2016 Summer Baseball

[1972Shocker]

At this point 19 Shockers have been assigned to summer teams:

Alec Bohm – Wilmington (N.C.) Sharks (Coastal Plains League)
Jordan Boyer – Wichita (Kan.) Warhawks (Kansas Collegiate League)
Gabe Constantine – Mankato (Minn.) MoonDogs (Northwoods League)
Josh DeBacker – Winter Park (Fla.) Diamond Dawgs (Florida League)
Dayton Dugas – Cotuit (Mass.) Kettleers (Cape Cod League)
Robby Evans – Mankato (Minn.) MoonDogs (Northwoods League)
Bret Fehr – Wichita (Kan.) Warhawks (Kansas Collegiate League)
Codi Heuer – Winter Park (Fla.) Diamond Dawgs (Florida League)
Greyson Jenista – Cotuit (Mass.) Kettleers (Cape Cod League)
Tyler Jones – Falmouth (Mass.) Commodores (Cape Cod League)
Keylan Killgore – Winter Park (Fla.) Diamond Dawgs (Florida League)
Connor Lungwitz – Anchorage (Alaska) Glacier Pilots (Alaska League)
Clayton McGinness – Rochester (Minn.) Honkers (Northwoods League)
Luke Ritter – Anchorage (Alaska) Glacier Pilots (Alaska League)
Chandler Sanburn – Holly Springs (N.C.) Salamanders (Coastal Plains League)
Gunnar Troutwine – Yarmouth-Dennis (Mass.) Red Sox (Cape Cod League)
Cody Tyler – Wilmington (N.C.) Sharks (Coastal Plains League)
Trey Vickers – Fayetteville (N.C.) SwampDogs (Coastal Plains League)
Travis Young – Newport (R.I.) Gulls (New England League)

[1972Shocker]

A few observations:

All in all the assignments look to be be pretty good. Only Jordan Boyer and Bret Fehr staying in state. The Kansas college summer leagues are just not what they used to be.

9 pitchers and 10 position players assigned so far.

Possible additional assignments to come later but excluding Willie Schwanke and Sam Tewes there are 9 non-seniors on this year's roster that are not assigned. With pitchers it could just mean they want to rest their arms. With position players it may be somewhat more telling.

Shocker pitchers not yet assigned to a summer team:
Reagan Biechler
Tyler Gibson
Zach Lewis
Justin Siewald
Brian Griesman

I suspect that Reagan Biechler and Zach Lewis want to give their arms a break. Reagan in particular missed some time with an injury this year. Would not surprise me at all if Tyler Gibson, Justin Siewald and Brian Griesman are not on next year's roster.

Position players not yet assgined to a summer team:
Josh Whisler C
Taylor Sanagorski C
Noah Croft C
Keenan Eaton OF

Not sure what is going on with the catchers. Fatigue is not a factor as Gunnar Troutwine caught the great majority of innings this past season. There were no catchers in the announced recruiting class. This might be an issue worth keeping an eye on.

Not sure what to think about Keenan Eaton. Always possible he will be assigned to a team later.

[1972Shocker]

I found Taylor Sanagorski listed on the Kansas Cannons (Kansas Collegiate League) 2016 roster. The majority of that team is Juco players with a few D-II players sprinkled in.

http://www.kansascannons.com/roster.htm

I found Josh Whisler listed on the Edenton (NC) Steamers (Coastal Plains League) 2016 roster.

http://www.edentonsteamers.com/team/roster/

No idea why they weren't listed on the goShockers.com announcement. Perhaps just sloppiness by Scott Gurss?????

[FutureShockerDad]

At this point 19 Shockers have been assigned to summer teams:

Alec Bohm – Wilmington (N.C.) Sharks (Coastal Plains League)
Jordan Boyer – Wichita (Kan.) Warhawks (Kansas Collegiate League)
Gabe Constantine – Mankato (Minn.) MoonDogs (Northwoods League)
Josh DeBacker – Winter Park (Fla.) Diamond Dawgs (Florida League)
Dayton Dugas – Cotuit (Mass.) Kettleers (Cape Cod League)
Robby Evans – Mankato (Minn.) MoonDogs (Northwoods League)
Bret Fehr – Wichita (Kan.) Warhawks (Kansas Collegiate League)
Codi Heuer – Winter Park (Fla.) Diamond Dawgs (Florida League)
Greyson Jenista – Cotuit (Mass.) Kettleers (Cape Cod League)
Tyler Jones – Falmouth (Mass.) Commodores (Cape Cod League)
Keylan Killgore – Winter Park (Fla.) Diamond Dawgs (Florida League)
Connor Lungwitz – Anchorage (Alaska) Glacier Pilots (Alaska League)
Clayton McGinness – Rochester (Minn.) Honkers (Northwoods League)
Luke Ritter – Anchorage (Alaska) Glacier Pilots (Alaska League)
Chandler Sanburn – Holly Springs (N.C.) Salamanders (Coastal Plains League)
Gunnar Troutwine – Yarmouth-Dennis (Mass.) Red Sox (Cape Cod League)
Cody Tyler – Wilmington (N.C.) Sharks (Coastal Plains League)
Trey Vickers – Fayetteville (N.C.) SwampDogs (Coastal Plains League)
Travis Young – Newport (R.I.) Gulls (New England League)

That's a pretty impressive list of teams especially in the Cape.

