Louisville Baseball 2018 Summer Assignment Results

Matt McGavicAugust 19, 2018

The summer of 2018 is starting to come to a close, meaning that the 2018 baseball summer league seasons are now officially in the books. Sharpening their skills against their fellow peers and some of college baseball’s best, members of the Louisville Cardinals baseball program made their way to 7 different baseball summer leagues. This included sending a whopping 12 players to the prestigious Cape Cod League, 4 more than what Louisville had sent the year before. Six Cardinal batters posted battings averages of .300 or above, while five Cardinal pitchers pitched for ERAs of less than 4.00.

Check out the tables below to see how all 23 Cards in summer league action performed.

Cape Cod League

	Avg.	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO
Tyler Fitzgerald	.298	43	171	28	51	2	20	15	47
Justin Lavey	.200	33	105	9	21	0	10	9	29
Danny Oriente	.222	15	45	1	10	0	3	5	11
Jake Snider	.222	6	9	1	2	0	0	0	4
Logan Wyatt	.305	40	128	20	39	4	18	29	24
	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	W/L
Reid Detmers	4.55	7	6	27.2	31	14	7	29	1-3
Adam Elliott	0.60	10	0	15.0	11	1	8	11	1-0
Bryan Hoeing	7.62	7	6	28.1	43	24	9	24	2-3
Michael Kirian	0.00	3	0	2.0	4	0	1	3	0 – 0
Michaal McAvene	3.97	11	0	11.1	11	5	12	14	1-1
Bobby Miller	5.06	4	1	16.0	18	9	7	10	0-0
Shay Smiddy	3.96	15	1	25.0	27	11	13	24	1-2

Against the best of college baseball, a few Cards shined bright in the Cape Cod League. Shortstop Tyler Fitzgerald batted .298 with a pair of home runs and 20 RBIs, while pitcher Adam Elliott was a very solid setup man out of the bullpen with an ERA of 0.60 over 10 appearances. But none shined brightest than first baseman Logan Wyatt. His .305 average, 18 RBIs, 4 home runs and strikeout to walk ratio of 24-29 earned him a spot on the 2018 CCBL All League Team.

Northwoods League

	Avg.	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO
Drew Campbell	.331	37	166	20	55	0	14	2	15
Trey Leonard	.307	68	244	40	75	2	29	28	51
Ethan Stringer	.290	50	162	29	47	0	17	17	23

All three Cardinal batters sent to the Northwoods League had tremendous summers at the plate. They all posted batting averages of .290 or above, with outfielders Trey Leonard driving in 2 long balls, Drew Campbell batting an astounding .331, and Ethan Stringer having only 6 more strikeouts than walks.

New England Collegiate League

	Avg.	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO
Zach Britton	.361	22	72	17	26	0	8	9	21
	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	W/L
Gavin Sullivan	10.80	6	0	6.2	6	8	10	6	0-1

Continuing to build off the momentum of his second half of the 2018 regular season, catcher Zach Britton swung a hot bat in the few games he played. He posted the highest batting average of all Cards in summer league action, with .361.

Prospect League

	Avg.	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO
Ben Bianco	.250	30	110	21	28	4	18	9	36
	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	W/L
Stewart Currie	9.78	9	7	28.2	34	31	23	25	1-2

While not posting an especially impressive batting average at .250, catcher Ben Bianco did display some power. He and CCBL All-League Team selection Logan Wyatt tied for most home runs over the summer by Cards players with 4 round-trippers.

Perfect Game League

	Avg.	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO
Lucas Dunn	.328	35	119	32	39	0	18	27	26
Cameron Masterman	.357	37	126	23	45	1	27	15	22

Infielders Lucas Dunn and Cameron Masterman both had very impressive summers at the plate in the Perfect Game League. Both had batting averages well over .320 while having well over 100 at-bats, and Lucas Dunn also managed to walk more than he struck out.

Coastal Plain League

	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	W/L
Austin Dickey	2.25	6	1	8.0	3	2	8	9	0-0

Pitcher Austin Dickey, the lone UofL Coastal Plain League player, showed flashes of brilliance in the few games he played. In 6 appearances over 8.0 innings pitched, he only allowed 2 runs for an ERA of 2.25.

Great Lakes League

	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	W/L
Brody Heil	6.67	6	6	31.0	35	23	11	36	1-4

While not having the greatest ERA over the summer, LHP Brody Heil still showed that he has plenty of good stuff. Over six starts in the Great Lakes league, he was able to produce more than triple the amount of strikeouts than walks, with a strikeout to walk ratio of 36-11.