Final Summer Baseball Notebook
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Five Kentucky baseball standouts earned all-star accolades, highlighting the 18 UK student-athletes who played in collegiate leagues during the summer. Below is a complete summer recap.
Marcus Carson, Jr., OF - Northwoods League (St. Cloud Rox)
Had a strong summer in the Northwoods League, batting .263 (20-for-76) in 23 games, with three doubles, two doubles and six RBI ... Had eight walks and six strikeouts, stealing two bases ... Played in two games in June, before returning to the Rox for 21 games in June and early August.
Dylan Dwyer, Sr., LHP - Northwoods League (Wisconsin Woodchucks)
Appeared in 12 games with 11 starts in the Northwoods League, owning a 4-6 record and a 5.46 ERA ... Worked 59.1 innings, allowing 69 hits and 24 walks, striking out 37 ... Allowed one run on three hits in seven innings on June 25 ... Tossed 8.2 shutout innings on July 1, allowing only six hits and a walk ... Worked seven shutout innings on July 23, allowing only three hits and a walk.
Marshall Gei, R-Fr., C/IF - Futures League (Brockton Rox)
Played in 24 games for the Brockton Rox, hitting .373 (31-for-83) with nine runs, four doubles and 10 RBI, drawing six walks and striking out nine times ... Totaled multi-hit games in 13 of his 24 outings, with a pair of three-hit games.
Dorian Hairston, Sr., OF - Coastal Plains League (Martinsville)
Played in 46 games with 41 starts in the Coastal Plains League, batting .258 (40-for-155) with five doubles, one triple, three homers and 25 RBI ... Stole 13-of-16 bases, with a .361 slugging and a .348 on-base percentage ... Had two outfield assists ... Owned 18 walks and 31 strikeouts, getting plunked by four pitches.
Connor Heady, Jr., IF - Northwoods League (Wisconsin Woodchucks)
Played in 34 games for the Woodchucks in the Northwoods League ... Hit .220 with six doubles, one triple and five RBI, owning nine walks and 32 strikeouts ... Stole three bases.
Zach Logue, So., LHP - Perfect Game League (Amsterdam)
PGCBL Pitcher of the Year
PGCBL All-Star (SP)
The Pitcher of the Year in the PGCBL, went 8-0 with a 2.21 ERA in 10 starts ... Tossed 57 innings, allowing only 14 walks and 45 hits, striking out 55 ... Last seven starts were all quality outings and he allowed only four earned runs over his final 24 innings ... In a win on July 8, Logue totaled 10 strikeouts and didn't issue a walk, allowing just one run ... Earned the win in the PGCBL Playoff opener with six innings, allowing one run on four hits ... First three starts lasted five innings before working six innings in his final seven starts.
Justin Lewis, R-Fr., RHP - Perfect Game League (Elmira)
PGCBL All-Star (SP)
Earned all-star honors in the PGCBL, appearing in nine games with eight starts ... Had a 5-1 record and a 1.36 ERA in 55.2 innings ... Allowed only 12 walks and 38 hits, striking out 32 ... Worked seven quality starts on the summer ... Allowed one earned run or less in six of his starts.
Riley Mahan, So., IF - Perfect Game League (Amsterdam)
PGCBL All-Star (SS)
The starting shortstop in the PGCBL All-Star Game ... Hit .303 (47-for-155) with 38 runs, 11 doubles, one triple, three homers and 21 RBI ... Stole 14 bases and had a 29-27 walk-strikeout ratio ... Belted a pair of homers in a 2-for-3 game on July 15, with a summer-high three RBI ... Drew four walks on June 19 ... Went 4-for-6 in the playoff opener with a double and RBI ... Ran up a 12-game hitting streak early in the summer ... Had 10 multi-hit games.
Blake Oyler, R-Sr., RHP - Futures Collegiate League (Brockton)
Appeared in 14 games with three starts in the Futures Collegiate League ... Had a 4-3 record and a 2.97 ERA with a save in 42.1 innings, walking 18 and striking out 28, surrendering only 35 hits ... Worked six shutout innings in a start on July 9 ... Earned wins with at least four innings three times, also working four shutout innings on June 13.
