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Spiders Have 15 Playing In Summer Collegiate Baseball Leagues
June 18, 2009
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. - A number of Richmond baseball players are spending their summers playing for collegiate baseball leagues across the nation. The Spiders have 15 current players in the various leagues, including seven in the Valley Baseball League and, for the second-straight year, a representative in the prestigious Cape Cod League. Here's a look at where they are and how they've fared thus far: Cape Cod League (www.capecodbaseball.org) Valley Baseball League (www.valleybaseballleague.com) Stephen Owens (New Market Rebels: www.rebelsbaseball.biz) - Owens, who also played for New Market last summer, tossed 5.2 innings in his last start, allowing no earned runs with two strikeouts to pick up a win over Woodstock. The righty is 1-1 with a 5.59 ERA for the summer. Victor Croglio (Harrisonburg Turks: www.harrisonburgturks.com) - The shortstop has started four of the team's eight games and is batting .263 with a double and three RBI. Croglio leads the club with a .600 average with runners in scoring position and is error-less in 19 chances.
Evan Stehle (Harrisonburg Turks: www.harrisonburgturks.com) - Has made three starts for Harrisonburg and is batting .214 with three runs scored. Daniel Clark (Luray Wranglers: www.luraywranglers.com) - In his first appearance of the summer, Clark fired an inning of scoreless relief to earn a save in Luray's 10-6 win over New Market on June 7. Adam McConnell (Rockbridge Rapids: www.rockbridgerapids.com) - On the heels of his rookie season at Richmond in which he was tabbed a Freshman All-America, McConnell is batting .222 at Rockbridge and has started in six of the seven games. He is two-for-two in stolen bases Ian Marshall (Woodstock River Bandits: www.woodstockriverbandits.org) - Marshall leads his team in almost all major pitching categories -- wins (one), innings pitched (15.2), and strikeouts (20), in addition to a 1.72 earned run average. He was on the short end of a 4-1 loss to Luray in the season-opener, but went the distance with 12 strikeouts in nine innings in a 3-1 win over Staunton. He allowed just five hits and two walks in the compete-game win. New York Collegiate League (www.nycbl.com) Coastal Plains League (www.coastalplain.com) Billy Barber (Peninsula Pilots: www.peninsulapilots.com) - Barber has proven to be a versatile asset for his Peninsula Pilots team by going two-for-four with two RBI, a run and a steal in the team's 6-5 loss to Petersburg in the season-opener. He leads the Pilots in games started (16), RBIs (11) and is a perfect seven-for-seven in stolen base attempts. He's batting .262 on the season. Mike Mergenthaler (Peninsula Pilots: www.peninsulapilots.com) - Mergenthaler has started 15 of the team's 17 games and is batting .255 with a pair of doubles and four RBI. The rising junior has drawn a team-leading seven walks for an on-base percentage of .375. He was four-for-four with two runs and two RBIs in a 9-3 win over Petersburg on May 30. Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League (www.greatlakesleague.org) New England Collegiate Baseball League (www.necbl.com) California Collegiate League |
 
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