Tom Holliday takes over for legendary coach John Schiffner and inherits one of the league’s most experienced teams in terms of returning Cape talent.
Five to Watch
1. Spencer Torkelson
2. Michael Busch
3. Austin Bergner
4. R.J. Freure
5. Kyle McCann
Pitchers
Jeff Belge – St. John’s – Had 4.05 ERA for Anglers last summer, went 6-4, 2.84 ERA, 79 Ks in strong spring
Austin Bergner – North Carolina – Followed up great summer in Chatham with 4.30 ERA, 76 Ks this season
Bradford Cody – Baylor – Ace of Bears’ staff had 2.51 ERA, 87 Ks in 96.2 innings
Jack Conlon – Texas A&M – Fourth-round pick last year whose deal fell through due to his physical pitched in only two games with Aggies this year
Asher Cook – Navarro College – TCU signee saved eight games for JUCO Navarro
Daniel Davis – Auburn – Pitching in swing role, has posted ERA over five in first two seasons with Tigers, but with plenty of Ks
R.J. Freure – Pittsburgh – Pitched fairly well for Chatham last summer and struck out whopping 95 in just 58.2 innings as a reliever this spring
Dan Hammer – Pittsburgh – Posted 6.79 ERA pitching mostly as a starter this year, with 58 Ks in 62.1 IP
Jonathan Heasley – Oklahoma State – Thirteenth-round pick this year had 5.96 ERA, 79 Ks in 80 IP as weekend starter
Bobby Holmes – Coastal Carolina – Standout for 2016 national champs missed entire 2018 season after Tommy John surgery
Kyle Hurt – Southern Cal – Notched 4.76 ERA in weekend rotation with 64 Ks in 81.1 IP
Cameron Jabara – Orange Coast – Former Oregon commit had 3.96 ERA in JUCO ranks this spring
Zach King – Vanderbilt – Pitching mostly in relief for Commodores with 3.40 ERA, 49 Ks in 47.2 IP
Michael Kirian – Louisville – Freshman reliever had a few rough outings in limited action, finishing with 12.71 ERA
Joe Lienhard – Oklahoma State – Returning Angler pitched as starter and reliever this season, posting 5.30 ERA with 62 Ks in 69.2 IP
Alek Manoah – West Virginia – Big 12 all-frosh pick last year had 4.00 ERA with team-high 60 Ks this season
John McMillon – Texas Tech – Struck out 69 in 58.2 IP, though 45 walks contributed to ERA over 4.00
Andrew Miller – Kentucky – Sharing a name with a Chatham great, sat out this year after transferring from Maryland
Colin Peluse – Wake Forest – Delivered strong season in Deacons’ rotation with 3.87 ERA, 63 Ks in 83.2 IP
Nick Scheidler – UCLA – Totaled team-high 37 appearances and turned in 3.97 ERA in Bruins’ bullpen
Spencer Van Scoyoc – Arizona State – After pitching well for Y-D last summer, posted 6.29 ERA in sophomore campaign
Greg Veliz – Miami – After solid freshman year, made just five appearances this season due to injury
Ben Wanger – Yale – Two-way player had best success as Yale closer with six saves this season
Catchers
Nick Kahle – Washington – Standout catcher for upstart Huskies has .298 AVG, five home runs
Kyle McCann – Georgia Tech – After quiet first year, hit .300 with 15 home runs this season, just one behind teammate and No. 2 overall pick Joey Bart
Colin Simpson – Oklahoma State – Ranked top 20 nationally in home runs with 18, alongside .280 batting average
Jake Taylor – Oklahoma State – Batted .231 with a home run in part-time duty
Infielders
Jorge Arenas – Stetson – Hitting .236 with four homers, while stealing 10 bases for Super Regional squad
Michael Busch – North Carolina – After struggling a bit as a freshman, emerged as top hitter in Chapel Hill this year with .329/.470/.536, 12 HR effort
Tristin English – Georgia Tech – Led powerful Tech team in RBI with 60, to go with .279 AVG, six home runs
Branden Fryman – Samford – Son of former MLBer Travis batted .262 with 16 extra-base hits and stole 25 bases this season
Ashton McGeee – North Carolina – After great freshman year and tough summer in Chatham, hit .246 with two homers this season
Ben Ramirez – Southern Cal – Hit .265 with two home runs in freshman season
Blake Sabol – Southern Cal – Played for Wareham last summer and hit .276 with four homers this spring
Josh Shaw – St. John’s – Set for third season in CCBL, coming off .316, 2 HR spring with Red Storm
Jake Snider – Louisville – Batted .300 with .423 OBP and stole 24 bases in sophomore campaign
Spencer Torkelson – Arizona State – Also a Team USA invite, led the nation with 25 home runs as a freshman, breaking ASU record held by Barry Bonds
Outfielders
Adam Fogel – Hawaii – Batted .296 and led team in extra-base hits, including eight home runs
Greg Jones – UNC Wilmington – Seventeenth-round pick last year batted .278, stole 16 bases in debut season
John Rave – Illinois State – Followed up solid freshman year with big sophomore season – .347/.402/.571, with eight homers