As usual, a ton of future Cape Leaguers have some business to take care of before their summers begin. The NCAA baseball tournament begins this week, with a lot of 2012 Cape Cod Baseball League players leading their teams into the fray.
Quite a few games will be broadcast online on ESPN3, including the College Station, Columbia, Gainesville, Stanford, Tallahassee and Tucson Regionals. Several games in the Tucson Regional will also be televised on ESPNU.
If you’re looking for a college baseball fix with an eye on the Cape League, here are a few 2012 CCBL players to watch in each regional.
Gainesville Regional
Teams: Florida, Georgia Tech, Charleston, Bethune Cookman
Florida, the No. 1 overall seed, has seven players slated for the Cape. Jonathon Crawford (Y-D) has been a key part of the pitching staff for the Gators, with a 3.34 ERA and 60 strikeouts in 62 innings.
Georgia Tech has seven coming to the cape, including Wareham returnees Daniel Palka and Mott Hyde. Palka has 12 home runs this year, while Hyde is hitting .270.
Raleigh Regional
Teams: NC State, Vanderbilt, UNC Wilmington, Sacred Heart
NC State is led by star freshman Carlos Rodon (Harwich), who’s also on Team USA’s roster. Rodon is perhaps the best freshman in the nation. The Wolfpack also has Chris Diaz (Harwich), who boasts a .374 average, and Brett Austin (Harwich), a supplemental first-round pick last year.
Vanderbilt is sending 10 players to the Cape, as many as any other school. Anthony Gomez (Orleans) and Tony Kemp (Cotuit) are two of the team’s top hitters, while freshman pitcher Tyler Beede (Cotuit) was the top unsigned pick from the 2011 draft.
Kemp and Beede will be Cape teammates with UNC Wilmington starter Jordan Ramsey (Cotuit), who has a 3.94 ERA.
Charlottesville Regional
Teams: Virginia, Oklahoma, Appalachian State, Army
Virginia’s Stephen Bruno (Harwich) has has a tremendous season, hitting .370 with six home runs and 47 RBI. Reliever Kyle Crockett (Orleans) leads the Cavs with a 2.40 ERA.
Catcher Hunter Lockwood (Cotuit) has had a strong freshman season for Oklahoma.
Columbia Regional
Teams: South Carolina, Clemson, Coastal Carolina, Manhattan
The two-time defending champion Gamecocks have only one player coming to the Cape — outfielder Tanner English (Harwich), who’s hitting .315.
Freshman Daniel Gossett (Falmouth) leads Clemson with 79 strikeouts in 70 innings.
Coastal Carolina’s Jacob May (Cotuit) is hitting .292.
Eugene Regional
Teams: Oregon, Fullerton, Indiana State, Austin Peay
Oregon’s Jimmie Sherfy (Y-D), who’s also on the Team USA roster, has been outstanding as a closer, with 17 saves, a 2.29 ERA and 84 strikeouts in just 55 innings pitched. The Ducks also have Aaron Jones (Falmouth), who’s tied for the team lead with six home runs and leads the club in RBI with 38.
Gary Regional
Teams: Purdue, Kentucky, Kent State, Valparaiso
Kentucky’s top two hitters, Austin Cousino (Hyannis) and A.J. Reed (Harwich) are on Cape League rosters, though Cousino has also been invited to Team USA. Cousino is hitting .318 with nine home runs, while Reed checks in at .314.
Tyler Skulina (Bourne) is the ace for Kent State. He’s 9-2 with a 3.95 ERA and 83 strikeouts in 82 innings.
Houston Regional
Teams: Rice, Arkansas, Sam Houston St., Prairie View
Rice will lean heavily on pitcher Austin Kubitza (Orleans) who is 6-3 as a starter with a 3.17 ERA.
Arkansas has five players on Cape rosters, led by Dominic Ficociello (Orleans), who’s hitting .314 with six home runs and 37 RBI.
Waco Regional
Teams: Baylor, Dallas Baptist, UT-Arlington, Oral Roberts
Baylor and future Wareham teammates Dillon Newman and Brad Kuntz have both pitched well this year and are likely to see some action this postseason.
