NECBL Weekly

Published on June 30, 2013 under New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) News Release

Co-Players of the Week

1B Steve Anderson

Senior, Newport Gulls

Georgetown University

Washington, D.C.

Anderson hit .389 with a double, 2 homers and 10 RBI. He had a .542 on base percentage thanks to his six walks. He homered and drove in four in Newport's 6/26 win over Laconia and homered and drove in five the next night in their win against Mystic

SS Adam Touhey

Sophomore, Mystic Schooners

University of Hartford

Can Tan Valley, AZ

Touhey hit .556 with three doubles, a triple, 7 RBI, 5 steals and a .636 OBP for the week. He had two doubles, two steals and three RBI in Mystic's 6/29 win over Danbury. He had consecutive multi-hit games with an RBI and a steal in a June 23rd loss to North Adams and a June 25th loss to Ocean State

Pitcher of the Week

LHP Nathan Kirby

Freshman, Keene Swamp Bats

University of Virginia

Midlothian, VA

Kirby appeared in two games this week, posting a 0.00 ERA and striking out 12 in eight innings. He got the win on June 24th at Sanford with six shutout innings where he fanned 10 and allowed six base runners. He retired all but one batter in a shutout, two inning relief stint at Vermont on June 29th.

Honorable Mention

CF Mike Gerber (Ocean State/Creighton)- Hit .476 (10-for-21) with a double, a homer and 8 RBI

CF J.P. Sportman (Keene/Central Connecticut) - Hit .500 in three games (7-for-14) with three doubles and 3 RBI

C Christopher Travers (New Bedford/Roger Williams)- Hit .600 (9-for-15) with a double and 8 RBI. Had an OBP of .647 for the week

1B Nic Wilson (Sanford/Georgia State)- Hit .533 (8-for-15) with two doubles, a triple, a homer and 2 RBI. Had a .632 OBP for the week

RHP Brett Graves (Newport/Missouri)- Threw six shutout innings, striking out seven and allowing just five base runners in 6/24 win over Plymouth

RHP Joey Graziano (Vermont/St. John's)- Threw six shutout innings, striking out seven and facing four batters over the minimum in 6/27 win at Sanford

LHP James Mulry (Newport/Northeastern)- Threw seven shutout innings and fanned seven in getting the win June 23rd against Ocean State

LHP Joeanthony Rivera (North Adams/Barry)- Earned a win and save in three shutout appearances, fanning six in 4 innings

NECBL to Host Team Canada- The NECBL will proudly host the Canadian Junior National U-18 team as they prepare for the 18U World Cup in Taiwan this coming August. The Canadians will be stopping at Holyoke on July 6th, Danbury on July 7th and New Bedford on July 9th. First pitches are 6:35, 5:05 and 6:30 respectively. The Canadian National program has produced such notables as Larry Walker, Justin Morneau and Jason Bay

Team by Team Notes

Points Westerner- CF Daniel Spingola (3 hits; 3 RBI), 3B Johnny Caputo (2 hits; 2 RBI) and SS Chris Riopedre (3 hits; 2 RBI) all had a multi-hit/multi-RBI game in 6/23 win at New Bedford....CF Daniel Spingola went 5-for-5, 1B Alex Tuccio had 3 RBI and SS Alexander Cruz missed the cycle by a triple in 6/25 win over Holyoke...Caputo had 3 hits in extra inning loss to Sanford 6/26...1B Greg Pezzuto had 3 hits and an RBI in 6/27 extra inning loss at North Adams...Pezzuto homered and RHP Rob Blanc threw 4 shutout innings in 6/28 loss to Saratoga...Daniel Spingola extended hitting streak to 9 in 6/29 loss to Mystic

Holyoke Happenings- Blue Sox scored 7 two-out runs in the fourth to beat U.S. Military All-Stars 9-7 in friendly 6/24...2B Jason Lombardozzi had three hits in 6/25 loss at Danbury...C Spencer Brann had 2 doubles and a RBI, and CF Jacob Bruce had a double, single and RBI in 6/26 loss to Vermont...1B Brendan Hendriks had 2 doubles and 4 RBI and RHP Jordan Hillyer fanned 9 in 7 IP in 6/27 win over Laconia...CF Jacob Bruce had 2 doubles and 4 RBI, and 1B Sal Annunziata made his Sox debut with 3 hits and a walk-off single in 6/29 win over Plymouth

