2012 Summer Ball

[WSUwatcher]

Aaron LaBrie had the second best ERA (2.11) of anyone on his team (including only pitchers who pitched more than 13 innings). His final stats with the Wilson North Carolina Tobs:


Aaron LaBrie........ ERA: 2.11 RECORD: 1-2 GAME APPEARANCES: 18 SAVES : 1 INNINGS PITCHED: 38.1 HITS: 39 RUNS: 19 EARNED RUNS: 9 WALKS: 16 STRIKE OUTS: 31 HOME RUNS ALLOWED: 0 ABS: 153 BA: .255

http://www.coastalplain.com/statistics/2012/wls.htm

I have to say, 1989, that the info about LaBrie wasn't nearly as exciting to me as it may have been to you. For a college pitcher, 39 hits in 38.1 IP isn't great, nor is 16 walks or 55 runners (1.44 WHIP) in those same 38.1 innings. And the ERA of 2.11 doesn't look nearly as impressive when you consider that fewer than half the runs he gave up were "earned." I haven't seen any of his scoresheets, but most unearned runs score on hits, so his average of 4.46 runs/9 IP seems a more meaningful stat, and again not all that noteworthy.

Still, there's no question a number of the guys were impressive, so that bodes well for next season. And who knows -- maybe LaBrie will be just fine.

[shox1989]

I have to say, 1989, that the info about LaBrie wasn't nearly as exciting to me as it may have been to you. For a college pitcher, 39 hits in 38.1 IP isn't great, nor is 16 walks or 55 runners (1.44 WHIP) in those same 38.1 innings. And the ERA of 2.11 doesn't look nearly as impressive when you consider that fewer than half the runs he gave up were "earned." I haven't seen any of his scoresheets, but most unearned runs score on hits, so his average of 4.46 runs/9 IP seems a more meaningful stat, and again not all that noteworthy.

Still, there's no question a number of the guys were impressive, so that bodes well for next season. And who knows -- maybe LaBrie will be just fine.

I really wasn't trying to show any excitement or emotion one way or another on that post. Just stating facts. His era was second best on the team and then stated all of his actual stats. I do think the fact that he got to pitch in 18 games with 38. 1 innings pitched was very good for him. I also think he did fine in those outings. Not great but he did all right.

[shocker3]

Summer League summary for the 22 returning players as best I can put together from the shockernet posts:

31	Arens, Bob	Played in Alaska League hit .224 with 1 HR and 3 doubles
17	Baker, Tyler	Made top prospects list for Jayhawk League-hit .238 with 14 doubles, 3 HRs and 20 rbis for Liberal
28	Bayliff, Garrett	Rehabing from injury -took summer off
27	Beringer, Zach	Rehabing from car accident
25	Coy, Johnny	Took summer off
21	Doggett, Taylor	Left summer team early to return home for summer school and work
4	Elam, Cale	pitched in cape cod league, haven't seen any stats for him
13	Gardner, Kris	Had 2nd best record & era in the prospect league (7-1, 2.33 era) Named to league midseason and final All Star teams, named a top prospect.
16	Gillaspie, Casey	Made North Woods League All Star team Hit .332 with 12 HRs. Finished 2nd in League HR hitting contest. Named a top prospect.
32	Green, Micah	Hit .239 in Alaska League with 1 HR and 6 doubles. Made All Star team and top prospects list for Alaska League.
9	Halbert, Josh	Named to NBCWS All Star team. Hit .329 with 32 rbis, 12 doubles and 23 walks for the Kansas Canons.
38	Harbutz, Erik	Hit .261 with 3 HRs in Alaska League- Made Alaska League All Star team
7	Knight, Conner	Hit .324 with Haysville Heat in Jayhawk League with 3 doubles and 8 rbis.
19	LaBrie, Aaron	Had second best era on his team (2.11) Had 31 strike outs vs. 16 walks. Appeared in 18 games, pitching 38.1 innings.
23	Ladwig, A.J.	Ended up resting during summer
15	Mateychick, Tobin	Took the summer off
40	McGreevy, TJ	Had team best era of .74 for NBC National Champion Santa Barbara. 5-1 record. Struck out 19, walked 5.
33	Minnis, Albert	Had a era of 2.23 for NBC Champs Santa Barbara. 2-0 record with 1 save. Struck out 38, walked 7. Named a top prospect.
8	Mucha, Mikel	Hit .291 with 1 HR and 8 rbis for El Dorado, left team early with a minor injury.
11	Parker, Dayne	Hit .324 with 2 HRs, 10 doubles and 14 rbis for Liberal in the Jayhawk League. Named a top prospect.
39	Vail, Kyle	Left summer team early
14	Vielock, Foster