Alex Gonzalez (Y-D) looks like a co-ace for Oral Roberts. He’s 6-2 with a 2.04 ERA.
Los Angeles Regional
Teams: UCLA, San Diego, New Mexico, Creighton
Zack Weiss (Y-D) has a 3.90 ERA for UCLA.
San Diego is led by standout sophomore and 2011 Chatham Angler Kris Bryant, who’s on the Chatham roster again as well as the Team USA roster. Bryant is hitting .369 with 14 home runs. The Toreros also have Dylan Covey (Orleans), a first-round pick in 2010. He has a 3.35 ERA this spring.
New Mexico star D.J. Peterson (Hyannis), who has also been invited to Team USA, may be the top player in the regional. He’s hitting .422 with 14 home runs.
College Station Regional
Teams: Texas A&M, TCU, Mississippi, Dayton
Mississippi’s Bobby Wahl (Cotuit), who starred as a closer for Cotuit last year, is now the ace of the Rebels staff as a starter. Hawtin Buchanan (Bourne) has also been good in bullpen action.
Dayton has no 2012 Cape Leagues, but it’s my alma mater so I’m mentioning the Flyers. Pitchers Burny Mitchem and Mike Hauschild have both played for Orleans in recent years.
Coral Gables Regional
Teams: Miami, UCF, Missouri State, Stony Brook
Lots of Cape League connections in this one.
Miami’s Brad Fieger (Falmouth) and Dale Carey (Chatham) are both standout hitters for the Hurricanes.
For Central Florida, Garrett Nuss (Harwich), Eric Skoglund (Harwich) and Ben Lively (Y-D) have all been impressive on the mound.
Missouri State boasts the Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year in pitcher Nick Petree (Harwich).
Stony Brook has only one 2012 Cape Leaguer at this point, pitcher Brandon McNitt (Orleans), but you can keep an eye on 2011 CCBL MVP Travis Jankowski.
Baton Rouge Regional
Teams: LSU, Oregon State, Belmont, Louisiana-Monroe
LSU is tied with Vanderbilt for the most players on Cape League rosters. The list includes NCAA batting champ Raph Rhymes (Cotuit) and 2011 CCBL Pitcher of the Year Ryan Eades (Bourne).
Oregon State also has quite a few, led by 2011 CCBL all-star Jake Rodriguez (Falmouth) and standout freshman Jace Fry (Falmouth).
Chapel Hill Regional
Teams: North Carolina, East Carolina, St. John’s, Cornell
The UNC Cape contingent includes Colin Moran (Bourne), the 2011 ACC Freshman of the Year, and Tommy Coyle (Bourne), a mainstay on the infield.
Jeff Hoffman (Hyannis) has been a solid pitcher for East Carolina. He has a 3.32 ERA.
Tucson Regional
Teams: Arizona, New Mexico St., Louisville, Missouri
Arizona has two players heading back to Wareham. Johnny Field is hitting .374 while pitcher Konner Wade has a 4.48 ERA with 89 strikeouts.
Louisville has eight players bound for the Cape, including Big East Rookie of the Year Jared Ruxer (Wareham) and 2010 NECBL top prospect Jeff Thompson (Bourne).
Stanford Regional
Teams: Stanford, Pepperdine, Michigan State, Fresno State
Standford sophomore Austin Wilson (Harwich) is one of the top prospects in the regional, while teammate A.J. Vanegas (Y-D) is up there too.
Aaron Brown (Chatham) has been a solid two-way player for Pepperdine, and Scott Frazier (Chatham) is one of the team’s top pitchers.
Fresno State outfielder Aaron Judge (Brewster) is hitting .329 with four homers and 24 RBI.
Tallahassee Regional
Teams: Florida State, Mississippi State, Stamford, UAB
Brandon Leibrandt (Brewster) has been one of Florida State’s top pitchers. He’s 6-2 with a 2.93 ERA and 61 strikeouts.
Mississippi State’s Adam Frazier (Harwich) is hitting .360 with a .475 on-base percentage. Evan Mitchell (Harwich) has struck out better than a batter an inning as a reliever for the Bulldogs.
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