Newman (Arizona)
– Trails just behind Martin with 7 stolen bases for the Commodores.
– Newman is batting just below .300 with a .273 average.
– He is fourth on the team in RBIs with 4.
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Top 5 Pitchers
No. 1: Trey Teakell (TCU); Record 2-1
– Out of the entire Commodores pitching staff, Teakell has gone the most innings with a total of 18 1/3 pitched.
– In those 18 1/3 innings of work, he’s had 11 strikeouts, allowed 14 hits, yet given up only 5 runs.
– He has an striking 1.47 ERA.
No. 2: Craig Schlitter (Bryant); Record 1-1
– Schlitter is the solitary returning player from last summer, and he’s come back just as strong as this year.
– He comes in second on this list with a 1.80 ERA.
– In 10 innings of work, he’s had 8 strikeouts, allowed only seven hits, and two runs.
No. 3: John Means (West Virginia); Record 1-1
– With a tough first outing against Chatham, Means bounced back six days later in a shutout win against Bourne.
– Means is tied for first alongside Teakell with 11 strikeouts, and is third on the team with a 1.86 ERA.
– In 9 2/3 innings of work, Means has only allowed five hits and given up three runs.
No. 4: Brent Stong (Bradley); Reliever
– Stong has a 0.00 ERA in 6 1/3 innings on the mound.
– He has recorded an impressive 7 strikeouts, given up only two hits, and has not given up a single walk thus far on the season.
No. 5: Jared Price (Maryland); Reliever
– Price makes this top five list with an 1.80 ERA.
– In 5 innings of work, he has had 6 strikeouts, given up only 1 hit, and 1 run.
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