ROCK HILL, S.C. – A key aspect of college baseball, like all sports at the collegiate level, is that there is never an off-season. Some players work, some train and others use the summer to suit up and continue playing the game.
Winthrop baseball currently has 11 players out on the diamond with collegiate summer leagues around the country.
The majority of the players have stayed local.
Charlie Evans is playing for the Carolina Disco Turkeys (Winston-Salem, N.C.) while
Nic Britt and
Dylan Ducharme are with the Regulators (Charlotte, N.C.) of the Southern Collegiate Baseball League.
Harrison Wilson is also in the SCBL as a member of the Queen City Corndogs (Charlotte, N.C.).
Reese Lumpkin and
Riley Huge are with the Florence Flamingoes (Florence, S.C.) of the Coastal Plain League, with Lumpkin set to play the second half of their season. All four of those teams are barnstorming teams.
Caleb Jones and
Parker Kruglewicz are currently training and both are scheduled to pitch the second half of the season with a club TBD.
Zan Rose and
Ty Hooks are teammates on the Strasburg Express (Strasburg, Va.) of the Valley League up in the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia, with Rose set to pitch the second half of their season. Finally,
Alex Logusch is playing with the Ocean State Waves (Wakefield, R.I.) of the New England Collegiate Baseball League.
Here's a midsummer report on your Winthrop Eagles:
Ty Hooks-Strasburg Express (Valley League)
The recent Eagle graduate from Rock Hill, S.C. has played in 11 games so far with 37 at-bats, coming in to score five times, getting a hit nine times and driving in six runs for a .243 batting average.
Alex Logusch-Ocean State Waves (New England Collegiate Baseball League)
Another recent Winthrop alumnus from Ballwin, MO has pitched in three games, notching two wins with a 1.35 ERA and striking out 14 batters so far on the young season.
Zan Rose- Strasburg Express (Valley League)
The rising sophomore catcher from Tampa, FL will begin playing with the Express in the second half of their season.
