Newport's Colton Ledbetter and Ryan Ginther Receive Week 5 NECBL Honors
July 12, 2022 - New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) News Release
SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. - Newport outfielder Colton Ledbetter (Samford) and Newport left-hander Ryan Ginther (Vanderbilt) have been named the New England Collegiate Baseball League's (NECBL) Pitcher and Player of the Week, respectively, for the fifth week in the 2022 regular season.
Ledbetter dominated this week for the Gulls. In six games and eighteen at bats, the outfielder batted .500, ranking second in the league, and had nine hits. Ledbetter also hit two home runs, which were tied for the lead this week, had seven RBIs, ranking second in the last seven days, scored five runs and walked four times. The Alabama native recorded a hit in every game, including two multi-hit contests. Ledbetter proved to be Newport's only source of offense against Bristol on July 7, going two for three with two RBIs. The next day, Ledbetter went three for four with a homer, two RBIs and three runs scored against Winnipesaukee. For the season, the Gull has a .365 average with thirty-five hits, twenty-eight RBIs, twenty-four runs scored, eight home runs and eighteen walks.
During his sophomore season at Samford, Ledbetter batted .318 with fifty-seven RBIs, sixteen homers and fifty-one runs in 211 at bats.
Ginther, another Newport Gull, had a perfect outing in his one start this week. The left-hander pitched six scoreless innings without allowing a baserunner against Winnipesaukee on July 8. Ginther earned the win and struck out nine batters, which is tied for the most in a start this week. He is the only pitcher this week to not allow a baserunner in a start. For the season, the Vanderbilt product has a 3.24 ERA in just over eight innings with fourteen strikeouts.
In his freshman season at Vanderbilt, Ginther appeared in seven outings. He posted a 5.87 ERA with twelve strikeouts in almost eight innings of work.
Week 2 Honor Roll - Position Players
Peter Ciuffreda (Ocean State, OF, Lafayette), Jacob Corson (Winnipesaukee, IF, Bucknell), Antonio Guerrero (Valley, OF, Washington), Michael Snyder (Marthas Vineyard, 3B/SS, Washington), Cedric Rose (North Adams, 3B/1B, Massachusetts Lowell)
Week 2 Honor Roll - Pitchers
Bryce Afthim (Sanford, RHP, Southern Maine), Brady Afthim (Sanford, RHP, Connecticut), Braden Quinn (Danbury, LHP, Connecticut), Joseph Kosowsky (Vermont, RHP, Fairleigh Dickinson), Connor Harris (Mystic, RHP, George Washington)
Previous POTW Winners
Week 1 - Ben Williamson (Vermont, 3B, William & Mary) and Jake Gigliotti (North Shore, RHP, Northeastern)
Week 2 - Ryan Ignoffo (Upper Valley, 1B, Eastern Illinois) and Andrew Sears (Valley, LHP, Rhode Island College)
Week 3 - Quinn McDaniel (Sanford, IF, Maine) and Sonny Fauci (Sanford, RHP, St Johns)
Week 4 - Ryan Ignoffo (Upper Valley, 1B, Eastern Illinois) and Kevin Seitter (Newport, RHP, Quinnipiac)
New England Collegiate Baseball League Stories from July 12, 2022
- Newport's Cardines Field in Final Four of Ballpark Digest "Best of Ballparks" Vote - NECBL
- Gulls Outlast Navigators, 3-1 for Eighth Straight Home Victory - Newport Gulls
- The NECBL Daily Rundown - 7/11/22 - Bristol's Late Comeback, Valley's 7-Run Inning - NECBL
- Newport's Colton Ledbetter and Ryan Ginther Receive Week 5 NECBL Honors - NECBL
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