The Harbor Hawks snuck into the playoffs last year after a tremendous season the year before.
Five to Watch
1. Dominic DiCaprio
2. Tyler Frank
3. Ford Proctor
4. Jake Mangum
5. Nick Sandlin
Pitchers
Trysten Barlow – Mississippi State – Busy reliever has 5.59 ERA in 25 appearances
Michael Brettell – Central Michigan – Latest in CMU-Hyannis pipeline had 4.26 ERA, 43 Ks
Ricky Constant – UMass- Lowell – Had 10.20 ERA in limited action thought did K 27 in 15 IP
Kevin Coulter – Mercer – Posted 4.86 ERA with 47 Ks as weekend starter
Brooks Crawford – Strong reliever for Tigers struck out a batter an inning with 1.23 ERA
Ryley Gilliam – Clemson – Saved four games and struck out 50 in 35 IP
Connor Green – Ole Miss – Struck out 55 in 54.1 IP with 5.29 ERA in swing role
Chase Haney – Florida State – Has 4.35 ERA and ranks third on team in appearances for Omaha-bound Seminoles
M.D. Johnson – Dallas Baptist – Pitching mostly as a starter, 6-6 righty tallied 4.43 ERA
Ethan Larrison – Indiana State – Latest Sycamore to follow in Sean Manaea’s Hyannis footsteps had 3.13 ERA as a reliever
Tyler Myrick – Florida International – Emerged as top starter for Panthers with 3.73 ERA, 57 Ks
Nick Sandlin – Southern Miss – Tallied 8 saves and fanned a whopping 80 in 56.2 IP
Christian Tripp – New Mexico – 6-7 righty had ERA over five but saved six games
Davis Vainer – Alabama – Saved five games and stuck out 44 in 28.2 innings
Matthew Mervis – Duke – Big recruit for Blue Devils had 7.83 ERA in 21 appearances
Catchers
Dominic DiCaprio – Rice – Coming off huge sophomore year – .366, 6 HR, 49 RBI
Chris Proctor – Duke – Hit .255 as regular catcher for Blue Devils
Infielders
Tyler Frank – Florida Atlantic – Top hitter for Owls batted .336 with 11 HR
Dakota Julylia – Jacksonville – Batted .232 in sophomore year with Dolphins
Reid Leonard- Morehead State – Shortstop earned all-OVC honors with .328 AVG, 2 HR, 21 doubles
Cole Murphy – Cincinnati – 6-7 first baseman struggled in limited action this year with 13 starts and .174 average
Ford Proctor – Rice – Returning Hawk followed up CUSA Frosh of the Year season with .311 AVG, 4 HR
Daniel Robinson – Central Michigan – Batted .305, stole 22 bases for Chippewas this spring
Hunter Stovall – Mississippi State – Hit an even .300 with two homers for Bulldogs
Outfielders
Reece Hampton – Charlotte – Hit .264 with 10 extra-base hits for 49ers
Jake Mangum – Mississippi State – SEC Freshman of the Year & Bourne Brave in 2016 hit .327 with 14 SBs this year
Ryan Olenek – Ole Miss – Hit .272 and stole 10 bases for Rebels
Brandt Stallings – Georgia Tech – Hit .227 with six home runs in part-time duty
Connor Stephens – Jacksonville – Scuffled at the plate to a .200 AVG in sophomore year