How Gamecocks are performing in summer baseball league action so far

With the college baseball season now over, the focus shifts to the summer, where many players are playing in summer collegiate baseball leagues.

Multiple Gamecocks are spending their summer playing with various teams across the country. Most are incoming players, but a few key returnees are playing as well.

Here’s a look at how those players have performed so far.

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

Bak hasn’t played since June 13. While hitting leadoff for the Blue Sox, the Wofford transfer had been slashing .600/.739/.867 with nine hits in 15 at-bats, including one homer and three RBI. He’s struck out three times, walked seven and stolen five bases without being caught yet.

Elijah Foster — Brewster Whitecaps, Cape Cod League

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

Seth Graham-Pippin — Mahoning Valley Scrappers, Draft League

Graham-Pippin struggled in his most recent outing on June 20, giving up three runs on three hits in 1.1 innings of relief. He struck out two without a walk. The right-hander has a 16.62 ERA in 4.1 innings with five strikeouts and three walks in three appearances this summer.

Josh Gunther — Bourne Braves, Cape Cod League

After being tagged for six runs over two innings in his first start in the Cape, Gunther’s struggles continued into his next start on June 20. The right-hander gave up an equal number of runs (five earned) and lasted two innings before being pulled. Command has been an issue for him as he walked three and struck out two. Overall, he has a 22.50 ERA with four strikeouts and eight free passes in four innings.

Dawson Harman — Sanford River Rats, Florida Collegiate Summer League

Harman’s bat remains strong as his summer ball season moves along. He’s slashing .333/.455/.540 with two homers and 13 RBI over 63 at-bats. He’s struck out 20 times with 12 walks and seven stolen bases in eight tries. Harman saw a nine-game hitting streak come to an end in his most recent action on June 23. He’s mostly played third base with some time 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’s slashing .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 Boone Bigfoots.

Caleb Hoover — Santa Barbara Foresters, California Collegiate League

Hoover is still trying to get himself going at the plate as he’s hitting .205 with no homers and five RBI in 11 games. He’s struck out 11 times with nine walks. Almost all of Hoover’s starts have been at first base, but he’s also spent time in left field and as the designated hitter.

Cullen Horowicz — Trenton Thunder, MLB Draft League

Horowicz has made four appearances with the Thunder this summer and hasn’t allowed a run in 4.1 innings of work. The right-hander has 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 most recent outing.

Jake McCoy — Harwich Mariners, Cape Cod League

McCoy followed up his 10-strikeout debut in the Cape with an equally good performance in his second start. The left-hander tossed 4.1 scoreless innings and allowed two hits with seven strikeouts and two walks. He was named the Franklin Sports Pitcher of the Week after striking out 17 batters with no earned runs in his first week with the Mariners.

Erik Parker — Wisconsin Rapids Rafters, Northwoods League

Parker has picked it up as of late, slashing .348/.500/.391 with no homers and nine RBI in 46 at-bats. He’s walked 13 times and struck out eight. He’s also been solid on the basepaths with eight stolen bases in 11 attempts. In his last three games, he’s 8-for-12 (.667) with a pair of three-hit performances. His defense has been shaky, though, with five errors in that same span and 11 overall.

Alex Philpott — Brewster Whitecaps, Cape Cod League

Philpott has looked solid on the mound in two appearances this summer, striking out seven without any walks in 5.2 innings. The Florida transfer struck out four over 2.2 innings of work in his most recent appearance on June 22.

KJ Scobey — Lexington County Blowfish, Coastal Plain League

In five games, Scobey is 4-for-19 (.211) with three doubles, three RBI, three walks and six strikeouts. All of his action with the Blowfish has been at shortstop.

Logan Sutter — Healdsburg Prune Packers, California Collegiate League

Sutter is hitting .302 with three homers and 11 RBI in 12 games. He’s struck out 12 times with eight walks. Most of his starts have been at third base, but he’s also played some first base and started three games in left field. He’s hit in the middle of the order, typically in the three-hole with the Prune Packers.

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