Bats Bits- RF Brian O'Grady had 4 hits and 3 RBI, and CF J.P Sportman had 3 hits and scored 3 runs in 6/24 win at Sanford. LHP Nathan Kirby fanned 10 in six shutout innings....Sportman stole his seventh base in 6/27 loss to New Bedford...CF J.P. Sportman had 4 hits and 2 RBI, OF Brian O'Grady homered and had 2 singles, and starting RHP Wales Toney allowed one hit in 5 inning no decision in extra inning loss at Vermont 6/29

Muskrat Mullings- LF Jordan Lee homered and singled, and RHP Will Blalock threw 8 innings of one run ball in 6/23 win over Vermont...RF Jake Peevyhouse had three hits and 2B Joey Bielek had two hits, three RBI and a steal in 6/25 loss at New Bedford...Bielek had an RBI double in 6/26 loss at Newport...DH Carter White had 2 hits, an RBI and a steal in 6/27 loss at Holyoke...3B Taylor Drake hit a grand slam and RHP Joshua Prevost fanned six in 3 shutout innings in marathon win over Mystic 6/28. The game took 6 1/2 hours due to rain delays

Mystical Musings- RHP Zachary Albin threw seven shutout innings and 2B Adam Touhey had 3 hits and 2 RBI in 6/23 loss to North Adams...C Kyle Holland had three hits in 6/25 loss to Ocean State...C Tyler Boyd had 2 RBI doubles in 7-1 6/26 win over U.S. Military All-Stars...DH Alec Keller had three hits and a walk, and SS Anthony Turgeon had a double and 2 RBI in 6/28 loss to Laconia...DH Adam Touhey had 3 hits and 3 RBI, and RF Byron Campbell homered in 6/29 win at Danbury

Bay Sox Basics- LF Kurt Seiders had 3 hits and a steal and C Christopher Travers had 2 hits and 2 RBI in 6/23 loss to Danbury...OF Carl Anderson and Travers both had two hits in 6/25 win over Laconia. WP Jeremy Perron allowed 1 base runner in two innings...C Christopher Travers went 5-for-5 with 3 RBI in 6/26 loss to North Adams...RHP John Lieske allowed just 6 base runners in 7.1 innings while RF Chris Shaw and 1B Matt Lopez both homered in 6/27 win over Keene...OF Ryan Plourde reached base in New Bedford's first 15 games.

LeGull Proceedings- LHP James Mulry and RHP Tyler Ferguson combined to throw 4-hit shutout against Ocean State 6/23. LF David Greybill had a homer and a single while 3B Joel McKeithan had 3 hits and an RBI...RHP Brett Graves fanned 7 in 6 shutout innings, 3B Joel McKeithan had two doubles, LF Ben Roberts drove in three and C Austin Barr homered and singled in 6/24 win vs. Plymouth...CF Cody Jones had three hits, 1B Steve Anderson had a homer, single and 4 RBI and LHP Brett Lilek pitched three hitless innings for the save in 6/26 win over Laconia...Flock of Gulls pitchers held Mystic to just 3 hits, 1B Steve Anderson homered and drove in 5 and RF Timmy Robinson had 3 hits in 6/27 shutout win

Cat Tales- The Cats scored all 9 runs in the 8th and 9th innings of 6/23 win at Mystic. 3B Bryan Soloman had a homer, single and 4 RBI while DH Kevin Martir had a double, 2 singles and 2 RBI...1B Brad Anderson missed the cycle by a triple and drove in three, and the Cats bullpen allowed just two base runners in their final 3.1 shutout innings in 6/26 win vs. New Bedford...RF Vinny Zarillo had 3 hits, including walk-off 12th inning single, and RHP Kyle Driscoll faced the minimum in 5 shutout relief innings in 6/27 win over Danbury ...LF Dominic Severino had 2 hits in 6/28 loss at Ocean State

