Brewster Whitecaps

Brewster is looking for an encore after a memorable ride to the Cape League championship in 2017.

Five to Watch
1. Jesse Franklin
2. Michael Massey
3. Hunter Bishop
4. Dominic Canzone
5. Benjamin Dragani

Pitchers
James Acuna – Oregon – A few tough relief outings ballooned his ERA over six while he finished with 31 Ks
Brady Basso – Oklahoma State – Struggled with walks en route to 8.27 ERA in swing role for Cowboys
Jeff Chriswell – Michigan – Standout reliever for Wolverines had 2.23 ERA, 32 K in 32 IP
Reid Detmers – Louisville – Pitched fairly well in swing role for Cards, with 4.85 ERA, 69 Ks in 55.2 IP
Benjamin Dragani – Michigan – After opening year in bullpen, moved into rotation and logged 2.76 ERA, 54 Ks in 75 IP in all-Big Ten season
Cody Greenhill – Auburn – Shined while sharing closer duties for Tigers with 2.11 ERA, 5 saves, 54 Ks in 55.1 IP
Jacob Hennessy – Clemson – Solid member of weekend rotation had 3.91 ERA, 54:14 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 71.1 IP
Zach Linginfelter – Tennessee – Returning after breif stay in Brewster last year, coming off 3.93 ERA this spring
Tony Locey – Georgia – Solid starter for Whitecaps last year had 4.28 ERA while pitching mostly out of the bullpen this spring
Seth Lonsway – Ohio State – 19th-round pick out of high school did not pitch this season after being ruled academically ineligible due to high school transcript issues
Morgan McSweeney – Wake Forest – Posted 4.44 ERA in 18 appearances, 10 starts, to go with 66 Ks in 73 IP
Bobby Miller – Louisville – Went 6-1 with 2.97 ERA as starter and reliever for Cardinals, striking out 55 in 66.2 IP
Jack Owen – Auburn – Splitting time in relief and starting role, posted 5.97 ERA with 35 Ks in 34.2 IP
Andrew Schultz – Tennessee – Saw only eight innings of action this spring
Ryan Webb – Georgia – Saved four games with 4.50 ERA for Bulldogs this season

Catchers
Carter Bins – Fresno State – Batted .301 and led Bulldogs in extra-base hits with 7 home runs, 18 doubles
Brandon Martorano – North Carolina – Hitting .247/.372/.488 and ranks second on team in home runs with nine

Infielders
Cameron Eden – California – After freshman All-American campaign, hit a bit of a sophomore slump at the plate with .247/.306/.292 campaign
Michael Massey – Illinois – Sidekick to Big 10 Player of the Year Bren Spillane batted .326 with six homers, 46 RBI
Christian Molfetta – Stanford – After hitting .267 with Whitecaps last summer, struggled to .188 AVG in RS sophomore season
Gage Workman – Arizona State – 14th-round pick out of high school hit .276 with three homers in first season with Sun Devils
Chris Wright – Bryant – NECBL all-star last year hit .313 with five home runs in sophomore season

Outfielders
Randall Bednar – Maryland – Following in footsteps of two Terps who won led title quest last summer, hit .208 with six home runs this season
Hunter Bishop – Arizona State – CCBL’s Co-Playoff MVP last year hit .250 with five HR in sophomore season
Tucker Bradley – Georgia – Batted .299 with three home runs and stole 11 bases in sophomore campaign
Dominic Canzone – Ohio State – Hit .323 with four homers and stole 15 bases as one of Big Ten’s top sophs
Jesse Franklin – Michigan – Slugging outfielder delivered huge first season in Ann Arbor, batting .327 with 10 home runs

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