Thanks for posting this summary. It makes it very easy to see how everyone fared. Several of the guys certainly did have impressive summers.

[ShockTalk]

I can't see the posts where different colors of text are used. Am I the only one who has bad eyes?

I, too, thought it was very hard to read. However, I just start at the top, hold down the left button on my mouse, pull the mouse down through the text, and release the button at the end. It should highlight the area and make it easier to read.

[SubGod22]

I see what you guys are talking about. Had no problem on my phone, but now that I'm hope and on the laptop, it's not good.

[ShockTalk]

I see what you guys are talking about. Had no problem on my phone, but now that I'm hope and on the laptop, it's not good.

It also makes a difference on whether one is using the "dark" or "light" setting for the forum. Sometimes what might look good on the light setting, doesn't on the dark and vice versa.

[shox1989]

I use the light setting, so I didn't know what they were talking about. I just switched to the dark setting and I can't read it. That is the difference in this case.

[shox1989]

Summer League summary for the 22 returning players as best I can put together from the shockernet posts:

31	Arens, Bob	Played in Alaska League hit .224 with 1 HR and 3 doubles
17	Baker, Tyler	Made top prospects list for Jayhawk League-hit .238 with 14 doubles, 3 HRs and 20 rbis for Liberal
28	Bayliff, Garrett	Rehabing from injury -took summer off
27	Beringer, Zach	Rehabing from car accident
25	Coy, Johnny	Took summer off
21	Doggett, Taylor	Left summer team early to return home for summer school and work
4	Elam, Cale	pitched in cape cod league, haven't seen any stats for him
13	Gardner, Kris	Had 2nd best record & era in the prospect league (7-1, 2.33 era) Named to league midseason and final All Star teams, named a top prospect.
16	Gillaspie, Casey	Made North Woods League All Star team Hit .332 with 12 HRs. Finished 2nd in League HR hitting contest. Named a top prospect.
32	Green, Micah	Hit .239 in Alaska League with 1 HR and 6 doubles. Made All Star team and top prospects list for Alaska League.
9	Halbert, Josh	Named to NBCWS All Star team. Hit .329 with 32 rbis, 12 doubles and 23 walks for the Kansas Canons.
38	Harbutz, Erik	Hit .261 with 3 HRs in Alaska League- Made Alaska League All Star team
7	Knight, Conner	Hit .324 with Haysville Heat in Jayhawk League with 3 doubles and 8 rbis.
19	LaBrie, Aaron	Had second best era on his team (2.11) Had 31 strike outs vs. 16 walks. Appeared in 18 games, pitching 38.1 innings.
23	Ladwig, A.J.	Ended up resting during summer
15	Mateychick, Tobin	Took the summer off
40	McGreevy, TJ	Had team best era of .74 for NBC National Champion Santa Barbara. 5-1 record. Struck out 19, walked 5.
33	Minnis, Albert	Had a era of 2.23 for NBC Champs Santa Barbara. 2-0 record with 1 save. Struck out 38, walked 7. Named a top prospect.
8	Mucha, Mikel	Hit .291 with 1 HR and 8 rbis for El Dorado, left team early with a minor injury.
11	Parker, Dayne	Hit .324 with 2 HRs, 10 doubles and 14 rbis for Liberal in the Jayhawk League. Named a top prospect.
39	Vail, Kyle	Left summer team early
14	Vielock, Foster

I went back to take a look at this chart after someone started a thread to predict next year's lineup. We had several guys who had pretty good summers. Hopefully it will pay off with post season play this season.