Wave Crests- RF Evan Ocello had three hits and his 7th steal and CF Mike Gerber had 2 hits and 2 RBI in 6/24 win over Vermont...Gerber and C Nick Sebastian both homered in 6/25 win at Mystic. The duo combined for 6 hits and 7 RBI...CF Evan Ocello had two doubles, a single and two runs, and SS Christian Muscarelllo had 3 hits and 3 RBI in 6/26 loss at Plymouth...Muscarello had 2 doubles, Gerber had 2 RBI and LF Ryan Sweenor had 2 hits in 6/28 win over North Adams...LF Shaun McGraw had 4 hits, CF Mike Gerber had 2 hits and 2 RBI and RHP Oliver Powers threw 3 shutout innings of relief for win 6/29 against Newport

Pilgrims Progress- RHP Scott Robinson faced the minimum in 2.1 IP and INF Steven Patterson reached base four times in game 1 6/23 DH loss to Saratoga...CF Ryan Stephens had 2 hits and 2 RBI in DH 6/23 against Saratoga...3B Joseph Cujas missed the cycle by a triple and hit a walk off homer and 1B Vin Guglietti had 2 RBI in 6/26 win vs. Ocean State...SS Ryan Richardson had three hits and 2 RBI and DH Bobby Melley had three hits in 6/29 walk-off loss at Holyoke

Maine Events- 1B Nic Wilson reached base four times and LHP Tim Duggan faced one batter over the minimum in 3.1 IP shutout relief appearance in loss to Keene 6/25....C Cole Martin went 5-for-6, 1B Nic Wilson had three hits and an RBI and LHP Steven Rice fanned seven in three shutout innings in extra inning win at Danbury 6/26...RF Jake Thomas had two hits in 6/27 loss to Vermont...3B Phil Mosey and SS John Howell both had 2 hits and 2 RBI in 6/29 extra inning loss at Saratoga

Brigade Drills- CF Zachary Zott had a homer, a double and 6 RBI in game 1 DH win vs. Plymouth 6/23...2B Jordan Striegel and DH Brian O'Keefe both had 2 hits and 2 RBI in game 2 DH win vs. Plymouth 6/23. SS Craig McConaughey drove in winning run in bottom of the 11th....C Brian O'Keefe, LF Dylan Butler and RF Brian Taylor all homered in 6/28 win at Danbury...RF Gage Green, INF Matt Beaty and Taylor all had three hits in 6/29 extra inning win over Sanford

Mountaineer Peaks- LHP David Rosenberger threw 5 shutout relief innings in 6/23 loss at Laconia...3B Kenny Towns and three hits, 2 RBI and a steal and LHP Robert Strader threw 3.1 shutout innings to get win 6/26 against Holyoke...RHP Joey Graziano threw six shutout innings and 3B Kenny Towns had 2 hits and an RBI in 6/27 win at Sanford...SS Brad Kaczka had 2 hits, a steal and an RBI in extra inning win over Keene 6/29

Prior Player and Pitcher of the Week Winners

6/15- C Tyler Boyd (Mystic) and LHP Scott Squier (North Adams)

6/22- OF Zander Weil (Sanford) and RHP Cameron Sorgie (Vermont)

Alumni Notes- 2012 MVP OF Danny Collins (Laconia '12) was named Player of the Week for the New York Penn League. Collins had 4 homers and 8 RBI in his first seven games for Short Season A Jamestown (Pittsburgh)...2006 MVP 1B Jim Murphy was named Eastern League Player of the Week for Reading (Philadelphia). Murphy's splits are .301/.365/.501. He has hit .371 with 4 homers and 10 RBI in his last 10 games...The Cubs recalled OF Brian Bogusevic (Danbury '02) who was ranked seventh in the Pacific Coast League in OPS. He had two hits in his 6/26 first game. Bogusevic is the 38th alumnus to see Big League playing time in 2013...The Cleveland Indians recalled RHP Joe Martinez (Danbury '03) on 6/29. He got the win in relief against the White Sox that night. Martinez last played in the Majors on April 25, 2012

New England Collegiate Baseball League Stories from June 30, 2013

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