Summer Notebook: Three Cardinals Named Cape Cod All-Stars
July 24, 2015 | Baseball
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The latest Louisville baseball summer notebook is headlined by infielders Nick Solak and Blake Tiberi and outfielder Colin Lyman, who were selected as starters for Saturday night's 2015 Cape Cod League All-Star Game.
Each of the three Cardinals rank among the top four in batting average in the prestigious Cape Cod League through Thursday's action. Solak and Lyman are tied for second in the league in hitting at .330 overall and both rising juniors will start for the West squad in Saturday's game, which is set for 6 p.m., ET at Spillane Field in Wareham, Massachusetts and will be televised on FOX College Sports. Tiberi is fourth in the league in hitting at .326 overall and will start for the East team on Saturday. The three Cape Cod All-Star selections for Louisville is tied for the most for any school, while the trio of starters is a league high.
After spending much of the summer with the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team, Zack Burdi and Brendan McKay have continued their work in the Cape Cod League. Both players have performed at high levels thus far with Burdi earning his first Cape win on Thursday night, while McKay has hit safely in all five of his appearances.
Louisville players have also performed well in the New England league with pitchers Sean Leland, Kade McClure and Lincoln Henzman leading the way. In the Northwoods League, Logan Taylor, Danny Rosenbaum and Jake Sparger have garnered many of the headlines for the Cardinals in recent weeks.
Listed below is additional information and highlights on the progress of some of the Cardinals during summer league action as well as a complete list of 2015 Louisville baseball summer assignments.
Overall, the Cardinals have 26 underclassmen assigned to five different wooden bat leagues as well as the USA Collegiate National Team this summer. Following the completion of the collegiate summer season, players will return to campus for the fall semester in late August to continue the Cardinals' preparation for 2016.
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2015 University of Louisville Summer Baseball Update -- July 24
Cape Cod League
• Rising junior Nick Solak, who will start at second base for the West in Saturday night's Cape Cod League All-Star Game, is tied for second in the league in hitting with a .330 average and leads the way in on-base percentage at .452. Having played in 29 games this summer for the Bourne Braves, Solak has 22 walks, 15 RBI, 15 runs scored and 10 stolen bases.
• Selected as a starting outfielder for the East squad in Saturday's Cape Cod All-Star Game, rising junior Colin Lyman is tied with Solak with the second highest batting average in the league at .330 overall through 25 games with the Brewster Whitecaps. With 18 runs scored and stolen nine bases this summer, Lyman is also 8-for-15 with three stolen bases in his last three games.
• Sophomore Blake Tiberi, slated to start at third base for the West team in Saturday's Cape Cod All-Star Game, ranks fourth in the league in hitting with a .326 average and has 16 RBI in 27 games with the Hyannis Harbor Hawks. Tiberi has ranked among the Cape's top hitters throughout the summer.
• In five games with the Bourne Braves following his experience with the USA Collegiate National Team, Brendan McKay is hitting .318 with three RBI. Focusing his remaining time this summer as a hitter and first baseman, McKay has hit safely in all five games in the Cape, including a pair of two-hit performances.
• Since joining the Chatham Anglers following his Team USA experience, rising junior righty Zack Burdi is 1-0 with a 2.16 ERA in three relief appearances. The hard-throwing reliever earned his first win of the summer on Thursday night striking out five and allowing just one unearned run on one hit in 3.1 innings of relief against Cotuit.
New England Collegiate League
• Righthander Sean Leland improved to 2-0 on the summer Tuesday night after striking out six and allowing just two hits in 8.1 shutout innings in a 3-0 victory over Keene. In 36.1 innings and seven appearances, Leland has 40 strikeouts to just seven walks and a 4.21 ERA.
• Righty Kade McClure earned his first win for the Keene Swamp Bats on Wednesday night with four shutout innings and four strikeouts in a 7-0 win over Danbury. The victory came in the fourth start of the summer for McClure, who is 1-0 with a 2.45 ERA and 14 strikeouts in six appearances and 18.1 innings pitched.
• In six appearances and five starts for Keene this summer, rising sophomore righty Lincoln Henzman has 22 strikeouts and only eight walks in 22.1 innings of work and has a 3.22 ERA overall.
Northwoods League
• Rising junior outfielder Logan Taylor ranks third in the Northwoods League with 22 stolen bases in 26 attempts and is hitting .322 overall in 31 games for the Green Bay Bullfrogs. Taylor has also scored 29 runs and has 11 walks this summer.
• Through 35 games for Green Bay, senior infielder Danny Rosenbaum is hitting .306 with 24 RBI, 18 runs scored, 17 walks and 10 stolen bases.
• In nine relief outings for the Rochester Honkers this summer, righthander Jake Sparger is 1-0 with one save and a 2.14 ERA. He has 15 strikeouts and just three walks in 21.0 innings pitched.
2015 University of Louisville Summer Baseball Assignments
USA Collegiate National Team (Summer schedule ended July 8)
• RHP Zack Burdi
• OF Corey Ray
• LHP/1B Brendan McKay
Cape Cod League
• RHP Zack Burdi, Chatham Anglers (joined team after Team USA)
• LHP Drew Harrington, Wareham Gatemen
• OF Colin Lyman, Brewster Whitecaps
• 1B Brendan McKay, Bourne Braves (joined team after Team USA)
• LHP Josh Rogers, Bourne Braves (signed professional contract)
• C Will Smith, Brewster Whitecaps
• OF/INF Nick Solak, Bourne Braves
• 3B/1B Blake Tiberi, Hyannis Harbor Hawks
New England Collegiate League
• C/3B Austin Clemons, Vermont Mountaineers
• SS Devin Hairston, Vermont Mountaineers
• RHP Lincoln Henzman, Keene swamp Bats
• OF/C Riley Jackson, Vermont Mountaineers
• RHP Sean Leland, Vermont Mountaineers
• RHP Kade McClure, Keene Swamp Bats
Northwoods League
• C/3B Austin Clemons, Vermont Mountaineers
• SS Devin Hairston, Vermont Mountaineers
• RHP Lincoln Henzman, Keene swamp Bats
• OF/C Riley Jackson, Vermont Mountaineers
• RHP Sean Leland, Vermont Mountaineers
• RHP Kade McClure, Keene Swamp Bats
Coastal Plain League
• LHP Butch Baird, Wilson Tobs
• 3B Drew Ellis, High Point-Thomasville HiToms
• OF Jimmy Faul, Fayetteville SwampDogs
• 1B/OF Grant Schreiver, High Point-Thomasville HiToms
Perfect Game League
• 1B Michael Bollmer, Albany Dutchmen
