June 22, 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) - A total of 12 current Knights are already getting their respective summer seasons underway, and they are spread out from Alaska all the way back home to the Sunshine State. Taking part in eight different leagues, UCF student-athletes will be playing through August before returning back to campus for the fall semester.
Four Knights did not have to travel far to play in their wood-bat leagues, as Bryan Brown, Matt Goodyear and Jordan Rasinski and Cory Weech are stationed in the Florida Collegiate Summer League with teams in Sanford, Winter Park, Clermont and Leesburg. So far, Brown has earned pitcher of the week awards once already by his team.
Meanwhile, recently drafted pitcher Austin Hudson has performed well in two starts in the prestigious Cape Cod League. Another UCF player selected in the MLB Draft, Shane Brown is now competing just north of Anchorage, Alaska, and is still tearing up the ball, hitting .412 for the Mat-Su Miners.
Check out where the rest of the Knights are located and how they have been faring so far with a full update below.
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UCF Baseball in Collegiate Summer Leagues
Florida Collegiate Summer League
Bryan Brown, RHP - Sanford River Rats - 2-0, 1.08 ERA, 4 APP, 4 GS, 1 CG, 25.0 IP, 21 H, 9 BB, 26 K
Matt Goodyear, RHP - Clermont Mavericks - 0-0, 6.35 ERA, 4 APP, 5.2 IP, 0 BB, 9 K
Jordan Rasinski, RHP - Sanford River Rats - 0-2, 9.58 ERA, 3 APP, 3 GS, 10.1 IP, 9 BB, 4 K
Cory Weech, RHP - Leesburg Lightning - 0-1, 6.43 ERA, 2 APP, 2 GS, 7.0 IP, 2 BB, 5 K
Cape Cod League
Austin Hudson, RHP - Hyannis Mets - 2-0, 3.27 ERA, 2 APP, 2 GS, 11.0 IP, 11 H, 3 BB, 11 K
Coastal Plains League
Brennan Dobbins, RHP - Wilson Tobs - 1-0, 1.40 ERA, 6 APP, 3 GS, 19.1 IP, 14 H, 6 BB, 15 K
Valley Baseball League
Chris Duffy, IF/OF - Staunton Braves - .333 BA, 3-for-9, 3 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 BB, 1 K
D.J. Hicks, 1B/DH/RHP - Luray Wranglers - .256 BA, 10-for-39, 1 2B, 2 R, 11 RBI, .985 FLD - 1-1, 0.00 ERA, 4 APP, 1 SV, 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 BB, 8 K, .105 OPP BA
Alaska Baseball League
Shane Brown, IF/OF - Mat-Su Miners - .412 BA, 14-for-34, 4 2B, 7 R, 6 RBI, .529 SLG, .429 OBP
Clark Griffith Collegiate Baseball League
Jake Huxtable, IF - Carney Pirates - .130 BA, 3-for-23, 1 2B, 2 R, 3 RBI, .882 FLD
Cal Ripken Sr. Collegiate Baseball League
Beau Taylor, DH/C - Herndon Braves - .156 BA, 5-for-32, 3 RBI, 0-for-0 on runners caught stealing
Southern Collegiate Baseball League
Alex Friedrich, OF - Asheville Redbirds - .255 BA, 12-for-47, 2 2B, 9 R, 8 RBI, 5-for-5 SB, .964 FLD