Posted: Jul 12, 2016

Keeping an eye on summer

NEWPORT, R.I. - At the halfway mark of the longest season in sports, all-star games showcase the best in baseball at all levels. Keep an eye on summer and your Salve Regina baseball standouts with this table below.

The Seahawks, defending Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) champions and participants in the NCAA Division III Baseball Championships for the third time in program history in 2016, featured 30 freshman and sophomore players on the championship roster. Graduating just four from the title squad - Alex Croce (Rumford, R.I.), Ryan Kelly (Waldwick, N.J.), John McDermott (Bedford Hills, N.Y.), and Mike Schuermann (Rockville Centre, N.Y.) - head coach Eric Cirella enters his fourth season at the helm with a wealth of talent from returners to newcomers.

Several Seahawks continue to be teammates including pitcher Cory Poplawski (Syracuse, N.Y.) and first baseman Alex Perry (North Attleboro, Mass.) with the Brockton Rox of The Futures League. Three pitchers (two lefties and a righty) are featured on the Rockville Express of the Cal Ripken League - Billy Humes (East Rockaway, N.Y.), Kyle Lefelar (Potomac, Md.), and Matt Wood (Walpole, N.H.).

PLAYER	HOMETOWN	SUMMER TEAM	LEAGUE
Cory Blankmeyer	Centerport, N.Y.	Long Island Whalers	North Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League (NACBL)
Sam Brito	Lincoln, R.I.	Town Dock	Sunset League
Tristan Dacey	Wyckoff, N.J.	Syracuse Jr Chiefs	New York Collegiate Baseball League (NYCBL)
Connor Duffy	Milton, Mass.
Colton Eremian	Boca Raton, Fla.
Brian Farrell	Saunderstown, R.I.
Jimmy Fitzgerald	Canton, Mass.	Martha's Vineyard Sharks	The Futures League
Garrett Franzoi	Dallas, Texas
Will Ginsberg	Sharon, Mass.	Cortland Crush	New York Collegiate Baseball League (NYCBL)
Anthony Gozzo	Windsor, Conn.	Bandits	Mid-Atlantic College League (MACL)
Sean Healy	Wakefield, R.I.
Tyler Hertzwig	Port Washington, N.Y.	New York Federals	North Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League (NACBL)
Billy Humes	East Rockaway, N.Y.	Rockville Express	Cal Ripken League
Dylan Jepsen	Sutton, Mass.	Blackstone Valley Cats	Central New England Baseball Association (CNEBA)
Jake Kelly	West Haven, Conn.
John Kussmaul	Brick, N.J.
Kyle Lefelar	Potomac, Md.	Rockville Express	Cal Ripken League
Frank Lemieux	Marshfield, Mass.
Jonathan Lynch	Cumberland, R.I.	St. Joseph Mustangs	MINK League Baseball
Logan McCullough	Stamford, Conn.
John Militano	Miller Place, N.Y.	Syracuse Jr Chiefs	New York Collegiate Baseball League (NYCBL)
Josh Monson	Bridgewater, Mass.	Bourne Mariners	Cranberry League
Nick Mulcahy	Wakefield, Mass.
Alex Perry	No. Attleboro, Mass.	Brockton Rox	The Futures League
Cory Poplawski	Syracuse, N.Y.	Brockton Rox	The Futures League
Damon Raposa	Cranston, R.I.	Waccamaw Waves	Beach Collegiate Baseball League (BCBL)
Brody Santilli	Lincoln, R.I.	Cortland Crush	New York Collegiate Baseball League (NYCBL)
Tommy Seaver	Rocky Hill, Conn.	Cortland Crush	New York Collegiate Baseball League (NYCBL)
Hunter Sleeper	Arlington, Mass.	Arlington Trojans	InterCity League
Zack Smith	New Canaan, Conn.	Syracuse Jr Chiefs	New York Collegiate Baseball League (NYCBL)
Christian Vargas	Melbourne, Fla.
Brett Wilkes	Franklin Lakes, N.J.	Monmouth Monarchs	Atlantic Baseball Confederation (ABCCL)
Matt Wood	Walpole, N.H.	Rockville Express	Cal Ripken League