How Gamecocks are performing in summer baseball league action: Aug. 4 update

As the calendar turns to August, summer collegiate baseball league action is starting to wind down. The regular season in various leagues has come to an end, and postseason play is heating up.

South Carolina is currently represented in two different leagues by three players. In the Coastal Plain League, the Lexington County Blowfish began their playoffs on Sunday against the Boone Bigfoots. Meanwhile, the Brewster Whitecaps clinched a spot in the Cape Cod League playoffs on July 31.

Here’s a look at how all Gamecocks have performed this summer.

Still playing

Riley Goodman — Lexington County Blowfish, Coastal Plain League

Goodman, who missed the entire 2025 season while recovering from Tommy John surgery, has returned to action with the Blowfish this summer. In four starts, he’s 0-1 with a 5.63 ERA, eight strikeouts and five walks. He’s consistently touched 95-96 miles per hour on the mound. The right-hander will have four years of eligibility remaining as a redshirt freshman in 2026.

Cooper Parks — Lexington County Blowfish, Coastal Plain League

Parks has made four appearances and pitched to a 1.50 ERA. The right-hander has only given up one hit and struck out seven with five walks in six innings of work. He had a 14.14 ERA with the Gamecocks in 2025 and will be one of 10 returning players next season.

Alex Philpott — Brewster Whitecaps, Cape Cod League

Aside from one rough start, Philpott has pitched exclusively out of the bullpen this summer. He’s 0-2 with a 5.65 ERA, 16 strikeouts and two walks in 14.1 innings of work. He took the loss in his last outing on July 17, where he gave up two runs in 3.2 innings but struck out four and walked one.

Not playing

Tyler Bak — Valley Blue Sox, New England Collegiate Baseball League

Bak’s time with the Blue Sox came to an end in mid-June. In the leadoff spot, the Wofford transfer slashed .600/.739/.867 with nine hits in 15 at-bats, including one homer and three RBI. He struck out three times, walked seven and stole five bases without being caught.

Elijah Foster — Brewster Whitecaps, Cape Cod League

Foster only made one start this summer, which came on June 15. In a three-inning outing, he gave up two unearned runs on one hit. He struck out one but walked three and plunked one more to finish with four free passes.

Josh Gunther — Bourne Braves, Cape Cod League

Gunther made two starts on the mound to begin his time in the Cape, but he struggled mightily and gave up 12 runs in four innings. His struggles haven’t fully gone away since moving to the bullpen. He picked up his first save of the summer on July 4, striking out three and walking two in a scoreless ninth inning. In his last outing, he gave up three runs with three strikeouts and one walk in 1.1 innings on July 12. Gunther is 0-2 with a 15.95 ERA in 7.1 innings and has struck out 11 and issued nine walks.

Dawson Harman — Sanford River Rats, Florida Collegiate Summer League

Harman, who was named to the FCSL All-Star Game, hasn’t played since July 2. This would seemingly indicate that his summer is over, ending what was an impressive showing from him. He hit .347/.460/.542 with two homers and 20 RBI in 72 at-bats. He struck out 23 times with 13 walks and stole seven bases in eight tries. Harman primarily played third base, with occasional appearances at first base and in right field.

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Beau Hollins — Lexington County Blowfish, Coastal Plain League

Hollins hasn’t played since June 12. He slashed .238/.360/.429 with one homer and five RBI in 21 at-bats over six games. On June 4, he hit a walk-off three-run homer to give the Blowfish a run-rule win over the Bigfoots.

Caleb Hoover — Santa Barbara Foresters, California Collegiate League

Hoover’s season came to an end with his last appearance coming on July 19. Overall, it was a tough summer for him as he hit .222 with two homers and 11 RBI in 90 at-bats. He went 20-for-90 at the plate with two homers and 11 RBI. He struck out 29 times with 16 walks. But he finished on a positive note as he went 4-for-8 with a home run and a double in his last two games.

Cullen Horowicz — Trenton Thunder, MLB Draft League

Horowicz made four appearances with the Thunder this summer and didn’t allow a run in 4.1 innings of work. The right-hander struck out two and walked two. He picked up his first save in a 5-3 win over the Scrappers on June 10. He pitched one clean inning with a strikeout in his last outing.

Jake McCoy — Harwich Mariners, Cape Cod League

McCoy reached his innings limit for the summer after making three starts in the Cape. The left-hander pitched to a 1.46 ERA with 25 strikeouts and three walks over 12.1 innings. He also plunked three batters, but his command proved to be much sharper.

Bryce Navarre — Santa Barbara Foresters, California Collegiate League

Navarre, who became South Carolina’s latest transfer on July 18, played with Hoover in the California Collegiate League this summer. He dealt with some struggles, though, pitching to a 10.38 ERA with 10 strikeouts and 15 walks in 8.2 innings. The left-hander made five appearances, three of which were starts. He transferred to the Gamecocks from Texas.

Erik Parker — Wisconsin Rapids Rafters, Northwoods League

In 16 games, Parker hit .333/.500/.412 with no homers and 10 RBI over 51 at-bats. He walked 16 times and struck out eight. He looked solid on the basepaths with nine stolen bases in 12 attempts. The Georgia transfer had a six-game hitting streak snapped in his last game on June 26. He was 11-for-23 (.478) with two extra-base hits and six RBI during that hot stretch. His defense was shaky, though, with 11 errors and a .761 fielding percentage.

KJ Scobey — Lexington County Blowfish, Coastal Plain League

Scobey’s stint with the Blowfish was short as he only played in six games and went 7-for-24 (.292) with four doubles, three RBI, three walks and eight strikeouts. All of his starts with the Blowfish have been at shortstop. He was invited to training camp with the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team in late June, but did not make the team’s final 26-man roster.

Logan Sutter — Healdsburg Prune Packers, Pacific Empire League

Sutter returned to action on July 27 after not playing the previous seven days. He had hits in each of his next four games with three multi-hit performances. He helped the Prune Packers win their fifth straight summer league title and their second consecutive in the Pacific Empire League.

Sutter had himself a very consistent yet solid summer at the plate. In 36 games, he hit .313 with nine homers and 32 RBI. In three playoff games, he was even better, hitting .429 with one homer, three doubles and six RBI.

Alex Valentin — Bourne Braves, Cape Cod League

Valentin made three starts and went 0-2 with a 6.55 ERA. The left-hander has struck out seven and walked nine in 11 innings of work. In his last start on July 1, Valentin gave up six runs (four earned) in two innings and struck out two batters with three walks.

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