Zach Pop, So., RHP - Northwoods League (St. Cloud)
Had a strong summer in the Northwoods League, working in 12 games with 11 starts, owning a 6-2 record and a 2.56 ERA ... Tossed 52.2 innings, allowing 44 hits and 19 walks, striking out 40 ... Worked 2.1 innings over two games in the NWL Playoffs ... Participated in the Northwoods League Showcase, earning the start and win ... Worked four quality starts.
Jared Proctor, R-Fr., LHP - Perfect Game League (Elmira)
Teamed with Justin Lewis on Elmira in the Perfect Game League ... Appeared in 12 games with nine starts, owning a 3-4 record and a 4.99 ERA ... Tossed 48.2 innings, allowing 47 hits and 36 walks, striking out 48 ... Earned a pair of wins with five-inning outings, including five shutout, three-hit innings on July 7.
Logan Salow, Jr., LHP - Cape Cod League (Hyannis)
Was a weapon in the Hyannis bullpen in the Cape Cod League ... Appeared in 12 games in relief, owning a 3.05 ERA in 17.2 innings, allowing 20 hits and 11 walks, striking out 14 ... Tossed at least two innings without allowing an earned run four times, including 3.1 innings on July 8 and three shutout on July 30.
Brad Schaenzer, So., LHP - Perfect Game League (Amsterdam)
Had a strong summer for the Amsterdam Mohawks, while teaming with Riley Mahan and Zach Logue ... Went 5-1 with a 3.17 ERA in 10 starts in the regular-season, tossing 51 innings, allowing 40 hits and 23 walks, striking out 31 ... Tossed consecutive shutout outings in early July, seven innings with three hits and six innings with three hits allowed ... Worked three quality starts.
JaVon Shelby, Jr., IF/OF - Cape Cod League (Hyannis)
Played in 23 games for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks in the Cape Cod League ... Ripped six doubles, one homer and drove in seven runs, scoring 11 times ... Had seven walks, struck out 21 times and stole one base ... Summer was cut short on July 7 ... Went 3-forf-5 with two doubles in his first game of the summer ... Had six multi-hit games, including a pair of three-hit outings ... Hit a homer on June 25.
Troy Squires, R-So., C/IF - Perfect Game League (Elmira)
Joined Jared Proctor and Justin Lewis on Elmira in the PGCBL ... Played in 26 games, batting .221 (21-for-95) with 11 runs, three doubles and 13 RBI, stealing two bases ... Had 10 walks and 10 strikeouts ... Collected six multi-hit games.
Zach Strecker, R-Sr., RHP - Northwoods League (Willmar)
Continued his stretch of dominating summers in his collegiate career, pitching in 11 games with nine starts in the Northwoods League ... Had a 7-2 record and a 2.17 ERA, tossing 57 innings, allowing 54 hits and 24 walks, striking out 35 ... Worked seven quality starts, including a summer-long eight innings with two earned runs on July 23 ... Won five consecutive appearances from July 12 to Aug. 5, before working an inning in relief in the lone Stingers playoff game of the summer.
Bo Wilson, R-Sr., RHP - Valley League (Aldie)
Worked in 12 games in relief in the regular season for Aldie, owning a 2-0 record and a 5.92 ERA with five saves in 13.2 innings ... Allowed only three walks, with 18 hits and six strikeouts ... Earned a three-inning save with only a hit allowed on June 25.
Storm Wilson, R-Jr., OF - Northwoods League (Willmar)
Northwoods League All-Star (OF)
Enjoyed an all-star summer in the Northwoods League, helping Willmar to the playoffs ... Hit .304 (52-for-171) in 50 games, with 37 runs, 12 doubles, one triple, five homers and 29 RBI ... Stole 22 bases and sported a 29-28 walk-strikeout ratio ... Had 10 multi-hit games, including a 4-for-5 outing with a homer and three RBI on July 29 ... Had a homer and four RBI on June 26.
Robert Zeigler, Jr., RHP - Nortwoods League (Wisconsin Woodchucks)
Northwoods League All-Star (RP)
Appeared in 21 games with two starts during an all-star summer in the Northwoods League ... Totaled a 1-2 record and a 3.28 ERA, notching eight saves in 24.2 innings, allowing 17 hits and 20 walks, striking out 38 ... Ranked fifth in the league in saves ... First eight outings were scoreless, over 9.2 innings.