[ShockTalk]

Position players not yet assgined to a summer team:
Josh Whisler C
Taylor Sanagorski C
Noah Croft C
Keenan Eaton OF

Not sure what is going on with the catchers. Fatigue is not a factor as Gunnar Troutwine caught the great majority of innings this past season. There were no catchers in the announced recruiting class. This might be an issue worth keeping an eye on.

With all the talk about our pitching problems and BK potentially being Butler's scapegoat, I'm a little surprised there isn't more talk about Brian Walker on this board. First, I do not know how good or not Brian is as a coach, but he is the "catchers' coach" and was a catcher at Arkansas and in the minors. Several have mentioned Gunnar's shortcomings as a catcher. For one thing (I've mentioned before), I was surprised Walker was Butler's choice for his only handpicked assistant coach. Noted the following in his bio:

"In 2013, he finished his third season on the Arkansas coaching staff and his second season as the volunteer assistant."

Maybe that's a mistake, but it doesn't give me warm fuzzies. Wichita State has always been known for their long history of solid catchers and this has been, and will be, key to any reasonable WSU success.

[1972Shocker]

That's a pretty impressive list of teams especially in the Cape.

Considering the size of the guys on our roster I am a bit surprised we didn't get anyone placed with the Hannibal Cavemen (Prospect League - Wood Bat).

[1972Shocker]

With all the talk about our pitching problems and BK potentially being Butler's scapegoat, I'm a little surprised there isn't more talk about Brian Walker on this board. First, I do not know how good or not Brian is as a coach, but he is the "catchers' coach" and was a catcher at Arkansas and in the minors. Several have mentioned Gunnar's shortcomings as a catcher. For one thing (I've mentioned before), I was surprised Walker was Butler's choice for his only handpicked assistant coach. Noted the following in his bio:

"In 2013, he finished his third season on the Arkansas coaching staff and his second season as the volunteer assistant."

Maybe that's a mistake, but it doesn't give me warm fuzzies. Wichita State has always been known for their long history of solid catchers and this has been, and will be, key to any reasonable WSU success.

Really hard to know too much about Brian. The following was also in his bio:

As the catching coach, Walker was instrumental in developing Jake Wise and James McCann at Arkansas. During the 2012 season, Wise was one of the best defensive catchers in the country, not committing an error in 438 chances in 2012. Wise was also effective in slowing down the opposition’s running game as he threw out 17 would-be base stealers. Wise threw out 20 runners in 2013 and had just four errors for a .991 fielding percentage.

In his first season on the Arkansas coaching staff, Walker mentored McCann, one of the top catchers in collegiate baseball. McCann, who was named a semifinalist for the Johnny Bench Award, enjoyed his best season at the plate, finishing the year with a .306 batting average with six homers and 38 RBI. Defensively, McCann had a .992 fielding percentage, committing just four errors, while throwing out 20 would-be base stealers. McCann was a second round draft pick of the Detroit Tigers in the 2011 MLB Draft.

It is always hard to know for sure how much of a any player's success is due to his coaches and how much is due to the raw material the coaches have at their disposal. In other words, is it nature or nuture when it comes to player development. I would submit some of both come into play.

[SB Shock]

That's a pretty impressive list of teams especially in the Cape.

that what I was thinking also - should be really good competition and give a good idea of how these guys are developing.

[wyatt]

Jordan Boyer seems to be a very good hitter when he got the chance to play. Why doesn't he play more?

[1972Shocker]

List of summer teams updated to included Taylor Sanagorski and Josh Whisler.

Alec Bohm – Wilmington (N.C.) Sharks (Coastal Plain League)
Jordan Boyer – Wichita (Kan.) Warhawks (Kansas Collegiate League)
Gabe Constantine – Mankato (Minn.) MoonDogs (Northwoods League)
Josh DeBacker – Winter Park (Fla.) Diamond Dawgs (Florida League)
Dayton Dugas – Cotuit (Mass.) Kettleers (Cape Cod League)
Robby Evans – Mankato (Minn.) MoonDogs (Northwoods League)
Bret Fehr – Wichita (Kan.) Warhawks (Kansas Collegiate League)
Codi Heuer – Winter Park (Fla.) Diamond Dawgs (Florida League)
Greyson Jenista – Cotuit (Mass.) Kettleers (Cape Cod League)
Tyler Jones – Falmouth (Mass.) Commodores (Cape Cod League)
Keylan Killgore – Winter Park (Fla.) Diamond Dawgs (Florida League)
Connor Lungwitz – Anchorage (Alaska) Glacier Pilots (Alaska League)
Clayton McGinness – Rochester (Minn.) Honkers (Northwoods League)
Luke Ritter – Anchorage (Alaska) Glacier Pilots (Alaska League)
Taylor Sanagorski - Kansas Cannons (Kansas Collegiate League)
Chandler Sanburn – Holly Springs (N.C.) Salamanders (Coastal Plain League)
Gunnar Troutwine – Yarmouth-Dennis (Mass.) Red Sox (Cape Cod League)
Cody Tyler – Wilmington (N.C.) Sharks (Coastal Plain League)
Trey Vickers – Fayetteville (N.C.) SwampDogs (Coastal Plain League)
Josh Whisler - Edenton (N.C.) Steamers (Coastal Plain League)
Travis Young – Newport (R.I.) Gulls (New England League)

