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Rice Baseball: 2024 Summer Ball early-July update

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Rice baseball players scattered across the country for Summer Ball leagues. Here’s how each faired this offseason.

Pitchers

It’s been mostly good news for Rice baseball hurlers this summer. Matthew Rheamue has posted a scoreless campaign, allowing just three total hits in eight innings and no earned runs. His 12 strikeouts are just shy of Mark Perkins’ 15 Ks, but it took him four fewer innings to reach that mark. Garrett Stratting has also impressed in limited work, posting a 2.08 ERA in two outings.

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Hitters

With most of the summer in the books, it’s looking like the Owls will have a trio of representatives in the .300 average club. Jacob Devenny and Max Johnson have delivered big performances in their respective leagues, but so has Rice newcomer Colin Robinson. He’s hitting .317 in 23 games in the Alaskan summer league. Meanwhile, Duffield leads all Owls with 20 RBI in just 22 games.

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Rice Baseball: 2024 Summer Ball mid-June update

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Rice baseball players scattered across the country for Summer Ball leagues. Here’s how each faired this offseason.

Pitchers

Matthew Rheaume has had the most impressive start to his summer campaign. He has yet to allow a run in four appearances for the Mooresville Spinners, tossing eight scoreless innings. Garrett Stratton isn’t far behind him, allowing just one run in 4.1 innings of work. The rest of the arms have had a mix of good and bad outings with plenty of time to improve their numbers as the summer progresses.

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Hitters

All eyes are on Eric Anderson with the recent announcement that Owls’ starting catcher Manny Garza has entered the Transfer Portal. Anderson has looked the part so far this offseason, leading all Owls hitters with 11 hits, 12 walks and six RBI. He and Tobias Motley have gotten off to the most impressive starts. Motley and Trey Duffield each have a home run apiece.

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In Case You Missed It

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Rice Baseball: 2022 Summer Ball roundup

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Rice baseball players scattered across the country for Summer Ball leagues Here’s how each faired this offseason.

Pitchers

Parker Smith was the star of the show for the SB Foresters of the California Collegiate League this summer. He toed the rubber in the league championship game, delivering a masterful six innings of one-run ball while striking out five. His strong start helped pave the way for the Foresters’ third consecutive title.

He wasn’t the only bright spot on the mound for Rice baseball this summer, though. He was one of five Owls that posted sub-3.30 ERAs, Reed Gallant was a workhorse out of the pen, striking out 42 batters in 35.2 innings. Micah Davis still walked a fair amount of batters (15), but struck out nearly twice as many (24).

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Hitters

Aaron Smigelski picked up where he left off this spring, crushing the Coastal Plain League to the tune of five home runs in 17 games with a .339 average. Guy Garibary matched him in the power department, but it took him 40 games to reach five long balls. Graiden West and Ben Dukes joined Smigelski in the .300 batting average club

It was a mixed bag for several other Owls. Connor Walsh was up and down at the plate, but still managed to produce a .395 on-base percentage.  Jack Ben-Shoshan was able to score 14 runs in 20 games played. 

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In Case You Missed It

Follow all the latest updates with Rice baseball alums in the big leagues and periodic minor league updates on the Baseball page. For our Patreon subscribers, be sure to check out 2022 Rice Baseball Season Review and a special feature on the emergence of freshman hitter Aaron Smigelski.

*All stats as of June 26 taken from league and team websites. The complete Rice baseball roster is available here.
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Rice Baseball: 2022 Summer Ball late June roundup

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The diamond never goes empty for too long. Rice baseball players in Summer Ball leagues around the country. Here’s the latest.

Hitters

Given the different start times of the various leagues, Rice baseball hitters have played anywhere from a couple to more than a dozen games so far this summer. Of those who’ve gotten a decent amount of action, Ben Dukes leads the way with a .385 average. Seeing Aaron Smigelski and Nathan Becker join him with .500+ slugging percentages is hardly a surprise. Smigelski has mashed five home runs in 16 games.

Among those who were mainstays in the starting lineup this past spring, Connor Walsh and Guy Garibay have come out of the gates slowly, but it’s still early. Justin Long’s elevated strikeout numbers are stand out, giving him a sizable hole to dig out of through the rest of his summer season.

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Pitchers

Almost to a man, the Rice baseball pitching staff has impressed during summer ball. Six different hurlers have a sub-2.40 ERA and Micah Davis has somehow managed to strike out 23 batters in 11.0 innings, a feat that doesn’t even seem believable. Owls’ closer Matthew Linskey has been sharp as well, allowing one earned run with 11 strikeouts in seven total innings of work. Tom Vincent leads the entire pack with a sterling 0.00 ERA in two appearances.

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In Case You Missed It

Follow all the latest updates with Rice baseball alums in the big leagues and periodic minor league updates on the Baseball page. For our Patreon subscribers, be sure to check out 2022 Rice Baseball Season Review and a special feature on the emergence of freshman hitter Aaron Smigelski.

*All stats as of June 26 taken from league and team websites. The complete Rice baseball roster is available here.
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Rice Baseball: 2021 Summer Ball end of season roundup

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Current, former and incoming Rice baseball players participated in Summer Ball leagues around the country. Here are the highlights from the summer.

Hitters

Austin Bulman stole the show in the Valley Baseball League this summer. He led the league in doubles, finished second in hits and RBI and was top five in runs and homers on his way to an all-star game nod. There’s not much more he could have done this summer to build momentum as he returns to Rice.

Nathan Becker was contending with Bulman for the batting title in the VBL early on in the summer, finishing the season with a more than respectable .291 clip. Guy Garibay flashed in limited action, driving six of his 10 hits for extra bases.

Perhaps the biggest surprise, in a very positive way, was catcher Cullen Hannigan. Owner of eight collegiate at bats at Rice, Hannigan exploded in his return to the Expedition League. A year removed from slashing .183/.385/.256 last summer, Hannigan elevated his play across the board, slashing .340/.401/.450 this time around.

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Pitchers

Matthew Linskey only appeared in four games but had the most encouraging final line. His 0.96 ERA would have led the league had he pitched enough innings to qualify. Nevertheless, his 14.5 strikeouts per nine innings with only one earned run allowed served as a subtle reinforcement that his brief flashes during the 2021 season weren’t aberrations.

Micah Davis and Dalton Wood each had a couple of off outings that marred otherwise promising summer seasons. Both saw plenty of action with Davis leading all Owls this summer with 20 punchouts.

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Final Thoughts

Summer ball isn’t the end all be all, but with Jose Cruz Jr. doing all he can to restock the talent pool at South Main, seeing so many encouraging performances is a positive sign. The depth that has been lacking in previous years might be on its way, and everyone is going to have to fight for their spot in the lineup.

Younger players like Linskey and Becker are continuing to develop and this summer served as an added reminder they’re got more to give Rice baseball in the coming years.

*All stats as of August 2 taken from league and team websites.
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