http://www.goshockers.com/news/2016/...mmer-ball.aspx

[Wuzee]

Here's a list including links to their player or team stats page.

JAYHAWK LEAGUE

Derby Twins

Matt Whalen • http://jayhawkbaseball.bbstats.point...seasonid=30313

Wellington Heat

Chase Rader (grad) • http://jayhawkbaseball.bbstats.point...seasonid=30313

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NORTHWOODS LEAGUE

Mankato MoonDogs

Robby Evans • http://northwoods.bbstats.pointstrea...seasonid=29992
Gabe Constantine • http://northwoods.bbstats.pointstrea...seasonid=29992

Rochester Honkers

Clayton McGinness • http://northwoods.bbstats.pointstrea...seasonid=29992

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KANSAS COLLEGIATE LEAGUE BASEBALL

Kansas Cannons

Taylor Sanagorski • http://www.kclbonline.com/roster_players/12566393

Wichita Warhawks

Jordan Boyer • http://www.kclbonline.com/roster_players/12089245
Brett Fehr • http://www.kclbonline.com/roster_pla...bseason=295972

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ALASKA BASEBALL LEAGUE

Anchorage Glacier Pilots

Connor Lungwitz • http://abl_wtt.bbstats.pointstreak.c...seasonid=30084

Luke Ritter • http://abl_wtt.bbstats.pointstreak.c...seasonid=30084

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FLORIDA COLLEGIATE SUMMER LEAGUE

Winter Park Diamond Dogs

Josh DeBacker • http://floridaleague.bbstats.pointst...seasonid=29832

Altamonte Springs Boom

Keylan Killgore • http://floridaleague.bbstats.pointstreak.com/player.html?playerid=964326&seasonid=29832
Codi Heuer • http://floridaleague.bbstats.pointst...seasonid=29832

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COASTAL PLAIN LEAGUE

Wilmington Sharks

Alec Bohm • http://www.coastalplain.com/statistics/2016/wlm.htm
Cody Tyler • http://www.coastalplain.com/statistics/2016/wlm.htm

Holly Springs Salamanders

Chandler Sanburn • http://www.coastalplain.com/statistics/2015/hys.htm

Edenton Steamers

Josh Whisler • http://www.coastalplain.com/statistics/2016/ede.htm

Fayetteville Swampdogs

Trey Vickers • http://www.coastalplain.com/statistics/2016/fay.htm

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CAPE COD LEAGUE

Cotuit Kettleers

Greyson Jenista • http://www.pointstreak.com/baseball/...seasonid=29795
Dayton Dugas • http://www.pointstreak.com/baseball/...seasonid=29795

Falmouth Commodores

Tyler Jones • http://www.pointstreak.com/baseball/...seasonid=29795

Chatham Anglers

Gunnar Troutwine • http://www.pointstreak.com/baseball/...seasonid=29795

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NEW ENGLAND COLLEGIATE BASEBALL LEAGUE

Newport Gulls

Travis Young • http://gulls_vulcan.bbstats.pointstr...seasonid=29799

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UNKNOWN or INJURED
Adam Keller
Zach Lewis
Justin Siewald
Regan Biechler
Ben Hecht
Noah Croft
Tyler Gibson
Brian Greisman
Willie Schwanke

[tru2thaduce]

I noticed the Haysville Aviators have a lot of Dallas Baptist players and some Texas Tech and TCU guys.May be a team to watch this summer.

[1972Shocker]

@Wuzee: thanks you the list of links. You do not have Zach Lewis or Justin Siewald accounted for. Should they be added to the unknown or injured or have they been assigned to a team?

[Wuzee]

Just missed them on the roster somehow. They're added to unknown. Thanks.

[shockerfanmas]

Amazing to me we have so many players playing in leagues I've never heard of. I know about the Cape Cod and the Northwoods league. I just considered those leagues to be the cream of the crop when it comes to choosing college players. Not knocking any of our guys, but I can't honestly say our guys need to be there. And some of these other leagues? Florida Collegiate, New England, Coastal Plains? How do they rate? Maybe I'm just selfish in that I want our guys to be playing in NBC affiliated leagues so I can see how they do over the summer, but it's becoming quite evident that the NBC is becoming less and less popular every year.